Regulations and Government
FAA Emergency Order Renders Iran Airspace a No-fly Zone
Following the Iranian shootdown of a large U.S. surveillance UAV, the FAA has prohibited operations in the Persian Gulf region
As a result of growing tension from the shootdown of a U.S. surveillance drone on Wednesday, the FAA has issued an emergency order creating a no-fly zone in Iranian airspace over the Straits of Hormuz. Aviation safety advisor OpsGroup issued a warning yesterday. (Image: OpsGroup)
As a result of growing tension from the shootdown of a U.S. surveillance drone on Wednesday, the FAA has issued an emergency order creating a no-fly zone in Iranian airspace over the Straits of Hormuz. Aviation safety advisor OpsGroup issued a warning yesterday. (Image: OpsGroup)

As a result of growing tensions from Wednesday's downing of a U.S. military surveillance drone off the coast of Iran, the FAA issued an emergency order this morning prohibiting operations by all U.S. civil aircraft in the Tehran Flight Information Region (TFIR). The order creates a no-fly zone "until further notice due to heightened military activities and increased political tensions in the region, which present an inadvertent risk to U.S. civil aviation operations and potential for miscalculation or misidentification."