PU 30: Aviation and the War in Iran
The war in Iran is having a tremendous impact on the aviation industry. An underreported detail is what happens when your flight deviates around the closed airspace over Iran via Afghanistan.
Current commercial aviation picture over the Middle East (Flightradar24)
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The two routes around airspace closures in the Middle East (Ops Group)
Credits
Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Fadi Mansour, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Bennet Piater, Sir Galteran and John C. for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!
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See Also
Sources
- Everything We Know About LaGuardia, Captains Speaking - The Mentour Pilot Podcast, 26 March 2026
- March 2026: Afghanistan Overflight Update, Ops Group, 3 March 2026
- Afghanistan, Safe Airspace – Conflict Zone & Risk Database
- Middle East Airspace – Current Operational Picture, Ops Group, 30 March 2026
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