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While airspace has been reopened in the region, some restrictions are in place.

❌🇮🇶↔️🇮🇷 Flights between Iraq and Iran are currently prohibited by Iran through tomorrow.

Flights traveling north-south through Iran are limited to specific routes that have been moved east.

A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (reg SP-LSG) doing a flyby of the waning Moon Saturday night, seen from the Space Coast (FL).

Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT flight LO29 was traveling from Warsaw (WAW) to Miami (MIA) at 37k feet & 499 knots.

(📷: me, flight data by Flightradar24)
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Most tracked flight right now - first and only flight in the recently reopened Iraq airspace.

Update as of 07:00 UTC time based on official NOTAMs.
* Iran airspace - OPEN for IFR flights 🟢
* Jordan airspace - OPEN 🟢
* Iraq airspace - OPEN 🟢
* Lebanon airspace - OPEN 🟢
* Israel airspace - OPEN 🟢

Air traffic now and same time, one week ago.

April 14 vs April 07.
Air traffic that used to fly over Iraq has now moved to fly either over Saudi Arabia/Egypt or over Tajikistan/Pakistan.

With Israel airspace open again, 3 flights have taken off from Tel Aviv this morning.

Update at 04:40 UTC time based on official NOTAMs.
* Iran airspace - closed to VFR flights only.
* Jordan airspace - closed until 08:00.
* Iraq airspace - closed until 08:30.
* Lebanon airspace - closure expired at 04:00.
* Israel airspace - closure expired at 04:00.

The NOTAM closing Israel airspace expired at 04:00 UTC. The first flight is now landing in Tel Aviv.

Air traffic one week ago, compared to now.

Situation at 22:00 UTC.
Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel airspace closed.

Situation according to official NOTAMs at 21:35 UTC time.
* Iran airspace closed to VFR flights only.
* Jordan airspace closed.
* Iraq airspace closed.
* Lebanon airspace closed.
* Israel airspace closed.

Lebanon airspace has just closed!

OLBB
A0102/24
International
04/13/2024 2120
04/14/2024 0400
FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS LEBANESE AIRSPACE WILL BE CLSD.

13 April 2024, 2122 UTC.

LOT is cancelling its flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut.

A US Air Force Stratotanker is squawking 7700 (emergency) after flying over Iraq.

flightradar24.com/34c209b5

Situation according to official NOTAMs at 21:10 UTC time.
* Iran airspace closed to VFR flights only.
* Jordan airspace closed.
* Iraq airspace closed.
* Israel airspace will close at 21:30 UTC.