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.

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!

The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules!

See Also

• Punching Upwards 26: Trump Falls Into the Smart Bomb Trap

Sources

1. Everything We Know About LaGuardia, Captains Speaking - The Mentour Pilot Podcast, 26 March 2026
2. March 2026: Afghanistan Overflight Update, Ops Group, 3 March 2026
3. Afghanistan, Safe Airspace – Conflict Zone & Risk Database
4. Middle East Airspace – Current Operational Picture, Ops Group, 30 March 2026

↵ Back to home