Ukraine & Eastern Europe: Russia–Ukraine war: affected flight routes
Last updated · latest official advisory change for these countries
The Russia-Ukraine war has closed Ukrainian airspace and affected routes over eastern Europe and western Russia. Flights from Asia to Europe that typically overfly Russia may need rerouting via Central Asia, the Middle East, or southern routes.
Countries involved — current advisory levels
| Country | US State Dept | UK FCDO alert | Source updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | No data | FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country; FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country | 2 October 2026 |
| Russia | No data | FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country | 18 September 2026 |
| Belarus | No data | FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country | 10 September 2026 |
Most affected corridors (46)
Major corridors whose direct great-circle line crosses this region, sorted by the estimated time added when routing around all Level 4 countries (at 850 km/h; method).
- Chengdu → Toronto (CTU–YYZ)+1.9 h · 2,845 km over region
- Delhi → Dallas-Fort Worth (DEL–DFW)+1.9 h · 1,772 km over region
- Kunming → Toronto (KMG–YYZ)+1.8 h · 2,972 km over region
- Bangkok → Newark (BKK–EWR)+1.7 h · 2,724 km over region
- Bangkok → New York (BKK–JFK)+1.7 h · 2,700 km over region
- Beijing → Amsterdam (PEK–AMS)+1.6 h · 4,637 km over region
- Kuala Lumpur → New York (KUL–JFK)+1.4 h · 2,699 km over region
- Tokyo → Madrid (NRT–MAD)+1.3 h · 5,048 km over region
- Beijing → Paris (PEK–CDG)+1.3 h · 4,569 km over region
- Beijing → Frankfurt (PEK–FRA)+1.3 h · 4,444 km over region
- Shanghai → Amsterdam (PVG–AMS)+1.3 h · 4,243 km over region
- Kuala Lumpur → Newark (KUL–EWR)+1.3 h · 2,724 km over region
- Seoul → Munich (ICN–MUC)+1.2 h · 5,500 km over region
- Tokyo → Barcelona (NRT–BCN)+1.1 h · 5,637 km over region
- Shanghai → Paris (PVG–CDG)+1.1 h · 4,396 km over region
Busiest airports in the region (by routes in our data)
- DME Moscow, RussiaLevel 4
- SVO Moscow, RussiaLevel 4
- LED St. Petersburg, RussiaLevel 4
- VKO Moscow, RussiaLevel 4
- SVX Yekaterinburg, RussiaLevel 4
- KBP Boryspil, UkraineLevel 2
- OVB Novosibirsk, RussiaLevel 4
- MSQ Minsk, BelarusLevel 4
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Background reading
Sources: US State Department travel advisories, UK FCDO foreign travel advice (fetched 2 October 2026), OpenFlights route data and a country-boundary GeoJSON. Advisory levels describe ground travel risk; airlines follow their own regulators' airspace rules. Always check your airline and current NOTAMs.