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Flight corridors affected by closed or high-risk airspace

Last updated · advisory + route data

50 major corridors between busy hubs whose direct great-circle line crosses Level 3–4 countries. Sorted by the estimated time added when every Level 4 ("Do not travel") country is avoided.

CorridorDirect crossesExtra kmEst. time
Delhi → Dallas-Fort Worth DEL–DFWRussia, Pakistan+1,769+2.1 h
Chengdu → Toronto CTU–YYZRussia+1,709+2 h
Tokyo → Düsseldorf NRT–DUSRussia+1,722+2 h
Kunming → Toronto KMG–YYZRussia+1,495+1.8 h
Beijing → Amsterdam PEK–AMSRussia+1,402+1.6 h
Mumbai → Dallas-Fort Worth BOM–DFWRussia, Pakistan, Afghanistan+1,241+1.5 h
Beijing → Frankfurt PEK–FRARussia+1,156+1.4 h
Beijing → Paris PEK–CDGRussia+1,168+1.4 h
Shanghai → Amsterdam PVG–AMSRussia+1,194+1.4 h
Kuala Lumpur → New York KUL–JFKRussia, Myanmar+1,157+1.4 h
Kuala Lumpur → Newark KUL–EWRRussia, Myanmar+1,109+1.3 h
Tokyo → Madrid NRT–MADRussia+1,100+1.3 h
Seoul → Munich ICN–MUCRussia, Belarus, North Korea+1,023+1.2 h
Shanghai → Paris PVG–CDGRussia+965+1.1 h
Chongqing → Dublin CKG–DUBRussia+929+1.1 h
Johannesburg → Rome JNB–FCODemocratic Republic of the Congo, Chad, Libya…+912+1.1 h
Chengdu → Manchester CTU–MANRussia+854+1 h
Hong Kong → Amsterdam HKG–AMSRussia+753+0.9 h
Guangzhou → London CAN–LHRRussia+734+0.9 h
Kunming → Dublin KMG–DUBRussia+730+0.9 h
Seoul → Barcelona ICN–BCNRussia, Belarus, North Korea+677+0.8 h
Sydney → Manchester SYD–MANRussia+701+0.8 h
Chennai → Berlin MAA–BERUkraine, Russia, Pakistan…+589+0.7 h
Hong Kong → Paris HKG–CDGRussia, Belarus+554+0.7 h
Tokyo → Rome NRT–FCORussia, Belarus, Ukraine+623+0.7 h
Chengdu → Brussels CTU–BRURussia, Belarus+595+0.7 h
Mumbai → London BOM–LHRIran, Pakistan, Ukraine…+478+0.6 h
Delhi → London DEL–LHRUkraine, Russia, Afghanistan…+524+0.6 h
Mumbai → Frankfurt BOM–FRAIran, Pakistan, Ukraine…+483+0.6 h
Delhi → Frankfurt DEL–FRAUkraine, Russia, Afghanistan…+491+0.6 h
Kunming → Brussels KMG–BRURussia, Belarus+486+0.6 h
Sydney → Düsseldorf SYD–DUSRussia, Belarus+528+0.6 h
Sydney → Brussels SYD–BRURussia, Belarus+476+0.6 h
Guangzhou → Munich CAN–MUCRussia, Ukraine, Belarus+441+0.5 h
Bangkok → Munich BKK–MUCUkraine, Myanmar, Russia…+434+0.5 h
Chongqing → Zurich CKG–ZRHRussia, Belarus, Ukraine+398+0.5 h
Singapore → Atlanta SIN–ATLRussia+335+0.4 h
Singapore → Chicago SIN–ORDRussia+352+0.4 h
Kuala Lumpur → Istanbul KUL–ISTIran, Afghanistan, Pakistan+315+0.4 h
Taipei → New York TPE–JFKRussia, North Korea+373+0.4 h
Taipei → Madrid TPE–MADRussia, Belarus+353+0.4 h
Guangzhou → Atlanta CAN–ATLRussia+254+0.3 h
Shanghai → Chicago PVG–ORDRussia, North Korea+227+0.3 h
Hong Kong → Atlanta HKG–ATLRussia+230+0.3 h
Singapore → Istanbul SIN–ISTIran, Afghanistan, Pakistan+297+0.3 h
Bangkok → Istanbul BKK–ISTAfghanistan, Iran, Myanmar…+261+0.3 h
Seoul → Chicago ICN–ORDRussia, North Korea+238+0.3 h
Bangkok → Barcelona BKK–BCNMyanmar, Afghanistan, Pakistan…+262+0.3 h
Taipei → Barcelona TPE–BCNRussia, Ukraine, Belarus+284+0.3 h
Chongqing → Madrid CKG–MADRussia, Ukraine+208+0.2 h

Estimates assume 850 km/h and treat Level 4 countries as no-fly. Real routings depend on each airline's regulator and can differ. Method & CSV download.