Airspace

Turkey deploys advanced radar at Damascus airport, raising Israeli concerns

Turkey deployed an advanced radar system at Damascus International Airport, a move Western sources warn could restrict Israel’s freedom of action in Syrian airspace and heighten regional tensions.

HTRS-100 air traffic control radar system, produced by the Turkish defense company ASELSAN.
A screengrab from Flightradar24.com shows airspace over Iran and Iraq emptying of aircraft, January 15, 2025

EU Aviation Safety Agency warns pilots not to operate in Iranian airspace

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

Iran temporarily closes airspace, Western military official says signals show US attack 'imminent'

An American Airlines plane is parked at a gate at the LaGuardia Airport in New York City, November 18, 2025; illustrative.

US airlines cancel flights after Caribbean airspace closure amid Maduro capture


Poland finds no Russian rocket parts after airspace breach

Nearly 500 soldiers of the Territorial Defense Force took part in the search near the city of Zamosc in southeastern Poland.

 Polish Defence Minister and deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and General Maciej Klisz, operational commander of the Armed Forces at National Security Council meeting in Warsaw

Romania detects possible airspace breach during overnight drone attack on Ukraine

"The Romanian Army's radar surveillance system identified a possible unauthorized breach of national air space, with a signal detected on the route to the town of Galati," the defense ministry said.

 Elbit Systems' SkyStriker drone in flight.

The unsolved mystery of the 1999 'ghost flight' accident

To this day, nobody knows why the small jet lost contact minutes after takeoff and crashed down to earth, four and a half hours later.

 Learjet 35 flying in the sky

Taiwan activates air defense as China aircraft enter zone

China has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan's territorial air space.

Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter jets of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force perform with open weapon bays during the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Zhuhai Airshow, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China November 11, 2018.

Russia says it deployed fighter jet to prevent US bomber planes from crossing border

The Baltic Sea has witnessed in recent months several interceptions by Russian, US and NATO aircraft.

A SU-35 military jet performs during the opening of the MAKS-2009 international air show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia

China launches weather satellite, flights avoid no-fly zone to north of Taiwan

The no-fly announcement rattled regional nerves as it followed shortly after China staged new war games around Taiwan, which Beijing views as sovereign Chinese territory.

 Time change is showed on a fight information board, as China's no fly and no shipping zone comes into force in East China Sea to the north of Taiwan, at Taoyuan International airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan April 16, 2023.

Biden welcomes Oman’s decision to open its airspace for Israeli flights

The decision could transform Ben Gurion Airport into a global transit hub between Asia and Europe.

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said gives a speech after being sworn in before the royal family council in Muscat, Oman January 11, 2020.

Russia's St Petersburg airport temporarily suspends all flights

An unconfirmed media report said an unidentified object had been spotted in the sky and fighter jets were dispatched to investigate.

A general view shows the Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia

Oman opens airspace to Israeli flights, as Morocco parley in doubt

That move shortens the distance to Asia by two hours. It makes India, in particular, much more accessible.

An Israeli flag is seen on the first of Israel's El Al Airlines order of 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, as it lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv

Ruling out aliens? Senior US general says not ruling out anything yet

“I'll let the intel community and the counterintelligence community figure that out. I haven't ruled out anything,” said General Glen VanHerck.

 An F-16 fighter jet.