{"id":5614,"date":"2018-09-10T21:42:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T01:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=5614"},"modified":"2018-09-10T21:42:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T01:42:24","slug":"us-issues-new-guidance-on-iran-overflight-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/us-issues-new-guidance-on-iran-overflight-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"US issues new guidance on Iran overflight risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FAA has published new guidance today on overflight risk for Iran, and the Tehran FIR (OIIX)<\/strong>. The relationship between the US and Iran has soured in the past twelve months, since the last KICZ Notam and guidance was published. In May, when President Trump announced the withdrawal from the Nuclear deal, the Iranian parliament burned the US flag<\/a> and shouted “Death to America”.<\/p>\n

Without seeming alarmist, this relationship must be taken into account when planning flights through the Tehran FIR. Although the reopening of Iraqi airspace<\/a> in November last year has provided additional routing options, our recent article London – Dubai, which way is best?<\/a> shows that there is no perfect route in the region, and operators must consider their preference for Iraq vs Iran.<\/p>\n

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A new Notam for Iran, KICZ 16\/2018<\/strong><\/a> was published today, and contains new wording, rather than being an extension of the previous. The key message of the Notam is : “Exercise caution when flying into the Tehran FIR<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

In addition, new background guidance<\/a><\/strong> has been published in conjunction with the Notam, and these are the key new items:<\/p>\n