Iran has closed its airspace to all flights except international flights to and from Iran with permission, flight tracking website Flightradar24 said on Thursday, as tensions between Tehran and Washington remain high.
The advisory is valid for a little more than two hours, Flightradar24 said on its social media profile.
This development comes after a Western military official told Reuters on Wednesday that “all the signals are that a US attack is imminent”.
❌ New NOTAM just issued by Iran closing airspace to all flights except international flights to/from Iran with permission. NOTAM is valid for a little more than 2 hours.
Live view of Iranian airspace: https://t.co/8pUMTxjSkS pic.twitter.com/8GTGUZw0po
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 14, 2026
The official added: “[…] but that is also how this administration behaves to keep everyone on their toes. Unpredictability is part of the strategy.”
Two European officials said US military intervention could come in the next 24 hours. An Israeli official also said it appeared Trump had decided to intervene, though the scope and timing remained unclear.
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Due to the sudden airspace closure by Iran, some of our international flights are impacted. Our teams are working diligently to assess the situation and support affected customers by offering the best possible alternatives.
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— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) January 14, 2026
The United States was withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a US official said on Wednesday, after a senior Iranian official said Tehran had warned neighbors it would hit American bases if Washington strikes.
Missile and drone barrages in a growing number of conflict zones represent a high risk to airline traffic.
India’s largest airline, IndiGo said some of its international flights would be impacted by Iran’s sudden airspace closure.
A flight by Russia’s Aeroflot bound for Tehran returned to Moscow after the closure, according to tracking data from Flightradar24.
Earlier on Wednesday, Germany issued a new directive cautioning the country’s airlines from entering Iranian airspace, shortly after Lufthansa rejigged its flight operations across the Middle East amid escalating tensions in the region.
The United States already prohibits all US commercial flights from overflying Iran and there are no direct flights between the countries.
Airline operators like flydubai and Turkish Airlines have cancelled multiple flights to Iran in the past week.
“Several airlines have already reduced or suspended services, and most carriers are avoiding Iranian airspace,” said Safe Airspace, a website run by OPSGROUP, a membership-based organisation that shares flight risk information.
