Following Israel’s missile attack on Iran on Friday 13 June, air traffic in the Middle East has been severely disrupted. Many airlines have suspended their flights in the region and at the moment, it is unclear when the situation will get back to normal.
According to flight-tracking site Flightradar24, on Friday, the airspace above Iran, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq was emptied of commercial flights. Israel, Iran, and Jordan officially closed their airspace following the attack.
Multiple international flights were cancelled or diverted mid-air, such as a Delta Air Lines flight from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Tel Aviv, which landed back in New York after having spent eight hours in the air. Around 650 flights to and from Europe were canceled on Friday according to Eurocontrol and some 1,800 flights across the continent were affected in some way by the attack.
Soon after the Israeli strike on Iran, planes started leaving Israel. Israeli carriers El Al, Israir, and Arkia have evacuated at least part of their planes out of fear for retaliation, many of which are now grounded in Cyprus.
Iran's latest missile strikes shatter illusion of Israeli safety, breach US-Israeli air shields, and hit critical targets
— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) June 16, 2025
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Early this morning, at least 100 Iranian ballistic missiles, some hypersonic, came crashing down on sites in Haifa, Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, and the Negev… pic.twitter.com/yjug9hR2MD
Flight cancellations
The Israeli strike prompted many carriers to suspend their flights to Iran and Israel. For example, Lufthansa suspended its flights to Tehran and Tel Aviv until 31 July, while its flights to Amman, Beirut, and Erbil are cancelled until 20 June. On Sunday 15 June, Emirates announced that its flights to Jordan (Amman) and Lebanon (Beirut) would be suspended until and including Sunday 22 June 2025. Flights to Iran (Tehran) and Iraq (Baghdad and Basra) are cancelled until and including Monday 30 June 2025.
In a statement to CNN, Air France said it had suspended flights to Tel Aviv until further notice, while KLM will not fly to Tel Aviv until 1 July. Delta Air Lines has paused its flights to Tel Aviv from New York through 31 August in response to the conflict. Qatar Airways has “temporarily cancelled flights to Iran and Iraq” the airline said in a statement on X. Flights to Syria were halted as well but resumed over the weekend. Other airlines, too, have changed their flight schedules following the conflict.
Qatar Airways has temporarily cancelled flights to Iran, Iraq and Syria due to the current situation in the region.
— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) June 13, 2025
The affected airports in Iran include:
– Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA)
– Mashhad Airport (MHD)
– Shiraz Airport (SYZ)
In Iraq, the affected airports are:
– Baghdad…
All those who are planning to travel to the region in the nearby future are advised to regularly check their flight information and the official travel advice issued by their country for trips to Israel, Iran, and other countries in the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran is still ongoing. Live air traffic data from Flightradar24 show that Jordan’s and Syria’s airspace are currently open once again, while their are no flights above Israel and Iran – planes which would normally be crossing either of two are currently diverted north or south.
