Iran reopens portion of airspace

Iran has reopened part of its airspace and will gradually resume flights from its airports starting this morning.

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Saturday, 18 April 2026 at 06:39 UTC

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Iran's Civil Aviation Organization has announced the partial reopening of the country's airspace to civil aviation for the first time since February 28. Air routes in the eastern part of the country's airspace have been opened for international flights over Iran as of 7:00 AM on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Flight operations at airports will gradually resume based on the technical and operational readiness of military and civilian sectors to provide passenger services.

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18 AprКирилл Фёдоров / Война История Оружие

The announcement specifies that airports will be open for 11 hours a day throughout the week.

18 AprAzadi | آزادی

The announcement provides a specific reopening time (7:00 AM) and clarifies that the opened routes are in the eastern part of the airspace for international overflights.

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e/eineurope · topic · T-00573cycle Saturday, 18 April 2026 at 06:39 UTC · first reported 18 Apr