Pakistan airspace closure to Indian airlines: affected flight routes
Last updated · latest official advisory change for these countries
Pakistan has extended its airspace ban on Indian aircraft to 24 October 2026 — the 17th extension. If you are flying an Indian carrier anywhere west or north of India, the closure shapes your route, pushing long-haul flights onto longer, costlier routings.
The last reported restriction ran until 24 October 2026. Check current NOTAMs before relying on this page.
Countries involved — current advisory levels
| Country | US State Dept | UK FCDO alert | Source updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Level 3 | FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country; FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country | 27 October 2026 |
Most affected corridors (12)
Major corridors whose direct great-circle line crosses this region, sorted by the estimated time added when routing around all Level 4 countries (at 850 km/h; method).
- Delhi → Dallas-Fort Worth (DEL–DFW)+2.1 h · 125 km over region
- Mumbai → Dallas-Fort Worth (BOM–DFW)+1.5 h · 574 km over region
- Chennai → Berlin (MAA–BER)+0.7 h · 774 km over region
- Mumbai → Frankfurt (BOM–FRA)+0.6 h · 899 km over region
- Mumbai → London (BOM–LHR)+0.6 h · 874 km over region
- Delhi → Frankfurt (DEL–FRA)+0.6 h · 525 km over region
- Delhi → London (DEL–LHR)+0.6 h · 499 km over region
- Bangkok → Munich (BKK–MUC)+0.5 h · 400 km over region
- Kuala Lumpur → Istanbul (KUL–IST)+0.4 h · 474 km over region
- Bangkok → Istanbul (BKK–IST)+0.3 h · 499 km over region
- Singapore → Istanbul (SIN–IST)+0.3 h · 474 km over region
- Bangkok → Barcelona (BKK–BCN)+0.3 h · 449 km over region
Busiest airports in the region (by routes in our data)
- ISB Attock, PakistanLevel 3
- KHI Karachi, PakistanLevel 3
- LHE Lahore, PakistanLevel 3
- PEW Peshawar, PakistanLevel 3
- SKT Sialkot, PakistanLevel 3
- MUX Multan, PakistanLevel 3
- UET Quetta, PakistanLevel 3
- TUK Turbat, PakistanLevel 3
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Background reading
Sources: US State Department travel advisories, UK FCDO foreign travel advice (fetched 6 November 2026), OpenFlights route data and a country-boundary GeoJSON. Advisory levels describe ground travel risk; airlines follow their own regulators' airspace rules. Always check your airline and current NOTAMs.