Flights paths are almost never straight shots, but in the Middle East they can be downright convoluted, as pilots have to navigate security and political hotspots.
For decades, the airspace above Israel and occupied Palestine has been an obstacle for many regional carriers to dodge around, but over the last several years the war in Syria and Iraq have created a crescent of fraught airspace blocking direct routes between Europe and the Middle East, and between some regional countries themselves.
We've gathered the latest reports on the use of the airspace above the three countries, along with some of the irregular flight paths caused by the conflicts. Check out the interactive map below to see who flies where, and be sure to look at the flights between Beirut and Amman – talk about complicated.
The information in this map is based on the latest news reports and press releases from the airlines; however, the situation is fluid and changes regularly, especially in Iraq.
Flight paths are based on Flightradar24.com .