Afghan Airspace Still Closed?

[uta2001]

Hey Ya'll!!

Quick question: I want to fly a London - Delhi flight, and I was wondering if Afghan Airspace is still closed off to commercial airliners overflying. If it is, I will have to change my flightplan in FS. Does anyone know if it's still closed off? Thanks!!

Antonio

[nwabri]

Curious...I don't have my map in front of me, but from London to Dehli, why would you even need to go into Afghanistan airspace anyways?

Brian A. Neuman
Wooodbury, MN

[sewells]

AFGHANISTAN
FDC 1/0247

Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 90 - Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and Airspace of Afghanistan.

1. Applicability. This Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 90 applies to all U.S. carriers, all U.S. commercial operators, and all persons exercising the privileges of an airman certificate issued by the FAA, unless those airmen are foreign nationals engaged in the operation of a U.S.- registered aircraft for a foreign carrier. This SFAR also applies to all operators using aircraft registered in the United States except where the operator of such aircraft is a foreign air carrier.

2. Flight Prohibition. Except as provided in paragraph 3 and 4 of this SFAR, no person described in paragraph 1 may conduct flight operations within the territory and airspace of Afghanistan.

3. Permitted operations. This SFAR does not prohibit persons described in paragraph 1 from conducting flight operations within the territory and airspace of Afghanistan where such operations are authorized either by exemption issued by the Administrator or by an authorization issued by another agency of the United States Government with the approval of the FAA.

4. Emergency situations. In an emergency that requires immediate decision and action for the safety of the flight, the pilot in command of an aircraft may deviate from this SFAR to the extent required by that emergency. Except for U.S. air carriers and commercial operators that are subject to the requirements of Title 14 CFR 121.557, 121.559, or 135.19, each person who deviates from this rule shall, within ten (10) days of the deviation, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays, submit to the nearest FAA Flight Standards District Office a complete report of the operations of the aircraft involved in the deviation, including a description of the deviation and the reasons therefor.

5. Expiration. This Special Federal Aviation Regulation shall remain in effect until further notice.


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[uta2001]

I'll take that as a "YES, Afghan airspace is still closed".

Thanks!!

Antonio

[Stonec0ld]

Made it annoying planning my round-the-world route through that area.....
Avoiding Iraq, Iran (dunno if they're considered friendly or not still...), and now Afghanistan......

Wonder if I should change my plans to stop in Pakistan............