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IRAQ: MinTrans Lifts Restrictions On Civilian Use Of Western Airspace

BAGHDAD, Iraq

  • Iraqi Ministry of Transport stated that lifting airspace restrictions completes US-lead international coalition withdrawal procedures and opens Iraqi airspace to global aviation.
  • Captain Ehab Saad Karim said completion of lifting restricted and prohibited areas forms part of coalition forces withdrawal from Iraqi territory and airspace handover to civil use.
Map of Restricted Zones for Baghdad FIR as at AUG26 (GCAAN)
  • Withdrawal of forces and lifting of restrictions provide greater flexibility for international airlines and civil aviation operators to use Iraqi airspace for transit.
  • Iraq strategic location enhances opportunities for international airlines to use its airspace and requires marketing of Iraqi air corridors.
  • General Company for Airports and Air Navigation Management works to establish new air corridors to increase transit traffic through Iraqi airspace and collect fees.
  • Ministry of Transport announced completion of prohibited areas file and full restoration of sovereignty over Iraqi airspace.
  • Airspace Management Team at Air Operations Center confirmed military airspace areas listed in Iraqi Aeronautical Information Publication are no longer used for military operations and handed over all western areas from north to south to General Company for Airports and Air Navigation Management for civil aviation.

Sources:

Iraq Regulatory

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