FAA Bans U.S. Flights Over Ukraine, Belarus, Western Russia

Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 06:55 PM ET

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The FAA has widened the area of Eastern Europe and Russia that is off-limits to U.S. airlines and pilots. [File Photo: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

The FAA has expanded flight bans for U.S. airlines and pilots in Eastern Europe and Russia following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The expanded restrictions, issued via NOTAMs, now cover the entire countries of Ukraine and Belarus, along with a western portion of Russia.
This action significantly broadens a previous FAA flight ban that was limited to the eastern region of Ukraine.
The issued flight restrictions explicitly do not apply to military operations.

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U.S. airlines and pilots are banned from flying in areas of Eastern Europe, the FAA announced Thursday following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“The FAA issued Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) expanding the area in Eastern Europe and Russia where U.S. airlines and U.S. pilots cannot operate,” the FAA said in a statement. “The expanded NOTAMs now cover the entire country of Ukraine, the entire country of Belarus, and a western portion of Russia.”