RESTRICTED

Belarus Airspace

FIR: UMMV VERIFIED 5 weeks ago

CLOSED

EU / UK / US carriers

UMMV

Minsk FIR

FAA SFAR 118

US carriers

May 2021

FR4978 incident

Current Status

Belarusian airspace (UMMV) is closed to EU, UK, US, Canadian, and most Western carriers, following the May 2021 state-directed diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978 to Minsk to arrest a journalist on board. EU Council Decision 2021/908 prohibits Belarusian carrier operations in EU airspace; reciprocal EU/UK/US/Canadian carrier avoidance of UMMV has been in place since.

FAA SFAR 118 (effective 2022, extended) prohibits US civil operations in UMMV. Russian and other non-Western carriers continue to operate through the FIR.

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