Iran has issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) for a scheduled gun firing exercise in the airspace over Tehran until August 14, the US Defense Internet NOTAM Service (DINS) reported on Saturday night.
The no-flight order covers the OID29 area of Tehran, which is near Iran's Nojeh air base in Hamadan.
The gun firing exercises are to take place from August 11 to August 14, 2024, between 04:30 and 14:30 UTC each day.
According to the alert, the exercises will occur from ground level up to 10,000 feet above mean sea level (AMSL).
All pilots are advised to avoid the area during the times.
Just in: Iran issued new NOTAM starting now, to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday August 24. pic.twitter.com/MvlOIU9qu1
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On Friday, Reuters cited an intelligence source who said that Russia had sent soldiers to Iran to train in the use of Iranian Fath-360 ballistic missile systems. Reuters reported that training is standard practice for Iranian weapons supplied to Russia.
Tensions in region lead to warnings to pilots
A previous NOTAM was issued by Iran on 5 August alerting aircraft to dangers en route for the center, west, and northwest of the country.
On 7 August, Egypt instructed all of its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for a three-hour period in the early morning between 0100 to 0400 GMT, providing no further details for the NOTAM. An Egyptian official was quoted by the state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV as saying that the Iranian authorities said to avoid flying in Iranian airspace because of “military exercises.”
“Based on a report from Iranian authorities to all civil aviation companies, flights over Iranian airspace are to be avoided,” the unnamed official was quoted as saying.
Britain has issued NOTAM warnings to pilots flying over Beirut until November, Iran International reported last week.