The war in Iran is having a tremendous impact on the aviation industry. An underreported detail is what happens when your flight deviates around the closed airspace over Iran via Afghanistan.Punching Upwards, Episode 30 for 5 April 2026Topics: Aviation / War in Iran🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Fadi Mansour, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Bennet Piater, Sir Galteran and John C. for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!Sources* Everything We Know About LaGuardia, Captains Speaking - The Mentour Pilot Podcast, 26 March 2026* March 2026: Afghanistan Overflight Update, Ops Group, 3 March 2026* Afghanistan, Safe Airspace – Conflict Zone & Risk Database* Middle East Airspace – Current Operational Picture, Ops Group, 30 March 2026The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe