Israeli airspace has closed and reopened multiple times in 2026 amid direct exchanges of strikes with Iran and retaliatory missile and drone activity from proxies including Hezbollah and the Houthis. Following US-Israeli operations against Iranian targets in late February, widespread regional closures occurred, with Israel’s Tel Aviv FIR (LLLL) affected on multiple occasions before phased reopenings. As of early August the airspace remains open for civil operations, though EASA and other regulators continue to flag elevated risks from potential short-notice attacks, prompting cautionary advisories valid through late summer. Ongoing volatility around the Strait of Hormuz after the breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire in July, combined with periodic alerts over launches from Yemen or Lebanon, keeps the prospect of temporary full or partial closures under active consideration by Israeli aviation and security authorities. Traders monitor diplomatic signals, proxy activity, and official NOTAMs for any near-term triggers.
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This market will resolve to “Yes” if Israel initiates a major closure of its airspace by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.Israeli airspace has closed and reopened multiple times in 2026 amid direct exchanges of strikes with Iran and retaliatory missile and drone activity from proxies including Hezbollah and the Houthis. Following US-Israeli operations against Iranian targets in late February, widespread regional closures occurred, with Israel’s Tel Aviv FIR (LLLL) affected on multiple occasions before phased reopenings. As of early August the airspace remains open for civil operations, though EASA and other regulators continue to flag elevated risks from potential short-notice attacks, prompting cautionary advisories valid through late summer. Ongoing volatility around the Strait of Hormuz after the breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire in July, combined with periodic alerts over launches from Yemen or Lebanon, keeps the prospect of temporary full or partial closures under active consideration by Israeli aviation and security authorities. Traders monitor diplomatic signals, proxy activity, and official NOTAMs for any near-term triggers.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if Israel initiates a major closure of its airspace by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: Jul 18, 2026, 3:16 PM ET
Volume
$26,846,890End Date
May 31, 2026Market Opened
Jul 18, 2026, 3:16 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to “Yes” if Israel initiates a major closure of its airspace by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.Israeli airspace has closed and reopened multiple times in 2026 amid direct exchanges of strikes with Iran and retaliatory missile and drone activity from proxies including Hezbollah and the Houthis. Following US-Israeli operations against Iranian targets in late February, widespread regional closures occurred, with Israel’s Tel Aviv FIR (LLLL) affected on multiple occasions before phased reopenings. As of early August the airspace remains open for civil operations, though EASA and other regulators continue to flag elevated risks from potential short-notice attacks, prompting cautionary advisories valid through late summer. Ongoing volatility around the Strait of Hormuz after the breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire in July, combined with periodic alerts over launches from Yemen or Lebanon, keeps the prospect of temporary full or partial closures under active consideration by Israeli aviation and security authorities. Traders monitor diplomatic signals, proxy activity, and official NOTAMs for any near-term triggers.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if Israel initiates a major closure of its airspace by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
A “major closure” is defined as a broad closure, cancellation, or complete suspension of commercial aviation across the entirety of Israeli civilian airspace or a region encompassing a majority of Israeli civilian airspace, including commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from that airspace. A qualifying closure must apply generally to all flights across Israel or a qualifying subset of Israeli airspace. Limited cancellations, delays, temporary ground stops or isolated regional closures will not qualify. Limited exceptions to a broad closure, however, will not disqualify such a closure from counting (e.g. exceptions for certain pre-approved flights may be permitted).
Warnings, No-Fly-Zones, flight suspensions, or other flight restrictions imposed by airlines or countries other than Israel will not be sufficient for a “Yes” resolution.
Airspace closures which occur solely due to weather conditions will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Israeli aviation authorities; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$26,846,890End Date
May 31, 2026Market Opened
Jul 18, 2026, 3:16 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...Israeli airspace has closed and reopened multiple times in 2026 amid direct exchanges of strikes with Iran and retaliatory missile and drone activity from proxies including Hezbollah and the Houthis. Following US-Israeli operations against Iranian targets in late February, widespread regional closures occurred, with Israel’s Tel Aviv FIR (LLLL) affected on multiple occasions before phased reopenings. As of early August the airspace remains open for civil operations, though EASA and other regulators continue to flag elevated risks from potential short-notice attacks, prompting cautionary advisories valid through late summer. Ongoing volatility around the Strait of Hormuz after the breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire in July, combined with periodic alerts over launches from Yemen or Lebanon, keeps the prospect of temporary full or partial closures under active consideration by Israeli aviation and security authorities. Traders monitor diplomatic signals, proxy activity, and official NOTAMs for any near-term triggers.
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