Saudi airspace closedOctober 31

ResolvedOutcome: NoVol$295KResolvedas of

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This market has resolved No. Final market pricing put YES at 0%, as of .

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YESRussian Media95%match9¢-100%
The skies over the capital of Saudi Arabia remained "virtually empty" on Monday, Reuters writes, citing data from the analytics company Cirium. By 15:00 Moscow time, Riyadh Airport canceled 82% of scheduled flights. At all airports in Saudi Arabia, the share of cancellations reached 46.4%. Due to the escalating situation, airlines in Europe and Asia suspended or extended the cancellation of flights to Saudi Arabia. Lufthansa Group canceled flights to Riyadh until October 16, and Air France-KLM - until the end of the month. Max | Telegram | Newsletter | iOS app | Android [in reply to: The Houthis warned of the danger of using Saudi Arabian airports. These facilities are susceptible to attacks, said Yahya Saria, a spokesman for the Ansar Allah movement. The exceptions are the airports of Mecca and Medina. According to Reuters, the attack on Riyadh International Airport on October 10 killed at least 12 people. Another 309 were injured. This is the third attack on the airport in a week. Two previous attacks on King Khalid International Airport resulted in the deaths of four people and caused serious damage to a Saudi civilian aircraft on the runway. Max | Telegram | Newsletter | iOS App | Android]
YESState-Run Tehran Times Newspaper92%match9¢-100%
Riyadh’s airport has been hit five times since Tuesday, October 6, by Saudi authorities’ own count, and the government cannot promise a sixth will not come. On Saturday, a missile struck King Khalid International Airport, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 300, according to the kingdom. On Sunday, another projectile set Terminal 4 on fire. On Monday, the Saudi civil aviation authority extended the shutdown. •
The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh renews its security alert: The U.S. Mission is aware of additional attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a targeted attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam on October 11. U.S. government employees working in Saudi Arabia require special authorization to use King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, as well as airports in Jeddah and Dammam. Please exercise extreme caution when using all major airports in Saudi Arabia. U.S. citizens should be aware of the possibility of flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions. We recommend checking your flight's departure status directly with the airline and the airport.
The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia The U.S. Mission is aware of additional attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a targeted attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam on October 11. U.S. government employees working in Saudi Arabia require special authorization to use King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, as well as the airports in Jeddah and Dammam. Please exercise extreme caution when using all major airports in Saudi Arabia. U.S. citizens should be aware of the possibility of flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions. We recommend checking your flight's departure status directly with the airline and airport. Private car, train, and bus options may provide alternatives to air travel. For more information:
YESState Department92%match5¢-100%
Saudi Arabia: The U.S. Mission is aware of attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on October 10 and strongly recommends all U.S. citizens avoid this airport and surrounding areas. U.S. citizens should be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions. We recommend checking your flight departure status directly with the airline and with the airport. U.S. government employees working in Saudi Arabia require special authorization to use the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. U.S. government employees working in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to travel within 20 miles of the Yemen border due to safety risks and need special authorization for travel to the provinces of Jizan, Asir, Najran, and the cities of Qatif, Yanbu, and Taif.More at:
YESUS Embassy Riyadh92%match5¢-100%
Security Alert: U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia (October 10, 2026) • • The U.S. Mission is aware of attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on October 10 and strongly recommends all U.S. citizens avoid this airport and surrounding areas. • U.S. government employees working in Saudi Arabia require special authorization to use the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. • U.S. citizens should be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions. We recommend checking your flight departure status directly with the airline and with the airport. • U.S. Government Employee Travel Restrictions: • U.S. government employees working in Saudi Arabia require special authorization to use the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. U.S. government employees working in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to travel within 20 miles of the Yemen border due to safety risks and need special authorization for travel to the provinces of Jizan, Asir, Najran, and the cities of Qatif, Yanbu, and Taif. • • Read more:
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Airports currently closed in Saudi Arabia: Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Najran, Jizan, Yanbu.

Where does the news lean?

36YES1NO20neutraltrailing 24h

Average match confidence across the listed signals: 93%.

How did this market resolve?

This market will resolve to “Yes” if Saudi Arabian Airspace (The Jeddah Flight Information Region (FIR)/OEJD) is closed between market creation and the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. A qualifying closure occurs when the aviation or governmental authority responsible for overseeing the specified airspace region issues a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), or other official order under the regulations of the jurisdiction responsible for that airspace region, which generally cancels or suspends commercial aviation across the specified airspace region, and such closure is not excluded under the exclusions provision below. A qualifying closure must apply generally to commercial flights transiting, arriving in, and departing from the specified airspace region. A closure is not disqualified because the order permits limited exceptions, including humanitarian, medical, repatriation, or emergency flights, or select flights authorized by the responsible authority, provided that commercial flights are prohibited by default, rather than permitted subject to conditions or restrictions. The following are not qualifying closures: (i) closures due to weather, including volcanic and seismic activity; (ii) closures for holidays or religious observances; (iii) closures planned or announced before market creation; (iv) closures occurring on a regular cadence whose occurrence was determined before market creation, even if not announced; (v) closures resulting from the failure or malfunction of air traffic control, navigation, communications, power, or other technical systems; (vi) restrictions applying to aircraft by nationality, state of registry, operator, or ownership rather than to commercial traffic generally; (vii) closures of a subset of the specified airspace region, including geographic sectors and altitude bands; (viii) ground stops, flow restrictions, capacity reductions, or other air traffic management measures that delay or restrict traffic without closing the specified airspace region to commercial aviation; and (ix) warnings, no-fly zones, flight suspensions, or other restrictions imposed by any party other than the aviation or governmental authorities responsible for overseeing the specified airspace region. A qualifying closure is deemed to occur at the time the closure takes effect, regardless of when the closure is announced or the order is issued. Where no effective time is included in the order, the closure is deemed to take effect at the time the order is issued. The resolution sources for this market will be official information from the Saudi Arabian government, including the Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), and Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), and a consensus of credible reporting.

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