A reminder that this is what civilian air traffic looked like over Iran/Iraq after the ballistic missiles strikes on Al Asad airbase.
As context for “how was that plane even flying” discussions.
As context for “how was that plane even flying” discussions.
These flights took off in the window during/after the attack on Al Asad. (More than a dozen also landed at IKA during this same window). 
In a report tonight, @jimsciutto stated that 27 flights took off or landed at Tehran’s IKA airport between the Al Asad strike & the plane crash.
About 4 hr window.
Planes were taking off/landing on same runways before and after the Ukraine Airways flight at regular frequency.
About 4 hr window.
Planes were taking off/landing on same runways before and after the Ukraine Airways flight at regular frequency.
Would be curious to know what behavior was observed vis-a-vis these other flights and the air defense systems.
Were they all “painted” by the radar targeting systems? Etc.
Were they all “painted” by the radar targeting systems? Etc.
