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They closed airspace up to FL260 (I believe). The 777 was probably at FL360 or above.

• unchocked 12y ago
  What is the smallest SAM that can reach that altitude?
• deleted 12y ago
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• john_b 12y ago
  Interfax claims it was flying at 10km: https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/489794112212959232 https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/489794112212959232
  • lsh123 12y ago
    10Km ~ FL330. It is lower than I would expect (the higher you go the less fuel you burn) but still well above FL260.
• mikeash 12y ago
  Open doesn't necessarily mean "excellent choice for flying through" though. I'm sure it was allowed, but it doesn't seem like a good idea.