Live Map Of Planes In The Sky Leaves People Unsettled After Noticing Terrifying Detail

A live global flight map from FlightRadar24 recently went viral after users noticed strange empty patches in the air traffic coverage that eerily resembled a skull — complete with eye-shaped gaps, a nose, and a jaw.

These gaps aren’t paranormal but have serious real-world causes:

* The “eyes” correspond to Ukraine (closed to commercial flights since Russia’s 2022 invasion) and the Tibetan Plateau (extreme elevation makes it unsafe for emergency landings).
* The “nose” lies over the Middle East, where conflict and missile threats force airlines to avoid the area.
* The “mouth” spans central Africa, covering unstable regions like Sudan, Libya, Chad, and Niger, where civil unrest makes flying risky.

This unintended “skull” formed by geopolitical conflict, geographic hazards, and safety restrictions spooked many online. While some compared it humorously to Halloween imagery, it’s a stark reminder that global “no-fly” zones are expanding — driven by war, geography, and political tensions — shrinking the map of safe skies worldwide.