Airplanes have avoided this remote area of the world for years, and there are three very haunting reasons as to why.
This red danger zone won't see any flight traffic, so for all the budding pilots with a Flight Radar App, put your phones down.
The Tibetan Plateau, which can be found at the intersection of Central, South and East Asia has no planes flying over it, despite its vast size being three times that of France.
Also referred to as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the region spans 970,000 square miles, covering most of Tibet, parts of mainland China, Pakistan, Tajikstan, India, Kyrgyzstan and Nepal.
These are the three chilling reasons why pilots never venture over the whopping land mass.
Firstly, the Tibetan Plateau is home to some of the tallest mountains in the world. The region's average elevation is around 14,800 feet, or, 4,500 meters and is the home of the tallest point in the world – Mount Everest.
Everest sits at a whopping 8,849 meters so, understandably, pilots aren't too keen about flying over it. Even though commercial aircrafts tend to fly at 10,000 meters, they need to be able to descend to 3,048 meters if an emergency occurs, which is just not possible here.
High peaks aside, the weather conditions in the plateau are anything but mild. High winds, turbulence, and sudden changes in the weather are not uncommon here, making it practically impossible for pilots to navigate.
In the winter months, the region sees hard frosts and snow, and in summer there are often monsoons with extreme rain.
And finally, where are the runways? There are very few emergency runways in the Tibetan Plateau, which are vital for emergency landings, and given the harsh conditions in the area, they are very needed.
Emergency landings are often brought on by engine failure, extreme weather conditions, or shortages of fuel. Tibet as a country is home to just five airports – despite its vast size.
These airports are Lhasa Gonngar, Nyingchi Mainling, Shigatse Peace, Qamdo Bangda, and Ngari Gunsa, and their scarcity makes it a huge gamble to fly over the plateau, one that not many are willing to take.