Data shows closure of airspace and military confrontations lead to rerouting of flights, swelling flight times

Officials and witnesses said that at least two Indian aircraft had crashed after India struck Pakistani targets, escalating the conflict between the nuclear powers.

New Delhi controls around 172 nuclear weapons, according to the Arms Control Association. Pakistan has approximately 170 nuclear warheads. India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed nations, saw a decades-old conflict reignite May 7 as a terror attack in the disputed region of Kashmir led India to carry out cross-border airstrikes.