Terrifying reason why every plane avoids flying over this extremely dangerous zone

This is the terrifying reason why every plane avoids flying over a particular area that’s dubbed the “most dangerous strait” in the world.

There are certain parts of the ocean that ships will avoid on their routes because they’re too dangerous to cross, but there are also specific parts of the world that planes will avoid too.

The Drake’s Passage is a waterway that’s 600 miles wide and connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

The Drake's Passage is the most dangerous strait in the world (Gerald Corsi/Getty)

It’s just north of the Antarctic Peninsula and is considered to be the most dangerous strait in the world.

It’s believed to have caused the sinking of about 800 ships over the decades, with hundreds of lives lost in the process.

Cruise ships will try to avoid the route whenever possible but there’s also a plane equivalent of the dangerous passage that’s a no-go zone for pilots.

This is found in the Tibetan Plateau in China.

The region is over a whopping 1,553,000 square miles, so it's arguably a pretty large area to be avoided.

But why do airlines avoid it, I hear you ask? It all comes down to Tibet's mountainous area.

The area is one of the most dangerous parts of the world to fly over (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The average elevation in the region is around 14,800 feet and while that's substantially lower that then 31,000 feet to 42,000 feet commercial airlines typically fly at, it can still cause problems.

In an emergency situation a plane will need to drop down to 10,000 feet within a certain amount of time so that safe oxygen levels can be reached. With this in mind, should a flight happen to need to drop down this level while traveling over the Tibetan Plateau it would be impossible as the plane would likely crash into one of the region's massive mountains.

There are certain parts of the world that pilots will avoid crossing (Fei Yang/Getty)

Another sticky situation a plane would find itself in if it encountered an emergency situation in and around Tibet is the lack of airports to land at as there are only five major airports in the autonomous region of China.

Like Drake's Passage, the Tibetan Plateau can experience some extreme weather conditions meaning there's an increased chance of fights having turbulence.

The region is known for its strong winds and sudden weather changes, making for unfavorable flying conditions.

It's also known for hitting extremely cold temperatures which poses a risk of the jet's fuel freezing over.

Such temperatures are seldom reached but it wouldn't be impossible for airlines to experience these cold climes at altitude while flying over Tibet's already cold mountains.