The hermit state angered the international community by launching a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific on Friday.
It landed 2,000km east of Japan and millions of Japanese were jolted awake by blaring sirens and emergency text message alerts.
Ankit Panda, associate editor of The Diplomat, a magazine that covers the Asia Pacific, told the BBC: “These missile tests do pose a risk for commercial planes.
“It’s entirely plausible the missile would go awry and it enters a much more congested airspace.”
Airlines are said to be considering implementing a no-fly zone near Japan, where Kim fired his latest missile test.
Tensions are at an all time high over Kim’s erratic behaviour and his continued desire to flout the international rule of law.
And fears are at an all time high that he could bring a plane down – much like the Malaysian Airlines flight that was shot down by a surface-to-air missile near eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashes in eastern Ukraine about 50km from Ukraine-Russian border, carrying 298 passengers and crew. Within hours, claims emerge the plane had been shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
The plane was attacked by pro-Russian separatists in the region who believe it was a military aircraft.
Last month, an Air France jet that was travelling from Tokyo to Paris was just 62 miles away from one of North Korea’s missiles.
Air France expanded a no-fly zone over North Korea after the incident.