Volgograd Airport is closed to aircraft.

Rosaviatsia has imposed temporary restrictions at Volgograd Airport due to a flight safety threat.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the night of October 29, restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft were introduced at two airports in the North Caucasus Federal District: Vladikavkaz and Grozny. Airport operations resumed as usual only in the morning.

Volgograd Airport has temporarily suspended flight operations; it is not receiving or sending aircraft, Rosaviatsia spokesman Artem Korenyako reported tonight. "The restrictions are necessary to ensure flight safety," Korenyako wrote on his Telegram channel at 2:58 a.m. Moscow time.

A drone threat was declared in Volgograd and the surrounding region around 12:30 AM Moscow time today, according to local publication V1. As of 3:20 AM Moscow time, the Volgograd airport's online flight information board showed no information about delayed or canceled flights.

On October 15, Telegram users noted that nighttime flight restrictions over Volgograd are being introduced as a "tradition" and practically "on schedule." Drone threat alerts in the Volgograd region have become daily, but they can't always be relied upon. The actual appearance of UAVs over the region is not always preceded by a warning, according to local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot."

Discussions about renaming Volgograd Airport to "Stalingrad" have been active since the 1990s. However, the airport was renamed from "Gumrak" to "Stalingrad" only after Putin's intervention. On April 29, 2025, he declared his support for the initiative of veterans and participants of the Second World War, signing a decree on the renaming that same day. At the same time, some citizens spoke out sharply against the renaming, recalling that under Stalin, 250,000 Stalingrad residents were repressed.

At a meeting with Duma faction leaders on September 18, Putin promised to consider Communist Party leader Zyuganov's proposal to rename Volgograd to Stalingrad. Social media users expressed dissatisfaction with the new discussion of this topic.