Volgograd Airport has resumed operations.

Rosaviatsia has lifted restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures at Volgograd Airport.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," temporary flight restrictions were introduced at Volgograd Airport on the evening of October 30. Aircraft arrivals and departures ceased around 10:00 PM Moscow time. A drone alert was in effect in the region from approximately the same time.

Aircraft arrivals and departures at Volgograd Airport were suspended throughout the night. Rosaviatsiya representative Artem Korenyako announced the lifting of restrictions at the airport on his Telegram channel at 5:36 a.m. Moscow time.

He recalled that the restrictions were introduced to ensure flight safety.

As a reminder, Rosaviatsiya also introduced temporary restrictions at Volgograd Airport on the night of October 30 due to a flight safety threat. A cell tower was damaged during a drone attack in the Volgograd Region.

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 the leaders of the Duma factions on September 18, Putin promised to consider the proposal of the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Zyuganov, to rename Volgograd to Stalingrad. Social media users expressed dissatisfaction with the new discussion of this topic.