Gelendzhik and Krasnodar airports have suspended operations.

Restrictions have been introduced at Gelendzhik and Krasnodar airports due to flight safety concerns.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on November 14, restrictions were introduced on the operation of Krasnodar and Gelendzhik airports. That morning, a drone attack occurred in Novorossiysk, injuring four people and damaging six residential buildings, the Sheskharis oil depot, a container terminal, and one civilian vessel in the port.

Restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures have been imposed at the airports of Gelendzhik and Krasnodar, Rosaviatsiya press secretary Artem Korenyako announced on his Telegram channel at 5:24 a.m. Moscow time.

"The restrictions are necessary to ensure flight safety," he explained.

As a reminder, Gelendzhik and Krasnodar airports resumed operations in 2025 after a three-year hiatus. Operations were suspended in March 2022, following the outbreak of hostilities by Russian troops in Ukraine. On July 9, the Ministry of Transport announced the reopening of Gelendzhik Airport for domestic flights. The possibility of safe flights to Gelendzhik has been confirmed by specialists from Rosaviatsiya and the State Air Traffic Management Corporation, the ministry reported. On July 18, the airport accepted its first flight.

On September 11, the Ministry of Transport announced the resumption of operations at Krasnodar Airport. Flights were decided to operate only during daylight hours. On September 17, Aeroflot's first flight since 2022 departed from Moscow to Krasnodar Airport.

Caucasian Knot compiled information on airport operations in the Southern and North Caucasus Federal Districts in the spring-summer 2024 report "Operations of Airports in Southern Russia and the North Caucasus in 2024".