Volgograd airport operations have been suspended.

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Temporary restrictions have been introduced on the operation of Volgograd Airport, with the suspension of flight arrivals and departures.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", two drones were shot down over the Volgograd Region on January 17.

Today at approximately 00:40 Moscow time, temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft at Volgograd Airport were introduced, according to the "Rosaviatsia Govorit" Telegram channel.

It is noted that the restrictions These are necessary to ensure flight safety.

The Volgograd airport's online flight board shows no information about flight delays for either departures or arrivals. It states that check-in for the flight to Sharm el-Sheikh, scheduled to depart at 6:55 a.m., is closed, while the next flight from Moscow arrives at the airport at 9:45 a.m.

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 announced 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.