Flight restrictions have been introduced at three airports in the Southern Federal District.

Restrictions have been introduced at the airports of Astrakhan, Volgograd, and Sochi today due to flight safety concerns.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the operations of the airports in Vladikavkaz, Grozny, and Makhachkala were suspended on the night of September 14. The restrictions were introduced to ensure flight safety, stated Rosaviatsiya. On the morning of the same day, the restrictions were lifted.

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Restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been introduced at the airports of Sochi, Volgograd, and Astrakhan, Rosaviatsiya reported today on its Telegram channel.

"The restrictions are necessary to ensure flight safety," it is stated in all three publications. No further details are provided in them.

On the evening of October 3, Rosaviatsiya also reported similar restrictions at the airports of Gelendzhik and Krasnodar. As of 05:57 Moscow time, the agency has not reported the cancellation of the introduced restrictions.

Two airports in Kuban have been operating only during daylight hours for over a year

Recall that in March 2022, after the start of hostilities in Ukraine, the airports of Anapa, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, and Rostov-on-Don suspended operations. The Elista airport was also closed but resumed operations in May 2024. Information about the operations of airports in the Southern Federal District and the North Caucasus Federal District in the spring-summer of 2024 was collected by "Caucasian Knot" in a reference "Operations of airports in southern Russia and the North Caucasus in 2024".

On July 9, 2025, the Ministry of Transport announced the opening of Gelendzhik airport for domestic flights, as specialists recognized the possibility of safe flights to Gelendzhik during daylight hours. On July 18, 2025, the airport received its first flight.

In September of the same year, the Ministry of Transport announced the resumption of operations at Krasnodar airport. Flights, as in Gelendzhik, were decided to be conducted only during daylight hours. On September 17, 2025, the first passenger flight to Krasnodar after a three-year break was completed from Moscow's Sheremetyevo.