Airport closures in Russia: history and statistics of flight restrictions

Right nowRestrictions in effect at 1 аэропортуLongest ongoing: Grabtsevo, for 25 h 9 min TodayIntroduced 8 timesChronicle of the day → YesterdayIntroduced 15 times, operating with restrictions at 1 airportChronicle of the day →

Statistics for the period

730 90 days · the switch applies to all statistics blocks below, the chronicle always covers the last 14 days

Restrictions by day

1631

06.0911.09

Red: temporary restrictions introduced that day. Yellow: airports operating with restrictions. By month: 09.2026.

Airports, last 7 days

Airports by number of temporary restrictions
Airport	Introduced	Hours	Average	Longest	Typical start
Sochi AER	Introduced: 9	Hours: 59.6	Average: 6 h 37 min	Longest: 25 h 39 min 05.09 01:44	Typical start: 14:00
Gagarin (Saratov) GSV	Introduced: 9	Hours: 37.8	Average: 4 h 11 min	Longest: 9 h 57 min 10.09 22:12	Typical start: 03:00
Penza PEZ	Introduced: 9	Hours: 35.1	Average: 3 h 53 min	Longest: 6 h 44 min 11.09 01:24	Typical start: 02:00
Gelendzhik GDZ	Introduced: 7	Hours: 54.5	Average: 7 h 47 min	Longest: 16 h 13 min 08.09 15:48	Typical start: 15:00
Grabtsevo (Kaluga) KLF now	Introduced: 6	Hours: 67.0	Average: 11 h 10 min	Longest: 25 h 9 min 11.09 16:20	Typical start: 12:00
Baratayevka (Ulyanovsk) ULY	Introduced: 6	Hours: 22.2	Average: 3 h 41 min	Longest: 6 h 48 min 11.09 02:46	Typical start: 03:00
Kurumoch (Samara) KUF	Introduced: 6	Hours: 22.0	Average: 3 h 39 min	Longest: 6 h 14 min 09.09 03:03	Typical start: 03:00
Kazan KZN	Introduced: 5	Hours: 31.4	Average: 6 h 16 min	Longest: 15 h 3 min 09.09 04:43	Typical start: 04:00
Cheboksary CSY	Introduced: 4	Hours: 19.0	Average: 4 h 45 min	Longest: 9 h 14 min 11.09 00:41	Typical start: 03:00
Izhevsk IJK	Introduced: 4	Hours: 16.4	Average: 4 h 6 min	Longest: 9 h 10 min 11.09 02:49	Typical start: 04:00
Begishevo (Nizhnekamsk) NBC	Introduced: 4	Hours: 13.5	Average: 3 h 23 min	Longest: 6 h 1 min 09.09 04:43	Typical start: 05:00
Donskoye (Tambov) TBW	Introduced: 3	Hours: 29.5	Average: 9 h 50 min	Longest: 11 h 20 min 05.09 22:41	Typical start: 22:00
Bolshoye Savino (Perm) PEE	Introduced: 3	Hours: 18.4	Average: 6 h 9 min	Longest: 7 h 22 min 11.09 04:52	Typical start: 04:00
Bugulma UUA	Introduced: 3	Hours: 10.1	Average: 3 h 22 min	Longest: 4 h 54 min 09.09 04:43	Typical start: 04:00
Gumrak (Volgograd) VOG	Introduced: 3	Hours: 6.3	Average: 2 h 7 min	Longest: 3 h 42 min 08.09 02:52	Typical start: 21:00
Orenburg REN	Introduced: 3	Hours: 5.2	Average: 1 h 43 min	Longest: 3 h 29 min 09.09 05:23	Typical start: 07:00
Pashkovsky (Krasnodar) KRR	Introduced: 2	Hours: 19.8	Average: 9 h 53 min	Longest: 14 h 17 min 08.09 17:45	Typical start: 08:00
Pobedilovo (Kirov) KVX	Introduced: 2	Hours: 10.7	Average: 5 h 19 min	Longest: 10 h 4 min 11.09 01:54	Typical start: 12:00
Koltsovo (Yekaterinburg) SVX	Introduced: 2	Hours: 10.5	Average: 5 h 14 min	Longest: 7 h 7 min 09.09 06:39	Typical start: 07:00
Ufa UFA	Introduced: 2	Hours: 8.0	Average: 3 h 58 min	Longest: 4 h 26 min 09.09 05:11	Typical start: 04:00
Uytash (Makhachkala) MCX	Introduced: 2	Hours: 6.0	Average: 3 h	Longest: 3 h 36 min 10.09 02:43	Typical start: 03:00
Surgut SGC	Introduced: 1	Hours: 8.2	Average: 8 h 12 min	Longest: 8 h 12 min 09.09 11:10	Typical start: 11:00
Khanty-Mansiysk HMA	Introduced: 1	Hours: 8.2	Average: 8 h 12 min	Longest: 8 h 12 min 09.09 11:10	Typical start: 11:00
Nyagan NYA	Introduced: 1	Hours: 7.7	Average: 7 h 39 min	Longest: 7 h 39 min 09.09 11:43	Typical start: 11:00
Sovetsky OVS	Introduced: 1	Hours: 7.7	Average: 7 h 39 min	Longest: 7 h 39 min 09.09 11:43	Typical start: 11:00
Uray URJ	Introduced: 1	Hours: 7.7	Average: 7 h 39 min	Longest: 7 h 39 min 09.09 11:43	Typical start: 11:00
Zhukovsky ZIA	Introduced: 1	Hours: 5.4	Average: 5 h 25 min	Longest: 5 h 25 min 11.09 22:07	Typical start: 22:00
Strigino (Nizhny Novgorod) GOJ	Introduced: 1 🟡 3	Hours: 5.1	Average: 5 h 6 min	Longest: 5 h 6 min 10.09 23:17	Typical start: 23:00
Tunoshna (Yaroslavl) IAR	Introduced: 1	Hours: 4.8	Average: 4 h 48 min	Longest: 4 h 48 min 06.09 05:13	Typical start: 05:00
Nadym NYM	Introduced: 1	Hours: 4.5	Average: 4 h 28 min	Longest: 4 h 28 min 09.09 14:54	Typical start: 14:00
Beslan (Vladikavkaz) OGZ	Introduced: 1	Hours: 3.6	Average: 3 h 36 min	Longest: 3 h 36 min 10.09 02:43	Typical start: 02:00
Grozny GRV	Introduced: 1	Hours: 3.6	Average: 3 h 36 min	Longest: 3 h 36 min 10.09 02:43	Typical start: 02:00
Saransk SKX	Introduced: 1	Hours: 1.6	Average: 1 h 34 min	Longest: 1 h 34 min 07.09 02:30	Typical start: 02:00
Balandino (Chelyabinsk) CEK	Introduced: 1	Hours: 0.5	Average: 30 min	Longest: 30 min 09.09 10:45	Typical start: 10:00
Astrakhan ASF	Introduced: 1	Hours: 0.1	Average: 8 min	Longest: 8 min 12.09 10:04	Typical start: 10:00

Show all 35 airports

Introduced: how many times temporary restrictions were introduced in the period. Hours: total time under restrictions. Typical start: the usual hour restrictions begin, Moscow time. A yellow 🟡 mark with a number: how many times the airport operated with restrictions.

When restrictions start

817

000306091215182123

Number of restrictions introduced by hour of day, Moscow time.

How long they last

under 1 h14 13%
1–3 h21 20%
3–6 h35 33%
6–12 h29 27%
over 12 h8 7%

Only completed restrictions in the period. Ongoing ones are not counted.

Chronicle of the last 14 days

12.09.2026 introduced 8 times · 48.5 h under restrictions

15:02 Lifted: Sochi (53 min)
14:08 Introduced: Sochi
10:12 Lifted: Astrakhan (8 min)
10:04 Introduced: Astrakhan
07:52 Lifted: Kazan (1 h 42 min), Begishevo (1 h 42 min)
07:19 Lifted: Kurumoch (3 h 28 min), Baratayevka (2 h 21 min)
06:50 Lifted: Penza (3 h 18 min), Gagarin (3 h 18 min)
06:09 Introduced: Kazan, Begishevo
05:14 Lifted: Gelendzhik (12 h 28 min), Sochi (12 h 3 min)
04:57 Introduced: Baratayevka
03:50 Introduced: Kurumoch
03:33 Lifted: Zhukovsky (5 h 25 min)
03:31 Introduced: Penza, Gagarin

11.09.2026 introduced 15 times · 124.7 h under restrictions

22:07 Introduced: Zhukovsky
17:10 Introduced: Sochi
16:45 Introduced: Gelendzhik
16:20 Introduced: Grabtsevo
12:14 Lifted: Bolshoye Savino (7 h 22 min)
11:59 Lifted: Koltsovo (3 h 22 min), Izhevsk (9 h 10 min), Pobedilovo (10 h 4 min)
09:56 Lifted: Kazan (8 h 1 min), Cheboksary (9 h 14 min)
09:34 Lifted: Baratayevka (6 h 48 min)
09:23 Lifted: Kurumoch (6 h 14 min)
08:37 Introduced: Koltsovo
08:22 Lifted: Grabtsevo (15 h 4 min)
08:09 Lifted: Penza (6 h 44 min), Gagarin (9 h 57 min)
07:02 Lifted: Gelendzhik (7 h 43 min)
06:55 Lifted: Uytash (2 h 24 min)
06:33 Lifted: Strigino (2 h 8 min)
04:52 Introduced: Bolshoye Savino
04:31 Introduced: Uytash
04:24 Operating with restrictions: Strigino
03:09 Introduced: Kurumoch
02:49 Introduced: Izhevsk
02:46 Introduced: Baratayevka
02:38 Lifted: Sochi (2 h 32 min)
01:54 Introduced: Kazan, Pobedilovo
01:24 Introduced: Penza
00:51 Lifted: Penza (2 h 39 min)
00:41 Introduced: Cheboksary
00:11 Lifted: Orenburg (1 h 24 min)
00:06 Lifted: Izhevsk (48 min)
00:06 Introduced: Sochi

10.09.2026 introduced 20 times · 55.3 h under restrictions

23:53 Lifted: Pobedilovo (35 min)
23:41 Lifted: Kazan (54 min), Begishevo (54 min)
23:30 Lifted: Cheboksary (43 min)
23:21 Lifted: Kurumoch (34 min), Baratayevka (34 min)
23:19 Introduced: Gelendzhik
23:17 Introduced: Izhevsk, Pobedilovo, Strigino
23:15 Lifted: Bugulma (28 min)
23:10 Lifted: Gumrak (1 h 15 min)
22:46 Introduced: Bugulma, Kazan, Begishevo, Orenburg, Kurumoch, Baratayevka, Cheboksary
22:40 Operating with restrictions: Strigino
22:12 Introduced: Penza, Gagarin
21:54 Introduced: Gumrak
17:17 Introduced: Grabtsevo
15:38 Lifted: Sochi (34 min)
15:03 Introduced: Sochi
12:00 Lifted: Vnukovo (3 h 29 min), Domodedovo (3 h 22 min)
08:37 Operating with restrictions: Domodedovo
08:37 Lifted: Donskoye (10 h 7 min)
08:31 Operating with restrictions: Vnukovo
06:19 Lifted: Beslan (3 h 36 min), Grozny (3 h 36 min), Pashkovsky (5 h 29 min), Uytash (3 h 36 min), Sochi (9 h 57 min)
02:43 Introduced: Beslan, Grozny, Uytash
02:14 Lifted: Gagarin (3 h 18 min)
01:21 Lifted: Gumrak (1 h 24 min)
00:50 Introduced: Pashkovsky
00:14 Lifted: Penza (1 h 19 min)

09.09.2026 introduced 31 times · 158.8 h under restrictions

23:56 Introduced: Gumrak
22:55 Introduced: Penza, Gagarin
22:29 Introduced: Donskoye
20:21 Introduced: Sochi
19:47 Lifted: Kazan (15 h 3 min)
19:22 Lifted: Surgut (8 h 12 min), Khanty-Mansiysk (8 h 12 min), Nadym (4 h 28 min), Nyagan (7 h 39 min), Sovetsky (7 h 39 min), Uray (7 h 39 min)
17:46 Lifted: Gelendzhik (3 h 5 min)
16:39 Lifted: Sochi (32 min)
16:06 Introduced: Sochi
14:54 Introduced: Nadym
14:40 Introduced: Gelendzhik
13:46 Lifted: Koltsovo (7 h 7 min), Bolshoye Savino (7 h 7 min)
13:07 Lifted: Penza (1 h 5 min), Gagarin (1 h 5 min)
12:02 Introduced: Penza, Gagarin
11:43 Introduced: Nyagan, Sovetsky, Uray
11:16 Lifted: Balandino (30 min)
11:10 Introduced: Surgut, Khanty-Mansiysk
10:45 Introduced: Balandino
10:45 Lifted: Begishevo (6 h 1 min)
09:38 Lifted: Bugulma (4 h 54 min), Ufa (4 h 26 min)
09:28 Lifted: Izhevsk (2 h 44 min)
09:18 Lifted: Kurumoch (6 h 14 min), Baratayevka (6 h 27 min)
08:52 Lifted: Orenburg (3 h 29 min)
08:34 Lifted: Cheboksary (3 h 12 min)
08:21 Lifted: Grabtsevo (1 h 15 min)
08:02 Lifted: Gelendzhik (16 h 13 min), Pashkovsky (14 h 17 min), Sochi (6 h 3 min)
07:39 Lifted: Penza (6 h)
07:05 Introduced: Grabtsevo
06:43 Introduced: Izhevsk
06:39 Introduced: Koltsovo, Bolshoye Savino
06:37 Lifted: Gagarin (4 h 59 min)
05:23 Introduced: Orenburg
05:21 Introduced: Cheboksary
05:11 Introduced: Ufa
04:43 Introduced: Bugulma, Kazan, Begishevo
03:03 Introduced: Kurumoch
02:51 Introduced: Baratayevka
01:59 Introduced: Sochi
01:38 Introduced: Penza
01:37 Introduced: Gagarin

08.09.2026 introduced 9 times · 47.7 h under restrictions

17:45 Introduced: Pashkovsky
15:48 Introduced: Gelendzhik
15:30 Lifted: Grabtsevo (19 h 39 min)
08:12 Lifted: Gagarin (1 h 13 min)
07:54 Lifted: Orenburg (16 min)
07:37 Introduced: Orenburg
06:59 Introduced: Gagarin
06:47 Lifted: Penza (4 h 26 min)
06:35 Lifted: Gumrak (3 h 42 min)
06:34 Lifted: Gagarin (4 h 13 min), Baratayevka (1 h 43 min)
06:21 Lifted: Kurumoch (2 h 9 min)
04:50 Introduced: Baratayevka
04:11 Introduced: Kurumoch
02:52 Introduced: Gumrak
02:21 Introduced: Penza, Gagarin

07.09.2026 introduced 16 times · 66.8 h under restrictions

19:51 Introduced: Grabtsevo
16:32 Lifted: Gelendzhik (4 h 24 min)
15:00 Lifted: Sochi (1 h 26 min)
13:33 Introduced: Sochi
12:08 Introduced: Gelendzhik
11:30 Lifted: Grabtsevo (1 h 51 min)
09:38 Introduced: Grabtsevo
08:50 Lifted: Strigino (8 h 6 min)
08:31 Lifted: Bolshoye Savino (3 h 58 min)
07:41 Lifted: Izhevsk (3 h 43 min)
07:39 Lifted: Bugulma (4 h 45 min), Begishevo (4 h 55 min)
07:33 Lifted: Kazan (5 h 44 min), Cheboksary (5 h 51 min)
07:30 Lifted: Ufa (3 h 31 min)
06:32 Lifted: Donskoye (8 h 5 min)
05:24 Lifted: Kurumoch (3 h 19 min), Baratayevka (4 h 18 min)
04:33 Introduced: Bolshoye Savino
04:05 Lifted: Penza (3 h 10 min), Saransk (1 h 34 min), Gagarin (3 h 29 min)
03:58 Introduced: Izhevsk, Ufa
02:54 Introduced: Bugulma
02:44 Introduced: Begishevo
02:30 Introduced: Saransk
02:05 Introduced: Kurumoch
01:49 Introduced: Kazan
01:42 Introduced: Cheboksary
01:06 Introduced: Baratayevka
00:54 Introduced: Penza
00:43 Operating with restrictions: Strigino
00:35 Introduced: Gagarin

06.09.2026 introduced 6 times · 45.3 h under restrictions

22:26 Introduced: Donskoye
14:13 Lifted: Gelendzhik (1 h 59 min)
12:13 Introduced: Gelendzhik
10:01 Lifted: Grabtsevo (4 h 2 min), Donskoye (11 h 20 min), Tunoshna (4 h 48 min)
07:15 Lifted: Penza (6 h 23 min), Gagarin (6 h 13 min)
06:51 Lifted: Gelendzhik (8 h 39 min)
05:58 Introduced: Grabtsevo
05:13 Introduced: Tunoshna
03:23 Lifted: Sochi (25 h 39 min)
01:02 Introduced: Gagarin
00:52 Introduced: Penza

05.09.2026 introduced 3 times · 30.8 h under restrictions

22:41 Introduced: Donskoye
22:11 Introduced: Gelendzhik
02:56 Lifted: Gelendzhik (3 h 43 min)
02:27 Lifted: Grabtsevo (32 h 43 min)
01:44 Introduced: Sochi
00:00 Lifted: Sochi (10 h 52 min)

04.09.2026 introduced 16 times · 114.4 h under restrictions

23:23 Lifted: Donskoye (26 h 11 min)
23:12 Introduced: Gelendzhik
19:57 Lifted: Vnukovo (7 h 24 min), Domodedovo (7 h 24 min)
13:08 Introduced: Sochi
12:33 Operating with restrictions: Vnukovo, Domodedovo
12:23 Lifted: Gelendzhik (50 min)
11:33 Introduced: Gelendzhik
11:08 Lifted: Kurgan (1 h 11 min)
09:56 Introduced: Kurgan
09:05 Lifted: Begishevo (6 h 11 min)
08:53 Lifted: Sheremetyevo (24 h)
08:44 Lifted: Gelendzhik (11 h 57 min), Pashkovsky (2 h 40 min)
07:33 Lifted: Magnitogorsk (3 h 20 min)
07:21 Lifted: Ufa (3 h 40 min)
06:36 Lifted: Bugulma (3 h 42 min)
06:19 Lifted: Orenburg (2 h 33 min)
06:16 Lifted: Kurumoch (4 h 28 min), Baratayevka (4 h 18 min)
06:04 Introduced: Pashkovsky
05:58 Lifted: Kazan (3 h 3 min)
05:09 Lifted: Domodedovo (1 h 54 min), Zhukovsky (1 h 54 min)
04:13 Introduced: Magnitogorsk
04:02 Lifted: Vnukovo (38 min)
03:46 Introduced: Orenburg
03:40 Introduced: Ufa
03:27 Lifted: Gagarin (3 h 54 min)
03:24 Introduced: Vnukovo
03:14 Introduced: Domodedovo, Zhukovsky
02:54 Introduced: Bugulma, Kazan, Begishevo
02:41 Lifted: Penza (2 h 50 min)
01:58 Introduced: Baratayevka
01:48 Introduced: Kurumoch

03.09.2026 introduced 16 times · 72.0 h under restrictions

23:50 Introduced: Penza
23:33 Introduced: Gagarin
21:11 Introduced: Donskoye
20:47 Introduced: Gelendzhik
19:04 Operating with restrictions: Domodedovo
17:44 Introduced: Grabtsevo
16:48 Lifted: Sochi (1 h 9 min)
15:39 Introduced: Sochi
13:38 Lifted: Strigino (7 h 5 min)
13:26 Lifted: Grabtsevo (35 h 34 min)
12:30 Lifted: Vnukovo (1 h 50 min), Domodedovo (3 h 38 min), Zhukovsky (11 h 49 min), Tunoshna (5 h 58 min)
11:53 Lifted: Gelendzhik (1 h 48 min), Sochi (1 h 58 min)
10:40 Introduced: Vnukovo
10:05 Introduced: Gelendzhik
09:54 Introduced: Sochi
08:53 Lifted: Penza (5 h 3 min), Gagarin (5 h 3 min)
08:53 Operating with restrictions: Sheremetyevo
08:52 Introduced: Domodedovo
06:33 Operating with restrictions: Strigino
06:32 Introduced: Tunoshna
05:05 Lifted: Gelendzhik (3 h 41 min), Sochi (3 h 41 min)
03:50 Introduced: Penza, Gagarin
01:24 Introduced: Sochi, Gelendzhik
00:41 Introduced: Zhukovsky
00:37 Operating with restrictions: Domodedovo
00:30 Operating with restrictions: Vnukovo

02.09.2026 introduced 11 times · 54.4 h under restrictions

23:06 Lifted: Vnukovo (37 min), Sheremetyevo (37 min)
22:44 Lifted: Tunoshna (8 h)
22:28 Introduced: Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo
21:30 Lifted: Vnukovo (2 h 46 min)
18:43 Operating with restrictions: Vnukovo
16:28 Lifted: Strigino (1 h 5 min)
15:23 Operating with restrictions: Strigino
15:17 Lifted: Domodedovo (1 h 28 min), Zhukovsky (31 min)
14:45 Introduced: Zhukovsky
14:43 Introduced: Tunoshna
14:42 Operating with restrictions: Zhukovsky
14:41 Introduced: Strigino
14:37 Lifted: Penza (10 h 12 min)
13:49 Operating with restrictions: Domodedovo
13:49 Lifted: Sochi (1 h 48 min)
12:00 Introduced: Sochi
11:39 Lifted: Gagarin (7 h 13 min)
09:37 Lifted: Sheremetyevo (32 min)
09:24 Operating with restrictions: Strigino
09:21 Lifted: Strigino (52 min)
09:04 Introduced: Sheremetyevo
08:44 Operating with restrictions: Sheremetyevo
08:29 Introduced: Strigino
05:56 Lifted: Vnukovo (3 h 10 min), Domodedovo (2 h 53 min)
04:25 Introduced: Gagarin
04:25 Introduced: Penza
03:03 Operating with restrictions: Domodedovo
02:45 Operating with restrictions: Vnukovo
01:52 Introduced: Grabtsevo
01:07 Lifted: Sochi (1 h 11 min)

01.09.2026 introduced 21 times · 81.0 h under restrictions

23:56 Introduced: Sochi
23:39 Lifted: Gelendzhik (28 min)
23:30 Lifted: Grabtsevo (8 h 16 min)
23:10 Introduced: Gelendzhik
22:16 Lifted: Sochi (2 h 56 min)
20:31 Lifted: Domodedovo (1 h 36 min)
20:04 Lifted: Gelendzhik (1 h 34 min)
19:19 Introduced: Sochi
18:55 Operating with restrictions: Domodedovo
18:54 Lifted: Sheremetyevo (14 min)
18:40 Operating with restrictions: Sheremetyevo
18:29 Introduced: Gelendzhik
15:14 Introduced: Grabtsevo
13:48 Lifted: Gelendzhik (54 min)
12:54 Introduced: Gelendzhik
10:22 Lifted: Vnukovo (24 min), Grabtsevo (1 h 27 min)
09:58 Operating with restrictions: Vnukovo
08:54 Introduced: Grabtsevo
08:49 Lifted: Saransk (7 h 43 min)
07:41 Lifted: Penza (7 h 8 min), Gagarin (7 h 8 min)
06:49 Lifted: Grabtsevo (16 h 27 min)
06:43 Lifted: Begishevo (4 h 17 min)
06:40 Lifted: Kurumoch (5 h 1 min), Baratayevka (4 h 40 min)
06:36 Lifted: Bugulma (4 h 9 min), Kazan (4 h 9 min), Orenburg (3 h 13 min), Ufa (3 h)
05:56 Lifted: Pskov (4 h 49 min)
04:35 Lifted: Cheboksary (2 h)
03:35 Introduced: Ufa
03:23 Introduced: Orenburg
02:43 Lifted: Sochi (53 min)
02:36 Lifted: Pulkovo (15 min)
02:35 Introduced: Cheboksary
02:26 Introduced: Bugulma, Kazan, Begishevo
02:21 Introduced: Pulkovo
01:59 Introduced: Baratayevka
01:49 Introduced: Sochi
01:38 Introduced: Kurumoch
01:06 Introduced: Pskov, Saransk
00:32 Introduced: Penza, Gagarin

Source: the official Rosaviatsia Telegram channel. All times are Moscow time. Only temporary restrictions on arrivals and departures are counted. Airports closed long-term are not included. Data collected since 1 September 2026. Download the data as CSV. Which airports are restricted right now.