Which airports were closed on 14 September and how many flights were delayed

Airport news · 14.09.2026 09:00

Airports across Russia are reporting flight delays and cancellations on 14 September 2026. According to Rosaviatsia, arrivals and departures were suspended overnight at Sochi, Tambov (Donskoye), Krasnodar (Pashkovsky), Volgograd (Gumrak), Vladikavkaz (Beslan), Grozny and Makhachkala (Uytash). All restrictions have now been lifted. According to airport flight boards, 666 flights are delayed and 59 flights have been cancelled, with most delays at Pulkovo, Sochi and Vnukovo.

  1. Pulkovo: 106 delays and 3 cancellations
  2. Sochi: 70 delays and 19 cancellations
  3. Vnukovo: 70 delays and 4 cancellations
  4. Sheremetyevo: 54 delays and 18 cancellations
  5. Koltsovo: 48 delays and 2 cancellations
  6. Ufa: 33 delays and 2 cancellations

Rosaviatsia restrictions on 14 September

All restrictions have now been lifted. Overnight and this morning Rosaviatsia imposed them at 6 airports:

  • Krasnodar (Pashkovsky) from 23:37 on 13 September to 07:01 (7 h 23 min)
  • Tambov (Donskoye) from 23:28 on 13 September to 05:59 (6 h 30 min)
  • Volgograd (Gumrak) from 01:35 to 07:01 (5 h 25 min)
  • Vladikavkaz (Beslan) from 03:05 to 07:01 (3 h 56 min)
  • Grozny from 03:05 to 07:01 (3 h 56 min)
  • Makhachkala (Uytash) from 03:05 to 07:01 (3 h 56 min)

Operating under a special regime, with arrivals and departures subject to approval by state authorities: Sochi since 08:28.

According to Rosaviatsia, all restrictions were imposed to ensure flight safety. Times are in Moscow time, except where local time is specified for airports in other time zones.

Delays and cancellations on airport flight boards

According to airport flight boards, 666 flights are currently delayed at 24 airports, and 59 flights have been cancelled. Most delays are at Pulkovo (106), Sochi (70) and Vnukovo (70).

Pulkovo: 106 delays and 3 cancellations

At Pulkovo, 106 flights are delayed (58 departures and 48 arrivals), and 3 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

The N4 255 departure to Ufa has been moved from 00:45 to 09:35, while FV 6583 to Perm is now due to leave at 16:05 instead of 09:00. DP 506 to Makhachkala has been pushed back to 17:05 (scheduled 09:05), while FV 6353 to Mineralnye Vody will depart at 22:30 instead of 11:20. Flights to Sochi, Moscow, Tyumen, Vladikavkaz, Grozny, Krasnodar and 16 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: N4 309 to Tomsk (5 h 10 min behind schedule), DP 1595 to Makhachkala (8 h 5 min behind schedule), FZ 992 to Dubai (3 h 37 min behind schedule) and FV 6111 to Nizhnevartovsk (4 h 37 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departure: to Kazan (N4 243).

Arrivals

The FV 6568 arrival from Sochi is now expected at 19:25 instead of 01:00, while 5N 548 from Sochi will land at 12:00 instead of 01:00. FV 6542 from Novosibirsk is delayed until 18:25 (scheduled 07:45), while FV 6354 from Mineralnye Vody is due at 07:15 on 15 September instead of 20:55. Flights from Sochi, Surgut, Krasnoyarsk, Batumi, Ufa, Chelyabinsk and 18 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: DP 536 from Kaliningrad (3 h 24 min behind schedule), FV 6404 from Yekaterinburg (4 h 27 min behind schedule), EO 352 from Izhevsk (3 h 19 min behind schedule) and XC 9288 from Antalya (2 h 2 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Dushanbe (U6 2880) and from Kazan (N4 244).

Pulkovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Sochi: 70 delays and 19 cancellations

At Sochi, 70 flights are delayed (36 departures and 34 arrivals), and 19 flights have been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were imposed here at 22:37 and have not been lifted yet.

Departures

The EO 517 departure to Magnitogorsk has been moved from 01:30 to 18:20, while N4 2439 to Nizhny Novgorod is now due to leave at 18:10 instead of 06:10. 5N 1548 to Saint Petersburg has been pushed back to 19:10 (scheduled 09:20), while FV 6201 to Kazan will depart at 22:05 instead of 10:25. Flights to Tbilisi, Saint Petersburg, Antalya, Istanbul, Kirov, Novosibirsk and 14 other destinations are also delayed.

Cancelled departures: to Tyumen (DP 1321), to Moscow (SU 1119, SU 1075, SU 1141, SU 1111, DP 114, DP 6942) and to Nizhnevartovsk (EO 515).

Arrivals

The UT 517 arrival from Mineralnye Vody is now expected at 15:50 instead of 01:15, while DP 312 from Novosibirsk will land at 17:05 instead of 05:25. DP 344 from Ufa is delayed until 21:05 (scheduled 06:55), while 5N 862 from Omsk is due at 18:20 instead of 06:55. Flights from Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Perm, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk, Ufa and 16 other cities are also delayed.

Cancelled arrivals: from Moscow (SU 1118, SU 1074, SU 1110, DP 113, DP 6941), from Saratov (DP 330), from Astrakhan (A4 5148), from Yekaterinburg (SU 2961), from Tyumen (DP 322), from Novokuznetsk (N4 494) and from Kazan (N4 412).

Sochi Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Vnukovo: 70 delays and 4 cancellations

At Vnukovo, 70 flights are delayed (52 departures and 18 arrivals), and 4 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

The UT 275 departure to Sochi has been moved from 09:25 to 18:30, while A4 7053 to Batumi is now due to leave at 13:00 instead of 10:00. 4S 342 to Hurghada has been pushed back to 18:20 (scheduled 15:45), while NE 407 to El-Alameyn will depart at 21:30 instead of 19:35. Flights to Sharm El Sheikh, Antalya, Yerevan, Ulyanovsk and Osh are also delayed.

Departed late: DP 731 to Nukus (2 h 16 min behind schedule), NE 611 to Hurghada (3 h 48 min behind schedule), NE 601 to Hurghada (2 h 16 min behind schedule) and VF 278 to Istanbul (2 h 5 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departures: to Sochi (DP 113) and to Termez (A4 7055).

Arrivals

The UT 356 arrival from Grozny is now expected at 17:15 instead of 08:50, while DP 160 from Krasnodar will land at 16:00 instead of 13:10. A4 7054 from Batumi is delayed until 20:40 (scheduled 18:00), while NE 620 from Hurghada is due at 20:18 instead of 18:20. Flights from Saint Petersburg, Antalya, Samarkand and Sharm El Sheikh are also delayed.

Landed late: NE 610 from Hurghada (3 h 25 min behind schedule), NE 600 from Hurghada (1 h 45 min behind schedule), VF 277 from Istanbul (1 h 27 min behind schedule) and NE 618 from Hurghada (1 h 16 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Sochi (DP 114, UT 276).

Vnukovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Sheremetyevo: 54 delays and 18 cancellations

At Sheremetyevo, 54 flights are delayed (19 departures and 35 arrivals), and 18 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

Flights to Izhevsk, Salekhard, Stavropol, Nizhnekamsk, Makhachkala and Kaliningrad are also delayed.

Departed late: DP 6511 to Perm (3 h 11 min behind schedule), DP 6541 to Yekaterinburg (2 h 7 min behind schedule), DP 6569 to Chelyabinsk (2 h 58 min behind schedule) and 2S 12 to Antalya (1 h 52 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departures: to Sochi (SU 1074, SU 1110, SU 1136, DP 6941), to Minsk (B2 976), to El-Alameyn (SM 922) and to Gelendzhik (SU 1082).

Arrivals

Flights from Izhevsk, Manama, Cherepovets, Salekhard, Makhachkala, Bokhtar and 4 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: SU 2163 from Antalya (2 h 9 min behind schedule), SU 2165 from Antalya (4 h 12 min behind schedule), 5G 709 from Yerevan (4 h 9 min behind schedule) and DP 6522 from Omsk (2 h 33 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Sochi (SU 1125, SU 1119, SU 1075, SU 1141, SU 1111, DP 6942, SU 1137), from Krasnodar (SU 1117), from Minsk (B2 975), from El-Alameyn (SM 921) and from Gelendzhik (SU 1083).

Sheremetyevo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Koltsovo: 48 delays and 2 cancellations (local time)

At Koltsovo, 48 flights are delayed (23 departures and 25 arrivals), and 2 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

The U6 2985 departure to Bishkek has been moved from 10:55 to 12:50, while FV 6792 to Krasnoyarsk is now due to leave at 14:40 instead of 12:50. FV 6612 to Sochi has been pushed back to 23:15 on 15 September (scheduled 15:30), while U6 321 to Sochi will depart at 20:35 instead of 17:00. Flights to Chita, Moscow, Namangan and Saint Petersburg are also delayed.

Departed late: SU 792 to Antalya (3 h 5 min behind schedule), DP 408 to Moscow (3 h 30 min behind schedule), 2S 226 to Antalya (4 h 50 min behind schedule) and DP 563 to Krasnodar (3 h 35 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departure: to Sochi (SU 2961).

Arrivals

The U6 322 arrival from Sochi is now expected at 14:50 instead of 01:25, while 2S 225 from Antalya will land at 08:50 instead of 03:25. DP 6543 from Moscow is delayed until 07:40 (scheduled 04:00), while FV 6611 from Sochi is due at 22:15 on 15 September instead of 14:15. Flights from Antalya, Moscow, Hurghada, Harbin, Baku, Namangan and 8 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: UJ 667 from Hurghada (1 h 15 min behind schedule), WZ 1410 from Tbilisi (2 h 30 min behind schedule) and S7 5017 from Novosibirsk (1 h 20 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrival: from Sochi (SU 2960).

Koltsovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Ufa: 33 delays and 2 cancellations (local time)

At Ufa, 33 flights are delayed (19 departures and 14 arrivals), and 2 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

The DP 344 departure to Sochi has been moved from 05:25 to 22:15, while N4 256 to Saint Petersburg is now due to leave at 14:50 instead of 06:15. FV 5975 to Sharm El Sheikh has been pushed back to 16:20 (scheduled 07:40), while UT 491 to Sochi will depart at 20:30 instead of 17:50. Flights to Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Moscow, Nizhnevartovsk and Dushanbe are also delayed.

Departed late: UT 1104 to Surgut (5 h 14 min behind schedule), SU 1237 to Moscow (2 h 24 min behind schedule), SU 1425 to Moscow (1 h 25 min behind schedule) and UT 475 to Krasnodar (2 h behind schedule).

Cancelled departure: to Astrakhan (A4 4058).

Arrivals

The UT 1492 arrival from Sochi is now expected at 19:20 instead of 01:50, while DP 343 from Sochi will land at 21:30 instead of 04:35. N4 255 from Saint Petersburg is delayed until 13:50 (scheduled 05:15), while IO 218 from Novy Urengoy is due at 20:00 instead of 12:25. Flights from Novy Urengoy, Noyabrsk, Istanbul, Krasnodar and Saint Petersburg are also delayed.

Landed late: UT 363 from Moscow (2 h 46 min behind schedule), DP 559 from Saint Petersburg (1 h 21 min behind schedule), SU 799 from Antalya (3 h 9 min behind schedule) and DP 6503 from Moscow (1 h 16 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrival: from Astrakhan (A4 4057).

Ufa Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

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Updates during the day

  • Updated 09:14. Sochi: restrictions lifted after 46 min (from 08:28 to 09:14); 75 flights are currently delayed and 19 cancelled.
  • Updated 12:08. Gelendzhik: arrivals and departures suspended since 12:08.
  • Updated 18:23. Gelendzhik: restrictions lifted after 6 h 14 min (from 12:08 to 18:23).
  • Updated 19:55. Sochi: arrivals and departures suspended since 19:55; 116 flights are currently delayed and 21 cancelled.
  • Updated 20:18. Sochi: restrictions lifted after 23 min (from 19:55 to 20:18); 117 flights are currently delayed and 21 cancelled.
  • Updated 21:02. Penza: arrivals and departures suspended since 21:02. Tambov (Donskoye): arrivals and departures suspended since 21:02.
  • Updated 21:23. Saratov (Gagarin): arrivals and departures suspended since 22:23 local time.
  • Updated 23:14. Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino): special regime since 23:14, arrivals and departures subject to approval by state authorities; 8 flights are currently delayed, no cancellations.
  • Updated 23:34. Ulyanovsk (Baratayevka): arrivals and departures suspended since 00:34 on 15 September local time.
  • Updated 23:36. Samara (Kurumoch): arrivals and departures suspended since 00:36 on 15 September local time.

Airports: Vladikavkaz (Beslan), Vnukovo, Volgograd (Gumrak), Grozny, Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo), Krasnodar (Pashkovsky), Makhachkala (Uytash), Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo), Sochi, Tambov (Donskoye), Ufa, Sheremetyevo