Mass flight delays on 15 September: what is known about airport restrictions

1. Pulkovo: 71 delays and 14 cancellations
2. Vnukovo: 68 delays and 1 cancellation
3. Sochi: 60 delays and 1 cancellation
4. Sheremetyevo: 53 delays and 7 cancellations
5. Koltsovo: 47 delays
6. Kazan: 44 delays and 2 cancellations

Rosaviatsia restrictions on 15 September

All restrictions have now been lifted. Overnight and this morning Rosaviatsia imposed them at 13 airports:

• Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino) from 23:14 on 14 September to 07:21 (8 h 6 min)
• Penza from 21:02 on 14 September to 04:20 (7 h 17 min)
• Ulyanovsk (Baratayevka) from 00:34 to 07:36 (7 h 2 min)
• Saratov (Gagarin) from 22:23 on 14 September to 05:20 (6 h 56 min)
• Samara (Kurumoch) from 00:36 to 07:32 (6 h 55 min)
• Gelendzhik from 12:08 on 14 September to 18:23 on 14 September (6 h 14 min)
• Tambov (Donskoye) from 21:02 on 14 September to 02:19 (5 h 17 min)
• Bugulma from 02:19 to 06:32 (4 h 13 min)
• Kazan from 02:19 to 06:32 (4 h 13 min)
• Nizhnekamsk (Begishevo) from 02:19 to 06:32 (4 h 13 min)
• Cheboksary from 02:19 to 06:32 (4 h 13 min)
• Kaluga (Grabtsevo) from 06:16 to 07:21 (1 h 4 min)
• Sochi from 19:55 on 14 September to 20:18 on 14 September (23 min)

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, 588 flights are currently delayed at 24 airports, and 36 flights have been cancelled. Most delays are at Pulkovo (71), Vnukovo (68) and Sochi (60).

Pulkovo: 71 delays and 14 cancellations

At Pulkovo, 71 flights are delayed (38 departures and 33 arrivals), and 14 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

The N4 307 departure to Omsk has been moved from 00:45 to 10:00, while DP 527 to Nizhnekamsk is now due to leave at 13:15 instead of 07:45. FV 6065 to Makhachkala has been pushed back to 11:05 (scheduled 08:40), while N4 247 to Kazan will depart at 22:20 instead of 18:30. Flights to Kazan, Vladikavkaz, Krasnoyarsk, Hurghada, Gelendzhik, Makhachkala and 6 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: FV 6437 to Gorno-Altaysk (4 h 40 min behind schedule), FZ 992 to Dubai (3 h 40 min behind schedule), FV 6443 to Orenburg (4 h 42 min behind schedule) and FV 6461 to Chelyabinsk (3 h 5 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departures: to Antalya (XC 9403), to Ankara (VF 634), to Kazan (N4 243), to Minsk (B2 940), to Dushanbe (U6 2879), to Khujand (U6 2641) and to Moscow (FV 6580, FV 6098).

Arrivals

The U6 2642 arrival from Khujand is now expected at 08:48 instead of 04:30, while FV 6412 from Ufa will land at 09:28 instead of 05:55. N4 308 from Omsk is delayed until 17:55 (scheduled 09:20), while DP 528 from Nizhnekamsk is due at 18:20 instead of 13:05. Flights from Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Orenburg, Novosibirsk, Surgut, Minsk and 7 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: FV 6184 from Moscow (2 h 16 min behind schedule), FV 6926 from Yerevan (4 h 3 min behind schedule), FV 6566 from Sochi (3 h 30 min behind schedule) and DP 570 from Perm (2 h 17 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Antalya (XC 9404), from Samara (FV 6234), from Ankara (VF 633), from Moscow (DP 6851), from Kazan (N4 244) and from Minsk (B2 939).

Pulkovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Vnukovo: 68 delays and 1 cancellation

At Vnukovo, 68 flights are delayed (50 departures and 18 arrivals), and 1 flight has been cancelled.

Departures

The UT 6189 departure to Noyabrsk has been moved from 01:40 to 08:45, while NE 645 to Sharm El Sheikh is now due to leave at 16:30 instead of 07:55. UT 333 to Naryan-Mar has been pushed back to 15:30 (scheduled 08:10), while TC 423 to Dar Es Salaam will depart at 13:15 instead of 10:40. Flights to Yerevan, Krasnodar and Shymkent are also delayed.

Departed late: DP 991 to Dubai (3 h 4 min behind schedule), PC 1522 to Izmir (1 h 43 min behind schedule), 3F 324 to Yerevan (2 h 17 min behind schedule) and NE 639 to Sharm El Sheikh (1 h 57 min behind schedule).

Arrivals

The UT 1376 arrival from Syktyvkar is now expected at 11:16 instead of 00:40, while NE 406 from El-Alameyn will land at 15:47 instead of 06:40. DP 992 from Dubai is delayed until 16:00 (scheduled 13:35), while UT 6190 from Noyabrsk is due at 20:45 instead of 14:10. Flights from Krasnodar, Antalya, Gazipasa and Sharm El Sheikh are also delayed.

Landed late: 3F 323 from Yerevan (1 h 52 min behind schedule), A9 932 from Tbilisi (1 h 2 min behind schedule) and NE 614 from Hurghada (1 h 22 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrival: from Termez (A4 7056).

Vnukovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Sochi: 60 delays and 1 cancellation

At Sochi, 60 flights are delayed (28 departures and 32 arrivals), and 1 flight has been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were in effect here from 19:55 to 20:18 (23 min).

Departures

The DP 6948 departure to Moscow has been moved from 07:05 to 15:25, while FV 6603 to Yekaterinburg is now due to leave at 21:15 instead of 08:40. EO 487 to Barnaul has been pushed back to 23:40 (scheduled 08:55), while FV 6293 to Samara will depart at 23:20 instead of 10:45. Flights to Moscow, Chelyabinsk, Kirov, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Yekaterinburg and 8 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: SU 1119 to Moscow (4 h 32 min behind schedule).

Arrivals

The DP 330 arrival from Saratov is now expected at 13:05 instead of 00:40, while DP 340 from Yekaterinburg will land at 16:00 instead of 07:55. EO 516 from Nizhnevartovsk is delayed until 22:40 (scheduled 09:55), while N4 484 from Tomsk is due at 20:40 instead of 11:00. Flights from Perm, Tyumen, Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Ufa, Omsk and 13 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: WZ 4312 from Tel Aviv (3 h 30 min behind schedule), SU 1118 from Moscow (4 h 16 min behind schedule) and A4 5186 from Samarkand (1 h 31 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrival: from Chelyabinsk (DP 324).

Sochi Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Sheremetyevo: 53 delays and 7 cancellations

At Sheremetyevo, 53 flights are delayed (17 departures and 36 arrivals), and 7 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

Flights to Sukhumi, Stavropol, Volgograd and Kaliningrad are also delayed.

Departed late: DP 6511 to Perm (3 h 9 min behind schedule), DP 6503 to Ufa (4 h 36 min behind schedule), DP 6569 to Chelyabinsk (4 h 44 min behind schedule) and FV 6155 to Nizhnekamsk (5 h 17 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departures: to Saint Petersburg (DP 6851) and to Minsk (B2 976).

Arrivals

Flights from Chelyabinsk, Nizhnekamsk, Cheboksary, Makhachkala, Sochi, Izhevsk and 9 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: DP 6856 from Murmansk (3 h 47 min behind schedule), DP 6928 from Makhachkala (5 h 42 min behind schedule), DP 6992 from Vladikavkaz (3 h 10 min behind schedule) and DP 6562 from Tyumen (2 h 8 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Cheboksary (DP 5816), from Saint Petersburg (DP 6830, FV 6580), from Minsk (B2 975) and from Vladivostok (SU 5805).

Sheremetyevo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Koltsovo: 47 delays (local time)

At Koltsovo, 47 flights are delayed (22 departures and 25 arrivals).

Departures

The U6 2007 departure to Tashkent has been moved from 05:15 to 06:55, while DP 340 to Sochi is now due to leave at 14:00 instead of 05:55. U6 219 to Sochi has been pushed back to 12:50 (scheduled 10:40), while FV 6604 to Sochi will depart at 03:50 on 17 September instead of 15:30. Flights to Dushanbe, Yerevan, Antalya, Moscow and Nha Trang are also delayed.

Departed late: WZ 1073 to Almaty (3 h 55 min behind schedule), SU 2961 to Sochi (1 h 45 min behind schedule), DP 955 to Antalya (1 h 25 min behind schedule) and DP 612 to Kaliningrad (2 h 15 min behind schedule).

Arrivals

The U6 322 arrival from Sochi is now expected at 06:00 instead of 01:25, while WZ 1048 from Saratov will land at 12:05 instead of 02:10. DP 339 from Sochi is delayed until 13:20 (scheduled 05:25), while WZ 1074 from Almaty is due at 11:45 instead of 08:00. Flights from Istanbul, Moscow, Sochi, Samarkand, Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad and 8 other cities are also delayed.

Koltsovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Kazan: 44 delays and 2 cancellations

At Kazan, 44 flights are delayed (24 departures and 20 arrivals), and 2 flights have been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were in effect here from 02:19 to 06:32 (4 h 13 min).

Departures

The N4 1405 departure to Dushanbe has been moved from 01:35 to 01:10 on 16 September, while XC 9041 to Antalya is now due to leave at 09:25 instead of 03:20. N4 60 to Moscow has been pushed back to 20:45 (scheduled 12:00), while N4 1289 to Sukhumi will depart at 19:45 instead of 12:50. Flights to Moscow, Astrakhan, Hurghada, Saint Petersburg, Usinsk, Yekaterinburg and 9 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: FZ 974 to Dubai (5 h 55 min behind schedule) and RT 547 to Tomsk (6 h 5 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departure: to Saint Petersburg (N4 244).

Arrivals

The XC 9042 arrival from Antalya is now expected at 08:25 instead of 02:20, while N4 1322 from Tashkent will land at 02:25 on 16 September instead of 07:50. N4 1406 from Dushanbe is delayed until 08:45 on 16 September (scheduled 10:10), while N4 744 from Irkutsk is due at 21:50 instead of 10:50. Flights from Saint Petersburg, Tomsk, Almaty, Moscow, Astrakhan, Sochi and 6 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: SU 745 from Antalya (4 h 8 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrival: from Saint Petersburg (N4 243).

Kazan Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

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Updates during the day

• Updated 15:23. Gelendzhik: arrivals and departures suspended since 15:23.
• Updated 15:46. Gelendzhik: restrictions lifted after 23 min (from 15:23 to 15:46).
• Updated 21:35. Sochi: arrivals and departures suspended since 21:35; 76 flights are currently delayed and 3 cancelled.
• Updated 22:01. Gelendzhik: arrivals and departures suspended since 22:01.