Hundreds of flights delayed, dozens cancelled: Russian airports on 25 September 2026

1. Vnukovo: 81 delays and 4 cancellations
2. Pulkovo: 81 delays and 2 cancellations
3. Sheremetyevo: 59 delays and 4 cancellations
4. Kazan: 56 delays and 2 cancellations
5. Sochi: 54 delays and 4 cancellations
6. Koltsovo: 38 delays and 2 cancellations

Rosaviatsia restrictions on 25 September

Overnight and this morning Rosaviatsia imposed temporary flight restrictions at 16 airports. They currently remain in effect at 4 airports:

• Gelendzhik since 00:18 (8 h 41 min)
• Izhevsk since 02:05 (7 h 54 min)
• Kirov (Pobedilovo) since 02:50 (6 h 9 min)
• Sochi since 08:11 (48 min)

Restrictions at 12 airports have already been lifted:

• Kaluga (Grabtsevo) from 20:07 on 24 September to 08:33 (12 h 26 min)
• Kazan from 23:10 on 24 September to 08:05 (8 h 55 min)
• Penza from 22:43 on 24 September to 07:27 (8 h 44 min)
• Cheboksary from 23:20 on 24 September to 07:42 (8 h 21 min)
• Saransk from 23:07 on 24 September to 07:27 (8 h 19 min)
• Ulyanovsk (Baratayevka) from 00:10 to 08:29 (8 h 19 min)
• Vnukovo from 00:26 to 07:07 (6 h 40 min)
• Nizhnekamsk (Begishevo) from 01:41 to 08:07 (6 h 26 min)
• Domodedovo from 01:32 to 07:07 (5 h 34 min)
• Saratov (Gagarin) from 02:56 to 08:20 (5 h 23 min)
• Samara (Kurumoch) from 04:55 to 07:57 (3 h 2 min)
• Perm (Bolshoye Savino) from 08:04 to 09:45 (1 h 41 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, 623 flights are currently delayed at 24 airports, and 25 flights have been cancelled. Most delays are at Vnukovo (81), Pulkovo (81) and Sheremetyevo (59).

Vnukovo: 81 delays and 4 cancellations

At Vnukovo, 81 flights are delayed (61 departures and 20 arrivals), and 4 flights have been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were in effect here from 00:26 to 07:07 (6 h 40 min).

Departures

The NE 615 departure to Hurghada has been moved from 04:25 to 08:25, while NE 619 to Hurghada is now due to leave at 08:15 instead of 06:55. DP 839 to Antalya has been pushed back to 09:20 (scheduled 08:00), while UT 745 to Baku will depart at 15:00 instead of 09:50. Flights to Sharm El Sheikh, Gazipasa, Saint Petersburg, Gyumri, Yerevan, Antalya and 3 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: UT 789 to Fergana (2 h 43 min behind schedule), DP 733 to Termez (1 h 35 min behind schedule), NE 605 to Hurghada (2 h 36 min behind schedule) and PC 391 to Istanbul (1 h 45 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departure: to Yerevan (3F 324).

Arrivals

The UT 790 arrival from Fergana is now expected at 13:56 instead of 08:50, while ZF 3006 from Antalya will land at 17:45 instead of 16:25. DP 980 from Antalya is delayed until 20:23 (scheduled 17:25), while UT 746 from Baku is due at 22:40 instead of 17:30. Flights from Gazipasa and Sharm El Sheikh are also delayed.

Landed late: NE 604 from Hurghada (1 h 58 min behind schedule), NE 642 from Sharm El Sheikh (3 h 41 min behind schedule), DP 998 from Samarkand (1 h 37 min behind schedule) and NE 618 from Hurghada (1 h 1 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Yerevan (3F 323), from Antalya (ZF 3014) and from Bovanenkovo (4G 9676).

Vnukovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Pulkovo: 81 delays and 2 cancellations

At Pulkovo, 81 flights are delayed (41 departures and 40 arrivals), and 2 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

The FV 6595 departure to Kazan has been moved from 06:30 to 09:30, while DP 509 to Krasnodar is now due to leave at 13:30 instead of 10:50. N4 245 to Kazan has been pushed back to 14:40 (scheduled 12:25), while N4 1277 to Sukhumi will depart at 18:00 instead of 15:15. Flights to Nizhnekamsk, Kaliningrad, Makhachkala, Astrakhan, Stavropol, Mineralnye Vody and 4 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: DP 1595 to Makhachkala (1 h 50 min behind schedule), FZ 992 to Dubai (2 h 27 min behind schedule), DP 1569 to Perm (1 h 44 min behind schedule) and FV 6341 to Murmansk (1 h 26 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departure: to Moscow (FV 6040).

Arrivals

The DP 570 arrival from Perm is now expected at 12:38 instead of 06:10, while FV 6582 from Perm will land at 11:25 instead of 06:25. 5N 592 from Ufa is delayed until 12:20 (scheduled 08:20), while N4 282 from Kaliningrad is due at 16:50 instead of 12:10. Flights from Orenburg, Moscow, Makhachkala, Chelyabinsk, Osh, Sochi and 14 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: FV 6412 from Ufa (1 h 55 min behind schedule) and DP 550 from Chelyabinsk (1 h 43 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrival: from Dushanbe (U6 2880).

Pulkovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Sheremetyevo: 59 delays and 4 cancellations

At Sheremetyevo, 59 flights are delayed (11 departures and 48 arrivals), and 4 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

Flights to Volgograd, Stavropol, Nizhnekamsk, Saratov, Mineralnye Vody and Kaliningrad are also delayed.

Departed late: DP 6503 to Ufa (2 h 59 min behind schedule), DP 6541 to Yekaterinburg (1 h 32 min behind schedule) and XC 9315 to Antalya (1 h 11 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departure: to Yerevan (5G 710).

Arrivals

The EO 3546 arrival from Nha Trang is now expected at 20:30 instead of 18:30. Flights from Kazan, Perm, Izhevsk, Nizhnekamsk, Cheboksary, Makhachkala and 10 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: SU 1119 from Sochi (3 h 37 min behind schedule), DP 6544 from Yekaterinburg (2 h 17 min behind schedule), DP 6502 from Ufa (1 h 46 min behind schedule) and DP 6562 from Tyumen (2 h 9 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Kazan (FV 6242), from Yerevan (5G 709) and from Saint Petersburg (FV 6040).

Sheremetyevo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Kazan: 56 delays and 2 cancellations

At Kazan, 56 flights are delayed (27 departures and 29 arrivals), and 2 flights have been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were in effect here from 23:10 to 08:05 (8 h 55 min).

Departures

The FZ 974 departure to Dubai has been moved from 01:10 to 19:20, while N4 1405 to Dushanbe is now due to leave at 14:50 instead of 01:35. JU 189 to Belgrade has been pushed back to 17:45 (scheduled 02:10), while 3F 386 to Yerevan will depart at 12:00 on 2 October instead of 10:20. Flights to Astana, Tomsk, Antalya, Samara, Moscow, Astrakhan and 12 other destinations are also delayed.

Cancelled departure: to Novy Urengoy (WZ 1507).

Arrivals

The FZ 973 arrival from Dubai is now expected at 18:30 instead of 00:10, while N4 706 from Makhachkala will land at 13:20 instead of 00:35. JU 188 from Belgrade is delayed until 16:55 (scheduled 01:15), while N4 1406 from Dushanbe is due at 23:10 instead of 10:30. Flights from Magnitogorsk, Antalya, Astana, Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk and 12 other cities are also delayed.

Cancelled arrival: from Novy Urengoy (WZ 1508).

Kazan Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Sochi: 54 delays and 4 cancellations

At Sochi, 54 flights are delayed (26 departures and 28 arrivals), and 4 flights have been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were in effect here from 20:07 to 03:16 (7 h 9 min), were imposed again at 08:11 and have not been lifted yet.

Departures

The DP 347 departure to Kirov has been moved from 08:30 to 17:30, while FV 6629 to Chelyabinsk is now due to leave at 18:45 instead of 09:15. FV 6643 to Nizhny Novgorod has been pushed back to 18:20 (scheduled 10:20), while FV 6203 to Samara will depart at 19:45 instead of 10:45. Flights to Moscow, Salekhard, Novy Urengoy, Yekaterinburg, Antalya, Kazan and 8 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: SU 1119 to Moscow (4 h 7 min behind schedule), 5N 807 to Ufa (3 h 32 min behind schedule) and D2 520 to Petrozavodsk (1 h 3 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departures: to Stavropol (A4 5055) and to Omsk (FV 6147).

Arrivals

The FV 6930 arrival from Perm is now expected at 17:55 instead of 07:00, while DP 340 from Yekaterinburg will land at 17:00 instead of 07:55. FV 6682 from Novosibirsk is delayed until 17:25 (scheduled 08:05), while FV 6148 from Omsk is due at 19:45 instead of 08:35. Flights from Yekaterinburg, Perm, Antalya, Chelyabinsk, Tyumen, Ufa and 8 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: DP 330 from Mineralnye Vody (5 h 34 min behind schedule), SU 1118 from Moscow (3 h 43 min behind schedule), A4 5158 from Makhachkala (4 h 49 min behind schedule) and FV 6616 from Mineralnye Vody (1 h 35 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Moscow (SU 7772) and from Stavropol (A4 5056).

Sochi Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Koltsovo: 38 delays and 2 cancellations (local time)

At Koltsovo, 38 flights are delayed (22 departures and 16 arrivals), and 2 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

The SU 2961 departure to Sochi has been moved from 05:10 to 01:10 on 26 September, while DP 340 to Sochi is now due to leave at 14:30 instead of 05:55. FV 6602 to Sochi has been pushed back to 21:15 (scheduled 15:30), while SU 1437 to Moscow will depart at 22:50 instead of 18:50. Flights to Osh, Krasnoyarsk, Saint Petersburg, Nyagan, Moscow, Samarkand and 1 other destination are also delayed.

Departed late: FZ 980 to Dubai (1 h 10 min behind schedule) and DP 6544 to Moscow (1 h 55 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departure: to Antalya (6K 1105).

Arrivals

The U6 322 arrival from Sochi is now expected at 09:25 instead of 01:25, while SU 2960 from Sochi will land at 00:10 on 26 September instead of 04:10. DP 339 from Sochi is delayed until 13:45 (scheduled 05:25), while FV 6601 from Sochi is due at 20:15 instead of 14:15. Flights from Dubai, Antalya, Moscow, Yerevan, Krasnoyarsk, Nyagan and 2 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: DP 6543 from Moscow (1 h 30 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrival: from Antalya (6K 1104).

Koltsovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

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Updates during the day

• Updated 09:15. Izhevsk: restrictions lifted after 8 h 9 min (from 02:05 to 10:15 local time). Kirov (Pobedilovo): restrictions lifted after 6 h 24 min (from 02:50 to 09:15 local time).
• Updated 09:40. Sochi: restrictions lifted after 1 h 28 min (from 08:11 to 09:40); 65 flights are currently delayed and 4 cancelled.
• Updated 17:28. Sochi: arrivals and departures suspended since 17:28; 94 flights are currently delayed and 6 cancelled.
• Updated 19:10. Sochi: restrictions lifted after 1 h 41 min (from 17:28 to 19:10); 100 flights are currently delayed and 6 cancelled.
• Updated 19:13. Gelendzhik: restrictions lifted after 18 h 55 min (from 00:18 to 19:13).
• Updated 22:48. Kaluga (Grabtsevo): arrivals and departures suspended since 22:48.
• Updated 23:41. Sochi: arrivals and departures suspended since 23:41; 112 flights are currently delayed and 6 cancelled.