Hundreds of flights delayed, hundreds cancelled: Russian airports on 16 October 2026

Airport news · 16.10.2026 09:00

Airports across Russia are reporting flight delays and cancellations on 16 October 2026. According to Rosaviatsia, arrivals and departures were suspended overnight at Sochi, Kaluga (Grabtsevo), Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky, Sheremetyevo, Cherepovets, Yaroslavl (Tunoshna), Tambov (Donskoye), Penza, Saratov (Gagarin), Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino), Pskov, Saransk, Ulyanovsk (Baratayevka), Bugulma, Kazan, Nizhnekamsk (Begishevo), Samara (Kurumoch), Cheboksary, Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo), Kirov (Pobedilovo) and Izhevsk. At 06:35 the agency reported restrictions at Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo), and at 06:38 at Ufa. Restrictions currently remain in effect at Kaluga (Grabtsevo), Cherepovets, Yaroslavl (Tunoshna), Tambov (Donskoye), Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino), Pskov, Ulyanovsk (Baratayevka), Bugulma, Kazan, Nizhnekamsk (Begishevo), Samara (Kurumoch), Cheboksary, Kirov (Pobedilovo), Izhevsk and Ufa. According to airport flight boards, 693 flights are delayed and 255 flights have been cancelled, with most delays at Pulkovo, Vnukovo and Koltsovo.

  1. Vnukovo: 104 delays and 72 cancellations
  2. Sheremetyevo: 47 delays and 104 cancellations
  3. Pulkovo: 132 delays and 17 cancellations
  4. Koltsovo: 48 delays and 4 cancellations
  5. Ufa: 41 delays and 6 cancellations
  6. Kazan: 41 delays and 4 cancellations

Rosaviatsia restrictions on 16 October

Overnight and this morning Rosaviatsia imposed temporary flight restrictions at 24 airports. They currently remain in effect at 15 airports:

  • Kaluga (Grabtsevo) since 20:44 on 15 October (12 h 15 min)
  • Cherepovets since 00:30 (8 h 29 min)
  • Yaroslavl (Tunoshna) since 00:30 (8 h 29 min)
  • Tambov (Donskoye) since 00:56 (8 h 3 min)
  • Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino) since 02:43 (6 h 16 min)
  • Pskov since 02:44 (6 h 15 min)
  • Ulyanovsk (Baratayevka) since 04:52 (5 h 7 min)
  • Bugulma since 05:05 (3 h 54 min)
  • Kazan since 05:05 (3 h 54 min)
  • Nizhnekamsk (Begishevo) since 05:05 (3 h 54 min)
  • Samara (Kurumoch) since 06:05 (3 h 54 min)
  • Cheboksary since 05:05 (3 h 54 min)
  • Kirov (Pobedilovo) since 05:25 (3 h 34 min)
  • Izhevsk since 06:31 (3 h 28 min)
  • Ufa since 08:38 (2 h 21 min)

Restrictions at 9 airports have already been lifted:

  • Domodedovo from 22:15 on 15 October to 05:43 (7 h 27 min)
  • Zhukovsky from 23:18 on 15 October to 05:43 (6 h 25 min)
  • Vnukovo from 22:48 on 15 October to 05:06 (6 h 17 min)
  • Sheremetyevo from 23:32 on 15 October to 05:06 (5 h 33 min)
  • Penza from 01:55 to 06:16 (4 h 21 min)
  • Saratov (Gagarin) from 02:55 to 07:16 (4 h 21 min)
  • Saransk from 03:03 to 06:21 (3 h 17 min)
  • Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo) from 05:06 to 06:03 (56 min)
  • Sochi from 19:40 on 15 October to 20:23 on 15 October (42 min)

Operating under a special regime, with arrivals and departures subject to approval by state authorities: Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo) since 06:35.

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, 693 flights are currently delayed at 24 airports, and 255 flights have been cancelled. Most delays are at Pulkovo (132), Vnukovo (104) and Koltsovo (48).

Vnukovo: 104 delays and 72 cancellations

At Vnukovo, 104 flights are delayed (64 departures and 40 arrivals), and 72 flights have been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were in effect here from 22:48 to 05:06 (6 h 17 min).

Departures

The 4S 342 departure to Hurghada has been moved from 00:20 to 11:20, while PC 1577 to Antalya is now due to leave at 11:30 instead of 01:20. FZ 988 to Dubai has been pushed back to 11:20 (scheduled 01:20), while PC 1522 to Izmir will depart at 11:00 instead of 01:45. Flights to Termez, Dubai, Cairo, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Istanbul and 27 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: FZ 952 to Dubai (5 h 41 min behind schedule), HY 606 to Samarkand (4 h 58 min behind schedule), 4G 293 to Talakan (2 h 19 min behind schedule) and 0E 9151 to San Bernardino (1 h 19 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departures: to Istanbul (TK 6922, TK 412, TK 410, VF 276, TK 422, VF 278, TK 408, TK 6931), to Sharm El Sheikh (NE 641), to Baku (J2 810), to Grozny (UT 355), to Antalya (TK 212, TK 3061, TK 218, TK 3003, TK 3015, TK 3037, TK 3007, TK 3173, TK 3071, TK 3083), to Dalaman (TK 3179, TK 3085), to Tbilisi (A4 7107), to Bodrum (TK 3155), to Ankara (VF 588), to Ulyanovsk (DP 465, DP 485), to Dubai (FZ 970), to Pskov (A4 7037), to Saint Petersburg (FV 6052), to Minsk (DP 967), to Urgench (HY 9616), to Bukhara (UT 807), to Samarkand (DP 713) and to Makhachkala (UT 559).

Arrivals

The A4 7156 arrival from Batumi is now expected at 10:45 instead of 01:20, while DP 998 from Samarkand will land at 16:30 instead of 05:10. DP 730 from Fergana is delayed until 16:10 (scheduled 05:15), while DP 744 from Osh is due at 17:58 instead of 07:55. Flights from Yerevan, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Bugulma, Istanbul, Tashkent and 16 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: UT 786 from Yerevan (1 h 34 min behind schedule) and NE 618 from Hurghada (2 h 19 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Ulyanovsk (DP 1486, DP 466, DP 486), from Antalya (TK 211, TK 3060, TK 3002, TK 217, TK 3014, TK 3036, TK 3006, TK 3172, TK 3070, TK 3082), from Istanbul (TK 409, VF 275, TK 421, TK 6921, VF 277, TK 407, TK 6930), from Dalaman (TK 3178, TK 3084), from Bodrum (TK 3154), from Sharm El Sheikh (NE 640), from Ankara (VF 587), from Dubai (FZ 969), from Saint Petersburg (FV 6019, FV 6051, FV 6017), from Fergana (UT 790), from Grozny (UT 356), from Tbilisi (A4 7108), from Mirny (6R 597), from Pskov (A4 7038), from Namangan (HY 9619) and from Minsk (DP 968).

Vnukovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Sheremetyevo: 47 delays and 104 cancellations

At Sheremetyevo, 47 flights are delayed (10 departures and 37 arrivals), and 104 flights have been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were in effect here from 23:32 to 05:06 (5 h 33 min).

Departures

Flights to Hurghada, Antalya, Chelyabinsk, Izhevsk, Novy Urengoy, Nalchik and 1 other destination are also delayed.

Departed late: FV 6953 to Antalya (2 h 24 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departures: to Ufa (SU 1424, SU 1230), to Gorno-Altaysk (SU 1524), to Abakan (SU 1478), to Chelyabinsk (SU 1092), to Tyumen (SU 1568), to Orenburg (SU 1244), to Barnaul (SU 1430), to Omsk (SU 1638), to Magnitogorsk (SU 1428), to Krasnoyarsk (SU 1482), to Saint Petersburg (FV 6699, SU 22, SU 6, DP 6827), to Khanty-Mansiysk (SU 1382), to Novosibirsk (SU 1306), to Irkutsk (SU 1562), to Surgut (SU 1512), to Makhachkala (SU 1054, DP 6923), to Astrakhan (SU 1172), to Sochi (SU 1074, SU 1110), to Belgrade (JU 137), to Krasnodar (SU 1106), to Kazan (SU 1270, DP 6843, SU 1268), to Murmansk (SU 1318), to Yekaterinburg (SU 1408), to Kaliningrad (SU 1000, DP 6837, SU 1014, DP 6835), to Samara (DP 6581, SU 1210), to Cheboksary (DP 6807), to Volgograd (DP 6965, DP 6969), to Saratov (DP 6863, DP 6865), to Astana (SU 1914), to Perm (SU 1200), to Gelendzhik (SU 1148), to Mineralnye Vody (DP 6911, DP 6915), to Stavropol (DP 6919), to Nalchik (DP 6901) and to Nizhnekamsk (DP 6845).

Arrivals

The DP 6992 arrival from Vladikavkaz is now expected at 02:55 instead of 00:25. Flights from Murmansk, Saint Petersburg, Makhachkala, Kazan, Omsk, Ufa and 15 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: SU 1117 from Krasnodar (6 h 3 min behind schedule), SU 425 from Hurghada (5 h 22 min behind schedule), SU 1871 from Tashkent (2 h 5 min behind schedule) and SU 481 from Sharm El Sheikh (2 h 16 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Kaliningrad (SU 1007, SU 1001, DP 6838, SU 1015, DP 6836), from Saint Petersburg (FV 6706, DP 6828), from Belgrade (JU 136), from Sochi (SU 1119, SU 1075, SU 1111), from Perm (DP 6516, DP 6514, SU 1201), from Orenburg (SU 1245), from Magnitogorsk (SU 1429), from Yekaterinburg (DP 6544, SU 1409), from Chelyabinsk (SU 1093), from Nizhnevartovsk (SU 1647), from Tyumen (SU 1569), from Khanty-Mansiysk (SU 1383), from Ufa (SU 1425, SU 1231), from Omsk (SU 1639), from Astrakhan (SU 1173), from Surgut (SU 1513), from Makhachkala (SU 1055, DP 6924), from Cheboksary (DP 6808), from Novosibirsk (SU 1307), from Barnaul (SU 1431), from Gorno-Altaysk (SU 1525), from Kazan (DP 6844, SU 1269), from Ulan-Ude (SU 1455), from Abakan (SU 1479), from Samara (DP 6582, SU 1211), from Volgograd (DP 6966, DP 6970), from Krasnoyarsk (SU 1483), from Murmansk (SU 1319), from Irkutsk (SU 1563), from Krasnodar (SU 1107), from Yakutsk (SU 1751), from Nizhnekamsk (DP 6846), from Mineralnye Vody (DP 6912, DP 6916), from Gelendzhik (SU 1149), from Saratov (DP 6864), from Nalchik (DP 6902), from Stavropol (DP 6920) and from Dalaman (SU 2123).

Sheremetyevo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Pulkovo: 132 delays and 17 cancellations

At Pulkovo, 132 flights are delayed (69 departures and 63 arrivals), and 17 flights have been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were in effect here from 05:06 to 06:03 (56 min), were imposed again at 06:35 and have not been lifted yet.

Departures

The FV 6587 departure to Syktyvkar has been moved from 00:10 to 10:10, while SZ 204 to Dushanbe is now due to leave at 08:15 instead of 02:30. UT 376 to Moscow has been pushed back to 16:00 (scheduled 02:50), while FV 6595 to Kazan will depart at 10:30 instead of 06:30. Flights to Moscow, Istanbul, Murmansk, Naryan-Mar, Ukhta, Krasnodar and 19 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: TK 3119 to Antalya (5 h 32 min behind schedule), TK 3141 to Antalya (5 h 13 min behind schedule), XC 9293 to Antalya (4 h 4 min behind schedule) and SM 902 to Sharm El Sheikh (3 h 2 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departures: to Moscow (FV 6019, FV 6051, FV 6040, DP 6828, S7 1004, S7 1006, FV 6017).

Arrivals

The 5N 586 arrival from Krasnodar is now expected at 10:30 instead of 00:10, while 5N 538 from Kazan will land at 11:40 instead of 00:15. FV 6805 from Moscow is delayed until 10:00 (scheduled 00:55), while FV 6588 from Syktyvkar is due at 15:15 instead of 07:15. Flights from Istanbul, Antalya, Ufa, Tyumen, Urgench, Moscow and 20 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: SZ 203 from Dushanbe (5 h 50 min behind schedule), TK 3140 from Antalya (1 h 57 min behind schedule), XC 9294 from Antalya (2 h 55 min behind schedule) and DP 570 from Perm (2 h 29 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Moscow (FV 6186, FV 6807, FV 6699, SU 22, FV 6039, SU 6, DP 6827, FV 6052, S7 1003, S7 1005).

Pulkovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Koltsovo: 48 delays and 4 cancellations (local time)

At Koltsovo, 48 flights are delayed (22 departures and 26 arrivals), and 4 flights have been cancelled.

Departures

The DP 340 departure to Sochi has been moved from 06:00 to 12:50, while DP 6546 to Moscow is now due to leave at 18:35 instead of 06:20. SU 904 to Hurghada has been pushed back to 12:40 (scheduled 07:10), while SZ 210 to Dushanbe will depart at 20:00 instead of 15:40. Flights to Novosibirsk, Moscow, Istanbul, Nizhny Novgorod, Yerevan and Orenburg are also delayed.

Departed late: DP 408 to Moscow (4 h 10 min behind schedule), U6 264 to Moscow (2 h 40 min behind schedule), WZ 1097 to Astana (2 h 40 min behind schedule) and 5N 502 to Saint Petersburg (2 h 45 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departures: to Moscow (DP 6544, SU 1409).

Arrivals

The U6 265 arrival from Moscow is now expected at 12:25 instead of 02:30, while DP 5543 from Moscow will land at 12:15 instead of 05:05. DP 339 from Sochi is delayed until 18:05 (scheduled 05:25), while U6 1574 from Antalya is due at 03:00 on 17 October instead of 18:45. Flights from Antalya, Sochi, Moscow, Almaty, Khujand, Yerevan and 9 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: U6 756 from Harbin (1 h 5 min behind schedule) and S7 5017 from Novosibirsk (4 h 5 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Moscow (DP 6545, SU 1408).

Koltsovo Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Ufa: 41 delays and 6 cancellations (local time)

At Ufa, 41 flights are delayed (22 departures and 19 arrivals), and 6 flights have been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were imposed here at 08:38 (local time) and have not been lifted yet.

Departures

The DP 6502 departure to Moscow has been moved from 05:55 to 13:10, while SU 1261 to Moscow is now due to leave at 11:20 instead of 06:55. DP 436 to Moscow has been pushed back to 13:30 (scheduled 07:00), while 5N 592 to Saint Petersburg will depart at 12:25 instead of 07:10. Flights to Moscow, Talakan, Yekaterinburg, Samarkand, Surgut, Bovanenkovo and 2 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: SU 1263 to Moscow (2 h 22 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departures: to Moscow (SU 1425, SU 1231) and to Yekaterinburg (UT 106).

Arrivals

The UT 363 arrival from Moscow is now expected at 16:30 instead of 00:45, while DP 435 from Moscow will land at 12:30 instead of 03:00. DP 6501 from Moscow is delayed until 13:15 (scheduled 03:55), while FV 5974 from Hurghada is due at 22:50 instead of 18:50. Flights from Surgut, Novy Urengoy, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Moscow, Kazan and 2 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: FV 6605 from Sochi (1 h 16 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Moscow (SU 1424, SU 1230) and from Yekaterinburg (UT 1105).

Ufa Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

Kazan: 41 delays and 4 cancellations

At Kazan, 41 flights are delayed (21 departures and 20 arrivals), and 4 flights have been cancelled. Rosaviatsia restrictions were imposed here at 05:05 and have not been lifted yet.

Departures

The FV 6596 departure to Saint Petersburg has been moved from 09:40 to 13:40, while 3F 386 to Yerevan is now due to leave at 15:30 instead of 10:20. N4 60 to Moscow has been pushed back to 16:30 (scheduled 12:20), while N4 701 to Mineralnye Vody will depart at 19:15 instead of 15:40. Flights to Sochi, Moscow, Astrakhan, Sharm El Sheikh, Tbilisi, Saint Petersburg and 4 other destinations are also delayed.

Departed late: XC 9163 to Antalya (1 h 41 min behind schedule).

Cancelled departure: to Moscow (SU 1269).

Arrivals

The N4 740 arrival from Krasnoyarsk is now expected at 12:50 instead of 07:50, while FV 6595 from Saint Petersburg will land at 12:40 instead of 08:40. N4 744 from Irkutsk is delayed until 18:15 (scheduled 10:50), while N4 702 from Mineralnye Vody is due at 02:20 on 17 October instead of 22:45. Flights from Yerevan, Moscow, Novy Urengoy, Dushanbe, Nizhnevartovsk, Saint Petersburg and 5 other cities are also delayed.

Landed late: XC 9164 from Antalya (1 h 41 min behind schedule).

Cancelled arrivals: from Moscow (SU 1270, DP 6843, SU 1268).

Kazan Airport flight status and arrivals and departures

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Updates during the day

  • Updated 07:06. Gelendzhik: arrivals and departures suspended since 07:06.
  • Updated 07:16. Kaluga (Grabtsevo): restrictions lifted after 10 h 31 min (from 20:44 on 15 October to 07:16). Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino): restrictions lifted after 4 h 32 min (from 02:43 to 07:16); 9 flights are currently delayed, no cancellations. Tambov (Donskoye): restrictions lifted after 6 h 19 min (from 00:56 to 07:16).
  • Updated 07:24. Perm (Bolshoye Savino): arrivals and departures suspended since 09:24 local time; 17 flights are currently delayed and 6 cancelled.
  • Updated 07:26. Pskov: restrictions lifted after 4 h 42 min (from 02:44 to 07:26).
  • Updated 08:14. Cherepovets: restrictions lifted after 7 h 44 min (from 00:30 to 08:14).
  • Updated 08:26. Kazan: restrictions lifted after 3 h 21 min (from 05:05 to 08:26); 43 flights are currently delayed and 4 cancelled.
  • Updated 08:51. Yaroslavl (Tunoshna): restrictions lifted after 8 h 20 min (from 00:30 to 08:51).
  • Updated 08:54. Ulyanovsk (Baratayevka): restrictions lifted after 5 h 2 min (from 04:52 to 09:54 local time). Cheboksary: restrictions lifted after 3 h 49 min (from 05:05 to 08:54).
  • Updated 09:05. Kirov (Pobedilovo): restrictions lifted after 3 h 40 min (from 05:25 to 09:05 local time).
  • Updated 09:27. Samara (Kurumoch): restrictions lifted after 4 h 22 min (from 06:05 to 10:27 local time).
  • Updated 09:29. Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo): arrivals and departures suspended since 11:29 local time; 55 flights are currently delayed and 4 cancelled.
  • Updated 09:32. Tyumen (Roshchino): arrivals and departures suspended since 11:32 local time; 22 flights are currently delayed and 2 cancelled.
  • Updated 09:32. Nizhnekamsk (Begishevo): restrictions lifted after 4 h 27 min (from 05:05 to 09:32).
  • Updated 09:50. Gelendzhik: restrictions lifted after 2 h 43 min (from 07:06 to 09:50).
  • Updated 09:51. Bugulma: restrictions lifted after 4 h 45 min (from 05:05 to 09:51). Ufa: restrictions lifted after 3 h 13 min (from 08:38 to 11:51 local time); 44 flights are currently delayed and 6 cancelled.
  • Updated 09:54. Sovetsky: arrivals and departures suspended since 11:54 local time. Uray: arrivals and departures suspended since 11:54 local time.
  • Updated 11:01. Izhevsk: restrictions lifted after 5 h 30 min (from 06:31 to 12:01 local time).
  • Updated 11:39. Perm (Bolshoye Savino): restrictions lifted after 4 h 14 min (from 09:24 to 13:39 local time); 21 flights are currently delayed and 8 cancelled.
  • Updated 12:17. Kaluga (Grabtsevo): arrivals and departures suspended since 12:17.
  • Updated 12:27. Kaluga (Grabtsevo): restrictions lifted after 10 min (from 12:17 to 12:27).
  • Updated 12:39. Surgut: arrivals and departures suspended since 14:39 local time; 12 flights are currently delayed and 2 cancelled.
  • Updated 12:40. Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo): restrictions lifted after 3 h 11 min (from 11:29 to 14:40 local time); 88 flights are currently delayed and 8 cancelled.
  • Updated 14:37. Sovetsky: restrictions lifted after 4 h 42 min (from 11:54 to 16:37 local time). Tyumen (Roshchino): restrictions lifted after 5 h 5 min (from 11:32 to 16:37 local time); 35 flights are currently delayed and 3 cancelled. Uray: restrictions lifted after 4 h 42 min (from 11:54 to 16:37 local time).
  • Updated 14:37. Kogalym: arrivals and departures suspended since 16:37 local time.
  • Updated 20:22. Kogalym: restrictions lifted after 5 h 44 min (from 16:37 to 22:22 local time).
  • Updated 20:33. Gelendzhik: arrivals and departures suspended since 20:33.
  • Updated 21:22. Gelendzhik: restrictions lifted after 49 min (from 20:33 to 21:22).
  • Updated 21:51. Surgut: restrictions lifted after 9 h 11 min (from 14:39 to 23:51 local time); 24 flights are currently delayed and 2 cancelled.
  • Updated 21:59. Kaluga (Grabtsevo): arrivals and departures suspended since 21:59.
  • Updated 22:46. Vnukovo: special regime since 22:46, arrivals and departures subject to approval by state authorities; 229 flights are currently delayed and 80 cancelled. Domodedovo: special regime since 22:46, arrivals and departures subject to approval by state authorities; 101 flights are currently delayed, no cancellations.
  • Updated 23:26. Vnukovo: arrivals and departures suspended since 23:26; 230 flights are currently delayed and 82 cancelled. Domodedovo: arrivals and departures suspended since 23:26; 106 flights are currently delayed, no cancellations. Zhukovsky: arrivals and departures suspended since 23:26; 21 flights are currently delayed, no cancellations.

Airports: Bugulma, Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo), Zhukovsky, Izhevsk, Kazan, Kaluga (Grabtsevo), Kirov (Pobedilovo), Nizhnekamsk (Begishevo), Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino), Penza, Pskov, Samara (Kurumoch), Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo), Saransk, Saratov (Gagarin), Sochi, Tambov (Donskoye), Ulyanovsk (Baratayevka), Ufa, Cheboksary, Cherepovets, Sheremetyevo, Yaroslavl (Tunoshna)