A Major Aviation Crisis Has Occurred In Russia

15.11.2026, 9:12
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Flights were suspended immediately at 12 airports.

From the Black Sea to the Volga region—Russian airports, one after another, have been subject to restrictions that have prevented planes from taking off and landing as usual, according to "Focus".

In Russia, on the night of November 14–15, temporary restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures were imposed at airports in at least 12 cities. The press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation (Rosaviatsiya) reported on these measures via its official channel, “Rosaviatsiya Speaks.”

The first reports of the restrictions appeared on November 14 at 11:48 p.m. At that time, Rosaviatsiya announced a temporary suspension of aircraft arrivals and departures at the airports in Volgograd, Saratov (Gagarin), and Tambov (Donskoye). The agency explained that the measures were introduced “to ensure flight safety.”

By 11:49 p.m., the restrictions had been extended to Gelendzhik Airport. There, they were described as additional, since, according to the current NOTAM, the airport accepts scheduled flights only from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

On November 15 at 12:47 a.m., Rosaviatsiya reported restrictions at Penza Airport. And at 04:03, similar measures were introduced at seven more airports: Bugulma, Kazan, Nizhnekamsk (Begishevo), Samara (Kurumoch), Sochi, Ulyanovsk (Barataevka), and Cheboksary.

Some of the restrictions began to be lifted overnight:

At 3:53 a.m., Rosaviatsiya announced the resumption of flight arrivals and departures in Penza and Saratov;

at 5:08 a.m., it was announced that restrictions had been lifted in Volgograd and Sochi;

at 5:20 a.m., Samara Airport (Kurumoch) resumed operations;

At 5:31 a.m., Rosaviatsiya announced the lifting of restrictions in Ulyanovsk (Barataevka).

Thus, as of the agency’s latest report, restrictions remained in effect at the airports in Tambov, Gelendzhik, Bugulma, Kazan, Nizhnekamsk, and Cheboksary. The reports provided do not specify when these restrictions will be lifted.

Rosaviatsiya did not specify the exact cause of the restrictions. In all of its statements, the agency explained that the restrictions were necessary to ensure flight safety.

While the measures were in effect, airports were unable to receive or dispatch aircraft as usual. This undoubtedly affected flight schedules and could have led to delays or cancellations.

At the same time, the Russian aviation agency’s statements did not specify the exact reason for imposing the restrictions. In particular, Rosaviatsiya did not report any specific threat or incident that prompted these measures.

Furthermore, the agency did not specify the duration for which airports must operate under these restrictions. Information regarding their lifting is published in separate announcements.

As a reminder, on November 13, in the U.S. imposed a nationwide ban on flights following reports of serious communication problems between air traffic controllers and flight crews. The Federal Aviation Administration justified this decision on safety grounds.

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