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Volgograd airport briefly closed as Moscow flights faced delays
Volgograd’s airport closed for six minutes on the evening of Oct.
12, after a temporary flight restriction took effect from 7:48 to 7:54 p.m.
Several flights between Volgograd and Moscow were delayed, including departures and arrivals operated by Pobeda.
Earlier on Oct.
12, a Moscow flight was cancelled, and the airport had operated without restrictions overnight.
No drone threat was declared in Volgograd for two nights, and the region was not among those listed in Russia’s Defence Ministry account of drone interceptions overnight.
The ministry said air defences intercepted and destroyed 604 Ukrainian drones across the country, with neighbouring Rostov region included in its list.
The airport restriction ended within minutes, but the listed flight delays remained in effect.
Volgograd’s Stalingrad airport was closed for six minutes on 12 October, according to local outlet Bloknot Volgograd.
The restriction, known as the “Carpet” plan, was in effect from 19:48 to 19:54.
Flights between Volgograd and Moscow were delayed, and one Moscow-bound flight had been canceled earlier that morning.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said air defences intercepted and destroyed 604 Ukrainian drones overnight, but Volgograd was not among the regions listed.
- Who
- Passengers on flights between Volgograd and Moscow were affected.
- What
- Volgograd airport was briefly closed, and flights faced delays. One flight from Moscow was canceled earlier that morning.
- When
- 12 October 2026; the airport restriction lasted from 19:48 to 19:54.
- Where
- Stalingrad airport in Volgograd, Russia.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
V102.ru reported that a flight from Moscow had been canceled and delays affected other flights.
The “Carpet” plan took effect at Stalingrad airport.
The “Carpet” plan was lifted.
- Airport restriction
- 19:48–19:54 on 12 October 2026
- Delayed Moscow-bound flights
- DP 6970 and DP 6968
- Delayed arrivals from Moscow
- DP 6969 and DP 6967
- Drones reported intercepted overnight
- 604
- Regions listed by Russia’s Defence Ministry
- Volgograd was not listed; neighboring Rostov was listed
Sources
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