Moscow airports operate under restrictions on 10 Oct 2026

Sheremetyevo activity

Sheremetyevo Airport reported handling 346 flights by noon on 10 October, of which 181 were departures and 165 arrivals, and served more than 56 000 passengers by 13:00 Moscow time. The press service noted that flights of Russian and foreign airlines were operating on a revised schedule because of previously imposed airspace restrictions.

The airport’s terminal environment was described as calm and pleasant, and a statement said that video footage circulating in the media did not reflect the situation in the terminals.

A separate report indicated that Sheremetyevo temporarily did not accept or release aircraft.

Vnukovo operations

Vnukovo Airport sent 139 flights since the start of the day on 10 October, while 121 flights were released from the airport on the same day. Ten flights were cancelled, and airlines offered passengers rebooking on later flights or new services.

From 8 to 10 October, 49 aircraft were sent to alternate airports or returned to departure airports because of restrictive measures; 39 of those aircraft arrived at Vnukovo during that period.

After lifting restrictions, Vnukovo serviced 115 flights, according to another source.

The airport continued to operate flights by agreement with authorities amid temporary airspace restrictions.

Pulkovo diversion

Pulkovo Airport received more than 20 aircraft that were diverted because of the restrictions affecting Moscow airports.

Other regional impacts

Flights to Moscow from Barnaul were delayed by more than eight hours, and two flights from Gorno‑Altaisk were delayed by almost four and almost five hours respectively. Delays were also reported at Krasnoyarsk, Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk and Omsk, affecting airlines Aeroflot, Pobeda, Smartavia, Rossiya, Sibir and Azimut. An Aeroflot flight 1555 from Novosibirsk to Moscow was cancelled.