Flight restrictions at Volgograd Airport have been lifted.

Volgograd Airport has resumed normal operations. Four aircraft have been diverted to alternate airfields.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," this afternoon, Rosaviatsiya imposed temporary restrictions on aircraft landings and departures at Volgograd Airport due to a flight safety threat. Prior to this, a drone alert was issued in the Volgograd Region.

The restrictions on aircraft landings and departures at Volgograd Airport, imposed to ensure flight safety, have been lifted, Rosaviatsiya spokesman Artem Korenyako announced at 10:42 p.m. Moscow time.

"During the period of restrictions, four aircraft were diverted to alternate airfields. Aircraft crews, air traffic controllers, and airport services took all necessary measures to ensure flight safety," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to the Volgograd airport's online flight information board, eight departure flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg were delayed. At least 11 arrival flights were delayed – from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Saratov, and Novosibirsk.

Discussions about renaming Volgograd Airport to "Stalingrad" have been active since the 1990s. However, the airport was renamed from "Gumrak" to "Stalingrad" only after Putin's intervention – on April 29, 2025, he announced his support for the initiative of veterans and participants of the SVO, signing a decree on the renaming that same day. However, some citizens strongly opposed the renaming, recalling that under Stalin, 250,000 Stalingrad residents were repressed.