​Moscow 9 October: Airport closures and more than 130 delays due to БПЛА threat

At night October 9, 2026 Three Moscow airports - ВнуковоZZ, ZZLOKK5ZZZ и ЖуковскийZZZ suspending the reception and release of flights due to the threat of attack БПЛАZZZ. It's day-wave after the restrictions in Saratov on October 1-2, not a repeat of the September reports.

What the passengers saw

According to regional publications (MSK1 / 178.ru) RosaviationThe restrictions were in effect from about midnight to about 07:00 MSK (~seven hours). Departure was delayed by morning. more than 130 flights 102 in Внуково (plus) 14 cancellation – including Baku, Perm, Antalya, Yerevan, Ufa, 34 in Домодедово (plus) five cancellations: two to St. Petersburg, as well as Dushanbe, Minsk, Samara; and six in Zhukovsky (Dushanbe, Khujand, Batumi, Fergana). Part of the arriving boards went to spare airfields (St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Minsk, Шереметьево); some flights from Turkey turned back. Победа announced the schedule adjustment against the background of restrictions in the Moscow region and the Volga region (Коммерсантъ). Removing the regime does not cancel the chain of delays – check the carrier’s online scoreboard and application before leaving for the airport.

If the flight is critical

When the capital's harbours close overnight, docking and transfers burn quickly. If the schedule does not tolerate another shift, private or empty leg The spare field can work after opening the slots. Rahizi qualifies the briefing and returns partner options.

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Facts: Росавиация / MSK1 / 178.ru / Коммерсантъ / ТАСС, October 9, 2026 (Внуково, Домодедово, Жуковский). Check with the carrier.