Russia's transport authorities are currently focusing efforts to launch two airports

In a series of developments, several airports in southern Russia have resumed operations following safety concerns that led to their closure.

The first airport to reopen was Elista Airport, which welcomed its first aircraft in May 2024 after a two-year hiatus. No specific details about the first flight were given.

Similarly, Gelendzhik Airport resumed operations in July 2025, with the first flight from Moscow arriving on the 18th of that month. The Russian aviation authority, Rosaviation, announced the possibility of resuming operations at Gelendzhik Airport, but no further information about other airports was provided.

Andrei Nikonov, the head of the Russian Ministry of Transport, mentioned that different options are possible for the resumption of operations at Krasnodar Airport, one of the airports that suspended operations in February 2022. However, the reopening date for Krasnodar Airport remains unknown, and no new facts about its resumption of operations were mentioned in the article.

According to a report by "Komsomolskaya Pravda - Kuban", the commissioning of the new terminal in Krasnodar has been postponed to 2027.

In addition, Rosaviation reported that work is currently underway to resume flights at two more airfields, but no specific details about these airports or their estimated reopening dates were given.

In the past few days, several Russian airports had to temporarily restrict operations due to Ukrainian combat drones in the night, but there are no specific reports in the available sources about which airports will soon resume full operation after a long pause or when Krasnodar Airport will fully reopen.

Andrei Nikonov reported this at the Eastern Economic Forum. The readiness of the airport under construction in the Kuban capital is currently 41.5%.

As the situation develops, more information about the resumption of operations at these airports is expected to be released.

Russia's transport authorities are currently focusing efforts to launch two airports