Temporarily Shuttered: Samara Airport
In response to recent drone attacks on critical infrastructure in the region, including a strike on a nearby oil refinery in Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Airport (Kurumoch) has temporarily halted operations to ensure flight safety.
This safety-driven measure is part of a wider response coordinated by the Federal Air Transport Agency (FATA), which has implemented similar restrictions under Plan "Carpet" in several other Russian airports, including Kaluga, Penza, Kazan, Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Izhevsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Tambov, Nizhnekamsk, and Volgograd.
The news of these temporary restrictions was confirmed by Rosaviatsiya representative, Artem Koreniiako, through his telegram channel. In a bid to keep readers informed, the news site also encourages subscriptions to their telegram channel and website for real-time updates on these developments.
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By August 24, 2025, some of these temporary restrictions, including those at Samara and Tambov airports, were lifted once flight safety was re-assessed and deemed secure enough to resume normal operations. The priority throughout has been to safeguard aircrews, air traffic control, and airport services during periods of heightened regional security concerns.
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The Federal Air Transport Agency (FATA) has implemented weather-related precautions, just like the temporary halt at Samara Airport (Kurumoch) due to the oil refinery incident, in several other airports under Plan "Carpet" such as Kazan, Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Izhevsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Tambov, Nizhnekamsk, and Volgograd. Keeping up with the latest developments, the news site encourages readers to subscribe to their telegram channel and website for real-time general-news updates on these instances.
