Domestic C2 check-in opens 1.5–2 h ahead, international C 2.5–3 h; both close 40 min before departure.

Domestic check-in in Terminal C2 opens 1.5–2 hours before departure; international check-in in Terminal C opens 2.5–3 hours before. Both close 40 minutes before departure. For international flights the airport asks you to arrive 3–3.5 hours ahead, because you clear customs before check-in and then border control and security.

C2 is domestic, C is international; screening starts at the terminal door.

Domestic flights use Terminal C2 and international flights use Terminal C. Both have their own check-in, screening and arrivals halls. Everyone is screened at the terminal entrance, and arriving passengers usually ride an apron bus from the aircraft to the arrivals hall.

Cafés and bars are concentrated in domestic Terminal C2; Ekipazh by the hotel is open 24 hours.

The airport lists Mokko coffee shop, Samolyot café and the C&T beer bar airside on the second floor of C2, Lunch-time on the second floor and Black Coffee (coffee to go) on the first floor. The Ekipazh café-bar in the hotel building on the forecourt is open around the clock. The airport lists no outlets in Terminal C.

Frequent overnight restrictions in autumn 2026; expect delays and some cancellations.

Rosaviatsia regularly suspends flights at Volgograd during drone alerts. On 14 October 2026 the airport was closed from 00:00 to 05:53, and four flights were cancelled. Delay trackers counted eight restrictions totalling about 33 hours in the 30 days to 17 October 2026, so check your flight status before you leave.