Flights were reportedly delayed or canceled for a second consecutive night due to a drone attack. By 7 AM on October 17, over 350 flights had been delayed or canceled, with most affected at Sheremetyevo Airport. Passengers traveling to Moscow were rerouted to other cities, with some arriving in Nizhny Novgorod being transported by bus.

The disruptions affected 12 airports nationwide, according to Mediazona. At Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, 16 flights were delayed for over two hours. Additionally, passengers on six flights from Moscow to CIS countries and the UAE have been unable to depart for over 13 hours, reported Ostorozhno Novosti, citing flights to Bishkek, Yerevan, Astana, Dubai, Samarkand, and Almaty.