According to Russia’s Transport Ministry, Russian airlines are operating direct flights to 39 countries under the winter schedule. The ministry and the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) compiled a ranking of the 10 countries with the largest number of routes.
China ranks second with 63 routes, followed by Turkey with 46. Egypt has 33 routes, Vietnam 32 and Tajikistan 29.
The rest of the top 10 comprises Thailand with 27 routes, Kazakhstan with 24, the United Arab Emirates with 20 and Armenia with 19.
Rosaviatsiya also provided figures on the number of Russian airlines serving each country and the number of departure cities in Russia.
Uzbekistan is served by 10 Russian carriers operating flights from 17 Russian cities. China has 11 airlines flying from 14 cities, while Turkey is served by 11 carriers from 25 departure points.
Four Russian airlines operate flights to Egypt from 12 cities, while the same number serve Vietnam from 10 cities and Tajikistan from 14.
Thailand is also served by four Russian carriers, with flights available from 10 cities.
Seven airlines operate routes to Kazakhstan from eight Russian cities. The UAE is served by six carriers from 13 cities, while eight airlines fly to Armenia from 11 Russian cities.
New and resumed routes
The ministry also outlined several new and resumed international routes introduced or planned for the winter season.
Since October 30, S7 Airlines has operated flights from Novosibirsk to Malé, the capital of the Maldives. On November 4, Jordan's Royal Jordanian launched a route from Amman to Makhachkala.
Vietnamese airline Sun PhuQuoc Airways is expected to launch flights from Phu Quoc to Moscow on November 13. Saudi carrier Saudia is also scheduled to resume flights from Jeddah to Moscow on December 1.
Russia's 2026–2027 autumn-winter flight schedule runs from October 25, 2026, to March 27, 2027.
