Volgograd International Airport — Volgograd, Russia

Volgograd International Airport, identified by the code VOG, serves as the main air link for Volgograd, a city stretched along the western bank of the Volga River in southern Russia. Formerly named Stalingrad, the city is inseparable from the World War II battle fought there, and travelers passing through VOG often continue on to the Mamayev Kurgan memorial with its towering Motherland Calls statue. Ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, when Volgograd hosted matches, the airport received a substantially rebuilt passenger terminal designed to handle heavier traffic and improve the arrival experience. VOG chiefly supports domestic connections to Moscow and other Russian cities, forming the transport backbone for the surrounding Volgograd Oblast, a region built around heavy industry, shipbuilding, and agriculture along the lower Volga. A single modernized runway and apron support that steady regional traffic today.