Russia has opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyongyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the two countries.
The first flight operated by Russian carrier Nordwind took off from Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on July 27, 2025. Flight tracking site FlightAware showed a Nordwind 777 landing at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport at 9:15 am local time.
Russian media has reported that the flight will operate once every month.
Regular flights between Russia’s eastern port city of Vladivostok and Pyongyang reopened in 2023 following a break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.