Zadar Airport


Zadar Airport is an international airport serving Zadar, Croatia. It is located in Zemunik Donji, from the centre of Zadar.

History

As early as 1936, Zadar had regular commercial flights initially provided by Ala Littoria.
Over time the airport has grown to become Croatia's 4th largest international airport, handling 801,347 annual passengers. It used to be one of a few airports in the world where the taxiway crossed a public road. The road was closed on 7 April 2010 due to terms negotiated with the European Union during Croatian accession negotiations.
At the beginning of April 2013, Zadar Airport became a Ryanair base with a stationed Boeing 737-800. It serves 8 European destinations in Belgium, Germany, Italy and Poland. In December 2019, Lauda announced the stationing of three Airbus A320 aircraft during the summer 2020 timetable period. A set of 11 new routes were announced by the airline for summer 2020.
The airport also is a Croatian Air Force main training base. It used to be a base for Lufthansa's InterCockpit flight school.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics


YearPassengersCargo
1976 146,000N/A
2001 39,244N/A
2002 49,9497,379
2003 69,87611,698
2004 65,85358,889
2005 86,857257,658
2006 65,42323,614
2007 119,44913,652
2008 157,9783,963
2009 215,868337,919
2010 272,67515,975
2011 284,98019,457
2012 371,25610,516
2013 472,57217,267
2014 496,6977,275
2015 487,65212,791
2016 520,92426,450
2017 589,8415,925
2018 603,81919,953
2019 801,3472,517