Zadar Airport

Zadar Airport
Zemunik
Zračna luka Zadar/Zemunik
IATA: ZADICAO: LDZD
ZAD
Location of the airport in Croatia
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Zadar Airport Ltd.
Serves Zadar
Location Zemunik Donji
Elevation AMSL 289 ft / 88 m
Website www.zadar-airport.hr
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,500 8,202 Concrete
04/22 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[1]

Zadar Airport (IATA: ZADICAO: LDZD) is the airport serving Zadar, Croatia. It is located in Zemunik Donji 8 km from the Zadar railway station.[1] The airport serves as the flying base for Lufthansa's flight school InterCockpit and Croatian Air Force main training base.

Zadar airport was one of the few airports in the world where the taxiway crossed a public road. The road was closed on Wednesday, 07 April 2010 due to the terms negotiated with the European Union during Croatian accession negotiations.[2]

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Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Alps Seasonal: Bolzano
Croatia Airlines Pula, Zagreb
Seasonal: Munich, Paris, Zürich
DanubeWings Seasonal: Bratislava
Germanwings Seasonal: Berlin-Schönefeld [ends 03 June], Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart,
InterSky Seasonal: Friedrichshafen
Lufthansa Seasonal: Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 03 June]
Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine Seasonal: Munich
Lufthansa Regional operated by Eurowings Seasonal: Düsseldorf [begins 26 May]
Privilege Style Seasonal: Valladolid
Ryanair Seasonal: Baden-Baden [begins 28th March] [3], Billund [begins 24 March], Brussels-Charleroi, East Midlands [begins 2 July 2012], Frankfurt-Hahn, London-Stansted, Marseille [begins 26 March], Oslo-Rygge, Stockholm-Skavsta, Weeze

Moreover a number of charter flights connect the airport with numerous destinations throughout Europe during the summer months.

Traffic figures

Traffic at Zadar Airport
Year Passengers Cargo
1990 360,624 N/A
2001 39,244 N/A
2002 49,949 N/A
2003 69,876 N/A
2004 65,853 N/A
2005 86,857 N/A
2006 65,423 N/A
2007 119,449 N/A
2008 157,978 N/A
2009 215,868 N/A
2010 272,675 13,786
2011 282,773 18,744

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b AIP from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
  2. ^ Zatvorena cesta Zadar-Zemunik koja presijeca aerodromsku pistu (in Croatian) - http://www.jutarnji.hr/zatvorena-cesta-zadar-zemunik-koja-presijeca-zracnu-pistu/696531
  3. ^ Ryanair announce Baden Baden Base

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