Zagreb International Airport

Zagreb International Airport Međunarodna zračna luka Zagreb
IATA: ZAG – ICAO: LDZA
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	MZLZ d.d.
Serves	Zagreb, Croatia
Location	Pleso
Hub for	Croatia Airlines Trade Air Air Croatia
Elevation AMSL	353 ft / 108 m
Coordinates	45°44′35″N 016°04′08″E / 45.74306°N 16.06889°E / 45.74306; 16.06889Coordinates: 45°44′35″N 016°04′08″E / 45.74306°N 16.06889°E / 45.74306; 16.06889
Website	zagreb-airport.hr
Map
LDZA Location in Croatia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 3,252 10,669 Concrete/Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Number of Passengers 2,430,971 Aircraft movements 38,348
Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[1]

Zagreb International Airport (IATA: ZAG, ICAO: LDZA), also known as Pleso Airport (pronounced [plɛ̂sɔ]) after the nearby suburb of Pleso, is the main international airport of Croatia and also a base of the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence. Located 10 km (6.2 mi) from Zagreb Central Station^[1] in Zagreb, it served 2,430,971 passengers in 2014 and is the hub for the Croatian flag carrier Croatia Airlines.

History

• 1909 – The first airfield in Zagreb was built in 1909 near the western city neighbourhood of Črnomerec.
• 1928 – The Borongaj airfield began serving its first passenger traffic on 15 February.
• 1947 – Commercial services were moved to a former airbase near the village of Lučko, southwest of the city. At its peak in 1959, Lučko served 167,000 passengers.
• 1962 – New airport opens at Pleso in the southeast from Lučko. It first opened with a 2,500 m (8,200 ft) long runway and 1,000 m² (11,000 sq ft) terminal. A new 5,000 m² (54,000 sq ft) apron.
• 1966 – Zagreb Airport gets modern 5,000 m² (54,000 sq ft) passenger terminal
• 1974 – apron and runway expansion. Runway was extended to its current 3,252 m (10,669 ft), and the terminal expanded to 12,000 m² (130,000 sq ft).
• 2004 – The airport installed a CAT-IIIb instrument landing system (ILS).
• 2008 – VIP Terminal was added and extra amenities, restaurants and bars. Terminal expanded to 15,500 m² (167,000 sq ft)^[2]
• 2010 – 3rd Floor Viewing platform and a bar were added, passenger terminal received major facelift.
• 2012– 2013 – Additional 5,872 m² (63,210 sq ft), of space being added, with completion dates sometimes in mid to late 2013. Terminal expanded to 22,500 m² (242,000 sq ft) with increased capacity up to 3.5 million passengers. Airport had also most successful year ever with 2.34 million passengers passing through its gates.^[3][4]
• 2013–2016 – Construction of new 70,000 m² (750,000 sq ft) passenger terminal officially started on 18 December 2013. Terminal with capacity of 5.5 million passengers in the first phase should be completed by mid to late 2016, 250,000 m² (2,700,000 sq ft) Airport apron/Airport Ramp will also be added as part of the whole expansion project.^[5]

Terminals

Terminal 1

Check-in area of Terminal 1

The passenger terminal underwent major design upgrade, new VIP terminal was added to the west of the current terminal in 2008, and new unified facade (at the front of the terminal) was also added in 2009. The passenger terminal has a maximum capacity of around 2.5 million passengers per year with current traffic being around the 2.4 million mark. The main terminal building itself is rather small measuring only 200 m × 58 m (656 ft × 190 ft) or around 20,000 m² (220,000 sq ft). The apron or airport ramp measures 950 m × 187 m (3,117 ft × 614 ft) and can accommodate around 15 medium and two wide body aircraft. The terminal is planned to accommodate low-cost flights after the construction of the second terminal.

Construction of Terminal 2

A new terminal is under construction. The initial plan, made by NACO in 1997, was for 47,000 m² of space, capacity for 11 jetways, and the capability of handling 3 million passengers annually, but the airport authority decided to scrap this plan in favor of a larger terminal. Another master plan was developed by Scott Associates in 2006 and the new terminal was expected to have 12 jetways and a capacity of 3.3 million passengers annually. It would have been approximately 65,600 m² (706,000 sq ft) in area, nearly five times the size of the current terminal. This plan was also scrapped and a competition was held in hope of an even larger airport.

A competition for the final architectural and urban planning solution took place in August 2009, and the winner (Institut IGH) was declared at the beginning of October. This proposal, designed by Neidhardt architects of Zagreb, includes a retail component with stores, banks, cafes and restaurants. A new luxury hotel with direct underground links to the terminal is planned, directly in front of the new terminal. The new terminal will consist of glass walls and roof in a wavy facade. It will be built in three stages, the first stage being able to cater for over five million passengers. However this number will increase as phase two and three commence directly after. Initial construction is expected to cost €280 million. Air Force operations will move to the south end of the airport due to the construction. Meanwhile the old terminal will have a major face lift and minor expansion expected to cost 6 million euros.

On 12 April 2012, Aeroports de Paris received a 30-year concession of the airport from the Government of Croatia. The contract includes financing, designing and construction of a new passenger terminal. The construction works, lasting three years, will be carried out by Bouygues Bâtiment International in partnership with Viadukt. ZAIC will operate the entire airport for 30 years, including the runways, the current passenger terminal during the entire construction period, the new terminal, the cargo terminal, car parks and future property developments. The concession contract involves a total investment of €324m (£259m): €236 million for the design and construction of the new terminal and €88 million for operation of all airport infrastructure for the entire period of the concession.^[6]

Construction on the new terminal officially started on 18 December 2013 and should be completed by mid to late 2016.^[5] According to revised architectural plans, the main terminal building will be 144x133m with the roof having a slightly larger footprint of 155x165m, with piers extending to some 320m width with 8 passenger boarding bridges as part of phase 1. Two hundred meter (200m) extensions to left and right piers will be added as part of phase 2, adding additional 8 passenger boarding bridges for total of 16. Construction of Phase 2 will commence once terminal reaches 3.5 million passenger capacity, which is expected at the end of 2017. New passenger terminal once completed will provide around ~72,500 square meters of enclosed space.^[7]

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled

Charters

Cargo

Destinations map

Destinations map

'Zagreb' Barcelona Brussels Bologna Cologne Madrid Milan Munich Paris Rome London Valencia Pristina Sarajevo Belgrade Copenhagen Frankfurt Berlin Stuttgart Hamburg Zürich Skopje Budapest Warsaw Prague Vienna Amsterdam Zaragoza Athens Moscow Lisbon Mostar Nuremberg Destinations in Europe 'Zagreb' Dubrovnik Split Zadar Pula Osijek Rijeka Bol Rab Domestic Destinations Monastir Destionations in Tunisia Antalya Dubai Doha Seoul Tel Aviv Istanbul Tokyo Destinations in Asia Toronto Destinations in Canada

Statistics

Traffic at Zagreb Pleso Airport^[11]

Year	Passengers	Passenger % Change	Aircraft Landings	Cargo (tonnes)
2000	1,149,830	n/a	n/a	7,388
2001	1,185,471	3.1	n/a	7,791
2002	1,203,436	1.5	n/a	7,347
2003	1,314,652	9.2	n/a	8,608
2004	1,408,206	7.1	n/a	8,899
2005	1,551,519	10.2	18,742	12,492
2006	1,728,414	11.4	20,442	10,393
2007	1,992,455	15.2	21,625	12,564
2008	2,192,453	10.0	22,271	12,697
2009	2,062,242	5.9	20,342	10,065
2010	2,071,561	0.5	19,906	8,156
2011	2,319,098	11.9	21,180	8,012
2012	2,342,309	1.0	19,527	8,133
2013	2,300,231	1.8	18,437	7,699
2014	2,430,971	5.6	19,174	8,855
2015 to-date	478,193	12.3	8,844	2,055

Busiest routes at Zagreb Airport

City	Airport(s)	Weekly Departures (July 2014)	Airlines	Passengers (1)
Frankfurt	Frankfurt Airport	32	Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa	208.724
Vienna	Schwechat Airport	30	Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines	193.445
Munich	Franz Josef Strauss Airport	28	Lufthansa Regional, Croatia Airlines	180.543
Paris	Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport	25	Croatia Airlines, Air France	162.544
London	Heathrow Airport	24	Croatia Airlines, British Airways	156.724
Zürich	Zürich Airport	21	Croatia Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines	135.408
Brussels	Brussels Airport	18	Croatia Airlines, Brussels Airlines	70.928
Amsterdam	Schiphol Airport	15	Croatia Airlines, KLM	97.542
Belgrade	Belgrade Airport	14	Air Serbia	00.000
Istanbul	Atatürk Airport	14	Turkish Airlines	90.272
Sarajevo	Sarajevo Airport	13	Croatia Airlines	83.148
Rome	Fiumicino Airport	12	Croatia Airlines, Vueling	77.376
Source: Zagreb Airport[12]

(1) Data for 2013 only.

Top Carriers

Rank	Carrier	Passengers 2013	%	Passenger % Change 2012
1	Croatia Airlines	1,427,209	62.1	6.26
2	Lufthansa	212,850	10.5	6.22
3	Austrian Airlines	105,121	5.4	4.98
4	Germanwings	104,740	4.5	3.95
5	British Airways	82,377	3.5	2.85
6	Air France	70,7421	3.0	6.40
7	Turkish Airlines	63,781	2.7	10.24
8	Qatar Airways	49,830	2.1	6.53
9	Aeroflot	36,445	1.5	0.61
10	Norwegian Air Shuttle	22,314	1.0	8.24
Source: Zagreb Airport[12]

References

External links

Media related to Zagreb International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Accident history for ZAG at Aviation Safety Network

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