Zadar Airport
| Zadar Airport Zračna luka Zadar/Zemunik | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Zadar Airport Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Zadar | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Zemunik Donji, Croatia | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Ryanair | ||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Croatia Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 289 ft / 88 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°06′30″N 015°20′48″E / 44.10833°N 15.34667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | zadar-airport.hr | ||||||||||||||
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  ZAD Location of the airport in Croatia | |||||||||||||||
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Zadar Airport (IATA: ZAD, ICAO: LDZD) is the international airport serving Zadar, Croatia. It is located in Zemunik Donji, 8 km (5 mi) from the centre of Zadar.[1]
History
As early as 1936, Zadar had regular commercial flights provided by Ala Littoria.[2]
Zadar Airport was one of the few airports in the world where the taxiway crossed a public road. The road was closed on 7 April 2010 due to the terms negotiated with the European Union during Croatian accession negotiations.[3]
The airport served as a former base for Lufthansa's flight school InterCockpit and it still serves as a Croatian Air Force main training base. From the beginning of April 2013 Zadar Airport became a Ryanair base with a stationed Boeing 737–800. It serves 16 European destinations in Germany, Ireland, UK, France, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| Year | Passengers | Cargo |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  146,000 |
N/A |
| 2001 |  39,244 |
N/A |
| 2002 |  49,949 |
7,379 |
| 2003 | 69,876 |
11,698 |
| 2004 | 65,853 |
58,889 |
| 2005 | 86,857 |
257,658 |
| 2006 | 65,423 |
23,614 |
| 2007 | 119,449 |
13,652 |
| 2008 | 157,978 |
3,963 |
| 2009 | 215,868 |
337,919 |
| 2010 | 272,675 |
15,975 |
| 2011 | 284,980 |
19,457 |
| 2012 | 371,256 |
10,516 |
| 2013 | 472,572 |
17,267 |
| 2014 | 496,697 |
7,275 |
| 2015 | 487,652 |
12,791 |
| 2016 | 520,924 |
26,450 |
References
- 1 2 AIP from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
- ↑ Ala Littoria at timetableimages.com
- ↑ Zatvorena cesta Zadar-Zemunik koja presijeca aerodromsku pistu (in Croatian) – http://www.jutarnji.hr/zatvorena-cesta-zadar-zemunik-koja-presijeca-zracnu-pistu/696531
- ↑ "Eurowings S17 planned new routes as of 11AUG16". Routesonline. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Stobart Air begins flyBe London Southend franchise flights in S17". Routesonline. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Luxair Adds New Leisure Routes in S16 :: Routesonline". airlineroute.net. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ryanair expands Bristol service in S17". Routesonline. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Welcome to Ryanair!". Corporate.ryanair.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ http://www.titan-airways.com/news/new-for-summer-2017-flights-to-croatia.html
External links
Media related to Zadar airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Airport information for LDZD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.