Zadar Airport

Zadar Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Zadar; IATA: ZAD, ICAO: LDZD) is an international airport serving Zadar, Croatia. It is located in Zemunik Donji, 8 km (5 mi) from the centre of Zadar.[1]

"ZAD" redirects here. For places known by the French acronym "ZAD" (zone à défendre), see Zone to Defend.

Zadar Airport

Aerodrom Zadar/Zemunik
Summary
Airport typePublic/military
OperatorZadar Airport Ltd.
ServesZadar
LocationZemunik Donji, Croatia
Hub forRyanair
Focus city forCroatia Airlines
Elevation AMSL289 ft / 88 m
Coordinates44°06′30″N 015°20′48″E
Websitezadar-airport.hr
Map
ZAD
Location of the airport in Croatia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,500 8,202 Concrete
04/22 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers801,347 32.66%

History

As early as 1936, Zadar had regular commercial flights initially provided by Ala Littoria.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] Due to the ongoing COVID‑19 pandemic the airline postponed the opening of the base to May 2021, where it will station two Airbus A320-200 and serve eight destinations.[5]


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
AirlinesDestinations
AirExplore Seasonal: Bratislava[6]
Air Serbia Seasonal: Belgrade[7]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[8][9]
Chair Airlines Seasonal: Zürich[10]
Croatia Airlines Pula, Zagreb
Seasonal: Frankfurt
easyJet Seasonal: Amsterdam,[11] Basel/Mulhouse,[11] Berlin, London–Gatwick, Milan–Malpensa
Eurowings Seasonal: Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart
Iberia Express Seasonal: Madrid[12]
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal: Bydgoszcz,[13] Gdańsk,[13] Kraków,[13] Rzeszów,[13] Szczecin,[13] Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt,[14] Munich
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg[15]
Neos Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv[16]
Ryanair Seasonal: Beauvais, Berlin, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn,[17] Dublin, Gothenburg, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Kraków, London-Stansted (resumes 1 June 2021),[18] Manchester (resumes 1 June 2021),[19] Marseille, Memmingen, Naples (begins 4 June 2021),[20] Poznań,[21] Prague, Vienna,[22] Weeze, Wrocław
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen[23]
Transavia Seasonal: Rotterdam/The Hague[24]
Vueling Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino

Statistics
Traffic at Zadar Airport
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
2017 589,841 5,925
2018 603,819 19,953
2019 801,347 2,517
2020 (Jan-Nov) 120,507 50

References
  1. AIP from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
  2. Ala Littoria at timetableimages.com
  3. Zatvorena cesta Zadar-Zemunik koja presijeca aerodromsku pistu (in Croatian) – http://www.jutarnji.hr/zatvorena-cesta-zadar-zemunik-koja-presijeca-zracnu-pistu/696531
  4. "Ryanair brings back the base and introduces 11 new lines". Zadar Airport. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. "Malta-registered airline Lauda Europe to set up new base in Croatia". Times of Malta. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. "Closer, cheaper, easier. 10 reasons to choose Split from Bratislava this summer". AirExplore. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. Liu, Jim. "Air Serbia outlines S19 network expansion". routesonline.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. Liu, Jim. "Eurowings transfers selected Vienna service to Austrian from Jan 2020". routesonline.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  9. Liu, Jim. "Austrian adds Zadar service from July 2020". routesonline.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. Liu, Jim. "Germania Flug schedules new service in S18". routesonline.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  11. Liu, Jim (31 December 2019). "easyJet S20 new routes as of 27DEC19". routesonline.com.
  12. "Bari y Zadar, nuevos destinos de Iberia Express para el verano de 2019". iberiaexpress. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  13. Liu, Jim (29 June 2020). "LOT Polish Airlines outlines Summer 2020 LOTnaWakacje Holiday program". routesonline.com.
  14. Liu, Jim. "Lufthansa expands Croatia/Poland routes in S18". routesonline.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  15. Liu, Jim. "Luxair Adds New Leisure Routes in S16 :: Routesonline". airlineroute.net. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  16. Liu, Jim. "Neos adds Zadar – Tel Aviv service in S18". routesonline.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  17. "Ryanair Verkündet Sommerflugplan 2019: 24 Neue Strecken In Deutschland". Ryanair. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  18. https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en
  19. https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en
  20. "Ryanair plans a new route from Italy to Zadar". Avioradar. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  21. Liu, Jim. "Ryanair S19 network additions as of 28FEB19". routesonline.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  22. Liu, Jim. "Ryanair / Laudamotion S20 network consolidation as of 18JUN20". Routesonline. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  23. Liu, Jim (9 October 2019). "SAS S20 Short-Haul network changes as of 08OCT19". routesonline.com.
  24. "Transavia offers new summer destinations in 2019". World Airline News. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

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