| Zadar Airport | |
| Nativename-R: | Zračna luka Zadar/Zemunik |
| Image2-Width: | 250 |
| Iata: | ZAD |
| Icao: | LDZD |
| Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Croatia |
| Pushpin Label: | ZAD |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Type: | Public / Military |
| Hub: | Ryanair |
| Focus City: | Croatia Airlines |
| Operator: | Zadar Airport Ltd. |
| City-Served: | Zadar |
| Location: | Zemunik Donji, Croatia |
| Elevation-F: | 289 |
| Elevation-M: | 88 |
| Coordinates: | 44.1083°N 15.3467°W |
| Metric-Rwy: | Yes |
| R2-Number: | 04/22 |
| R2-Length-F: | 6,562 |
| R2-Length-M: | 2,000 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R1-Number: | 13/31 |
| R1-Length-F: | 8,202 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,500 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
| Stat-Year: | 2023 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 1,230,835 11.65% |
| Footnotes: | Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[1] |
Zadar Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Zadar;) is an international airport serving Zadar, Croatia. It is located in Zemunik Donji, from the centre of Zadar.[1] It is rapidly growing now with 70 destinations and had its 1,000,000th passenger in September 2023.[2] It is the fourth busiest airport in Croatia.
As early as 1936, Zadar (then part of the Italian Province of Zara) had regular commercial flights, initially provided by Ala Littoria.[3] Over time the airport has grown to become Croatia's fourth 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.[4] In 2020, an underpass was built and the road was reopened. In April 2013, Zadar Airport became a Ryanair base with a stationed Boeing 737-800. In December 2019, Lauda announced the stationing of three Airbus A320 aircraft during the summer 2020 timetable period. A set of 11 new routes was announced by the airline for summer 2020.[5] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the airline postponed the opening of the base to July 2021, where it will station two Airbus A320-200 and serve 37 destinations.[6]
The airport also is a Croatian Air Force main training base. It used to be a base for Lufthansa's InterCockpit flight school.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Zadar Airport:
| Year | Passengers | Cargo (kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 146,000 | N/A | |
| 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 | 520,226 | 26,450 | |
| 2017 | 589,468 | 5,925 | |
| 2018 | 604,039 | 19,953 | |
| 2019 | 801,347 | 2,517 | |
| 2020 | 120,747 | 50 | |
| 2021 | 513,093 | 274 | |
| 2022 | 1,102,381 | 1,045 | |
| 2023 | 1,230,835 | 80 |