ZADLDZD

Zadar Airport

Zadar, Croatia · Europe

Europe Europe/Zagreb IVCA 44.6

68direct destinations

18airlines

2runways

2,500 mLongest runway

Zadar Airport (Croatian: Zra?na 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. With over 70 destinations on offer the airport handled around 1.6 million passengers in 2025. It is the fourth busiest airport in Croatia. It's the only airport in Croatia with 2 runways.

Location

44.097°N, 15.354°E · 88 m s. n. m. (289 ft)

General data

CountryCroatia

CityZadar

IATA codeZAD

ICAO codeLDZD

Coordinates44.097°N, 15.354°E

Elevation88 m s. n. m. (289 ft)

Time zoneEurope/Zagreb

Runways2

Longest runway2,500 m

Direct destinations68

Official website Its quality in the IVCA Ranking

Runways · 2

13/31

Length2,500 m8,202 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

04/22

Length2,000 m6,562 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Tower

123.700

Approach

118.600

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

As early as 1936, Zadar (then part of the Italian Province of Zara) had regular commercial flights, initially provided by Ala Littoria. Over time the airport has grown to become Croatia's fourth largest international airport. 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. 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. 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.

Airlines operating here · 18

Other airlines with direct routes

Ryanair Eurowings Croatia Airlines easyJet Trade Air Wizz Air Air Serbia Austrian Airlines Brussels Airlines Discover Airlines EasyJet Switzerland Edelweiss Air Luxair Norwegian Air Shuttle People'scharter Scandinavian Airlines Sky Alps Transavia

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Zadar Airport (ZAD). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZAD

MLA

“Zadar Airport (ZAD).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZAD. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_zad,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Zadar Airport (ZAD)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZAD},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZAD}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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