Airport in Močići, Croatia
Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport (Croatian :Zračna luka Ruđer Bošković Dubrovnik ;IATA :DBV ,ICAO :LDDU ), also referred to asČilipi Airport (Croatian pronunciation: [tʃǐlipi] international airport ofDubrovnik ,Croatia . The airport is located approximately 15.5 km[ 1] Čilipi . It was the third-busiest airport in Croatia in 2024 afterZagreb Airport andSplit Airport in terms of passenger throughput. It has the country's longest runway, allowing it to accommodate heavy long-haul aircraft. The airport is a major destination for leisure flights during the European summer holiday season.
In 1936, the Yugoslav flag carrierAeroput used aseaplane station in Dubrovnik to open the first route to the national capitalBelgrade viaSarajevo .[clarification needed The following year a route toZagreb was inaugurated. However, the city was primarily served by an airfield atGruda , approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) south-east of the current airport, which opened for commercial traffic in 1936, initially only in use during the summer months. But it was in 1938 that Dubrovnik saw a significant increase in air traffic, with the introduction by Aeroput of regular flights toVienna ,Brno andPrague with stops in Sarajevo and Zagreb, and also the introduction of a regular flight between Belgrade andTirana with a stop in Dubrovnik. By the early 1940s, due to World War II, Aeroput operations were suspended.[ 3] [ 4]
After World War II, Gruda Airfield continued in operation[ 5] [ 6] Yugoslavia , the airport surpassed the one-million-passenger mark in 2005. In September 2023, it surpassed the two-million-passenger mark.[ 7]
Today, Dubrovnik boasts the most modern passenger terminal in the country. A new terminal has been built in place of the old airport building, that dated from 1962, which has now been demolished to make way for a new modern structure. The price tag of the project amounts to seventy million euros and is to be financed out of a loan from theEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development . In May 2010 a new terminal opened stretching over 13,700 square meters. Dubrovnik Airport has the capacity to handle two million passengers per year.
In 2023 the airport was renamed to honor the astronomer and polymathRoger Joseph Boscovich (Ruđer Josip Bošković, 1711–1787).[ 8] [ 9]
Terminal facilities [ edit ] Control tower Dubrovnik Airport inside Terminal Dubrovnik Airport consists of three terminal areas, A, B and C. The spacious new Terminal C was opened in February 2017 and became fully functional in April 2017 as it replaced Terminal A for all passenger departures including check-in and security check. The new terminal features check-in and commercial space stretching over 1,000 square meters, eight security lanes, a departure lounge with commercial and catering facilities, a premium lounge and restaurants. Furthermore, it boasts sixteen gates, two of which will be used for domestic flights and the remaining fourteen for international services. With an area of 24,181 square meters, the airport's annual capacity has increased to 3.5 million passengers.[ 10]
Airlines and destinations [ edit ] The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Dubrovnik Airport:
Airlines Destinations Aegean Airlines Seasonal: Athens [ 11] Aer Lingus Seasonal: Cork ,Dublin [ 12] Air Baltic Seasonal: Riga [ 13] Air France Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle [ 14] [ 15] Air Serbia Seasonal: Belgrade [ 16] Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna British Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick ,[ 17] London–Heathrow [ 18] Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels [ 19] Croatia Airlines Frankfurt ,[ 20] Zagreb [ 21] Seasonal: Athens ,Munich ,[ 22] Osijek ,[ 23] Paris–Charles de Gaulle ,[ 24] Prague ,[ 25] Pula ,Rome–Fiumicino ,Split ,Zürich Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt [ 26] [ 27] EasyJet Seasonal: Amsterdam ,Basel/Mulhouse ,Berlin ,Bordeaux (begins 23 June 2025),[ 28] [ 29] Bristol ,Edinburgh ,Geneva ,London–Gatwick ,Lyon ,Manchester ,Nantes ,[ 29] Naples ,Paris–Orly Enter Air Seasonal charter: Poznań (begins 3 June 2025)[ 30] Eurowings Seasonal: Berlin ,Cologne/Bonn ,[ 31] Düsseldorf ,[ 32] Hamburg [ 32] Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki Flydubai Seasonal: Dubai–International [ 33] Freebird Airlines Charter: Amsterdam ,Berlin ,Billund ,Brussels ,Copenhagen ,Düsseldorf ,Frankfurt ,Helsinki ,London–Gatwick ,Lyon ,Oslo ,Paris–Charles de Gaulle ,Stockholm–Arlanda [ 34] Iberia Seasonal: Madrid [ 35] Jet2.com Seasonal: Belfast–International ,Birmingham ,Bournemouth (begins 24 July 2026),[ 36] East Midlands ,[ 37] Edinburgh ,[ 37] Glasgow (begins 1 May 2026),[ 38] Leeds/Bradford ,[ 37] London–Stansted ,[ 37] Manchester ,[ 39] Newcastle upon Tyne KLM Seasonal: Amsterdam [ 40] [ 41] [ 42] Korean Air Seasonal charter: Seoul–Incheon [ 43] Leav Aviation Seasonal charter: Cologne/Bonn [ 44] LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin [ 45] [ 46] Lufthansa Seasonal: Munich [ 47] Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg [ 48] Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Bergen ,Copenhagen ,Gothenburg ,[ 49] [ 50] Helsinki ,Oslo ,Stavanger ,Stockholm–Arlanda Ryanair [ 51] Charleroi ,[ 52] London–Stansted ,[ 52] Vienna Seasonal: Bari ,[ 53] Beauvais ,[ 52] Bergamo ,[ 52] Berlin ,[ 52] Dublin ,Gothenburg (begins 3 June 2025),[ 54] Helsinki ,[ 52] Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden ,[ 52] Katowice ,[ 55] Kraków ,[ 52] Manchester ,[ 52] Marseille ,[ 56] Memmingen ,[ 52] Poznań ,[ 52] Rome–Fiumicino ,[ 52] Sandefjord ,[ 52] Stockholm–Arlanda ,[ 52] Weeze ,[ 57] Wrocław [ 52] Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen [ 58] Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Zurich (begins 17 April 2025)[ 59] [ 60] Trade Air Osijek ,Rijeka ,Split Transavia Seasonal: Paris–Orly ,[ 61] Rotterdam/The Hague [ 62] TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham ,Bristol ,Cardiff ,[ 63] East Midlands ,Glasgow ,Leeds/Bradford ,[ 64] London–Gatwick ,Manchester ,Newcastle upon Tyne [ 65] TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels [ 66] Turkish Airlines Istanbul [ 67] [ 68] United Airlines Seasonal: Newark [ 69] [ 70] Volotea Seasonal: Athens ,Bari ,[ 71] Bordeaux ,Lille ,[ 72] Lyon ,[ 73] Marseille ,Nantes ,Toulouse [ 74] Vueling Barcelona [ 75] Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino [ 76] Wizz Air Seasonal: Warsaw–Chopin [ 77]
Traffic at Dubrovnik Rudjer Boskovic Airport [ 78] [ 79] Year Passengers Passenger % Aircraft Landings Aircraft Landings% Cargo (tonnes) Cargo % 1987 1,460,354 20.52 15,606 2.55 2,490 0.53 2014 1,584,471 4.06 16,492 2.27 291 22.40 2015 1,693,934 6.91 16,852 2.18 256 12.03 2016 1,993,243 17.67 19,244 14.19 224 12.50 2017 2,323,065 16.5 21,496 11.70 204 8.90 2018 2,539,412 9.31 23,596 9.76 176 13.70 2019 2,896,227 14.05 25,962 10.03 127 28.41 2020 330,147 88.6 8,486 67.31 29 77.17 2021 927,934 181.1 14,212 67.47 390 1244 2022 2,149,181 131.6 20,630 45.16 411 5.3 2023 2,416,818 12.46 21,484 4.14 57 86.14 2024 2.954,934 22.26 25.546 18.91 25 55.91
Traffic at DubrovnikRudjer Boskovic Airport in 2024/2025 by month Month Passengers 2024 Passengers 2025 Passenger % January 15,095 19,856 31.54 February 17,618 22,314 26.65 March 42,657 April 224,163 May 361,755 June 431,771 July 522,848 August 530,885 September 421,546 October 307,527 November 51,813 December 27,256
A shuttle bus operated by the company Platanus[ 81] Gruž .
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