Dubrovnik Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport
| nativename = Močići Airport
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r = Zračna luka Dubrovnik/Močići
| image = Dubrovnik airport logo.jpeg
| image-width = 250
| image2 = Pista Čilipi.JPG
| image2-width = 250
| IATA = DBV
| ICAO = LDDU
| pushpin_map = Croatia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Croatia
| pushpin_label = DBV
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = Dubrovnik Airport Ltd.
| city-served = Dubrovnik-Neretva County
| hub = Croatia Airlines
| elevation-f = 527
| elevation-m = 161
| coordinates = {{coord|42|33|41|N|18|16|06|E|region:HR-19_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| website = [https://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/en airport-dubrovnik.hr]
| metric-rwy = Y
| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-length-f = 10,827
| r1-length-m = 3,300
| r1-surface = Concrete/Asphalt
| stat-year = 2024
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 2,954,934 {{increase}} 22.26%
| footnotes = Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadcms/eadsite/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=25&Itemid=3.html AIP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217123215/http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadcms/eadsite/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dblogcategory%26id%3D25%26Itemid%3D3.html |date=2009-02-17 }} from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation Statistics from Dubrovnik Airport site{{cite web|url=http://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/index.php/hr/|title=Dubrovnik Airport|access-date=2012-10-02|archive-date=2016-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512140031/http://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/index.php/hr|url-status=live}}
}}
Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport ({{langx|hr|Zračna luka Ruđer Bošković Dubrovnik}}; {{airport codes|DBV|LDDU|p=n}}), also referred to as Čilipi Airport ({{IPA|hr|tʃǐlipi}}), is the international airport of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The airport is located approximately 15.5 km (9.5 mi) from Dubrovnik city center, near Čilipi. It was the third-busiest airport in Croatia in 2024 after Zagreb Airport and Split 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.
History
In 1936, the Yugoslav flag carrier Aeroput used a seaplane station in Dubrovnik to open the first route to the national capital Belgrade via Sarajevo.{{clarify|reason=Was this service by seaplane, or from Gruda Airfield?|date=February 2025}} The following year a route to Zagreb was inaugurated. However, the city was primarily served by an airfield at Gruda, approximately {{convert|5|km|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 to Vienna, Brno and Prague with stops in Sarajevo and Zagreb, and also the introduction of a regular flight between Belgrade and Tirana with a stop in Dubrovnik. By the early 1940s, due to World War II, Aeroput operations were suspended.[http://www.europeanairlines.no/drustvo-za-vazdusni-saobracaj-a-d-aeroput-1927-1948/ Drustvo za Vazdusni Saobracaj A D – Aeroput] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605194357/http://www.europeanairlines.no/drustvo-za-vazdusni-saobracaj-a-d-aeroput-1927-1948/ |date=2017-06-05 }} at europeanairlines.no{{cite magazine|magazine=Flight International|title=World Airlines Directory|date=10 August 1944|page=150|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1944/1944%20-%201652.html?search=aeroput|access-date=6 October 2018|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726135315/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1944/1944%20-%201652.html?search=aeroput|url-status=live}}
After World War II, Gruda Airfield continued in operation{{cite web |title=JAT Timetable e.g. Summer 1952, page 12/12, Branch Offices |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ju/ju5204/ju5204.pdf |website=timetableimages.com |access-date=10 February 2025}} until the current Dubrovnik Airport opened in 1962. During 1987, the busiest year in Yugoslav aviation, the airport handled 835,818 passengers on international flights and a further 586,742 on domestic services.{{cite web|url=http://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/images/stories/stat/STATISTIKA.doc|title=Statistika 1962 - 2016|publisher=Dubrovnik Airport|language=hr|format=Microsoft Word Document|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-date=5 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605112036/http://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/images/stories/stat/STATISTIKA.doc|url-status=dead}} Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the airport surpassed the one-million-passenger mark in 2005. In September 2023, it surpassed the two-million-passenger mark.{{cite web |title=Twitter - Dubrovnik Airport |url=https://twitter.com/DubrovnikAirpt/status/1705199522069024959 |website=Twitter |access-date=22 September 2023 |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017093050/https://twitter.com/DubrovnikAirpt/status/1705199522069024959 |url-status=live }}
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 the European 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 polymath Roger Joseph Boscovich (Ruđer Josip Bošković, 1711–1787).{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Mark |title=Dubrovnik Airport Renamed in Honour of Renowned Scientist Ruđer Bošković! |url=https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/news/dubrovnik/item/15114-dubrovnik-airport-renamed-in-honour-of-renowned-scientist-ruder-boskovic |work=The Dubrovnik Times |date=27 June 2023 |access-date=16 November 2023 |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116140359/https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/news/dubrovnik/item/15114-dubrovnik-airport-renamed-in-honour-of-renowned-scientist-ruder-boskovic |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Borger |first1=Julian |title=Turbulence in Balkans over renaming of Dubrovnik airport |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/16/dubrovnik-airport-rename-ruder-boskovic-balkas |work=The Guardian |date=16 November 2023 |location=London}}
Terminal facilities
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.exyuaviation.com/2017/02/dubrovnik-airport-opens-new-terminal.html|title=Dubrovnik Airport opens new terminal|date=6 February 2017|publisher=EX-YU Aviation News|language=en|access-date=2 June 2017|archive-date=14 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614075215/http://www.exyuaviation.com/2017/02/dubrovnik-airport-opens-new-terminal.html|url-status=live}} The Terminal A building has been permanently closed for passenger traffic and is now being used solely as a baggage sorting facility. The new Terminal C is located next to the existing Terminal B building which handles arriving passengers. The two have been combined into a single functioning unit.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Dubrovnik Airport:
{{Airport-dest-list| class=wikitable style=width:150em
| Aegean Airlines | Seasonal: Athens{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-a3ns24intl|title=Aegean Airlines NS24 International Network Changes – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 January 2024|accessdate=2 January 2025|language=en-ca}}
| Aer Lingus | Seasonal: Cork, Dublin{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240813-einw24eu|title=Aer Lingus NW24 European Network Expansion|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=13 August 2024|accessdate=14 March 2025|language=en}}
| Air Baltic | Seasonal: Riga{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220929-btns23|title=airBaltic NS23 Network Adjustment – 28SEP22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=29 September 2022|accessdate=15 March 2025|language=en}}
| Air France | Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle{{cite web |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276994/air-france-expands-seasonal-routes-from-paris-cdg-in-3q18// |title=Air France expands seasonal routes from Paris CDG in 3Q18 |publisher=Routesonline |access-date=2018-02-05 |archive-date=2018-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205184534/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276994/air-france-expands-seasonal-routes-from-paris-cdg-in-3q18// |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-afns24eu|title=Air France NS24 Paris European Frequency Variations – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes}}
| Air Serbia | Seasonal: Belgrade{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231107-juns24fltnbr |title=Air Serbia NS24 Systemwide Flight Number Changes |publisher=Routesonline |date=7 November 2023 |access-date=7 November 2023}}
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Vienna, Austria|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1117-1123}}
| British Airways | Seasonal: London–Gatwick,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-a0nw24|title=BA EuroFlyer NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}} London–Heathrow{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230130-baeu|title=British Airways NS23 Europe Frequency Variations – 29JAN23|website=Aeroroutes|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}
| Brussels Airlines | Seasonal: Brussels{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221220-snns23eu|title=Brussels Airlines NS23 European Network Adjustment – 18DEC22|website=Aeroroutes}}
| Croatia Airlines | Frankfurt,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230821-ounw23|title=Croatia Airlines NW23 Network Changes – 20AUG23|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Zagreb{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241029-ounw24220|title=Croatia Airlines NW24 A220 Network – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}}
Seasonal: Athens, Munich,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276940/croatia-airlines-adds-seasonal-dubrovnik-munich-route-in-s18/ |title=Croatia Airlines adds seasonal Dubrovnik – Munich route in S18 |publisher=Routesonline |access-date=2018-01-31}} Osijek,{{Cite web|url=https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/9168af3e-67c7-430f-b46c-61b76236d8cb_en?filename=pso_inventory_table_2024-03.pdf|title=LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 March 2024|accessdate=4 January 2025|language=en}} Paris–Charles de Gaulle,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-ouaug24220|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817192642/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240730-ouaug24220|url-status=dead|title=Croatia Airlines A220 Operations – 29JUL24|archivedate=August 17, 2024|website=AeroRoutes}} Prague,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-oueu|title=CROATIA AIRLINES NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 13FEB23|access-date=2023-02-14|archive-date=2023-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214100347/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-oueu|url-status=live}} Pula, Rome–Fiumicino, Split,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Split, Croatia|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1021-1022}} Zürich
| Discover Airlines | Seasonal: Frankfurt{{cite web |url= https://www.mynewsdesk.com/de/eurowings-discover/pressreleases/sommer-2023-eurowings-discover-setzt-auf-nordamerika-afrika-und-urlaubsklassiker-im-mittelmeer-3222233 |title= Sommer 2023: Eurowings Discover setzt auf Nordamerika, Afrika und Urlaubsklassiker im Mittelmeer |date= 8 December 2022 |publisher= Eurowings Discover |access-date= 2022-12-08 |archive-date= 2022-12-10 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221210175711/https://www.mynewsdesk.com/de/eurowings-discover/pressreleases/sommer-2023-eurowings-discover-setzt-auf-nordamerika-afrika-und-urlaubsklassiker-im-mittelmeer-3222233 |url-status= dead }}{{cite web| url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221212-4yns23eu| title=EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS23 SHORT-HAUL NETWORK ADDITIONS – 11DEC22| publisher=Aeroroutes| access-date=2022-12-12| archive-date=2022-12-12| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212112014/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221212-4yns23eu| url-status=live}}
| EasyJet | Seasonal: Amsterdam, Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220411-u2jul22|title=easyJet July 2022 Frequency Changes as of 08APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 April 2022|accessdate=8 April 2025|language=en}} Bordeaux (begins 23 June 2025),{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241224-u2ns25|title=easyJet NS25 Network Additions – 22DEC24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=24 December 2024|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}}{{cite web |url=http://www.easyjet.com/ |title=Home |website=easyjet.com |access-date=2015-11-25 |archive-date=2020-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218070103/https://www.easyjet.com/ |url-status=live }} Bristol,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-u2jul22uk|title=easyJet July 2022 UK Operation Update - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|accessdate=7 April 2025|language=en}} Edinburgh, Geneva, London–Gatwick,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220411-u2jul22|title=easyJet July 2022 Frequency Changes as of 08APR22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 April 2022|accessdate=8 April 2025|language=en}} Lyon, Manchester, Nantes, Naples, Paris–Orly
| Enter Air | Seasonal charter: Poznań (begins 3 June 2025){{Cite web|url=https://www.dbv.hr/UserDocsImages/red-letenja/ljetni%20red%20letenja.pdf|title=2025 FLIGHT SCHEDULE FLIGHT SCHEDULE}}
| Eurowings | Seasonal: Berlin, Cologne/Bonn,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240313-ewns2473h|title=Eurowings NS24 Leased Smartwings 737-800 Operating Routes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=13 March 2024|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Düsseldorf,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-ewns23|title=Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 February 2023|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Hamburg
| Finnair | Seasonal: Helsinki
| Flydubai | Seasonal: Dubai–International{{cite web| url=https://news.flydubai.com/flydubai-announces-new-seasonal-routes-for-summer-2018| title=flydubai announces new seasonal routes for summer 2018| publisher=flydubai| access-date=2017-11-29| archive-date=2020-10-29| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029162145/https://news.flydubai.com/flydubai-announces-new-seasonal-routes-for-summer-2018| url-status=live}}
| Freebird Airlines | Charter: Amsterdam, Berlin, Billund, Brussels, Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Oslo, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Stockholm–Arlanda{{cite web|url=https://zamaaero.com/16/10/2023/novosti-iz-regije/prvi-objavljujemo-najave-freebird-vise-letova-za-dubrovnik|title=PRVI OBJAVLJUJEMO – NAJAVE: Freebird više letova za Dubrovnik|date=16 October 2023|publisher=zamaaero.com|access-date=2023-10-16|archive-date=2023-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027165128/https://zamaaero.com/16/10/2023/novosti-iz-regije/prvi-objavljujemo-najave-freebird-vise-letova-za-dubrovnik/|url-status=live}}
| Iberia | Seasonal: Madrid{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-ibnw24eu|title=IBERIA NW24 Madrid – Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24|website=Aeroroutes}}
| Jet2.com | Seasonal: Belfast–International,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Belfast, UK|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=118-119}} Birmingham,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Birmingham, UK|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=135-137}} Bournemouth (begins 24 July 2026),{{Cite web |url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-and-jet2holidays-tease-further-growth-as-expanded-summer-2026-programme-released |title=Jet2 and Jet2holidays tease further growth as expanded summer 2026 programme released |access-date=2024-09-26 |archive-date=2024-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926081841/https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-and-jet2holidays-tease-further-growth-as-expanded-summer-2026-programme-released |url-status=live }} East Midlands,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231010-lsns24|title=Jet2.com NS24 Network Adjustment – 08OCT23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=10 October 2023|accessdate=26 March 2025|language=en}} Edinburgh, Glasgow (begins 1 May 2026),{{Cite news |url=https://www.travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/jet2-to-launch-raft-of-new-routes-for-summer-26/ |title=Jet2 'to launch raft of new routes' for summer '26 - Travel Gossip |newspaper=Travel Gossip |date=24 September 2024 |access-date=2024-09-24 |archive-date=2024-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924102903/https://www.travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/jet2-to-launch-raft-of-new-routes-for-summer-26/ |url-status=live |last1=McNeill |first1=Linsey }} Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240510-lsjun2432q|title=Jet2 June – October 2024 A321neo Network|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=10 May 2024|accessdate=26 March 2025|language=en}} Newcastle upon Tyne{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Newcastle, UK|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=748-750}}
| KLM | Seasonal: Amsterdam{{cite web|url=https://avioradar.hr/index.php/en/domestic-news-from-croatia/new-routes-announcement-of-new-routes/2706-klm-royal-dutch-airlines-will-fly-from-amsterdam-to-dubrovnik|title=KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will fly from Amsterdam to Dubrovnik|publisher=avioradar.hr|access-date=2021-05-07|archive-date=2023-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518022237/https://avioradar.hr/index.php/en/domestic-news-from-croatia/new-routes-announcement-of-new-routes/2706-klm-royal-dutch-airlines-will-fly-from-amsterdam-to-dubrovnik|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://news.klm.com/klm-is-ready-for-the-summer-with-four-new-european-destinations/|title=KLM is ready for the summer with four new European destinations|publisher=KLM|access-date=2021-05-18|archive-date=2023-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406230520/https://news.klm.com/klm-is-ready-for-the-summer-with-four-new-european-destinations/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-klns24eu|title=KLM NS24 European Service Changes – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes}}
| Korean Air | Seasonal charter: Seoul–Incheon{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221009-kenov22dbv|title=KOREAN AIR SCHEDULES DUBROVNIK CHARTERS IN NOV 2022|date=9 October 2022|access-date=9 October 2022|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013053035/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221009-kenov22dbv|url-status=live}}
| Leav Aviation | Seasonal charter: Cologne/Bonn{{cite web|url=https://zamaaero.com/09/06/2023/novosti-iz-regije/prvi-objavljujemo-najave|title=PRVI OBJAVLJUJEMO-NAJAVE: Leav pokreće Dubrovnik-Cologne|publisher=zamaaero.com|access-date=2023-06-09|archive-date=2023-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617151614/https://zamaaero.com/09/06/2023/novosti-iz-regije/prvi-objavljujemo-najave/|url-status=live}}
| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw–Chopin{{cite web |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276351/lot-polish-airlines-adds-dubrovnik-route-from-may-2018/ |title=LOT Polish Airlines adds Dubrovnik route from May 2018 |publisher=Routesonline |access-date=2017-12-22 |archive-date=2017-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224220448/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276351/lot-polish-airlines-adds-dubrovnik-route-from-may-2018/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221128-lons23eu|title=LOT Polish Airlines NS23 Europe Frequency Adjustment – 27NOV22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=28 November 2022|accessdate=29 December 2024|language=en-CA}}
| Lufthansa | Seasonal: Munich{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-lhenns24eu|title=Lufthansa / Air Dolomiti NS24 European Network/Frequency Changes – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 January 2024|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}
| Luxair | Seasonal: Luxembourg{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230919-lgns24hr | title=Luxair NS24 Croatia Service Increases | access-date=2023-09-19 | archive-date=2023-10-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012042642/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230919-lgns24hr | url-status=live }}
| {{nowrap|Norwegian Air Shuttle}} | Seasonal: Bergen,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Bergen, Norway|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=125-127}} Copenhagen,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Copenhagen, Denmark|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=263-269}} Gothenburg,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240422-dyd8ns24|title=Norwegian NS24 Network Additions – 21APR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 April 2024|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://media.se.norwegian.com/pressreleases/norwegian-lanserar-ny-linje-till-dubrovnik-fraan-goeteborg-3289244|title=Norwegian lanserar ny linje till Dubrovnik från Göteborg|date=28 November 2023|access-date=28 November 2023|archive-date=15 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215112129/https://media.se.norwegian.com/pressreleases/norwegian-lanserar-ny-linje-till-dubrovnik-fraan-goeteborg-3289244|url-status=live}} Helsinki, Oslo,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Oslo, Norway|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=807-814}} Stavanger,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Stavanger, Norway|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1024-1026}} Stockholm–Arlanda{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Stockholm, Sweden|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1026-1033}}
| Ryanair{{cite web |url=https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-opens-gamechanger-boeing-8-200-dubrovnik-base-in-s24/?market=hr |title=RYANAIR OPENS "GAMECHANGER" BOEING 8-200 DUBROVNIK BASE IN S24 |date=29 November 2023 |publisher=Ryanair |access-date=29 November 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205132043/https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-opens-gamechanger-boeing-8-200-dubrovnik-base-in-s24/?market=hr |url-status=live }} | Charleroi, London–Stansted,{{cite web |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231212-frns24 |title=RYANAIR NS24 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 10DEC23 |date=12 December 2023 |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=12 December 2023 |archive-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212194300/https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231212-frns24 |url-status=live }} Vienna{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Dubrovnik, Croatia|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=332-333}}
Seasonal: Bari,{{cite web | url=https://croatianaviation.com/najavljena-jos-jedna-nova-linija-prema-dubrovniku/ | title=Najavljena još jedna nova linija prema Dubrovniku - Croatian Aviation | date=17 December 2023 | access-date=17 December 2023 | archive-date=17 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217224028/https://croatianaviation.com/najavljena-jos-jedna-nova-linija-prema-dubrovniku/ | url-status=live }} Beauvais, Bergamo, Berlin, Dublin, Gothenburg (begins 3 June 2025),{{cite web|url=https://croatianaviation.com/dvije-nove-linije-ryanaira-prema-hrvatskoj/|title=Dvije nove linije Ryanaira prema Hrvatskoj |publisher=Croatianaviation |date=24 September 2024 |access-date=27 September 2024}} Helsinki, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Katowice,{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2025/01/ryanair-schedules-new-croatia-routes.html| title=Ryanair schedules new Croatia routes| date=21 January 2025}} Kraków, Manchester, Marseille,{{cite web |title=Ryanair NS25 Network Additions – 02MAR25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250306-frns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=6 March 2025}} Memmingen, Poznań, Rome–Fiumicino, Sandefjord, Stockholm–Arlanda, Weeze,{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240716-frns24 | title=Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24 }} Wrocław
| {{nowrap|Scandinavian Airlines}} | Seasonal: Copenhagen{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-skns24eu|title=SAS NS24 European Network Changes – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 January 2024|accessdate=28 November 2024|language=en-CA}}
| {{nowrap|Swiss International Air Lines}} | Seasonal: Zurich{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/swiss-nimmt-im-sommer-2025-vier-neue-europaziele-auf|title=Swiss nimmt im Sommer 2025 vier neue Europaziele auf |date=30 October 2024 |publisher=Aerotelegraph |access-date=20 October 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://swiss.newsmarket.com/english/press-releases/swiss-to-offer-new-summer-services-to-ni---heringsdorf--montpellier-and-dubrovnik/s/44ad1d02-5b55-437d-8ce1-a6c6d7d227b0| title=SWISS to offer new summer services to Niš, Heringsdorf, Montpellier and Dubrovnik | date=30 October 2024 }}
| Trade Air | Osijek, Rijeka, Split
| Transavia | Seasonal: Paris–Orly,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230427-to320|title=Transavia France NS23 Leased Amelia A320 Operations – 25APR23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 April 2023|accessdate=3 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Rotterdam/The Hague{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Rotterdam, Netherlands|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=922-923}}{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274906/transavia-s18-europe-service-changes-as-of-21sep17/|title=Transavia S18 Europe service changes as of 21SEP17|publisher=Routesonline|access-date=2017-09-22|archive-date=2023-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418062813/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/274906/transavia-s18-europe-service-changes-as-of-21sep17/|url-status=live}}
| TUI Airways | Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff,{{cite web|url=https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable|title=Flight Timetable|website=tui.co.uk|language=en-GB}} East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford,{{cite web| url=https://zamaaero.com/19/10/2022/novosti-iz-regije/prvi-objavljujemo-najave-tui-ce-letjeti-leeds-bredford-dubrovnik| title=PRVI OBJAVLJUJEMO-NAJAVE: TUI će letjeti Leeds Bredford-Dubrovnik| access-date=2022-10-19| archive-date=2022-10-19| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019215134/https://zamaaero.com/19/10/2022/novosti-iz-regije/prvi-objavljujemo-najave-tui-ce-letjeti-leeds-bredford-dubrovnik/| url-status=live}} London–Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne{{cite web | url=https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable | title=Flights with TUI | Thomson now TUI Airways }}
| TUI fly Belgium | Seasonal: Brussels{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230810-tbsep23prn|title=TUIfly Belgium Sep/Oct 2023 Prishtina Routing Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}}
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240118-tkns24eu|title=Turkish Airlines NS24 European Service Expansion – 14JAN24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=18 January 2024|accessdate=16 March 2025|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://onemileatatime.com/istanbul-airport-transition-delay/|title=Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)|date=9 April 2019|access-date=27 February 2019|archive-date=27 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227232218/https://onemileatatime.com/istanbul-airport-transition-delay/|url-status=live}}
| United Airlines | Seasonal: Newark{{cite web|url=https://www.united.com/en-us/new-routes|title=This summer, get away to Croatia, Greece or Iceland|publisher=United Airlines|access-date=2021-04-19|archive-date=2021-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120223626/https://www.united.com/en-us/new-routes|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.croatianaviation.com/post/breaking-news-united-airlines-is-coming-to-croatia|title=United Airlines is coming to Croatia!|newspaper=Croatian Aviation |date=19 April 2021|publisher=croatianaviation|access-date=2021-04-19|archive-date=2023-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418062818/https://croatianaviation.com/post/breaking-news-united-airlines-is-coming-to-croatia|url-status=live}}
| Volotea | Seasonal: Athens, Bari,{{cite web|url=https://avioradar.net/volotea-najavila-novu-liniju-iz-dubrovnika-za-italiju|title=Volotea najavila novu liniju iz Dubrovnika za Italiju|date=1 December 2023|publisher=avioradar.net|access-date=3 December 2023}} Bordeaux, Lille,{{Cite web|url = https://croatianaviation.com/volotea-najavila-jos-jednu-novu-liniju|title = Volotea najavila još jednu novu liniju!|date = 22 December 2023|access-date = 22 December 2023|archive-date = 22 December 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231222111158/https://croatianaviation.com/volotea-najavila-jos-jednu-novu-liniju/|url-status = live}} Lyon,{{cite web |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281492/volotea-s19-new-routes-as-of-12nov18// |title=Volotea S19 new routes as of 12NOV18 |publisher=Routesonline |access-date=2018-11-12 |archive-date=2023-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412003350/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281492/volotea-s19-new-routes-as-of-12nov18// |url-status=live }} Marseille, Nantes, Toulouse{{cite web|url=https://avioradar.hr/index.php/en/domestic-news-from-croatia/new-routes-announcement-of-new-routes/1716-volotea-will-inaugurate-new-route-from-france-to-dubrovnik|title=Volotea will inauguarte new route from France to Dubrovnik|publisher=avioradar.hr|access-date=2016-10-23|archive-date=2023-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418062812/https://avioradar.hr/index.php/en/domestic-news-from-croatia/new-routes-announcement-of-new-routes/1716-volotea-will-inaugurate-new-route-from-france-to-dubrovnik|url-status=live}}
| Vueling | Barcelona{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241022-vyns25bcn|title=Vueling NS25 A321neo Barcelona Network – 21OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 October 2024|accessdate=3 January 2025|language=en-ca}}
Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230807-vyns24|title=Vueling NS24 Preliminary Frequency Variations – 06AUG23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=7 August 2023|accessdate=4 January 2025|language=en-ca}}
| Wizz Air | Seasonal: Warsaw–Chopin{{cite web|url=https://avioradar.hr/index.php/en/domestic-news-from-croatia/new-routes-announcement-of-new-routes/2740-wizz-air-announced-a-second-route-to-dubrovnik|title=Wizz Air announced a second route to Dubrovnik|publisher=Avioradar|access-date=2021-05-20|archive-date=2023-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518022237/https://avioradar.hr/index.php/en/domestic-news-from-croatia/new-routes-announcement-of-new-routes/2740-wizz-air-announced-a-second-route-to-dubrovnik|url-status=live}}
}}
Statistics
=Traffic figures=
class="wikitable"
|+ Traffic at Dubrovnik Rudjer Boskovic Airport{{cite web|url=http://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/images/stories/stat/STATISTIKA.pdf|title=Statistics 1962–2010 (statistika.pdf)|publisher=Airport Dubrovnik|access-date=23 June 2011|archive-date=31 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531154501/http://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/images/stories/stat/STATISTIKA.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/images/stories/stat/STATISTIKA.doc|title=Statistics 1962–2010 (statistika.doc)|publisher=Airport Dubrovnik|access-date=23 June 2011|archive-date=5 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605112036/http://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/images/stories/stat/STATISTIKA.doc|url-status=dead}} |
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!width="80"|Year ! style="width:150px;"|Passengers !width="50"|Passenger % ! style="width:150px;"|Aircraft Landings !width="50"|Aircraft Landings% ! style="width:150px;"|Cargo (tonnes) !width="50"|Cargo % |
1987
|1,460,354 |20.52{{increase}} |15,606 |2.55{{increase}} |2,490 |0.53{{increase}} |
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| | | | | |
2014
|1,584,471 |4.06{{increase}} |16,492 |2.27{{increase}} |291 |22.40{{decrease}} |
2015
|1,693,934 |6.91{{increase}} |16,852 |2.18{{increase}} |256 |12.03{{decrease}} |
2016
|1,993,243 |17.67{{increase}} |19,244 |14.19{{increase}} |224 |12.50{{decrease}} |
2017
|2,323,065 |16.5{{increase}} |21,496 |11.70{{increase}} |204 |8.90{{decrease}} |
2018
|2,539,412 |9.31{{increase}} |23,596 |9.76{{increase}} |176 |13.70{{decrease}} |
2019
|2,896,227 |14.05{{increase}} |25,962 |10.03{{increase}} |127 |28.41{{decrease}} |
2020
|330,147 |88.6{{decrease}} |8,486 |67.31{{decrease}} |29 |77.17{{decrease}} |
2021
|927,934 |181.1{{increase}} |14,212 |67.47{{increase}} |390 |1244{{increase}} |
2022
|2,149,181 |131.6{{increase}} |20,630 |45.16{{increase}} |411 |5.3{{increase}} |
2023
|2,416,818 |12.46{{increase}} |21,484 |4.14{{increase}} |57 |86.14{{decrease}} |
2024
|2.954,934 |22.26{{increase}} |25.546 |18.91{{increase}} |25 |55.91{{decrease}} |
class="wikitable"
|+ Traffic at Dubrovnik Rudjer Boskovic Airport in 2024/2025 by month |
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!width="80"|Month ! style="width:150px;"|Passengers 2024 ! style="width:150px;"|Passengers 2025 !width="50"|Passenger % |
January
|15,095 |19,856 |31.54{{increase}} |
February
|17,618 |22,314 |26.65{{increase}} |
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 | | |
=Largest airlines=
class="wikitable sortable" | |||
Rank | Carrier | Passengers 2018{{needs update|date=January 2025}} | % |
---|---|---|---|
1 | {{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia Airlines | 429,953 | 16.93 |
2 | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} easyJet | 347,260 | 13.67 |
3 | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jet2.com | 179,990 | 7.09 |
4 | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} TUI Airways | 127,352 | 5.02 |
5 | {{flagicon|Spain}} Vueling | 123,907 | 4.88 |
colspan="5" style="text-align:right;"| Source: Dubrovnik Airport{{cite web |url=https://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/images/stories/stat/Top13Avioprijevoznika.pdf |title=Airport Dubrovnik Top 13 Avioprijevoznika |access-date=2019-02-07 |archive-date=2019-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124343/https://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/images/stories/stat/Top13Avioprijevoznika.pdf |url-status=dead }} |
Ground transport
A shuttle bus operated by the company Platanus{{cite web|url=http://www.platanus.hr/shuttle-bus.html|title=Dubrovnik Airport Official Shuttle Bus Transfer|publisher=Platanus|language=en|access-date=28 July 2019|archive-date=28 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728121720/http://www.platanus.hr/shuttle-bus.html|url-status=dead}} connects the airport to Dubrovnik Old Town and Dubrovnik Bus Station in Gruž.
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Dubrovnik Airport}}
- [https://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/en Official website]
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