Zagreb Airport

{{short description|Main international airport of Croatia; base of the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence}}

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{{Infobox airport

| name = Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

| nativename = Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman Zagreb

| image = Zagreb_Airport_blue_logo.png

| image-width = 250

| image2 = File:Novi putnički terminal .jpg

| image2-width = 250

| IATA = ZAG

| ICAO = LDZA

| type = Public/Military

| owner = Groupe ADP

| operator = MZLZ d.d.

| city-served = Zagreb

| location = Velika Gorica, Croatia

| hub = Croatia Airlines

| focus_city = Ryanair

| elevation-f = 353

| coordinates = {{coord|45|44|35|N|016|04|08|E|region:HR-21|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Croatia

| pushpin_label = ZAG

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Croatia

| website = [http://www.zagreb-airport.hr zagreb-airport.hr]

| metric-rwy = Y

| r1-number = 05/23

| r1-length-m = 3,252

| r1-surface = Concrete/asphalt

| stat-year = 2024

| stat1-header = Number of passengers

| stat1-data = 4,316,619{{increase}} 15.92%

| stat2-header = Aircraft movements

| stat2-data = 49,955 {{increase}} 9.2%

}}

Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport ({{langx|hr|Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman Zagreb}}) or Zagreb Airport ({{langx|hr|Zračna luka Zagreb}}) ({{airport codes|ZAG|LDZA|p=n}}) is an international airport serving Zagreb, Croatia. It is the busiest airport in Croatia, handling about 4.31  million passengers and some 13,025 tons of cargo in 2024.{{cite web |title=Statistics for 2024 |url=https://www.zagreb-airport.hr/en/business/b2b/statistics/statistics-for-2024/883 |website=Franjo Tuđman Zagreb Airport |access-date=7 January 2025}}

Named after Franjo Tuđman, the first President of Croatia, the airport is located some {{Convert|10|km|abbr=on}} southeast of Zagreb Central Station{{cite web|url=http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadcms/eadsite/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=25&Itemid=3.html|title=EUROCONTROL – The European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic – Home|access-date=3 June 2015}} in Velika Gorica. It is the hub of the Croatian flag carrier Croatia Airlines and a focus city for Trade Air. The main base of the Croatian Air Force is also located on the airport's premises. Moreover, the Croatian Air Traffic Control's administration is on the airport grounds.

History

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File:Zagreb Airport Terminal 20170506202715.jpg

=Foundation and early years=

The history of Zagreb civil aviation began in 1909 when the first airfield was built close to the western city neighbourhood (city district) of Črnomerec.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

With the creation of the first Yugoslav flag carrier Aeroput in 1927, the airport was relocated to the Borongaj airfield in 1928 which began serving the ever-growing number of passengers on 15 February of that year.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}} Although several European airliners connected the city, it was mostly Aeroput which connected Zagreb to major destinations across Europe and thus significantly increased traffic at Zagreb in the period preceding the Second World War.

Following World War II, commercial services were moved to a former military airbase near the village of Lučko south-west of the city in 1947. JAT Yugoslav Airlines took the role of Aeroput and made Zagreb its second hub. At its peak in 1959, Lučko served 167,000 passengers.{{cn|date=November 2022}}

The current location of the airport at Pleso in the south-east of Lučko opened in 1962 with a {{convert|2500|m|abbr=on}} long runway and {{convert|1000|m2|abbr=on}} terminal. By 1966, Zagreb Airport got a new {{convert|5000|m2|abbr=on}} state-of-the-art passenger terminal. The runway capacity was lengthened to its current {{convert|3252|m|abbr=on}} in 1974.{{cn|date=November 2022}}

In the 1980s, Zagreb Airport was the second largest in Yugoslavia by passenger and aircraft movements. Yugoslav flag-carrier JAT maintained a hub in Zagreb and connected the city to numerous destinations.{{cn|date=May 2023}} For instance, it offered nonstop flights to New York City aboard McDonnell Douglas DC-10s.{{cite web | url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ju/ju8311/ju83w-03.jpg | title=JAT Timetable | date=Winter 1983–1984 | accessdate=1 January 2022 | pages=4–5}} These services inevitably had a major impact on air traffic at Zagreb during that period.

On 31 August 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, the airport became the scene of fighting between Croatian armed forces and the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) when a Boeing 707 chartered by Anton Kikaš carrying weapons for the Croatians was forced to land there by Yugoslav MiGs. Croatian forces attacked the control tower and blocked roads in and out of the airport, but the JNA successfully seized the 707 and flew it out of the airport.{{cite news |last1=Compiled From Agencies |title=Serbia Accepts Plan For Observers From European Community |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/141423749/ |access-date=25 June 2021 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=1 September 1991 |page=39}}{{cite book |last1=Jovicic |first1=Mille |title=Two Days Till Peace A Sarajevo Airport Story |date=2011 |publisher=AuthorHouse |isbn=9781456748371 |page=65 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rELb9IIiGdgC&dq=%22Anton+Kikas%22&pg=PA65 |access-date=17 June 2021}} The airport later became a UN hub for getting food and medical supplies to war-ridden Croatia and Bosnia. The British 24th Field Ambulance were stationed in a former JNA camp at the airport.

=Development since 2000=

Following an increase in passenger numbers and the necessity to upgrade its infrastructure, the airport installed a CAT-IIIb instrument landing system (ILS) in 2004. In 2008, a new VIP terminal was added and the terminal was extended to include extra amenities, restaurants and bars. The terminal was expanded to {{convert|15500|m2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/Povijest-i-razvoj-kroz-vrijeme-71.aspx|title=Međunarodna zračna luka Zagreb – Zagreb International Airport – Naslovna|access-date=3 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408155848/http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/Povijest-i-razvoj-kroz-vrijeme-71.aspx|archive-date=8 April 2015}} By 2010, the old terminal was nearing its maximum annual capacity.{{cn|date=November 2022}} That year the passenger terminal received a major facelift in the course of which a viewing platform with a bar was added.

On 12 April 2012, the ZAIC consortium received a 30-year concession for the airport from the Government of Croatia. The consortium consists of Groupe ADP (21%), Bouygues Bâtiment International (21%), Marguerite Fund (21%), International Finance Corporation (17%), TAV Airports (15%) and Viadukt (5%). The concession includes financing, designing and constructing a new passenger terminal. The construction of a brand new {{convert|70000|m2|abbr=on}} terminal facility designed by Neidhardt architects of Zagreb and carried out by Bouygues Bâtiment International in partnership with Viadukt began on 18 December 2013 with the aim to replace the old terminal. It now has an initial annual capacity of 5.5 million passengers in the first phase and was officially completed in October 2016. The official inauguration of the terminal was on 28 March 2017. ZAIC now operates the entire airport, including the runways, passenger terminal, cargo terminal, car parks and future property developments, under a 30-year concession. This contract involves a total investment of around €324 million: €236 million for the design and construction of the new terminal and €88 million for operation of all airport infrastructure for the entire period of the concession.[http://www.vlada.hr/hr/naslovnica/novosti_i_najave/2012/travanj/potpisan_ugovor_o_koncesiji_za_izgradnju_i_upravljanje_zracnom_lukom_zagreb Vlada Republike Hrvatske: Potpisan Ugovor o koncesiji za izgradnju] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701144934/http://www.vlada.hr/hr/naslovnica/novosti_i_najave/2012/travanj/potpisan_ugovor_o_koncesiji_za_izgradnju_i_upravljanje_zracnom_lukom_zagreb |date=1 July 2012 }} {{in lang|hr}} 11 April 2012{{Cite web |title=Zagreb International Airport |url=https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/group/strategy/airport-network/croatia |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=Groupe ADP}}

On 27 February 2020, the runway, formerly designated as 05/23, was redesignated to 04/22 due to the change in magnetic declination.{{cite web |title=New marking and signage on the Franjo Tudjman airport |url=https://avioradar.hr/index.php/en/domestic-news-from-croatia/1898-new-marking-and-signage-on-the-franjo-tudman-airport |website=avioradar.hr |access-date=1 August 2020}}

On 30 March 2021, Irish low-cost airline Ryanair announced the opening of a new base in Zagreb commencing July 2021. The airline will be basing three Airbus A320-200 aircraft and start flights to 26 previously unserved destinations.{{cite web |title=Ryanair To Open Its New Zagreb Base Two Months Earlier Than Planned Due To Strong Demand |url=https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-to-open-its-new-zagreb-base-two-months-earlier-than-planned-due-to-strong-demand/?market=hr/ |website=corporate.ryanair.com | date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021}}

Operations

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The airport was awarded to the ZAIC consortium (Zagreb Airport International Company) in a 30-year concession under the terms of a contract signed by the Government of Croatia with the aforementioned.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} The contract includes the financing, designing and construction of a new passenger terminal which was opened in March 2017.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} For the purpose of managing the airport, ZAIC registered a company called MZLZ d.d. (Međunarodna zračna luka Zagreb d.d.) that is now the operator of the Airport.

Terminal

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File:Zagreb Airport interior.jpg

The current terminal building was opened to the public on 28 March 2017.{{cite web |url=http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/126124 |title=Structure of the new Zagreb airport passenger terminal |via=Hrčak |format=PDF}}{{failed verification|reason=Source is a 2012 journal article|date=August 2018}} It stretches over {{cvt|65800|m2}} on three levels featuring four baggage carousels, 8 air bridges, 9 security checkpoints, 45 check-in desks, 23 passport control booths and a car park with the capacity of 1,250 vehicles. Furthermore, the new apron has three remote stands next to the terminal, while 23 stands at the old passenger building are also used during the peak season. Each of the aircraft parking positions at the facility includes a visual docking guidance system which gives information to a pilot on how to park their aircraft. The terminal itself features a large {{Convert|600|m2|abbr=|adj=on}} duty-free shop operated by Aelia, 16 cafés, bars, restaurants and snack bars as well as 12 retail stores.

Enough space has been left for 30 additional check-in counters and 2 baggage carousels to be added once the new terminal reaches its current maximum capacity of 5 million passengers. Further extensions envisaged along the thirty-year concession period will potentially see expanding current apron from present {{cvt|100000|to|300000|m2}} and terminal capacity increased to 8 million through gradual expansion of the terminal in four Phase 2 expansions.{{cite web |title=Nešto o pregovorima s Francuzima, Nizozemskoj bolesti i gospodinu Petitu, bacanju papira i vremenu od travnja 2012. godine do prosinca 2013. godine. – Siniša Hajdaš Dončić |url=https://hajdasdoncic.hr/2017/03/18/nesto-pregovorima-s-francuzima-nizozemskoj-bolesti-gospodinu-petitu-bacanju-papira-vremenu-travnja-2012-godine-do-prosinca-2013-godine/ |website=Siniša Hajdaš Dončić |access-date=21 August 2018 |language=hr-HR |date=18 March 2017}}{{unreliable source?|date=August 2018}}{{cite web |title=Grand opening of the new passenger terminal of Franjo Tuđman Airport |url=http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/business/newsroom/press-releases/grand-opening-of-the-new-passenger-terminal-of-franjo-tudjman-airport/272 |website=Zagreb Airport |access-date=21 August 2018}}{{cite web |title=Zagreb International Airport's New Terminal – Airport Technology |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/new-terminal-zagreb-international-airport |website=Airport Technology |access-date=21 August 2018}}

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Airlines and destinations

=Passenger=

{{Airport destination list

| Aegean Airlines | Athens{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280344/aegean-airlines-s19-service-expansions-as-of-31aug18/ |title=Aegean Airlines S19 service expansions as of 31AUG18 |publisher=Routesonline |date=3 September 2018 |access-date=3 September 2018}}{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230207-a3intl|title=Aegean Airlines NS23 International Network Additions – 06FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=7 February 2023|accessdate=2 January 2025|language=en-ca}}

| Air France | Paris–Charles de Gaulle{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-afns24eu|title=Air France NS24 Paris European Frequency Variations – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes}}

| Air Serbia | 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}}

| Air Transat | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240312-tsns24|title=AIR TRANSAT NS24 NETWORK UPDATE – 10MAR24|publisher=Aeroroutes |date=12 March 2024 |access-date=12 March 2024}}

| Austrian Airlines | Vienna{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-osnw24eu|title=Austrian NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24|website=Aeroroutes}}

| British Airways | London–Heathrow{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-banw24lhreu|title=British Airways NW24 Heathrow – Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}

| Croatia Airlines | Amsterdam,{{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}} Brussels, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, London–Heathrow, Mostar,{{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}} Munich,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240119-oufeb24|title=Croatia Airlines Feb 2024 Service Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pula,{{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}} Rome–Fiumicino, Sarajevo, Skopje, Split, Vienna, Zadar, Zurich
Seasonal: Athens, Barcelona,{{cite web|url=https://www.croatianaviation.com/post/croatia-airlines-uvodi-liniju-prema-barceloni|title=Croatia Airlines uvodi liniju prema Barceloni|work=croatianaviation|date=22 December 2021|access-date=12 December 2021}} Berlin,{{cite web | url=https://croatianaviation.com/croatia-airlines-uvela-berlin-tiranu-i-stockholm-iz-zagreba/ | title=Croatia Airlines uvodi letove za Berlin, Tiranu i Stockholm iz Zagreba!– 05MAR24 | date=5 March 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://avioradar.net/en/croatia-airlines-announced-new-routes-from-zagreb/ | title=Croatia Airlines announced new routes from Zagreb!| date=5 March 2024}} Brač, Bucharest–Otopeni (resumes 1 July 2025),{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250212-ouns25 |title=Croatia Airlines NS25 Network Expansion |publisher=Routesonline |date=12 February 2025 |access-date=12 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2025/02/croatia-airlines-to-run-new-zagreb.html|title=Croatia Airlines to run new Zagreb routes seasonally, ups capacity by 18%}} Hamburg (begins 1 July 2025),{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250212-ouns25 |title=Croatia Airlines NS25 Network Expansion |publisher=Routesonline |date=12 February 2025 |access-date=12 February 2025}} Madrid (begins 3 July 2025),{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250212-ouns25 |title=Croatia Airlines NS25 Network Expansion |publisher=Routesonline |date=12 February 2025 |access-date=12 February 2025}} Milan–Malpensa (resumes 2 June 2025),{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250212-ouns25 |title=Croatia Airlines NS25 Network Expansion |publisher=Routesonline |date=12 February 2025 |access-date=12 February 2025}} Prague (resumes 2 June 2025),{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250212-ouns25 |title=Croatia Airlines NS25 Network Expansion |publisher=Routesonline |date=12 February 2025 |access-date=12 February 2025}} Stockholm–Arlanda, Tirana
Seasonal charter: Monastir,{{cite web|url=https://zamaaero.com/03/04/2024/novosti-iz-regije/najave-croatia-airlines-pokrece-zagreb-monastir|title=NAJAVE: Croatia Airlines pokreće Zagreb-Monastir|work=zamaaero.com|date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024}} Tel Aviv{{cite news |title=כל העדכונים השוטפים של חברות התעופה: פספורטניוז עושה לכם סדר |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/191420 |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=6 August 2024 |language=he}}

| Eurowings | Cologne/Bonn,{{cite web|url=https://www.croatianaviation.com/post/eurowings-uvodi-jo%C5%A1-jednu-liniju-prema-zagrebu|title=Eurowings uvodi još jednu liniju prema Zagrebu!|date=2 June 2021|publisher=croatianaviation.com|access-date=2 June 2021}} Stuttgart{{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}}

|flydubai| Dubai–International{{cite web|url=https://www.croatiaweek.com/flydubai-resumes-operations-to-zagreb/|title=flydubai resumes operations to Zagreb|publisher=Croatia Week|date=23 September 2021|accessdate=13 July 2024}}

| FlyLili | Seasonal charter: Tel Aviv (begins {{date|2025-5-21}}){{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Fly Lili NS25 Israel Charter Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250327-flns25 |access-date=27 March 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=27 March 2025 |language=en-CA}}

| Freebird Airlines | Seasonal charter: Antalya

| Iberia | Seasonal: Madrid{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-atibcodeshare|title=Royal Air Maroc Expands Iberia Codeshare Service From mid-Sep 2023|website=Aeroroutes}}

| KLM | Amsterdam{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240715-klskcodeshare|title=KLM/SAS Begins Codeshare Service From Sep 2024|website=Aeroroutes}}

| {{nowrap|LOT Polish Airlines}} | Warsaw–Chopin{{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 | Frankfurt,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-lhnw24eu|title=Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Munich

| {{nowrap|Norwegian Air Shuttle}} | Seasonal: Copenhagen{{cite web|url=https://www.croatianaviation.com/post/norwegian-za-ljeto-najavljuje-16-linija-prema-hrvatskoj|title=Norwegian za ljeto najavljuje 16 linija prema Hrvatskoj!|publisher=croatianaviation.com|date=11 January 2021 |access-date=11 January 2022}}

| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231207-pcjan24zag|title=PEGASUS ADDS ISTANBUL – ZAGREB FROM MID-JAN 2024 |publisher=Aeroroutes |date=7 December 2023 |access-date=7 December 2023}}

| Qatar Airways | Doha

| Ryanair{{cite web|url=https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-announces-new-base-in-zagreb|title=Ryanair Announces New Base In Zagreb|publisher=corporate.ryanair.com|access-date=30 March 2021}} | Alicante,{{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}} Basel/Mulhouse,{{Cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/06/ryanair-to-grow-zagreb-winter.html|title=Ryanair to grow Zagreb winter operations by 20% |website=ExYUAviation.com|date=25 June 2024|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}} Beauvais, Bergamo, Charleroi,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220920-frnw22be|title=Ryanair NW22 Belgium Network Adjustment|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=20 September 2022|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}} Dublin, Eindhoven, Gothenburg, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Lanzarote,{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/10/ryanair-upgrades-lanzarote-zagreb.html | title=Ryanair upgrades Lanzarote - Zagreb service | date=30 October 2023 }} London–Stansted,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220922-frnw22320|title=Ryanair NW22 London Stansted A320 Network Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 September 2022|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}} Málaga,{{cite web|url=https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-opens-its-zagreb-base-launches-winter-21-schedule/?market=hr |title=Ryanair Opens Its Zagreb Base & Launches Winter '21 Schedule |publisher=Ryanair corporate news |date=23 July 2021 |access-date=23 July 2021}} Malta, Memmingen,{{cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/06/ryanair-to-grow-zagreb-winter.html|title=Ryanair resumes FMM}} Palermo,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241205-frns25 |title=Ryanair NS25 Network Additions – 01DEC24 |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=2024-12-01}} Paphos, Pisa, Rome–Fiumicino, Thessaloniki, Weeze
Seasonal: Corfu,{{cite web |title=Ryanair najavio nove linije iz Hrvatske za sljedeće ljeto!|url=https://www.croatianaviation.com/post/ryanair-najavio-nove-linije-iz-hrvatske-za-sljede%C4%87e-ljeto|website=croatianaviation.com |date=3 December 2021|access-date=3 December 2021}} Girona, Kos,{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/02/ryanair-to-launch-new-zagreb-service.html | title=Ryanair to launch new Zagreb service | date=3 February 2023 }} Malmö,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220704-frjul22zag|title=Ryanair July 2022 Zagreb Operation Changes - 03JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 July 2022|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}} Manchester,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Zagreb, Croatia|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1171-1172}} Marseille, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Sandefjord, Sofia

| Trade Air | Osijek{{cite web|url=https://croatianaviation.com/trade-air-otvorio-prodaju-na-domacim-linijama-za-ljeto/|title=Trade Air domestic routes|date=24 February 2023 }}

| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241112-tkns25eu|title=Turkish Airlines NS25 European Frequency Changes – 10NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=12 November 2024|accessdate=16 March 2025|language=en}}

| T'way Air | Seasonal: Seoul–Incheon{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250321-twns25zag|title=T’Way Air NS25 Seoul – Zagreb Service Changes|publisher=Aeroroutes}}

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=Cargo=

{{Airport-dest-list

| DHL Aviation[https://aviationcargo.dhl.com/destinations-served aviationcargo.dhl.com] retrieved 9 March 2022 | Leipzig/Halle

| MNG Airlines{{cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/mb551|title=Flight history for MNG Airlines flight MB551|date=10 December 202|publisher=Flightradar24|access-date=10 December 2022}} | Istanbul, Paris–Charles de Gaulle

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Statistics

=Busiest routes from ZAG in 2023=

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|+ Busiest domestic routes to/from Zagreb Airport (2023){{cite report |url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/03/ryanair-key-in-zagrebs-recovery-as.html|title=Ryanair key in Zagreb's recovery as busiest routes unveiled |publisher=Ex-YU Aviation |access-date=24 March 2024}}

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! Rank

AirportPassengers 2023Airlines
1{{flagicon|CRO}} Dubrovnik, Croatiastyle="text-align:right;"|203,234Croatia Airlines
2{{flagicon|CRO}} Split, Croatiastyle="text-align:right;"|151,891Croatia Airlines
3{{flagicon|CRO}} Pula, Croatiastyle="text-align:right;"|21,982Croatia Airlines
4{{flagicon|CRO}} Zadar, Croatiastyle="text-align:right;"|21,583Croatia Airlines

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|+ Busiest European routes to/from Zagreb Airport (2023)

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AirportPassengers 2023Airlines
1{{flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt am Main, Germanystyle="text-align:right;"|305,279Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa
2{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul, Turkeystyle="text-align:right;"|203,219Turkish Airlines
3{{flagicon|NED}} Amsterdam, Netherlandsstyle="text-align:right;"|196,812Croatia Airlines, KLM
4{{flagicon|GER}} Munich, Germanystyle="text-align:right;"|150,467Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa
5{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Francestyle="text-align:right;"|144,003Air France, Croatia Airlines
6{{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna, Austriastyle="text-align:right;"|134,640Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines
7{{flagicon|GBR}} London-Stansted, United Kingdomstyle="text-align:right;"|117,600Ryanair
8{{flagicon|GBR}} London-Heathrow, United Kingdomstyle="text-align:right;"|100,840British Airways, Croatia Airlines
9{{flagicon|CHE}} Zürich, Switzerlandstyle="text-align:right;"|84,951Croatia Airlines
10{{flagicon|BEL}} Charleroi, Belgiumstyle="text-align:right;"|80,995Ryanair
11{{flagicon|ITA}} Rome-Fiumicino, Italystyle="text-align:right;"|78,666Croatia Airlines, Ryanair
12{{flagicon|IRL}} Dublin, Irelandstyle="text-align:right;"|77,813Croatia Airlines, Ryanair
13{{flagicon|POL}} Warsaw-Chopin, Polandstyle="text-align:right;"|71,679LOT Polish Airlines
14{{flagicon|ITA}} Bergamo, Italystyle="text-align:right;"|69,420Ryanair
15{{flagicon|DEN}} Copenhagen, Denmarkstyle="text-align:right;"|65,307Croatia Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle
16{{flagicon|MLT}} Valletta, Maltastyle="text-align:right;"|62,662Ryanair
17{{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade, Serbiastyle="text-align:right;"|62,224Air Serbia
18{{flagicon|NMK}} Skopje, North Macedoniastyle="text-align:right;"|59,724Croatia Airlines
19{{flagicon|FRA}} Mulhouse, Francestyle="text-align:right;"|59,177Ryanair
20{{flagicon|BIH}} Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovinastyle="text-align:right;"|52,128Croatia Airlines

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|+ Busiest intercontinental routes to/from Zagreb Airport (2023)

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! Rank

AirportPassengers 2023Airlines
1{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha, Qatarstyle="text-align:right;"|93,253Qatar Airways
2{{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai-International, United Arab Emiratesstyle="text-align:right;"|62,755Flydubai
3{{flagicon|ISR}} Tel Aviv, Israelstyle="text-align:right;"|27,801Croatia Airlines, Sun d'Or
4{{flagicon|CAN}} Toronto-Pearson, Canadastyle="text-align:right;"|26,864Air Transat

=Traffic figures=

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|+ Traffic at Zagreb Airport{{cite web|url=http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/en/business/b2b/statistics/282|title= Statistics – Naslovna|publisher=MZLZ|access-date=3 March 2019}}

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Change

2014

|2,430,971

|5.68{{increase}}

|38,348

|4.00{{increase}}

|8,855

|15.01{{increase}}

2015

|2,587,798

|6.45{{increase}}

|39,854

|3.93{{increase}}

|9,225

|4.18{{increase}}

2016

|2,766,087

|6.89{{increase}}

|40,796

|2.36{{increase}}

|10,074

|9.20{{increase}}

2017

|3,092,047

|11.78{{increase}}

|41,585

|1.93{{increase}}

|11,719

|11.75{{increase}}

2018

|3,336,310

|7.89{{increase}}

|43,688

|5,06{{increase}}

|13,676

|16.71{{increase}}

2019

|3,435,531

|2.97{{increase}}

|45,061

|3.14{{increase}}

|12,881

|5.8{{decrease}}

2020

|924,823

|73.08{{decrease}}

|21,510

|52.26{{decrease}}

|9,852

|22.33{{decrease}}

2021

|1,404,478

|51,86{{increase}}

|29,605

|37,63{{increase}}

|10,834

|9,97{{increase}}

2022

|3,124,605

|122,47{{increase}}

|42,310

|42,91{{increase}}

|11,372

|4,96{{increase}}

2023

|3,723,650

|19.17{{increase}}

|45,726

|8.07{{increase}}

|10,859

|6.73{{decrease}}

2024

|4,316,619

|15.9{{increase}}

|49,955

|9.2{{increase}}

|13,025

|19.9{{increase}}

2025 (1.1.-31.3.)

|856,966

|7.69{{increase}}

|10,859

|1.97{{increase}}

|3,105

|4.23{{increase}}

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|+ 2025{{Cite web|url=https://www.zagreb-airport.hr/poslovni/b2b-223/statistika/statistika-za-2025-godinu/989|title=Statistika za 2025. godinu|website=zagreb-airport.hr}}

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! Passengers cumulatively

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! January

| 280,542

| 280,542

| {{increase}} 12.4%

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| 261,119

| 541,643

| {{increase}} 6.5%

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| 315,323

| 856,966

| {{increase}} 4.8%

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Ground transportation

ZAG can be reached from the city centre by scheduled local bus services (No. 290) operated by ZET{{cite web|url=https://gettocenter.com/airport/ZAG-Zagreb-Airport|title=How to get from Zagreb Airport|access-date=15 March 2018}} or scheduled coach services operated by Croatia Airlines' subsidiary Pleso Prijevoz.{{cite web|url=https://plesoprijevoz.hr/en/zagreb-croatia/|title=Pleso Prijevoz timetable|publisher=Pleso prijevoz|access-date=22 January 2020}}

Climate

Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was {{convert|39.1|C|F}}, on 28 August 2012.{{cite web |date=2022-07-19 |author=DHMZ |title=Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn¶m=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najvise_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}} The coldest temperature was {{convert|-26.3|C|F}}, on 17 January 1963.{{cite web |date=2022-01-21 |author=DHMZ |title=Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn¶m=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najnize_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}}

See also

References

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