Where is LJU airport?

LJU is a large airport in Zgornji Brnik, Cerklje na Gorenjskem Municipality, Slovenia, at 46.2237, 14.4576, 388 m above sea level. It serves Ljubljana.

What time zone is LJU in?

LJU is in the Europe/Ljubljana time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use LJU?

1,591,308 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Jul 2026: 998,794 passengers, +14.7% on the same months of 2025.

Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport opened in 1963.

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Large airport in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

IATA code: LJU
ICAO code: LJLJ
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,591,308; 2025 · +10.7% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 20; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Ljubljana
Elevation: 388 m; 1,273 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,300 m

Jan–Jul 2026: 998,794 passengers, +14.7% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About LJU

Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport is a large airport serving Ljubljana, Slovenia. It opened in 1963 and is run by Fraport. 1,591,308 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 20 nonstop routes from LJU.

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Busiest nonstop routes from LJU

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LJU → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,272 km	190,788
LJU → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	609 km	137,259
LJU → ZRH	Zurich, Switzerland	471 km	120,675
LJU → BEG	Belgrade, Serbia	483 km	87,093
LJU → CDG	Paris, France	946 km	86,348
LJU → LGW	London, United Kingdom	1,206 km	80,524
LJU → MUC	Munich, Germany	311 km	76,953
LJU → BRU	Brussels, Belgium	900 km	71,583
LJU → LHR	London, United Kingdom	1,237 km	63,822
LJU → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	976 km	60,656
LJU → WAW	Warsaw, Poland	813 km	57,473
LJU → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4,303 km	56,735
LJU → SKP	Skopje, North Macedonia	744 km	54,719
LJU → LTN	London, United Kingdom	1,249 km	40,521
LJU → HRG	Hurghada, Egypt	2,715 km	33,941
LJU → ORY	Paris, France	952 km	29,090
LJU → HEL	Helsinki, Finland	1,713 km	27,949
LJU → TLV	Tel Aviv, Israel	2,356 km	25,339
LJU → TGD	Podgorica, Montenegro	575 km	21,791
LJU → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	1,706 km	18,491

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
KLU	Klagenfurt Airport	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria	47 km
TRS	Trieste Airport	Trieste, Italy	88 km
MBX	Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport	Maribor, Slovenia	98 km
RJK	Rijeka Airport	Rijeka, Croatia	112 km
GRZ	Graz Airport	Graz, Austria	114 km
ZAG	Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport	Zagreb, Croatia	135 km

Distance from LJU to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LJU → LHR	London, United Kingdom	1,237 km	63,822
LJU → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4,303 km	56,735
LJU → CDG	Paris, France	946 km	86,348
LJU → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	609 km	137,259
LJU → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,272 km	190,788
LJU → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	976 km	60,656
LJU → JFK	New York, United States	6,789 km	—
LJU → ATL	Atlanta, United States	8,011 km	—
LJU → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,949 km	—
LJU → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	9,867 km	—
LJU → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,428 km	—
LJU → DOH	Doha, Qatar	4,029 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
12/30	3,300 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Zgornji Brnik, Cerklje na Gorenjskem Municipality, Slovenia · 46.2237, 14.4576

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Questions

Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport has the IATA code LJU and the ICAO code LJLJ. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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