What time zone is SJJ in?

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

How many passengers use SJJ?

1,799,331 passengers in 2024, according to Eurostat.

Sarajevo International Airport opened in 1969.

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SJJ — Sarajevo International Airport

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Large airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

IATA code: SJJ
ICAO code: LQSA
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,799,331; 2024 · +33.3% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 22; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Sarajevo
Elevation: 521 m; 1,709 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,641 m

Local time now: —

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About SJJ

Sarajevo International Airport is a large airport serving Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It opened in 1969. 1,799,331 passengers used it in 2024. Open traffic data shows 22 nonstop routes from SJJ.

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Busiest nonstop routes from SJJ

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SJJ → SAW	Istanbul, Turkey	960 km	330,935
SJJ → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	899 km	231,864
SJJ → VIE	Vienna, Austria	496 km	166,057
SJJ → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	1,013 km	120,870
SJJ → AUH	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	3,933 km	98,124
SJJ → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,928 km	73,390
SJJ → CGN	Cologne, Germany	1,150 km	55,299
SJJ → ZAG	Zagreb, Croatia	278 km	53,187
SJJ → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	1,307 km	47,938
SJJ → BEG	Belgrade, Serbia	193 km	42,467
SJJ → ZRH	Zurich, Switzerland	862 km	38,743
SJJ → KWI	Kuwait, Kuwait	3,084 km	36,321
SJJ → EIN	Eindhoven, Netherlands	1,288 km	36,021
SJJ → DTM	Dortmund, Germany	1,172 km	35,977
SJJ → RUH	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	3,315 km	34,830
SJJ → CPH	Copenhagen, Denmark	1,373 km	27,425
SJJ → FMM	Memmingen, Germany	779 km	26,867
SJJ → STR	Stuttgart, Germany	885 km	23,471
SJJ → BSL	Basel, France	939 km	23,139
SJJ → HAM	Hamburg, Germany	1,249 km	23,116
SJJ → JED	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	3,118 km	22,421
SJJ → SHJ	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	3,933 km	22,256

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
OMO	Mostar International Airport	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina	72 km
TZL	Tuzla International Airport	Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina	77 km
DBV	Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport	Dubrovnik, Croatia	140 km
BWK	Brač Airport	Brač, Croatia	146 km
BNX	Banja Luka International Airport	Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina	149 km

Distance from SJJ to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SJJ → LHR	London, United Kingdom	1,641 km	—
SJJ → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,928 km	73,390
SJJ → CDG	Paris, France	1,339 km	—
SJJ → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	1,013 km	120,870
SJJ → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	899 km	231,864
SJJ → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,379 km	—
SJJ → JFK	New York, United States	7,188 km	—
SJJ → ATL	Atlanta, United States	8,411 km	—
SJJ → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	10,345 km	—
SJJ → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	9,559 km	—
SJJ → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,415 km	—
SJJ → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,644 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
11/29	2,641 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 43.8246, 18.3315

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Questions

Sarajevo International Airport has the IATA code SJJ and the ICAO code LQSA. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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