ZAD — Zadar Airport
Large airport in Zadar, Croatia.
- IATA code
- ZAD
- ICAO code
- LDZD
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,620,417
- 2025 · +2.8% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 29
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+1 / UTC+2
- Europe/Zagreb
- Elevation
- 88 m
- 289 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 2,500 m
Jan–Aug 2026: 1,338,890 passengers, +6.5% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About ZAD
Zadar Airport is a large airport serving Zadar, Croatia. 1,620,417 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 29 nonstop routes from ZAD.
Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from ZAD
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| ZAD → VIE | 456 km | 84,521 |
| ZAD → CGN | 973 km | 77,672 |
| ZAD → NRN | 1,081 km | 65,214 |
| ZAD → WRO | 787 km | 62,549 |
| ZAD → STN | 1,418 km | 62,327 |
| ZAD → KRK | 745 km | 59,544 |
| ZAD → BER | 929 km | 57,377 |
| ZAD → POZ | 932 km | 53,845 |
| ZAD → FMM | 586 km | 53,730 |
| ZAD → PRG | 673 km | 49,272 |
| ZAD → HAM | 1,130 km | 47,632 |
| ZAD → BGY | 479 km | 45,139 |
| ZAD → NUE | 683 km | 37,728 |
| ZAD → CRL | 1,084 km | 36,896 |
| ZAD → WMI | 1,008 km | 34,607 |
| ZAD → MXP | 550 km | 33,817 |
| ZAD → MRS | 819 km | 31,385 |
| ZAD → FKB | 763 km | 29,911 |
| ZAD → HHN | 894 km | 27,968 |
| ZAD → FRA | 837 km | 26,557 |
| ZAD → FCO | 359 km | 26,268 |
| ZAD → GOT | 1,524 km | 25,630 |
| ZAD → GDN | 1,165 km | 22,984 |
| ZAD → ZAG | 191 km | 22,597 |
| ZAD → BUD | 479 km | 22,498 |
| ZAD → CPH | 1,296 km | 21,748 |
| ZAD → KTW | 763 km | 20,238 |
| ZAD → DUB | 1,886 km | 20,194 |
| ZAD → VXO | 1,428 km | 12,823 |
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 | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| SPU | Split Saint Jerome Airport | 98 km |
| RJK | Rijeka Airport | 139 km |
| BWK | Brač Airport | 140 km |
| PUY | Pula Airport | 144 km |
Distance from ZAD to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,500 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
| 04/22 | 2,000 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Zadar, Zadar County, Croatia · 44.0970, 15.3536
Questions
Zadar Airport has the IATA code ZAD and the ICAO code LDZD. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
ZAD is a large airport in Zadar, Zadar County, Croatia, at 44.0970, 15.3536, 88 m above sea level.
ZAD is in the Europe/Zagreb time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).
1,620,417 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Aug 2026: 1,338,890 passengers, +6.5% on the same months of 2025.
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