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Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman Zagreb) or Zagreb Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Zagreb) (IATA: ZAG, ICAO: LDZA) is an international airport serving Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest and busiest airport in Croatia except in 2021, when it handled 1.4 million passengers and was surpassed for the first time by Split Airport, which handled 1.57 million passengers. In 2019, however, Zagreb handled 3.45 million passengers and some 13,000 tons of cargo while Split handled 3.1 million.

Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman Zagreb
IATA: ZAG ICAO: LDZA
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Owner	Groupe ADP
Operator	MZLZ d.d.
Serves	Zagreb
Location	Velika Gorica, Croatia
Hub for	Croatia Airlines Ryanair Trade Air
Elevation AMSL	353 ft / 108 m
Coordinates	45°44′35″N 016°04′08″E
Website	zagreb-airport.hr
Map
LDZA Location in Croatia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 3,252 10,669 Concrete/asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Number of passengers 924.823 73.08% Aircraft movements 21,510 52.27% revenue €174.9 million[1] 2.1% net income €5.12 million[1] 312% number of employees 743 directly + 305 indirectly 0.5%[2] Economic impact €0.7 billion Assets €537 million[3]
Sources: ZAG Airport Statistics[4]

Named after Franjo Tuđman, the first President of Croatia, the airport is located some 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Zagreb Central Station[5] 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 at the airport's premises. Moreover, the Croatian Air Traffic Control has its administration situated on the grounds of the airport.

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]} The contract includes the financing, designing and construction of a new passenger terminal which was opened in March 2017.^{[citation needed]} 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.

History

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]}

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]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

The current location of the airport at Pleso in the south-east of Lučko opened in 1962 with a 2,500 m (8,200 ft) long runway and 1,000 m² (11,000 sq ft) terminal. By 1966, Zagreb Airport got a new 5,000 m² (54,000 sq ft) state-of-the-art passenger terminal. The runway capacity was lengthened to its current 3,252 m (10,669 ft) in 1974.^{[citation needed]}

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 including New York City, Chicago, Toronto aboard its McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft.[6] These long haul 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 military (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, however the JNA successfully seized the 707 and flew it out of the airport.[7][8] The airport later became a UN hub for getting Medical & food supplies to war-ridden Croatia and Bosnia . The British 24th Field Ambulance were stationed in a former Yugoslav People's Army camp at the airport.

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 extended for extra amenities, restaurants and bars. The terminal was expanded to 15,500 m² (167,000 sq ft).[9]

By 2010, the old terminal was nearing its maximum annual capacity.^{[citation needed]} 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. Cosortium consist 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 70,000 m² (750,000 sq ft) 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 for 30 years including the runways, the current passenger terminal, the cargo terminal, car parks and all future property developments. The concession contract involves a total investment of around €324m (£259m): €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.[10][11]

On 27 February 2020, the runway, formerly designated as 05/23, was redesignated to 04/22 due to the change in magnetic declination.[12]

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.[13]

Terminal

The current terminal building was opened to the public on 28 March 2017.[14]^{[failed verification]} It stretches over 65,800 m² (708,000 sq ft) 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 600 square metre 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 100,000 to 300,000 m² (1,100,000 to 3,200,000 sq ft) and terminal capacity increased to 8 million through gradual expansion of the terminal in four Phase 2 expansions.[15]^{[unreliable source?]}[16][17]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Athens[18]
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Serbia	Belgrade
Air Transat	Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Austrian Airlines	Vienna
British Airways	London–Heathrow
Croatia Airlines	Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, London–Heathrow, Munich, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pula, Rome–Fiumicino, Sarajevo, Skopje, Split, Vienna, Zadar, Zurich Seasonal: Athens, Barcelona,[19] Brač, Dublin, Tel Aviv
El Al	Seasonal: Tel Aviv
Eurowings	Cologne/Bonn,[20] Stuttgart Seasonal: Düsseldorf[21]
Finnair	Seasonal: Helsinki[22]
flydubai	Dubai–International[23]
Freebird Airlines	Seasonal charter: Antalya[24]
Iberia	Seasonal: Madrid
Israir Airlines	Seasonal: Tel Aviv[25]
KLM	Amsterdam
LOT Polish Airlines	Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa	Frankfurt, Munich
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Seasonal: Copenhagen[26]
Qatar Airways	Doha
Ryanair[27]	Basel/Mulhouse, Beauvais, Bergamo, Charleroi, Dortmund, Dublin, Eindhoven, Gothenburg, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, London–Stansted, Málaga,[28] Malta,[28] Manchester,[29] Memmingen, Naples, Paphos, Podgorica, Rome–Fiumicino, Sandefjord, Sofia,[30] Weeze Seasonal: Bratislava,[31] Brindisi,[32] Corfu,[31] Malmö, Thessaloniki
TAP Air Portugal	Seasonal: Lisbon[33][34]
Trade Air	Osijek, Pula, Split, Zadar
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
Vueling	Seasonal: Barcelona

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
DHL Aviation	Leipzig/Halle[35]

Ground transportation

ZAG can be reached from the city centre by scheduled local bus services (No. 290) operated by ZET[36] or scheduled coach services operated by Croatia Airlines' subsidiary Pleso Prijevoz.[37]

Statistics

Traffic

Traffic at Zagreb Airport[38]

Year	Passengers	Passenger % Change	Aircraft movements	Aircraft movements% Change	Cargo (tonnes)	Cargo % Change
2000	1,149,830	n/a	n/a	n/a	7,388	n/a
2001	1,185,471	3.10	n/a	n/a	7,791	5.45
2002	1,203,436	1.52	n/a	n/a	7,347	5.70
2003	1,314,652	9.24	n/a	n/a	8,608	17.16
2004	1,408,206	7.12	n/a	n/a	8,899	3.38
2005	1,551,519	10.18	37,484	n/a	12,492	40.38
2006	1,728,414	11.40	40,884	9.07	10,393	16.80
2007	1,992,455	15.28	43,250	5.79	12,564	20.89
2008	2,192,453	10.04	44,542	2.99	12,697	1.06
2009	2,062,242	5.94	40,684	8.66	10,065	20.73
2010	2,071,561	0.45	39,812	2.14	8,156	18.97
2011	2,319,098	11.95	42,360	6.40	8,012	1.77
2012	2,342,309	1.00	39,084	7.80	8,133	1.51
2013	2,300,231	1.80	36,874	5.58	7,699	5.34
2014	2,430,971	5.68	38,348	4.00	8,855	15.01
2015	2,587,798	6.45	39,854	3.93	9,225	4.18
2016	2,766,087	6.89	40,796	2.36	10,074	9.20
2017	3,092,047	11.78	41,585	1.93	11,719	11.75
2018	3,336,310	7.89	43,688	5,06	13,676	16.71
2019	3,435,531	2.9	45,061	3.14	12,881	5.8
2020	924,823	73.08	21,510	52.26	9,852	22.33
2021	1,404,478	52		29,605		10,781

Traffic at Zagreb Airport in 2020/2021 by month[38]

Month	Passengers 2020	Passengers 2021	Passenger % Change	Aircraft movements 2020	Aircraft movements 2021	Aircraft movements % Change	Cargo (tonnes) 2020	Cargo (tonnes) 2021	Cargo % Change
January	203,035	38,063	81.25	3,133	1,403	55.22	910	761	16.37
February	184,236	31,534	82.88	2,994	1,249	58.28	772	776	0,52
March	97,063	43,731	54,95	2,310	1,648	28,66	829	1,007	21,47
April	5,118	54,092	956,90	365	1,840	404,11	999	816	18,32
May	13,881	69,019	397,22	572	2,092	265,74	673	896	33,14
June	44,402	100,933	127,32	1,138	2,426	113,18	659	900	36,57
July	78,070	154,323	97,67	2,037	2,931	43,89	813	871	7,13
August	93,553	194,993	108,43	2,246	3,086	37,40	717	741	3,35
September	65,693	144,991	111,22	1,995			823
October	55,289	133,566	109,21	1,772			850
November	42,715	121,474	119,77	1,556			857
December	41,498	127,799	157,77	1,392			913

Rank	Carrier	Passengers 2017	Passengers %
1	Croatia Airlines	1,608,502	52.00
2	Lufthansa	253,843	8.21
3	Turkish Airlines	141,844	4.35
4	Eurowings	135,720	4.30
5	Qatar Airways	127,218	4.20
6	Austrian Airlines	105,525	3.29
7	Emirates	98,442	3.18
8	British Airways	71,347	2.31
9	KLM	58,435	1.89
10	Air France	58,240	1.88
–	All others	442,119	14.00
Source: Zagreb Airport[39][page range too broad]

Busiest routes at Zagreb Airport in 2017

Rank	Destination	Departing passengers	Operating airlines
1	Frankfurt Airport	321,907	Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa
2	Dubrovnik Airport	268,173	Croatia Airlines
3	Split Airport	201,065	Croatia Airlines
4	Munich	191,990	Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa
5	Amsterdam	167,469	Croatia Airlines, KLM
6	London–Heathrow	164,426	British Airways, Croatia Airlines
7	Vienna	164,108	Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines
8	Paris–Charles de Gaulle	151,505	Air France, Croatia Airlines
9	Istanbul–Atatürk	141,844	Turkish Airlines
10	Hamad International Airport	127,218	Qatar Airlines
Source: Zagreb Airport[39][page range too broad]

References

External links

Media related to Zagreb Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of operator
• Accident history for ZAG at Aviation Safety Network
• Šeb, Zvonko, ed. (2012). Zagreb Airport – 50 years (in English and Croatian). Zagreb Airport. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014.

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Franjo Tuđman Zagreb

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- [en] Zagreb Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Zagreb-Franjo Tuđman

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[fr] Aéroport Franjo-Tuđman de Zagreb

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[it] Aeroporto di Zagabria-Franjo Tuđman

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[ru] Загреб (аэропорт)

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