Zagreb Airport
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman Zagreb | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 45°44′35″N 016°04′08″E / 45.74306°N 16.06889°E | ||||||||||
Website | zagreb-airport.hr | ||||||||||
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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. In 2023 it handled 3.72 million passengers and some 10,859 tons of cargo.[1]
Named after
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
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
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.[citation needed] For instance, it offered nonstop flights to New York City aboard McDonnell Douglas DC-10s.[3] These services inevitably had a major impact on air traffic at Zagreb during that period.
On 31 August 1991, during the
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 15,500 m2 (167,000 sq ft).[6]
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. 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 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, 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.[7][8]
On 27 February 2020, the runway, formerly designated as 05/23, was redesignated to 04/22 due to the change in magnetic declination.[9]
On 30 March 2021, Irish
Operations
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.
Terminal
The current terminal building was opened to the public on 28 March 2017.[11][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.[12][unreliable source?][13][14]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aegean Airlines | Athens[15] |
Air France | Paris–Charles de Gaulle |
Air Serbia | Belgrade |
Air Transat | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson[16] |
Austrian Airlines | Vienna |
British Airways | London–Heathrow |
Eurowings | Cologne/Bonn,[24] Düsseldorf, Stuttgart |
flydubai | Dubai–International[25] |
Freebird Airlines | Seasonal charter: Antalya |
Madrid
| |
KLM | Amsterdam |
LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw–Chopin |
Lufthansa | Frankfurt, Munich |
Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Copenhagen[26] |
Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[27] |
Qatar Airways | Doha |
Thessaloniki
| |
Trade Air | Osijek[34] |
Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
T'way Air | Seoul–Incheon (begins 16 May 2024)[35] |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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DHL Aviation[36] | Leipzig/Halle |
MNG Airlines[37] | Istanbul, Paris–Charles de Gaulle |
Ground transportation
ZAG can be reached from the city centre by scheduled local bus services (No. 290) operated by ZET[38] or scheduled coach services operated by Croatia Airlines' subsidiary Pleso Prijevoz.[39]
Statistics
Busiest routes from ZAG in 2023
Rank | Airport | Passengers 2023 | Airlines |
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1 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | 203,234 | Croatia Airlines |
2 | Split, Croatia | 151,891 | Croatia Airlines |
3 | Pula, Croatia | 21,982 | Croatia Airlines |
4 | Zadar, Croatia | 21,583 | Croatia Airlines |
Rank | Airport | Passengers 2023 | Airlines |
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1 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 305,279 | Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa |
2 | Istanbul, Turkey | 203,219 | Turkish Airlines |
3 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 196,812 | Croatia Airlines, KLM |
4 | Munich, Germany | 150,467 | Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa |
5 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle, France | 144,003 | Air France, Croatia Airlines |
6 | Vienna, Austria | 134,640 | Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines |
7 | London-Stansted, United Kingdom | 117,600 | Ryanair |
8 | London-Heathrow, United Kingdom | 100,840 | British Airways, Croatia Airlines |
9 | Zürich, Switzerland | 84,951 | Croatia Airlines |
10 | Charleroi, Belgium |
80,995 | Ryanair |
11 | Rome-Fiumicino, Italy |
78,666 | Croatia Airlines, Ryanair |
12 | Dublin, Ireland | 77,813 | Croatia Airlines, Ryanair |
13 | Warsaw-Chopin, Poland | 71,679 | LOT Polish Airlines |
14 | Bergamo, Italy |
69,420 | Ryanair |
15 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 65,307 | Croatia Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle |
16 | Valletta, Malta |
62,662 | Ryanair |
17 | Belgrade, Serbia | 62,224 | Air Serbia |
18 | Skopje, North Macedonia | 59,724 | Croatia Airlines |
19 | Mulhouse, France | 59,177 | Ryanair |
20 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52,128 | Croatia Airlines |
Rank | Airport | Passengers 2023 | Airlines |
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1 | Doha, Qatar |
93,253 | Qatar Airways |
2 | Dubai-International, United Arab Emirates | 62,755 | Flydubai |
3 | Tel Aviv, Israel | 27,801 | Croatia Airlines, Sun d'Or |
4 | Toronto-Pearson, Canada | 26,864 | Air Transat |
Traffic figures
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Year | Passengers | Passenger % Change |
Aircraft movements | Aircraft movements% Change |
Cargo (tonnes) | Cargo % Change |
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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 | 2.97 | 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 | 51,86 | 29,605 | 37,63 | 10,834 | 9,97 |
2022 | 3,124,605 | 122,47 | 42,310 | 42,91 | 11,372 | 4,96 |
2023 | 3,723,650 | 19.17 | 45,726 | 8.07 | 10,859 | 6.73 |
2024 (01.01-31.3.) | 795,753 | 14.5 | 10,649 | 9.9 | 3,019 | 19.66 |
Passenger numbers
Month | Passengers | Passengers cumulatively |
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January | 249,579 | 249,579 |
February | 245,260 | 494,839 |
March | 300,914 | 795,753 |
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Awards
- 2022 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award in 3 categories:[43]
- Best Airport of 2 to 5 million Passengers in Europe (won for three consecutive years).[44]
- Airport with the Most Dedicated Staff in Europe
- Easiest Airport Journey in Europe
See also
References
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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.