Zadar Airport – ZAD Zemunik Donji
A public and military international airport, Zadar Airport, Zemunik Donji, Croatia (ZAD), is operated by Zadar Airport Ltd. Since 1936, it has been providing scheduled flights through Ala Littoria. It has a strategic location with easy access to other towns and key destinations in the country.
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What is interesting about Zadar Airport is that it is one of the few airports in the world where the taxiway used to cross a public road. It was only in 2010 when the public road was closed. In the past, the airport was used as a base for InterCockpit, a flight school of Lufthansa. Currently, it serves as a Croatian Air Force training base. It also serves as a base of Ryanair. Zadar Airport has two (2) runways, measuring 8,202-foot long and 6,562-foot long, respectively. 21 airlines are operating in the airport. These include Air Serbia, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Chair Airlines, Condor, Croatia Airlines, easyJet, Eurowings, Iberia Express, Jet2.com, Lauda, Lufthansa, Luxair, LOT Polish Airlines, Neos, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines, Titan Airways, Transavia, and Vueling. Considered as one of the busiest airports in the region, it has served 603,819 passengers in 2018. As of 2015, the destination countries with the biggest traffic include Germany, France, Great Britain, Belgium, and Sweden. Popular cities nearby include Potege, Grebastica, and Sibenik.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are no airports near Zadar Airport. However, there are a lot of great hotels, villas, and serviced apartments nearby. These include Villa Liburnum and Hotel Kolovare among others.
On this page it is easy to search for Zadar, Croatia airport hotels, we have listed hotels, airport motels, resorts, inns in order of proximity, closest airport lodging options are listed first. Zadar, Croatia (ZAD) airport area map also gives you guidance on the distance of these hotels from the ZAD airport. Most of these ZAD hotels are designed to serve frequent travelers. If you are on business trip or family vacation or if your flight is delayed and you need an overnight stay near the airport. Some of these Zadar, Croatia motels have passenger pick up or free airport shuttle service which you can take advantage of. Some of the main attractions in the area around the ZAD airport are Krapanj Franciscan Monastery, Benedictine Monastery of St. Lucia, and Krapanj Franciscan Monastery.
