Dubrovnik Airport Zračna luka Dubrovnik/Čilipi
IATA: DBV – ICAO: LDDU
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Dubrovnik Airport Ltd.
Serves		Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Herceg Novi
Location		Dubrovnik, Croatia
Elevation AMSL		527 ft / 161 m
Coordinates		42°33′41″N 018°16′06″E / 42.56139°N 18.26833°E / 42.56139; 18.26833Coordinates: 42°33′41″N 018°16′06″E / 42.56139°N 18.26833°E / 42.56139; 18.26833
Website		www.airport-dubrovnik.hr
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
12/30	3,300	10,827	Concrete/Asphalt
Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[1]

Dubrovnik Airport (IATA: DBV, ICAO: LDDU), also referred to as Čilipi Airport, is the international airport of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The airport is located approximately 15.5 km^[1] (9.5 mi) from Dubrovnik city center, near the suburb of Čilipi. Dubrovnik Airlines is based at the Dubrovnik airport.

In 2008, DBV served 1,191,474 passengers and saw 14,365 takeoffs and landings.

Contents 1 Traffic 2 Statistics and figures 3 Expansion 4 Chief Management 5 Airlines and destinations 6 Accidents at Dubrovnik Airport 7 Gallery 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Traffic

Dubrovnik Airport handled 1,143,168 passengers in 2007. This was an increase of 22,715 or 2% over the previous year, a smaller increase compared to previous years. However, Dubrovnik Airport predicted an increase of 12% for 2008.

[edit] Statistics and figures

Traffic at Dubrovnik Cilipi Airport

Year	Passengers	Cargo
1987	1,460,354	2,490
2000	395,458	680
2001	461,322	646
2002	507,459	657
2003	716,592	592
2004	880,967	822
2005	1,008,240	677
2006	1,120,453	741
2007	1,144,038	847
2008	1,191,474

In 1987 Dubrovnik Airport handled 1.5 million passengers and 2500 tons of cargo, making 1987 year the busiest thus far. Dubrovnik is expected to hit those figures in 2010.

[edit] Expansion

A new 36,500 square metres (392,883 sq ft) terminal with four jet bridges is under construction; the new terminal will have a projected annual capacity of 3.5 million passengers. Further expansion is planned after 2011. T

The terminal once completed will be the largest in Croatia. Future airport plans call for an extensive commercial zone and a large four-star airport hotel, and long-term plans call for a new runway and the conversion of the existing runway in to a taxiway.

[edit] Chief Management

The Civil Director of the airport, since the independence of Croatia is Tonći Peović, transit director is Božo Perak, which is also in their functions since the war, a step function in the post after serving as a gardener for years in the area, is expected to pass to act as general manager following the relocation Tonći Peović the Zagreb airport.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aer Lingus	Dublin [seasonal]
Air Berlin	Munich [seasonal; begins 2 May], Stuttgart [seasonal; begins 2 May]
Austrian Airlines	Vienna
B&H Airlines	Sarajevo [seasonal]
Blue1	Helsinki
Bmibaby	East Midlands [seasonal; begins 30 May]
British Airways	London-Gatwick [seasonal]
Croatia Airlines	Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, London-Gatwick, Munich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Pula, Rome-Fiumicino, Split, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Zagreb, Zürich
DanubeWings	Bratislava
EasyJet	Berlin-Schönefeld [seasonal], Geneva [seasonal], Liverpool [seasonal], London-Gatwick [seasonal], Milan-Malpensa [seasonal], Paris-Orly [seasonal]
Estonian Air	Tallinn
Flybe	Birmingham [seasonal], Exeter [seasonal], Southampton [seasonal]
Flyglobespan	Aberdeen [seasonal; begins 5 May]
Germanwings	Berlin-Schönefeld, Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg [begins 2 May]
Iberia Airlines	Madrid [seasonal]
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum	Valencia [seasonal]
Jetairfly	Brussels [seasonal]
Jet2.com	Belfast-International [seasonal], Edinburgh [seasonal; begins 2 May], Leeds-Bradford [seasonal], Manchester [seasonal; begins 29 April]
Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine	Munich
Luxair	Luxembourg
Monarch Airlines	London-Gatwick [seasonal]
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Bergen, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stavanger, Stockholm-Arlanda, Trondheim, Warsaw
Thomson Airways	London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester [seasonal]
Vueling	Barcelona [seasonal]

[edit] Accidents at Dubrovnik Airport

• USAF CT-43 crash: On April 3, 1996 a United States Air Force CT-43 aircraft carrying a Department of Commerce delegation crashed north of the airport on St. John's hill. The accident killed 35 people, including Ron Brown, then-Secretary of Commerce.

[edit] Gallery

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Dubrovnik Airport

• Official site
• Official site (Croatian)
• Guide to Dubrovnik Airport

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