# Željava Air Base, Željava, Croatia

**Željava Air Base** was an airport in Željava, Lika-Senj County, Croatia. It opened in 1968. It closed on 16 May 1992.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hr-0017

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Serves: Željava, Lika-Senj County, Croatia
- Opened: 1968
- Closed: 16 May 1992
- Elevation: 341 m / 1,120 ft
- Coordinates: 44.8526, 15.7783
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zagreb
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDeljava_Air_Base (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q640410
- Ident: HR-0017

## Timeline

- 1968: Željava Air Base opens.
- 16 May 1992: Željava Air Base closes.

## Nearby airports

- [HR-0034](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hr-0034.md) Udbina Airfield · 33 km / 20 mi
- [ZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldzd.md) Zadar Airport · 91 km / 56 mi
- [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [RJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldri.md) Rijeka Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [LJCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljce.md) Cerklje ob Krki Air Base · 118 km / 73 mi
- [BNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqbk.md) Banja Luka International Airport · 120 km / 75 mi

## In collections

- [Closed and historic](https://dromopedia.com/collections/closed) #42

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hr-0017/data