# Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport (DBV / LDDU)

**Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport** (IATA: DBV, ICAO: LDDU) is a large airport in Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia. It opened in 1962. It has one runway, 3,230 m (10,597 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 3.1 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DBV / LDDU
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Croatia
- Serves: Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia
- Opened: 1962
- Elevation: 161 m / 527 ft
- Coordinates: 42.5622, 18.2655
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,230 m / 10,597 ft
- Passengers: 3,075,302 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zagreb
- Website: https://www.airport-dubrovnik.hr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubrovnik_Airport (36 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1147000
- Weather station: LDDU · WMO 14474
- Ident: LDDU

## Timeline

- 1962: Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport opens.
- 3 Apr 1996: 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash. 35 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 3,230 m / 10,597 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 118° / 298° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,570,617 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,679,242 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,977,723 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 2,309,104 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 2,521,891 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 2,877,801 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 322,601 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 917,666 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 2,139,382 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 2,406,674 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 2,945,613 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 3,075,302 | Eurostat |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [Dubrovnik Airline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dubrovnik-airline).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.1M (2025) | #456 of 3,974 | #128 in Europe | #3 in HR |
| Longest runway | 3,230 m / 10,597 ft | #781 of 29,858 | #107 in Europe | #2 in HR |
| Elevation | 161 m / 527 ft | =26,643 of 43,403 | #2,621 in Europe | #9 in HR |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =969 in Europe | =3 in HR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =4 in HR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 129.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [TIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lytv.md) Tivat Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [TGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lypg.md) Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase · 84 km / 52 mi
- [OMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqmo.md) Mostar International Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · 140 km / 87 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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/lddu/data