# Rijeka Airport (RJK / LDRI)

**Rijeka Airport** (IATA: RJK, ICAO: LDRI) is a large airport in Rijeka(Omišalj), Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It opened on 2 May 1970. It has one runway, 2,488 m (8,164 ft) long, paved. In 2025 it handled 153 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RJK / LDRI
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Rijeka(Omišalj), Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
- Opened: 2 May 1970
- Elevation: 85 m / 278 ft
- Coordinates: 45.2164, 14.5709
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,488 m / 8,164 ft
- Passengers: 153,082 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Zagreb
- Website: http://www.rijeka-airport.hr
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka_Airport (35 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1141414
- Weather station: LDRI
- Ident: LDRI

## Timeline

- 2 May 1970: Rijeka Airport opens.
- 23 May 1971: Aviogenex Flight 130. 78 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,488 m / 8,164 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 144° / 324° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 106,235 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 139,718 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 160,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 142,111 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 183,606 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 200,841 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 25,460 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 52,773 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 161,873 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 152,053 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 140,388 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 153,082 | Eurostat |

## Routes

19 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [ZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldzd.md) Zadar Airport · Croatia · 139 km / 86 mi · Trade Air
- [SPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsp.md) Split Saint Jerome Airport · Croatia · 232 km / 144 mi · Trade Air
- [OSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldos.md) Osijek Airport · Croatia · 333 km / 207 mi · Trade Air
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 418 km / 260 mi · Trade Air

### Seasonal (15)

- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 408 km / 254 mi · Lufthansa
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 453 km / 281 mi · Air Serbia
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 560 km / 348 mi · Eurowings
- [KTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkt.md) Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport · Poland · 674 km / 419 mi · Wizz Air
- [WRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwr.md) Copernicus Wrocław Airport · Poland · 677 km / 421 mi · Ryanair
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 699 km / 434 mi · Lufthansa
- [HHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edfh.md) Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Germany · 759 km / 472 mi · Ryanair
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 836 km / 519 mi · Eurowings
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 888 km / 552 mi · Eurowings
- [LUZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eplb.md) Lublin Airport · Poland · 900 km / 559 mi · Wizz Air
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 952 km / 592 mi · Ryanair
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 992 km / 616 mi · Eurowings
- [GDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epgd.md) Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Poland · 1,056 km / 656 mi · Wizz Air
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,286 km / 799 mi · Ryanair
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 1,620 km / 1,007 mi · Ryanair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RJK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 5 · seasonal
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 4 · seasonal
- C3 [Trade Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trade-air) · 4
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 3 · seasonal
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2 · seasonal
- JU [Air Serbia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-serbia) · 1 · seasonal

Former hub of [Air Adriatic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-adriatic).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 153K (2025) | #1,650 of 3,974 | #354 in Europe | #6 in HR |
| Longest runway | 2,488 m / 8,164 ft | #2,610 of 29,858 | #491 in Europe | #8 in HR |
| Elevation | 85 m / 278 ft | =31,907 of 43,403 | =3,891 in Europe | #33 in HR |
| Age | Opened 1970 | =6,186 of 15,079 | =1,103 in Europe | #6 in HR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =4 in HR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [PUY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldpl.md) Pula Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [POW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljpz.md) Portorož Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [LJCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljce.md) Cerklje ob Krki Air Base · 107 km / 66 mi
- [TRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipq.md) Trieste Airport · 110 km / 68 mi
- [LJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljlj.md) Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · 112 km / 70 mi
- [HR-0034](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hr-0034.md) Udbina Airfield · 120 km / 74 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Rijeka Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rijeka_Airport&oldid=1364971693), revision of 19 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/ldri/data