# Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU / LJLJ)

**Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport** (IATA: LJU, ICAO: LJLJ) is a large airport in Zgornji Brnik, Cerklje na Gorenjskem Municipality, Slovenia. It opened on 24 Dec 1963. It has one runway, 3,300 m (10,827 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Fraport. In 2025 it handled 1.6 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LJU / LJLJ
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Fraport
- Serves: Zgornji Brnik, Cerklje na Gorenjskem Municipality, Slovenia
- Opened: 24 Dec 1963
- Elevation: 388 m / 1,273 ft
- Coordinates: 46.2237, 14.4576
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,300 m / 10,827 ft
- Passengers: 1,591,308 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Ljubljana
- Website: http://www.lju-airport.si
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubljana_Airport (41 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1109558
- Weather station: LJLJ · WMO 14014
- Ident: LJLJ

## Timeline

- 24 Dec 1963: Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport opens.
- 1 Sep 1966: Britannia Airways Flight 105. 98 killed.
- 2015: Fraport becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 3,300 m / 10,827 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 126° / 306° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,307,128 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,436,003 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,404,152 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,682,133 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,810,567 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,719,039 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 287,787 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 419,346 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 968,811 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,268,352 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,437,662 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,591,308 | Eurostat |

## Routes

36 destinations in 22 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (19)

- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 482 km / 300 mi · Air Serbia
- [TGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lypg.md) Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase · Montenegro · 574 km / 357 mi · Air Montenegro, Wizz Air
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 608 km / 378 mi · Lufthansa
- [PRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bkpr.md) Priština Adem Jashari International Airport · Kosovo · 661 km / 411 mi · GP Aviation
- [INI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lyni.md) Niš Constantine the Great Airport · Serbia · 666 km / 414 mi · Air Serbia
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 686 km / 426 mi · easyJet
- [SKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lwsk.md) Skopje International Airport · North Macedonia · 743 km / 462 mi · Wizz Air
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 812 km / 505 mi · LOT Polish Airlines
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 898 km / 558 mi · Brussels Airlines
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 943 km / 586 mi · Air France
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 974 km / 605 mi · KLM
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,133 km / 704 mi · Vueling
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,203 km / 748 mi · easyJet
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 1,207 km / 750 mi · Aegean Airlines
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 1,247 km / 775 mi · easyJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,269 km / 789 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,332 km / 828 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,434 km / 891 mi · easyJet
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 4,299 km / 2,671 mi · flydubai

### Seasonal (12)

- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 311 km / 193 mi · Lufthansa
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 950 km / 590 mi · Transavia
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 1,052 km / 654 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 1,235 km / 767 mi · British Airways
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 1,356 km / 843 mi · AirBaltic
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,586 km / 985 mi · Iberia
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 1,641 km / 1,020 mi · easyJet
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 1,711 km / 1,063 mi · Finnair
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 2,354 km / 1,463 mi · Israir Airlines
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 3,305 km / 2,054 mi · AirBaltic
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 3,378 km / 2,099 mi · AirBaltic
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 6,794 km / 4,222 mi · United Airlines

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [MIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtmb.md) Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport · Tunisia · 1,204 km / 748 mi · Nouvelair

### Cargo (6)

- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 182 km / 113 mi · ASL Airlines
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 405 km / 252 mi · Lipican Aer
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 482 km / 300 mi · SwiftAir Hellas
- [LEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddp.md) Leipzig/Halle Airport · Germany · 600 km / 373 mi · DHL Aviation
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 745 km / 463 mi · SprintAir
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 943 km / 586 mi · ASL Airlines France

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- NL [Aero4M](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero4m)

### Passenger (24)

- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 5
- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 3 · seasonal
- JU [Air Serbia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-serbia) · 2
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 2
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- ZQ [Air Montenegro](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-montenegro) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- SN [Brussels Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brussels-airlines) · 1
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1 · seasonal
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- IV [GP Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gp-aviation) · 1
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1 · seasonal
- 6H [Israir Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/israir-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1
- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle) · 1 · seasonal
- BJ [Nouvelair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nouvelair) · 1 · seasonal charter
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 1

### Cargo (6)

- [ASL Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asl-airlines) · 1
- 5O [ASL Airlines France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asl-airlines-france) · 1
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 1
- Lipican Aer · 1
- P8 [SprintAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sprintair) · 1
- SwiftAir Hellas · 1

Former hub of [Adria Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/adria-airways), [Inex-Adria Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/inex-adria-airways), [Linxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/linxair).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.6M (2025) | #657 of 3,974 | #170 in Europe | #1 in SI |
| Longest runway | 3,300 m / 10,827 ft | =712 of 29,858 | =98 in Europe | #1 in SI |
| Elevation | 388 m / 1,273 ft | =14,172 of 43,403 | #1,101 in Europe | #9 in SI |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =989 in Europe | #4 in SI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =4 in SI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP | 135.275 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.000 |
| GND |  | 121.625 |
| HANDLING & GA |  | 131.400 |
| ATIS | also on VOR DOL 112.700 | 128.175 |

## Nearby airports

- [KLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowk.md) Klagenfurt Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [TRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipq.md) Trieste Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [LJCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljce.md) Cerklje ob Krki Air Base · 90 km / 56 mi
- [MBX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljmb.md) Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [POW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljpz.md) Portorož Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [LOXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loxz.md) Hinterstoisser Air Base · 111 km / 69 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: “Ljubljana Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ljubljana_Airport&oldid=1376476614), revision of 24 Sep 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/ljlj/data