Croatian Airports See Strong Increase in Turnover in 2021

The number of airplanes and their operations (landings, takeoffs) increased in all airports, by 58.2% to 85,500, while cargo transport rose by 15% from 2020, to close to 9,000 tonnes.

Zagreb airport sees most passengers in December, Zadar reports the largest increase, Rijeka sees drop in Dec. 2021

In December 2021 alone passenger turnover increased by almost 300% compared to the same month of 2020, to 216,000, while the number of plane operations grew by 101% to slightly more than 4,600, and cargo turnover by 25.5% to 882 tonnes.

Of the eight airports in Croatia, all but Rijeka and Brač saw an increase in the volume of passengers and cargo in December 2021. Rijeka saw a drop of 43% in passenger transport while the airport on Brač island did not work.

Zagreb airport saw the largest increase in the number of passengers of 336% to 178,400, followed by Split, with a 187% increase and 23,400 passengers, and Dubrovnik, with a 176.4% increase in the number of passengers to 11,500.

Split airport with most passengers in 2021

In the entire year, 2021 Split airport was the one with the most passengers, slightly more than 1.5 million, up 136.5% from 2020, while Zagreb airport was second, with a 52% increase or 1.4 million passengers.

Dubrovnik was third with 917,600 passengers, 184.5% up from 2020, followed by Zadar with 500,300 passengers or 350% more, Pula, with 261,600 passengers (+232%), Rijeka (+107.3%), Osijek (+71%), Brač (+125%), and Mali Lošinj (+84%).

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