Dubrovnik Airport Statistics

Dubrovnik Airport (DBV), renamed Ruđer Bošković Airport in 2023, is Croatia’s third-busiest airport and the main gateway to one of Europe’s leading tourist destinations.

Dubrovnik Airport recorded its highest-ever passenger traffic in 2025, surpassing its pre-pandemic peak.

• A total of 3.09 million passengers traveled through the airport in 2025, a 4.7% increase from 2.95 million in 2024. This set a new annual record for the airport.
• The previous high was 2.90 million passengers in 2019, before travel disruptions due to the pandemic.
• Passenger volume fell 88.6% to 330,147 in 2020, one of the sharpest declines among European airports.
• Recovery began in 2021 with 927,934 passengers, increased to 2.15 million in 2022, and reached 2.42 million in 2023.

Dubrovnik Airport handles more than 25,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings each year.

• In 2025, there were 26,682 aircraft movements, a 4.4% increase compared to 25,546 movements in 2024.
• The airport previously peaked at 25,962 movements in 2019 before a sharp drop during the pandemic.
• Operations dropped to 8,486 in 2020, a 67.3% decline and the lowest in decades.
• Recovery followed with 14,212 movements in 2021, 20,630 in 2022, and 21,484 in 2023.

Passenger traffic at Dubrovnik Airport is highly seasonal, with summer months driving annual totals. June through August consistently account for approximately 50% of yearly passenger volume.

• In 2025, the busiest months were August (543,733 passengers) and July (540,619 passengers).
• June followed with 450,007, and September with 443,444 passengers.
• January and February were the quietest, with only 19,856 and 22,314 passengers, respectively.

The route network targets key European leisure markets and select long-haul destinations.

• London was the busiest route overall in 2025, with 383,958 passengers.
• Zagreb ranked second with 179,228 passengers, remaining the top domestic route.
• Paris was third with 127,048 passengers.
• Dublin followed with 118,098 passengers.
• Manchester rounded out the top five with 113,258 passengers.

Dubrovnik Airport’s revenue has closely followed passenger recovery, returning to and exceeding pre-pandemic levels.

• Operating income reached €64.1 million in 2024, a 10.9% increase over 2023.
• Revenue previously peaked at €63.5 million in 2019, then dropped to €20.0 million in 2020 during the pandemic.
• Recovery progressed from €33.3 million in 2021 to €50.6 million in 2022 and €57.8 million in 2023.
• 2024 income surpassed the 2019 peak by about 1%, marking a full financial recovery.

• 3 April 1996: A US Air Force Boeing T-43A crashed while approaching in poor weather. All 35 people on board, including US Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, died in the accident.
• 1991–1992: During the Croatian War of Independence, the airport was damaged in the Siege of Dubrovnik, highlighting its regional importance.