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Dubrovnik, Croatia

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea.

It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, a seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County.

Dubrovnik has a total population of 42,615 (according to the 2011 census). In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in recognition of its outstanding medieval architecture and fortified old town.

The history of the city probably dates back to the 7th century, when the town known as Ragusa was founded by refugees from Epidaurum (Ragusa Vecchia). It was under the protection of the Byzantine Empire and later under the sovereignty of the Republic of Venice. Between the 14th and 19th centuries, Dubrovnik ruled itself as a free state. The prosperity of the city was historically based on maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th centuries, as it became notable for its wealth and skilled diplomacy. At the same time, Dubrovnik became a cradle of Croatian literature.

The entire city was almost destroyed when a devastating earthquake hit in 1667.

In 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, Dubrovnik was besieged by the Yugoslav People's Army for seven months and suffered significant damage from shelling. After undergoing repair and restoration works in the 1990s and early 2000s, it re-emerged as one of the Mediterranean's top tourist destinations, as well as a popular filming location.

Dubrovnik's international airport is located approximately 20 km (12 miles) southeast of Dubrovnik city centre, near Čilipi. Buses connect the airport with the Dubrovnik old main bus station in Gruž. In addition, a network of modern, local buses connects all Dubrovnik neighbourhoods running frequently from dawn to midnight. However, Dubrovnik, unlike Croatia's other major centres, is not accessible by rail; until 1975 Dubrovnik was connected to Mostar and Sarajevo by a narrow gauge railway (760 mm) built during the Austro-Hungarian rule of Bosnia.

The A1 highway, in use between Zagreb and Ploče, is planned to be extended all the way to Dubrovnik. Because the area around the city is disconnected from the rest of Croatian territory, the highway will either cross the Pelješac Bridge whose construction was completed in 2022, or run through Neum in Bosnia and Herzegovina and continue to Dubrovnik.

The HBO series Game of Thrones used Dubrovnik as a filming location, representing the cities of King's Landing and Qarth.

Did you know that parts of Star Wars: The Last Jedi were filmed in Dubrovnik in March 2016, in which Dubrovnik was used as the setting for the casino city of Canto Bight.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at LDDU, your flight distance must be further than 250 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
23APR24 1020Z LFOB LDDU VAF116 Andrea Boeing 737-800 (B738) -150 ft/m 797 nm 01:57 View
20APR24 2143Z LFMN LDDU Jipi972 Airbus A320 (A320) -730 ft/m 557 nm 01:25 View
18APR24 1947Z EGKK LDDU Finaviation Airbus A320 (A320) -151 ft/m 1000 nm 02:39 View
14APR24 2048Z LFBO LDDU GaseousMaximus72 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner (B78X) -584 ft/m 897 nm 02:03 View
14APR24 2047Z LFBO LDDU Tarnish B42 Airbus A330-200 (A332) -322 ft/m 879 nm 02:00 View
14APR24 2040Z LFBO LDDU SoBo7a Airbus A320 (A320) -281 ft/m 836 nm 01:26 View
10APR24 1943Z LWSK LDDU Toto249 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -261 ft/m 250 nm 00:42 View
10APR24 1943Z LWSK LDDU NightHawk1867 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -118 ft/m 250 nm 00:43 View
09APR24 1348Z EIDW LDDU Oliver Hughes Boeing 737-800 (B738) -192 ft/m 1223 nm 02:54 View
06APR24 0841Z LIRQ LDDU Niels1501 Airbus A320 (A320) -259 ft/m 336 nm 00:56 View
03APR24 2329Z LIPZ LDDU Luís Silva Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -215 ft/m 324 nm 00:51 View
03APR24 1736Z EPKK LDDU NebelBasti Boeing 737-800 (B738) -581 ft/m 466 nm 01:10 View
03APR24 1402Z EDDB LDDU Christer Eklund Boeing 737-800 (B738) -53 ft/m 653 nm 01:40 View
03APR24 1214Z EGCC LDDU James Airbus A320 (A320) -151 ft/m 1120 nm 02:36 View
02APR24 1444Z LFBD LDDU Aramis51 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -193 ft/m 896 nm 01:59 View
01APR24 1648Z EIDW LDDU Capt. Alo Boeing 737-800 (B738) -125 ft/m 1247 nm 03:15 View
30MAR24 1504Z LGKR LDDU Shuffleshoes Cessna 414 Chancellor (C414) -310 ft/m 302 nm 01:32 View
29MAR24 1957Z LIPZ LDDU Raouf Rizk Boeing 737-800 (B738) -344 ft/m 327 nm 00:55 View
29MAR24 1437Z LCPH LDDU Krupke77 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (F16) -226 ft/m 852 nm 01:37 View
28MAR24 2213Z EPWA LDDU Toxrace Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -283 ft/m 691 nm 01:22 View