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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
17FEB25 1811Z LEIB LDDU Daniel Guzman McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (MD82) -365 ft/m 873 nm 01:57 View
15FEB25 1736Z EGSS LDDU SimPilotAdamT Boeing 737-800 (B738) -98 ft/m 977 nm 02:15 View
15FEB25 1621Z LIPZ LDDU Tony_ferrara Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -170 ft/m 358 nm 01:17 View
14FEB25 2306Z LIPZ LDDU VAF130 Luigi Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -143 ft/m 340 nm 01:01 View
12FEB25 1326Z LFKJ LDDU DeltaCharlie Airbus A320 (A320) -228 ft/m 506 nm 01:20 View
09FEB25 1110Z LIRN LDDU OOCAR ToLissA320_V1p1p1 ITA Ai -98 ft/m 262 nm 00:48 View
03FEB25 1411Z LIPZ LDDU VAF058 Luciano Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -694 ft/m 314 nm 01:01 View
01FEB25 1649Z LIPE LDDU LUCA CARENA Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -241 ft/m 336 nm 00:54 View
27JAN25 1724Z LIRN LDDU bejox Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -213 ft/m 262 nm 00:42 View
27JAN25 1436Z UKBB LDDU Artem Airbus A320 (A320) -195 ft/m 789 nm 01:59 View
26JAN25 1700Z LKPR LDDU Robert Jankovics Boeing 747-8 (B748) -375 ft/m 507 nm 01:18 View
26JAN25 1653Z LKPR LDDU Ernesto Boeing 737-800 (B738) -216 ft/m 524 nm 01:22 View
24JAN25 1545Z LBSF LDDU Robert B Dickerson Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -155 ft/m 320 nm 01:03 View
23JAN25 2128Z LSZH LDDU GrandPa1965 Airbus A380-800 (A388) -311 ft/m 530 nm 01:16 View
23JAN25 1402Z EDDC LDDU Rico Michel Airbus A320 (A320) -101 ft/m 576 nm 01:26 View
23JAN25 1326Z LIRF LDDU Ryan Newby Airbus A320 (A320) -177 ft/m 342 nm 00:53 View
22JAN25 2309Z EPWA LDDU VAF230 Massimiliano Boeing 737-800 (B738) -217 ft/m 638 nm 01:34 View
17JAN25 1249Z LOWW LDDU Jim A Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -258 ft/m 358 nm 00:58 View
14JAN25 1202Z LYBE LDDU VAF144 Stefano Beechcraft 58 Baron (BE58) -57 ft/m 345 nm 01:52 View
10JAN25 0544Z LTFM LDDU Dmitry125RUSVL Airbus A320 (A320) -413 ft/m 631 nm 01:40 View