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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
22JUN25 1324Z EGFF LDDU PVPilot Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -77 ft/m 1106 nm 02:30 View
21JUN25 1002Z ENGM LDDU Steve Souter Airbus A320 (A320) -43 ft/m 1158 nm 02:40 View
19JUN25 0709Z LGAV LDDU VAF243 Sergio Airbus A320 (A320) -172 ft/m 502 nm 01:16 View
18JUN25 1441Z LIPZ LDDU VAF263 Stefano Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -8 ft/m 317 nm 01:14 View
18JUN25 0511Z EGNM LDDU svennnnn_ Boeing 737-800 (B738) -65 ft/m 1072 nm 06:07 View
14JUN25 0159Z EIDW LDDU Flyinghigh;) Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -292 ft/m 1283 nm 03:02 View
13JUN25 1447Z LFPO LDDU Fly777 Airbus A320 (A320) -649 ft/m 804 nm 01:50 View
12JUN25 1457Z OIMM LDDU KCFlyGuy Boeing 777-200LR/F (B77L) -123 ft/m 2040 nm 00:51 View
08JUN25 2144Z LGSM LDDU Fjmv67 (Pachu) Airbus A320 (A320) -491 ft/m 585 nm 01:29 View
08JUN25 2132Z EDDF LDDU Ilker I Airbus A321 (A321) -115 ft/m 607 nm 01:18 View
04JUN25 1131Z EGCC LDDU James Hargreaves Airbus A320 (A320) -114 ft/m 1473 nm 02:34 View
02JUN25 2313Z LGAV LDDU Lmsm1973 Airbus A320 (A320) -226 ft/m 491 nm 01:18 View
02JUN25 1251Z LIMC LDDU Andrea Goldoni Airbus A330-900 (A339) -179 ft/m 482 nm 01:15 View
31MAY25 1906Z EGBB LDDU Tzion Boeing 737-800 (B738) -203 ft/m 1081 nm 02:40 View
31MAY25 1601Z LFML LDDU Jeditof Airbus A321 (A321) -583 ft/m 670 nm 01:38 View
27MAY25 1518Z LFBH LDDU Surcouf Robert Diamond DA-50 (DA50) -145 ft/m 903 nm 02:06 View
18MAY25 1052Z EDDM LDDU Tobias Thanner Airbus A321 (A321) -119 ft/m 450 nm 01:08 View
17MAY25 1637Z LMML LDDU Kinggong Airbus A-330-700 Beluga XL (A337) -172 ft/m 525 nm 01:43 View
16MAY25 1814Z EPKS LDDU NPS021/Maverick Dassault Rafale (RFAL) -42 ft/m 782 nm 01:08 View
13MAY25 2003Z LIRF LDDU Giovannino71 Airbus A320 (A320) -309 ft/m 332 nm 00:58 View