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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
14DEC24 2144Z EKCH LDDU David Rose Airbus A320 (A320) -175 ft/m 907 nm 02:12 View
14DEC24 0908Z LUKK LDDU Unknown Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (C17) -805 ft/m 587 nm 01:37 View
12DEC24 1835Z LICB LDDU Imagnusmr Piper PA-24 Comanche (PA24) -74 ft/m 403 nm 02:38 View
07DEC24 2314Z LGAV LDDU Geo Scully Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -170 ft/m 474 nm 01:11 View
28NOV24 1747Z EIDW LDDU Karl Lockheed Constellation (CONI) -128 ft/m 1243 nm 04:39 View
22NOV24 2125Z LZIB LDDU Craig Dummelow Airbus A320 (A320) -178 ft/m 413 nm 01:08 View
17NOV24 0412Z EKCH LDDU Luis Rodriguez Airbus A320 (A320) -171 ft/m 907 nm 02:14 View
16NOV24 1730Z EGKK LDDU MaxTurso Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -269 ft/m 992 nm 02:26 View
15NOV24 1222Z LIPZ LDDU VAF155 Alberto Boeing 737-700 (B737) -150 ft/m 337 nm 00:19 View
13NOV24 1014Z LOWK LDDU PAPA974 Boeing 737-600 (B736) -311 ft/m 303 nm 01:05 View
10NOV24 1518Z LIME LDDU Vince_vdh01 Boeing 737-600 (B736) -215 ft/m 437 nm 01:10 View
10NOV24 1304Z EGCC LDDU Swordfi Airbus A320 (A320) -270 ft/m 1092 nm 02:35 View
07NOV24 1955Z LDZA LDDU F. Stoelwinder de Havilland Dash 8-400 (DH8D) -135 ft/m 302 nm 01:07 View
07NOV24 1450Z EBBR LDDU Denthibbe Airbus A320 (A320) -49 ft/m 830 nm 02:05 View
05NOV24 1608Z EPWA LDDU VAF120 Francesco Boeing 737-800 (B738) -295 ft/m 628 nm 01:52 View
31OCT24 1719Z EDDM LDDU Roland Kovacs McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (MD88) -279 ft/m 450 nm 01:10 View
30OCT24 2144Z LIMJ LDDU Javehui Boeing 737-800 (B738) -384 ft/m 486 nm 01:18 View
30OCT24 1132Z EHAM LDDU Marinus Bergsma Boeing 737-800 (B738) -271 ft/m 857 nm 02:06 View
29OCT24 1801Z LSGG LDDU Rok Airbus A320 (A320) -251 ft/m 608 nm 01:31 View
25OCT24 1404Z EPWA LDDU YuhNightMare Embraer 195 (E195) -75 ft/m 630 nm 02:02 View