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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
17NOV25 1032Z LFMN LDDU Jean Marc Steux Boeing 737-700 (B737) -211 ft/m 522 nm 01:15 View
17NOV25 1010Z EDDF LDDU Unknown Boeing 747-400 (B744) -1523 ft/m 629 nm 01:33 View
12NOV25 1354Z LFBD LDDU PRT-PATRICK FTPAF Airbus A320 (A320) -384 ft/m 919 nm 03:38 View
09NOV25 1158Z EDDH LDDU GCoding_ Airbus A350-900 (A359) -191 ft/m 789 nm 01:54 View
30OCT25 1238Z LRAR LDDU krdnl Piper Aerostar (AEST) -99 ft/m 261 nm 01:27 View
26OCT25 1612Z LOWW LDDU VAF136 Pasquale Boeing 777-200 (B772) -230 ft/m 360 nm 00:58 View
25OCT25 2038Z LOWW LDDU Mauro Vanmaldeghem Embraer 195 (E195) -266 ft/m 371 nm 01:05 View
25OCT25 1238Z ESGG LDDU Timbuk2 Airbus A320 (A320) -220 ft/m 1008 nm 02:22 View
25OCT25 0605Z LIRN LDDU Simon Murray Airbus A320 (A320) -291 ft/m 291 nm 00:47 View
22OCT25 1204Z EGCC LDDU COACH Airbus A320 (A320) -288 ft/m 1123 nm 02:35 View
19OCT25 1214Z LDZA LDDU Haris Matheakis Piper Aerostar (AEST) -235 ft/m 256 nm 01:22 View
19OCT25 0902Z LGPZ LDDU Hugbald Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -401 ft/m 267 nm 01:11 View
17OCT25 2119Z LGAV LDDU bmosxos Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -121 ft/m 508 nm 01:31 View
14OCT25 1041Z ESGG LDDU Exxos_Be Boeing 737-800 (B738) -167 ft/m 1108 nm 02:40 View
09OCT25 1055Z EGLL LDDU Martyn Coupland2 Airbus A320 (A320) -182 ft/m 1011 nm 02:21 View
06OCT25 1403Z EDDK LDDU Mapex iFly 737-MAX8 Eurowings -268 ft/m 698 nm 01:34 View
04OCT25 2211Z LOWW LDDU BLVZE Airbus A320 (A320) -258 ft/m 409 nm 01:02 View
01OCT25 1914Z EDDL LDDU Carsten Airbus A350-900 (A359) -307 ft/m 737 nm 01:37 View
01OCT25 1649Z KLAX LDDU Lerxtwood Boeing 777-200LR/F (B77L) -244 ft/m 5994 nm 11:39 View
26SEP25 2024Z LSZH LDDU Marek Strnad ToLissA321_V1p7 Swiss HB -69 ft/m 573 nm 01:31 View