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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
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
12MAY25 2038Z LIMZ LDDU CLATTI Airbus A320 (A320) -862 ft/m 495 nm 01:13 View
11MAY25 1736Z LIRQ LDDU Colchix33 Cessna 310 (C310) -153 ft/m 331 nm 01:50 View
07MAY25 1358Z LEIB LDDU Dmitry Teplov Airbus A320 (A320) -359 ft/m 848 nm 01:54 View
06MAY25 1908Z EPKK LDDU HP2711 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -221 ft/m 509 nm 01:30 View
05MAY25 2028Z LOWW LDDU Simon Forrister Airbus A320 (A320) -157 ft/m 358 nm 01:02 View
04MAY25 1805Z LOWW LDDU Jan147CZ Airbus A320 (A320) -491 ft/m 378 nm 00:41 View
04MAY25 1320Z EGCC LDDU Jack MB Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B789) -311 ft/m 1086 nm 02:20 View
04MAY25 1318Z EGCC LDDU Ryan Hartley Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B789) -267 ft/m 1074 nm 02:21 View
28APR25 1808Z LSGG LDDU Eddy007 Airbus A321 (A321) -112 ft/m 640 nm 01:36 View
27APR25 1440Z LIPZ LDDU Phoenix84 Airbus A319 (A319) -85 ft/m 335 nm 00:54 View
26APR25 2229Z UKBB LDDU Erik Gustafson Boeing 737-800 (B738) -94 ft/m 833 nm 02:05 View
26APR25 0816Z EDDM LDDU Flying Funky Airbus A320 (A320) -53 ft/m 452 nm 01:14 View
21APR25 0854Z LFLL LDDU Rosario Airbus A320 (A320) -281 ft/m 623 nm 01:30 View
21APR25 0243Z LEMD LDDU Martin1977 Airbus A320 (A320) -410 ft/m 1027 nm 02:24 View
19APR25 2151Z LZKZ LDDU Fabo.nl Boeing 727-200 (B722) -503 ft/m 430 nm 01:11 View
16APR25 1041Z LIRQ LDDU Xeromman Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -102 ft/m 372 nm 01:23 View