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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.

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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
21JUL25 0219Z LIMC LDDU coolluke1992 Airbus A319 (A319) -478 ft/m 529 nm 01:25 View
21JUL25 0209Z LIMC LDDU Dbrito Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -225 ft/m 520 nm 01:13 View
21JUL25 0202Z LIMC LDDU TimmyDaCaptian Avro Avroliner (RJ-85) (RJ85) -155 ft/m 515 nm 01:05 View
21JUL25 0200Z LIMC LDDU PilotCellar5977 Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -210 ft/m 485 nm 01:05 View
21JUL25 0200Z LIMC LDDU Cobalt Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -191 ft/m 486 nm 01:03 View
21JUL25 0200Z LIMC LDDU Rockwolf Airbus A330-300 (A333) -674 ft/m 473 nm 01:04 View
21JUL25 0159Z LIMC LDDU Krisp27 Boeing 777-200 (B772) -333 ft/m 485 nm 01:02 View
21JUL25 0159Z LIMC LDDU KipOnTheGround Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-900 (CRJ9) -365 ft/m 494 nm 01:02 View
21JUL25 0150Z LIMC LDDU Whiterice87 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -171 ft/m 501 nm 01:09 View
20JUL25 1334Z LIRF LDDU Amine Vueling EC-LVO -180 ft/m 283 nm 00:46 View
17JUL25 1528Z EGPH LDDU Darkblue1308 Airbus A320 (A320) -171 ft/m 1179 nm 02:35 View
13JUL25 2040Z LFPO LDDU Matteo Fraguglia Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -129 ft/m 782 nm 01:43 View
13JUL25 1339Z LIRF LDDU Miguel Lozano Vueling EC-LVU -139 ft/m 321 nm 00:50 View
11JUL25 1420Z LIEO LDDU Andrea FenixA319 SKYLINK I-SA00 -104 ft/m 430 nm 01:04 View
09JUL25 1457Z LFKB LDDU Ya2n2b Airbus A320 (A320) -241 ft/m 455 nm 01:09 View
06JUL25 1419Z LOWW LDDU Dirk18101 Airbus A320 (A320) -373 ft/m 421 nm 01:09 View
03JUL25 1253Z LIRN LDDU VAF261 Antonio Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) -358 ft/m 296 nm 01:01 View
30JUN25 0938Z EDDF LDDU Simonearts Boeing 737-800 (B738) -277 ft/m 672 nm 01:39 View
29JUN25 2130Z EKCH LDDU Luide Fernandes Boeing 737-800 (B738) -269 ft/m 917 nm 01:29 View
29JUN25 1303Z DTTJ LDDU D1git4l Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -191 ft/m 685 nm 01:45 View