TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS, MAY 2026

The total traffic of passengers in Croatian airports amounted to 1 487 thousand in May 2026, which was 3.3% more than in May 2025, when the total traffic of passengers amounted to 1 440 thousand.

The largest traffic of passengers was recorded in the Zagreb Airport, with 446 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 2.4% compared to May 2025, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 436 thousand. The Split Airport followed, with 406 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 2.7% compared to May 2025, and the Dubrovnik Airport, with 398 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 5.3%.

The most significant international traffic of passengers was realised with German airports, 315 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 7.4% compared to May 2025. The airports of the United Kingdom followed, with 253 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 9.7% compared to the same period of the previous year, and the airports of Poland, with 110 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 7.4% compared to the same period of the previous year.

The total number of landings and take-offs in airports in May 2026 amounted to 14 459 movements, which was a decrease of 1.6% compared to May 2025, when the total number of landings and take-offs amounted to 14 693 movements.

The total traffic of freight in airports in May 2026 amounted to 723 tonnes, which was a decrease of 22.1% compared to May 2025, when the total traffic of freight in airports amounted to 928 tonnes.

In the period from January to May 2026, there were 40 thousand landings and take-offs in Croatian airports, which was a decrease of 1.7% compared to the same period of 2025. In the same period, a total of 3 639 thousand passengers embarked and disembarked in Croatian airports, which was an increase of 4.2%. The total traffic of freight in airports decreased by 14.3% in the period from January to May 2026 compared to the same period of 2025, and it amounted to 3.4 thousand tonnes.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

Cumulative data are not always equal to the sum of individual monthly results due to the rounding of numbers to the nearest thousand.

The purpose of the survey is to collect data on the number of all aircraft movements and the traffic of passengers and freight on commercial operations in airports and air landing places of the Republic of Croatia.

The observation units and reporting units are airports in the Republic of Croatia. Data are collected in the form of electronic datasets and on the PZ/M-21 form.

Coverage

The data on air traffic (total aircraft movements, traffic of passengers and freight in airports) relate to the activities of the airports of Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Osijek, Brač and the air landing place of Mali Lošinj.

The number of total aircraft movements in airports refers to the number of all (commercial and non-commercial) operations of landing and taking-off of an aircraft, except state flights (military, customs, police).

Traffic of passengers in airports includes the number of passengers who have departed or arrived on commercial operations. Passengers in direct transit are excluded. Direct transit passengers are passengers who, after a short stop, continue their journey on the same aircraft on a flight having the same flight number as the flight on which they arrived.

Traffic of freight in airports refers to the loaded and unloaded goods and mail on commercial operations other than the baggage of passengers. The freight in direct transit is excluded.

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