Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County (Croatia)

IATA: DBV ICAO: LDDU

Longest Active Runway

10,597 ft

3,230 meters

Field Elevation

527 ft

161 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

42.5622°, 18.2655°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#437 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#701 of 7558

Top 9.3% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Croatia)

#2 of 2 in HR

#2 of 9 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DBV in numbers: 10,597 ft longest runway · #437 of 650 published · #701 of 7,558 worldwide (top 9.3%) · #2 in Croatia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

DBV lies at 161 m (527 ft), #270 of 650 published airports by elevation and 52.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 87 ft above the Croatia median (440 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of DBV. Nearest published airport: Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport (BRI), 109 NM, 9,843 ft (754 ft shorter than DBV); 9 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,597 ft (3,230 m)

DBV runway: 11/29 10,597 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Croatia; ZAG leads by 72 ft (10,669 ft). +6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11/29	10,597 ft (3230 m / 3.230 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →