Dubrovnik Airport
Encyclopedia
Traffic statistics
Dubrovnik Airport handled 1,270,062 passengers in 2010.| Year | Passengers | Cargo |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1,460,354 | 2,490 |
| 2000 | 395,458 | 680 |
| 2001 | 461,322 | 646 |
| 2002 | 507,459 | 657 |
| 2003 | 716,592 | 592 |
| 2004 | 880,967 | 822 |
| 2005 | 1,008,240 | 677 |
| 2006 | 1,120,453 | 741 |
| 2007 | 1,144,038 | 847 |
| 2008 | 1,191,474 | 997 |
| 2009 | 1,122,355 | 516 |
| 2010 | 1,270,062 | |
| 2011 | 1,194,700 |
In 1987 Dubrovnik Airport handled 1.5 million passengers and 2500 tons of cargo, making 1987 year the busiest thus far. Dubrovnik is expected to hit those figures by 2012.
Incidents and accidents
- USAF CT-43 crash1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crashOn April 3, 1996, a United States Air Force CT-43A crashed on approach to Dubrovnik, Croatia while on an official trade mission. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-253 built as a T-43 navigation trainer, was carrying United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and 34 other people, including The New York...
: On April 3, 1996 a United States Air ForceUnited States Air ForceThe United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
CT-43Boeing T-43|-See also:-External links:* http://www.militaryaircraft.de/pictures/military/aircraft/T-43/T-43A_Gator.html* http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/t43a.shtml* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/12ftw.htm...
aircraft carrying a Department of CommerceUnited States Department of CommerceThe United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903...
delegation crashed north of the airport on St. John's hill. The accident killed 35 people, including Ron BrownRon Brown (U.S. politician)Ronald Harmon "Ron" Brown was the United States Secretary of Commerce, serving during the first term of President Bill Clinton. He was the first African American to hold this position...
, then-Secretary of CommerceUnited States Secretary of CommerceThe United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry; the Department states its mission to be "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce"...
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