# Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)

> Zgornji Brnik, SI · IATA: LJU · ICAO: LJLJ · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `LJU` |
| ICAO | `LJLJ` |
| City | Zgornji Brnik |
| Country | SI |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 388 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| Cargo Rank | #1 |
| GPS | 46.22370, 14.45760 |

## Description

When Adria Airways collapsed in 2019, Slovenia lost its national carrier overnight — and Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (IATA: LJU, ICAO: LJLJ) has been rebuilding its network ever since. Operated by Fraport since 2007, the airport at Brnik sits some 25 kilometres northwest of the capital at the foot of the Kamnik Alps, with a new passenger terminal opened in 2021 and around 1.5 million passengers a year. Cargo volumes are modest at roughly 12,000 tonnes annually, but the mix is high-value: pharmaceuticals dominate, led by Slovenia's biggest export industry with producers such as Lek (Sandoz) and Krka, alongside integrator express traffic and belly freight on European routes. The honest routing picture: larger airfreight consignments move by road feeder via Vienna, Venice, Munich or Zagreb, while ocean freight uses the nearby port of Koper, the region's leading container gateway. Road access is quick — the A2 motorway from the Karawanks tunnel to Ljubljana passes the airport, putting Austria and Italy little more than an hour away. For forwarders, LJU works best as a fast, uncongested pharma and express station that knows its limits.

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