# Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)

> Velika Gorica, HR · IATA: ZAG · ICAO: LDZA · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ZAG` |
| ICAO | `LDZA` |
| City | Velika Gorica |
| Country | HR |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 108 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| Cargo Rank | #1 |
| GPS | 45.74290, 16.06880 |

## Description

Croatia's only air cargo gateway of note handled 12,408 tonnes in 2025 — a modest figure that forwarders should weigh honestly when planning. Zagreb Franjo Tuđman (IATA: ZAG, ICAO: LDZA), near Velika Gorica some 10 kilometres south of the city centre, is a registered IATA cargo agent operating its own customs bonded warehouse, and accepts special categories including PER, AVI, HEA, DGR and VAL alongside general cargo. Temperature-controlled capacity comprises cooling chambers of 33 and 36 cubic metres running from 0 to +8 °C plus a deep-freeze chamber of 22 cubic metres from −20 °C. Traffic is dominated by express and courier consignments and belly freight on scheduled services, with occasional charters; there are no scheduled intercontinental freighter operations. The wave-roofed terminal opened in 2017 and the airport is run under concession until 2042 by an international consortium including Groupe ADP, serving over 4 million passengers a year with Croatia Airlines as home carrier. Larger Croatian consignments typically truck to the Vienna, Munich or Budapest hubs, while ocean freight routes via Rijeka. What ZAG does offer is position: it sits at the junction of the A1 motorway to the coast, the A3 between Ljubljana and Belgrade and the A4 towards Hungary, which makes it a practical base for anyone serving the Western Balkans.

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