The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published quarterly in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators , are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning . ICAO codes are also used to identify other aviation facilities such as weather stations , international flight service stations or area control centers , whether or not they are located at airports. Flight information regions are also identified by a unique ICAO-code.
28-465: Lučko Airfield ( ICAO : LDZL , Croatian : Zračno pristanište Lučko ) is an airfield for general aviation and unscheduled air transport, located in Ježdovec near Lučko , in central Croatia , 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southwest of Zagreb . It is operated by Aeroklub Zagreb and has two parallel grass runways measuring 850 by 30 metres (2,789 ft × 98 ft). Due to the lack of surfacing on
56-450: A population increase of 50% when compared to the census held in 1991. According to the 2021 census, its population was 2,987. According to the 2011 census , it had 3,010 inhabitants. The Lučko airport ( ICAO : LDZL ) is one of the oldest facilities in Lučko and one of the main reasons for the establishment of Lučko as a neighborhood. In 1947, it had become Zagreb's main airport, replacing
84-565: A sport airfield and military helicopter airbase. The airport is maintained by Aeroklub Zagreb , a local airport operator based in Zagreb. The Croatian A1 motorway passes south of Lučko. The interchange from where the A1 originates is named after Lučko. Nearby Lučko mainline toll plaza consists of 15 lanes. It is the most frequented toll plaza in Croatia. During the tourist season long lines of vehicles form at
112-696: Is a settlement in the Novi Zagreb - zapad district of the city of Zagreb , located south of the Sava and southwest of the city center. Lučko is located near the Lučko interchange that connects the A1 motorway , the Zagreb bypass and the D1 and D3 state roads towards Karlovac, colloquially called "the old road to Karlovac". The two main economic activities in Lučko are trade in goods, mainly in
140-474: Is a pseudo-code, used in flight plans for aerodromes with no ICAO code assigned. ICAO codes are sometimes updated. Johannesburg Airport in Johannesburg , South Africa, for instance, was formerly known as Jan Smuts International Airport, with code FAJS. When the airport was renamed O. R. Tambo International Airport, its ICAO code was updated to FAOR. Some airports have two ICAO codes, usually when an airport
168-711: Is based in the United Kingdom . On the other hand, IATA codes do not provide geographic reference. For example, LHR, representing Heathrow, does not enable one to deduce the location of the airport LHV with any greater certainty; it is William T. Piper Memorial Airport in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania in the United States . There are a few exceptions to the regional structure of the ICAO code that have been historically for political or administrative reasons. RAF Mount Pleasant air base in
196-444: Is located on Ježdovečka Road 17 on the outskirts of the village of Ježdovec . It is 3 km (2 mi) west of the eponymous Lučko and 11 km (7 mi) southwest of Zagreb's inner city borders. Airplanes up to 5,700 kg (12,600 lb) in maximum takeoff weight , gliders , ultralight aviation , and UAVs (drones) are allowed at Lučko Airport, in addition to parachuting , and police and military helicopters. The field
224-599: Is only used during dry periods from spring to autumn as the runways are not paved. Shuttle bus service is not provided but Ježdovec is served by the ZET bus line 168. Its reference point (ARP) is located at 45°46′0.41″N 15°50′55.31″E / 45.7667806°N 15.8486972°E / 45.7667806; 15.8486972 at an elevation of 123 metres (405 ft) and a magnetic variation of 4.2 °E as of August 2019. There are two parallel runways in west-southwest and east-southeast orientation. The southern runway (10R/28L)
252-482: Is partly delegated to authorities in each country, while IATA codes, which have no geographic structure, must be decided centrally by IATA. The first one or two letters of the ICAO code indicate the country; the remaining letters identify the airport. ICAO codes are used partly for geographical context. For example, the ICAO code for Heathrow International Airport in London, is EGLL, with its first letters reflecting that it
280-679: Is shared by civilian and military users. Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt , Germany, for instance, has been assigned ICAO code EDDF while Rhein-Main Air Base was assigned ICAO code EDAF until its closure. Sion Airport in Switzerland has code LSGS while its military facilities have the ICAO code LSMS. Brussels Airport in Brussels , Belgium, has the ICAO code EBBR for its civilian facilities, and Melsbroek Air Base has been assigned ICAO code EBMB, even though
308-529: Is used mainly for powered aircraft, while the northern (10L/28R) is exclusively for unpowered aircraft. The airport also has two anemometres , three aprons , and a control tower responsible for monitoring air traffic over the surrounding area and most of Zagreb west of Dubrava . Lučko has been a venue for a number of air shows and competitions, such as the yearly Zagreb Air Show ( Croatian : Zagrebački aeromiting ), and Zagreb Cup (a parachuting precision landing competition; Kup grada Zagreba ), as well as
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#1732855039166336-673: The Falkland Islands , for instance, is assigned the ICAO code EGYP as though it were in the United Kingdom, but nearby civilian Port Stanley Airport is assigned SFAL, consistent with South America . Saint Pierre and Miquelon is controlled by France, and airports there are assigned LFxx as though they were in Europe. Kosovo is assigned the code BKxx grouping it with Greenland and Iceland rather than its geographical neighbors which have Lxxx (described below). Jerusalem International Airport
364-599: The Jezero Crater on Mars is assigned the special ICAO code JZRO. Codes beginning with I (Ixx and Ixxx) are often used for navigational aids such as radio beacons, while the Q code is reserved for international radiocommunications and non-geographical special use. In Russia , Latin letter X, or its Morse / Baudot Cyrillic equivalent Ь , are used to designate government, military, and experimental aviation airfields in internal airfield codes similar in structure and purpose to ICAO codes but not used internationally. ZZZZ
392-437: The 2nd Adria Air Race in 2012. Aeroklub Zagreb has also several times held Meetings for Rudi ( Susreti za Rudija ), an air show in remembrance of Croatian Air Force pilot Rudolf Perešin . Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 's 14th World Precision Flying Championship took place at Lučko on 7–14 July 2002, attracting 54 participants from seventeen countries. The 2nd Military World Games took place in Zagreb in 1999, and
420-563: The IATA code for London 's Heathrow Airport is LHR and its ICAO code is EGLL. IATA codes are commonly seen by passengers and the general public on flight-tracking services such as FlightAware . In general IATA codes are usually derived from the name of the airport or the city it serves, while ICAO codes are distributed by region and country. Far more aerodromes (in the broad sense) have ICAO codes than IATA codes, which are sometimes assigned to railway stations as well. The selection of ICAO codes
448-578: The late 1950s. The commercial traffic was moved to Pleso and Lučko was allocated completely to the Yugoslav People's Army and Aeroklub Zagreb, the latter of which was the first to open a civilian pilot school at Lučko. In 1978, the 14th World Parachuting Championships was held at Lučko. In the 1990s, during the Croatian War of Independence , the airport was bombed by the Yugoslav People's Army, but
476-479: The obsolete Borongaj airport. It remained Zagreb's main airport for 15 years, up to the year 1962, when Zagreb Airport had been completed at its contemporary location near Pleso . Lučko airport includes two parallel, unsurfaced runways with a length of 850 meters (2,789 ft). Today, Lučko airport is home to the Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit , Croatia's special police unit. In addition, it serves as
504-461: The parachuting competition was held at the Lučko Airport. ICAO airport code The recommendations for ICAO airport codes were adopted on 24 March 1959, and came into force on 1 October the same year. ICAO codes are separate and different from IATA codes , the latter of which have three letters and are generally used for airline timetables , reservations, and baggage tags. For example,
532-562: The raid had been expected and all the airplanes and equipment had been evacuated beforehand. Two of the civilian airplanes were donated by their owners to the nascent Croatian air forces. After its formation, the Croatian Air Force began to use Lučko as an Air Base. The 94th Air Force Base was stationed there until it was disbanded in 2000, though the airport continues to be used by the Air Force. As of 2007, an Air Force helicopter squadron
560-450: The retail sector, and the rendering of commercial services. Lučko dates back to the 18th century, when it was noted as the first local village with a river crossing. The name derives from the Croatian word luka which translates to "harbor". The oldest church in the village can be traced back to the year 1779. As of the 2011 census, Lučko had a total population of 3,010. This corresponds to
588-663: The roster and taking the place of Borongaj Airport , which was heavily bombed during the war, as Zagreb's international airport. Its first year of commercial operation saw 1,430 flights, 11,000 passengers and thirty tonnes of cargo. In 1959, its final year of commercial operations, the airport served 167,000 passengers and 1,500 tonnes (1,700 short tons) of cargo. After the opening of the new Zagreb Airport in Pleso in 1962, Lučko Airport's importance waned, as its grass runways were never paved to accommodate newer, heavier Convair jets, which were displacing Douglas DC-3 airliners' market share by
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#1732855039166616-432: The runways, it is only used from spring to autumn in dry periods. Aside from traffic, the airport is today a venue for air shows , such as Zagreb Air Show and Adria Air Race and an operation base for civilian pilot training. Lučko was formerly Zagreb's main international airport , and later supported military aviation. It was constructed in 1943 and saw commercial operations from 1947 to 1959, after which commercial traffic
644-516: The style LFddnn , where dd indicates the department while nn is a sequential counter. The French Federation of Ultralight Motorized Gliders was formally named the keeper of these codes. Aerodrome de Torreilles in France, for instance, has code LF6651. In Antarctica many aerodromes have pseudo ICAO-codes with AT and two digits, while others have proper codes from countries performing air control such as NZ for New Zealand . Lu%C4%8Dko Lučko
672-515: The two airports share runways and ground and air control facilities. In small countries like Belgium or the Netherlands, almost all aerodromes have an ICAO code. For larger countries like the UK or Germany this is not feasible, given the limited number of letter codes. Some countries have addressed this issue by introducing a scheme of sub-ICAO aerodrome codes; France, for example, assigns pseudo ICAO codes in
700-691: Was assigned both LLJR (its Israeli persona) as well as OJJR (its Jordanian persona), but the airport itself fell into disuse. In the contiguous United States and Canada, many airports have ICAO codes that are simply copies of their three-letter IATA codes, with the geographical prefix added on (e.g., YEG and CYEG both refer to Edmonton International Airport , while IAD and KIAD both refer to Washington Dulles International Airport ). This similarity does not extend to Alaska (PAxx), Hawaii (PHxx), or U.S. territories. Kahului Airport on Maui , for instance, has an IATA code of OGG and an ICAO code of PHOG. ICAO airport codes do not begin with I or J or X or Q, though
728-587: Was first used for air traffic in World War II by Luftwaffe in 1943. The next year the airfield was upgraded with a roughly 1,500 m (4,900 ft) grass runway, a small hangar, twelve mid-sized sheds for airplanes as well as workshops, and towards the end of the war saw use by the Independent State of Croatia Air Force . After the end of World War II , the airport began serving domestic commercial flights on 1 April 1947, soon adding international flights to
756-460: Was moved to the new Zagreb Airport with paved runways in Pleso. Lučko thereafter remained an airport for military and general aviation. Today it is also used by Croatian special police's Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit . The airport is equipped to serve light aircraft , helicopters, gliders , ultralight aviation , UAVs and parachuting. It is connected to Zagreb and Lučko by a regular bus line. The area
784-399: Was stationed at Lučko. The Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit of Croatian special police is also based at Lučko Airport and stations its helicopters there. One notable accident happened during the era of the airport's commercial operation, on 21 September 1950, when a Douglas DC-3 on a domestic Jugoslavenski Aerotransport (JAT) flight crashed, killing 10 of the 11 people on board. The aerodrome
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