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Split Airport (ICAO: LDSP, IATA: SPU), also known as Split Saint Jerome Airport, is Croatia's second-busiest international airport, serving the city of Split from its position on the west side of Kastela Bay. For the simulator pilot it offers a coastal Adriatic approach, a single ILS-equipped runway, and a traffic mix dominated by low-cost scheduled carriers alongside general aviation.
Split Airport is an international airport serving the city of Split, Croatia, and is named after Saint Jerome, the patron saint of Split-Dalmatia County. It is the second busiest airport in Croatia, handling millions of passengers a year, and for a sim pilot it is notable for its single long hard-surface runway with an ILS approach, its scenic Adriatic coastal setting, and its predominantly low-cost-carrier traffic mix.
The airport lies on the west side of Kastela Bay, roughly 19 kilometres from the city centre of Split, near Kastel Stafilic. The terminal and airfield occupy a coastal strip of the Dalmatian mainland, with the bay and surrounding hills forming prominent features for anyone flying into the area.
Split has a single physical runway aligned 05/23. Runway 05 is 8,354 feet long with a hard surface, is lit, and is served by an ILS approach; the reciprocal, runway 23, is 7,833 feet long, hard-surfaced and lit. Field elevation is 59 feet.
Split provides an Approach service on 120.875 MHz, an Information service on 128.675 MHz, and a Tower service on 124.675 MHz. Runway 05 is equipped with an ILS for instrument approaches.
The airport takes its name from Saint Jerome, patron saint of Split-Dalmatia County. Before the Second World War, Split was connected to Zagreb and Belgrade via Rijeka and Sarajevo on a route that used either the Divulje seaplane station or the Sinj airfield to serve the city, a link maintained until the outbreak of war. In the 1960s the airport was relocated from Sinj to its present site at Resnik. In 2025 it was recorded as the second busiest airport in Croatia after Zagreb, handling 3.9 million passengers. The airport has also been the subject of at least one serious incident in which an aircraft's landing gear and engine cowlings were damaged during an evacuation; the airport was temporarily closed and the event was investigated by Croatia's Air, Maritime and Railway Accident Investigation Agency.
Split remains Croatia's second busiest airport, handling well over three and a half million passengers annually, with scheduled and charter service concentrated among low-cost carriers. The terminal apron was designed without jet bridges, a decision attributed to limited apron space and the predominance of low-cost operators. Runway 05/23 remains the airport's sole physical runway, with runway 05 offering an ILS approach for instrument arrivals.
