Short Adriatic sector · DBV → LSZ
Flying Dubrovnik to Mali Lošinj
On-demand flights between Dubrovnik and Mali Lošinj. The full length of the Croatian coast in one sector, ending on a Kvarner island.
- Distance
- 407 km
- Block time
- 45 min – 1 h 25 min
- From
- Dubrovnik Airport
- To
- Mali Lošinj Airport
Flight time by aircraft category
Block time including twenty minutes for taxi, climb and descent. Actual times move with the aircraft, the routing and the wind on the day.
| Category | Typical seats | Block time |
|---|---|---|
| Piston Twin | up to 5 | 1 h 25 min |
| Turboprop | up to 8 | 1 h 5 min |
| Very Light Jet | up to 5 | 55 min |
| Light Jet | up to 7 | 55 min |
| Midsize | up to 9 | 50 min |
| Super Midsize | up to 10 | 50 min |
| Heavy Jet | up to 14 | 45 min |
When this flight is worth it
Getting to Lošinj from the south means the length of the coast plus a ferry crossing onto the island. The usual case is a family arriving on a long-haul into Dubrovnik with a house or a boat waiting on the island.
Who takes this sector
Groups heading to Lošinj for a week, and guests joining a boat in the northern Adriatic after a long-haul into Dubrovnik.
What to know about Dubrovnik Airport
- Runway
- The longest runway in Croatia. It accepts heavy long-range types without a payload penalty.
- Customs and border
- Croatia is in the Schengen area. Flights to and from non-Schengen states are handled as external border crossings in both directions.
- Seasonality
- Traffic is strongly seasonal. July and August carry the peak, and the airport is far quieter either side of it.
- Best for
- The default departure point for Dubrovnik, the Elaphiti islands and the southern Dalmatian coast.
What to know about Mali Lošinj Airport
- Customs and border
- Croatia is in the Schengen area. Flights to and from non-Schengen states are handled as external border crossings in both directions.
- Seasonality
- Highly seasonal. Traffic concentrates in the summer months.
- Best for
- Mali Lošinj, Veli Lošinj and Cres.
Timing
One of the longer short sectors, and still a fraction of what the same journey takes on the ground.
Lošinj is heavily seasonal and quiet outside the summer. Peak-week requests need the most notice.
Limitations worth knowing
An island airport with a summer-weighted traffic pattern. Weather and the aircraft category are the two things to confirm before the day.