It is located in Zemunik Donji, 8 km (5 mi) from the centre of Zadar.

As early as 1936, Zadar (then part of the Italian Province of Zara) had regular commercial flights, initially provided by Ala Littoria.

In April 2013, Zadar Airport became a Ryanair base with a stationed Boeing 737-800.

In December 2019, Lauda announced the stationing of three Airbus A320 aircraft during the summer 2020 timetable period.

[5] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the airline postponed the opening of the base to July 2021, where it will station two Airbus A320-200 and serve 37 destinations.