The final paper describes the relationship between the Zadar Airport and the city of Zadar. It provides a general overview of air traffic and its division into military and civil traffic. Tourism, as a set of relations and activities resulting from travel and stay of visitors, is explained. The data show that it is precisely in the areas where traffic offer is bigger and more diverse that the development of tourism is significant. The Zadar Airport, established in 1968, has a great importance for the entire Zadar region, in particular for the city of Zadar. Passanger traffic has been increasing yearly thanks to the airport's numerous partners, many of which are low-cost. The tourism offer of the City of Zadar and the wider region, from cultural sights to natural beauty, is attracting an ever-increasing number of passengers, thus influencing an increase in traffic. On the other hand, thanks to the Zadar Airport, both the city and the region are more accessible to a larger number of visitors. The high quality of airport services and the top-level tourist offer in Zadar are interlinked and, in addition to their individual development, they also have a positive mutual impact.