"It's not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on" - Marilyn Monroe
Rijeka Airport in Croatia has two approach and landing NDBs: NDB BRZ Breza to the north west and NDB RI Rijeka to the south east, as can been seen on the excellent Skyvector website.
As with the NDB PLA and KAZ for Pula Airport, Mr. Birkić, head of Istria/Kvarner ATC was so kind to confirm my report.
While the city of Rijeka is situated on the mainland of Croatia, the airport and NDB RI are located on the island Krk.
Quite a few people will know Pula as a favorite holiday destination. A 2500 year old city on the tip of the the Istria peninsula, Croatia. And as a holiday destination attracts traffic, Pula has it own airport. And as airports still have NDBs I was able to receive NDB PLA Pula on 351.5 kHz. Mr. Mario Birkić, head of Istria/Kvarner ATC was so kind to confirm my report.
The PLA NDB is not located on the Istria Peninsula though, but on the largest of the Brioni Islands in the Adriatic.
A QSL for NDB VRS Vrsar 369 kHz, Croatia. Unfortunately this beacon has been decommissioned.
In 2023 I sent a reception report to Mr. Mario Birkić, head of Istria/Kvarner ATC for the reception of NDB CRE and NDB KO. In recent years I received 6 additional signals from beacons in the Istria region. One of the beacons I received in 2024 was VRS on 369 kHz:
Mr. Mario Birkić was so kind to confirm my reception of these six beacons. He also mentioned that NDB VRS is decommissioned:
So this is another one that bites the dust. NDB KO on 438 kHz from my QSL request in 2023 isn’t active anymore as well.
The purpose of NDB VRS is not entirely clear to me. Some sources like Our Airports link it to Vrsar Crljenka Airfield (LDPV) a small airport on the Istria Peninsula.
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