Sepurine Training Base

The facility was not a public airport but a military training base with an airstrip. It was closed as part of a broad reorganization and modernization of the Croatian Armed Forces following the end of the Croatian War of Independence. The specific, intense training model used at Šepurine was phased out, and training activities were consolidated at other military locations.

Following its decommissioning by the military, the vast coastal site was transferred to local government ownership (Zadar County and the municipalities of Nin and Vrsi). For many years, the area was largely derelict, with its military buildings falling into disrepair. Currently, the site is designated for a major, high-end tourism development project. Plans include the construction of luxury hotels, villas, a marina, a golf course, and other premium tourist and recreational facilities. The project is in the planning and preparation stages, and the former military base is effectively a brownfield site awaiting redevelopment.

Šepurine Training Base holds significant importance in modern Croatian military history. Established during the Croatian War of Independence (1991-1995), it served as the primary training center for Croatian Army special forces, most notably the 1st Croatian Guards Brigade ('Tigrovi'). The base, officially the Commando Training Center (Središte za obuku komandosa), was renowned for its extremely rigorous training regimen, modeled after the French Foreign Legion, and was instrumental in forging elite units of the Croatian military. The airstrip on site was used for military purposes, including transport, logistics, and parachute training, but it never handled commercial or civilian public flights. The ICAO code 'HR-0032' is an unofficial identifier used in some non-governmental databases and was not officially assigned by the ICAO, as the site was never a registered civilian airport.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening the site as an airport or military airstrip. Its future is firmly committed to tourism development. The prime coastal location makes the land extremely valuable for real estate and resort development, which is considered a more economically viable use for the area. The region's aviation needs are fully served by the nearby Zadar Airport (ZAD/LDZD), making another airport in the immediate vicinity redundant.