AirportsSofia Airport is a large airport serving Sofia, in Sofia City Province, Bulgaria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SOF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SOF
- ICAO code
- LBSF
- City
- Sofia
- State or region
- Sofia City Province
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 42.6964° N, 23.4177° E
- Elevation
- 531 m (1,742 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SOF means Sofia Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LBSF. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.6964° N, 23.4177° E. It stands 531 metres (1,742 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Sofia, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sofia Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Plovdiv International AirportPlovdiv | PDV | 137 km |
| Niš Constantine the Great AirportNiš, Serbia | INI | 146 km |
| Skopje International AirportIlinden, North Macedonia | SKP | 169 km |
| Craiova International AirportCraiova, Romania | CRA | 184 km |
| Priština Adem Jashari International AirportPrishtina, Kosovo | PRN | 195 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,009 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,302 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,495 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,041 km | 3 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,581 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,650 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,137 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,186 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,430 km | 19 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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