Where is SOF airport?

SOF is a large airport in Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria, at 42.6964, 23.4177, 531 m above sea level.

What time zone is SOF in?

SOF is in the Europe/Sofia time zone, UTC+2 / UTC+3 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use SOF?

8,382,684 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Jun 2026: 4,269,873 passengers, +6.4% on the same months of 2025.

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SOF — Sofia Airport

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Large airport in Sofia, Bulgaria.

IATA code: SOF
ICAO code: LBSF
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 8,382,684; 2025 · +6.3% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 67; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+2 / UTC+3; Europe/Sofia
Elevation: 531 m; 1,742 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,600 m

Jan–Jun 2026: 4,269,873 passengers, +6.4% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About SOF

Sofia Airport is a large airport serving Sofia, Bulgaria. It opened in 1935 and is run by Bulgarian Air Force. 8,382,684 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 67 nonstop routes from SOF.

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Busiest nonstop routes from SOF

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SOF → VIE	Vienna, Austria	805 km	413,741
SOF → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	1,400 km	350,756
SOF → STN	London, United Kingdom	2,016 km	328,838
SOF → BGY	Milan, Italy	1,143 km	306,058
SOF → LTN	London, United Kingdom	2,055 km	295,894
SOF → MUC	Munich, Germany	1,103 km	276,613
SOF → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	468 km	274,991
SOF → BCN	Barcelona, Spain	1,770 km	223,732
SOF → VAR	Varna, Bulgaria	364 km	220,511
SOF → EIN	Eindhoven, Netherlands	1,673 km	209,699
SOF → MAD	Madrid, Spain	2,254 km	204,082
SOF → CRL	Charleroi, Belgium	1,683 km	178,249
SOF → TLV	Tel Aviv, Israel	1,559 km	177,886
SOF → ATH	Athens, Greece	530 km	165,898
SOF → FMM	Memmingen, Germany	1,186 km	148,630
SOF → BRI	Bari, Italy	579 km	140,770
SOF → FCO	Rome, Italy	926 km	135,862
SOF → CIA	Rome, Italy	898 km	135,712
SOF → CPH	Copenhagen, Denmark	1,633 km	132,763
SOF → BER	Berlin, Germany	1,306 km	129,079
SOF → DTM	Dortmund, Germany	1,544 km	126,716
SOF → LHR	London, United Kingdom	2,046 km	125,717
SOF → WAW	Warsaw, Poland	1,069 km	110,794
SOF → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	902 km	108,543
SOF → CTA	Catania, Italy	918 km	105,864
SOF → BLQ	Bologna, Italy	999 km	98,552
SOF → VLC	Valencia, Spain	2,032 km	96,911
SOF → BVA	Paris, France	1,803 km	89,996
SOF → NAP	Naples, Italy	784 km	88,524
SOF → CGN	Cologne, Germany	1,534 km	87,647
SOF → ALC	Alicante, Spain	2,083 km	87,419
SOF → PFO	Paphos, Cyprus	1,185 km	84,622
SOF → AGP	Málaga, Spain	2,474 km	83,374
SOF → LCA	Larnaca, Cyprus	1,239 km	82,907
SOF → BUD	Budapest, Hungary	619 km	82,813
SOF → LGW	London, United Kingdom	2,016 km	80,886
SOF → CDG	Paris, France	1,758 km	78,979
SOF → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,757 km	77,939
SOF → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,498 km	77,254
SOF → MLA	Malta, Malta	1,081 km	73,416

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
PDV	Plovdiv International Airport	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	137 km
INI	Niš Constantine the Great Airport	Niš, Serbia	146 km
SKP	Skopje International Airport	Skopje, North Macedonia	169 km
CRA	Craiova International Airport	Craiova, Romania	184 km
PRN	Priština Adem Jashari International Airport	Pristina, Kosovo	195 km

Distance from SOF to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SOF → LHR	London, United Kingdom	2,046 km	125,717
SOF → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,498 km	77,254
SOF → CDG	Paris, France	1,758 km	78,979
SOF → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	1,400 km	350,756
SOF → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	468 km	274,991
SOF → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,757 km	77,939
SOF → JFK	New York, United States	7,600 km	—
SOF → ATL	Atlanta, United States	8,822 km	—
SOF → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	10,674 km	—
SOF → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	9,139 km	—
SOF → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,207 km	—
SOF → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,218 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
09/27	3,600 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria · 42.6964, 23.4177

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Questions

Sofia Airport has the IATA code SOF and the ICAO code LBSF. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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