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Sofia airport at Sofia (Bulgaria)
Sofia airport is located near Sofia, with Vrazhdebna at 0mi↑, Busmantsi at 1mi↑, Krivina at 3mi↑, Kazichene at 3mi↑, Oblast Sofiya-Grad at 4mi↑, Sofia at 4mi↑, Dolni Bogrov at 5mi↑, Krasno Selo at 5mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Bulgaria and Southernmost airports in Bulgaria
→ See also airports in Bulgaria
aerial view of Sofia airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : LBSF
- IATA code : SOF
- Local code : -
Elevation : 531 m = 1742ft
→ See also Highest airports in Bulgaria and Lowest airports in Bulgaria
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 3600m = 11811ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Bulgaria
Coming to Sofia airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : book on Viator
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Dragoman train station at 29mi
- Dimitrovgrad-Caribrod train station at 39mi
- Pazardzhik train station at 59mi
By plane :
- Sofia airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Plovdiv International airport at 85mi : book on Trip.com
- Niš Constantine the Great airport at 90mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
METAR for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
LBSF 220500Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW070 02/M05 Q1006 WS ALL RWY NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
METAR issued by LBSF on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 05:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 hours and 23 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 2°C = 36°F, dew point is -5°C = 23°F. : relative air humidity is 60%.
QNH is 1006hPa = 29.71inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is °.
Clouds : few clouds at 7000ft = 2130m.
Wind shear ALL RWY no significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
LBSF 212300Z 2200/2224 VRB04KT 9999 SCT060 BECMG 2201/2203 10010KT BECMG 2215/2217 27014KT SCT020 OVC050 TEMPO 2216/2220 30020G30KT RA BECMG 2220/2222 3000 SNRA SCT012 OVC020
Decoded TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
TAF issued by LBSF on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 23:00 UTC, issued 9 hours and 23 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, November 21, 2024 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, November 21, 2024 à 01:00 heure UTC
2200/2224 VRB04KT 9999 SCT060
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 6000ft = 1830m
becoming from Thursday, November 21, 2024 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, November 22, 2024 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2201/2203 10010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 100°
becoming from Friday, November 22, 2024 à 17:00 heure TU to Friday, November 22, 2024 à 20:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2215/2217 27014KT SCT020 OVC050
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 270°
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 5000ft = 1520m
temporarily from Friday, November 22, 2024 à 16:00 heure TU to Friday, November 22, 2024 à 20:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2216/2220 30020G30KT RA
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 300°
rain
becoming from Friday, November 22, 2024 à 22:00 heure TU to Friday, November 22, 2024 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2220/2222 3000 SNRA SCT012 OVC020
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
snow rain
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m overcast at 2000ft = 610m
VAC for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Sofia airport
Around Sofia airport at Sofia (Bulgaria)
near
- Hotels in Vrazhdebna
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 715mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 723mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 733mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 749mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 795mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 798mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 804mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 805mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 816mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 817mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 821mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 829mi↑
- for Sofia airport at 0mi↑
- for Lozen airport at 7mi↑
- for Dobroslavtsi Air Base airport at 10mi↑
nearest airports to Sofia airport at Sofia (Bulgaria)
- Lozen heliport (LBLN ) at 7mi↑NOTAM
- Dobroslavtsi Air Base airport (LBSD ) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Bozhurishte airport ( BG-0030) at 11mi↑
- Lesnovo airport (LBLS ) at 13mi↑NOTAM
- Belchinski Bani Airstrip airport ( BG-0025) at 22mi↑
- Slivnitsa airport ( BG-0033) at 23mi↑
- Breznik airport ( BG-0032) at 26mi↑
- Ihtiman airport (LBHT ) at 26mi↑NOTAM
- Dragoman Airstrip airport ( BG-0058) at 27mi↑
- Stanke Dimitrov Air Base airport ( LB22) at 28mi↑defunct airport
- Sofia West airport ( LB13) at 28mi↑
- Dolna Banya airport (LBDB ) at 34mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Bulgaria
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap