Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Sofia airport (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↑,→ 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
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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 Transavia Iberia
- 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 161730Z AUTO 10008KT 9999 NCD 09/06 Q1023 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
METAR issued by LBSF on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 17:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 24 hours and -1401 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 9°C = 48°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
QNH is 1023hPa = 30.21inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 100°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
LBSF 161700Z 1618/1718 11008KT 9999 SCT020 BKN030 TEMPO 1702/1706 SCT010 BKN020 BECMG 1711/1713 SCT015 OVC033 TEMPO 1713/1718 5000 RA
Decoded TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
TAF issued by LBSF on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 17:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 1 hours and 9 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, October 17, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
1618/1718 11008KT 9999 SCT020 BKN030
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 3000ft = 910m
temporarily from Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, October 17, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1702/1706 SCT010 BKN020
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m broken at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Friday, October 17, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Friday, October 17, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1711/1713 SCT015 OVC033
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m overcast at 3300ft = 1010m
temporarily from Friday, October 17, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Friday, October 17, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1713/1718 5000 RA
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
rain
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 (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 (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
→ See also Former airports in Bulgaria
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- 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