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
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
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 110130Z AUTO 09001KT 2500 0900N BCFG NCD M01/M02 Q1023 TEMPO 0800 BCFG
Decoded METAR for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
METAR issued by LBSF on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 01:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, issued 57 minutes ago.
visibility is 3km = 2mi.
The temperature is -1°C = 30°F, dew point is -2°C = 28°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
QNH is 1023hPa = 30.21inHg
Wind 2km/h = 1kt, direction is 90°.
Sky clear.
patches fog
0900N,
Temporarily 0800 patches fog
TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
LBSF 102300Z 1100/1124 VRB04KT 3000 BR SCT015 TEMPO 1100/1106 0600 BCFG BKN003 PROB40 1102/1106 0400 FZFG BKN002 BECMG 1107/1109 9999 SCT040 BECMG 1112/1114 29010KT
Decoded TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
TAF issued by LBSF on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 23:00 UTC, issued 3 hours and 27 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
1100/1124 VRB04KT 3000 BR SCT015
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m
temporarily from Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1100/1106 0600 BCFG BKN003
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
patches fog
broken at 300ft = 90m
probability of 40% to have from Wednesday, December 10, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB40 1102/1106 0400 FZFG BKN002
Visibility is 0km = 0mi.
freezing fog
broken at 200ft = 60m
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1107/1109 9999 SCT040
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 11, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1112/1114 29010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 290°
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
- Sofia West airport ( LB13) at 28mi↑
- Dolna Banya airport (LBDB ) at 34mi↑NOTAM
- Panicharevo Airstrip airport ( BG-0060) at 36mi↑
- Vratsa airport (LBVR ) at 39mi↑NOTAM
- Stanke Dimitrov Highway Strip airport ( LB37) at 40mi↑
- Krivodol Airstrip airport ( BG-0070) at 47mi↑
→ 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
