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 130900Z VRB02KT 7000 FEW005 06/03 Q1025 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
METAR issued by LBSF on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 09:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 hours and 49 minutes ago.
visibility is 7km = 4mi.
The temperature is 6°C = 43°F, dew point is 3°C = 37°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
QNH is 1025hPa = 30.27inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is °.
Clouds : few clouds at 500ft = 150m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
LBSF 130500Z 1306/1406 VRB04KT 1200 BR SCT003 TEMPO 1306/1308 0300 FZFG VV001 BECMG 1309/1310 CAVOK BECMG 1321/1323 3000 BR TEMPO 1401/1406 0800 BCFG BKN005 PROB40 1402/1406 0500 FZFG BKN002
Decoded TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
TAF issued by LBSF on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 05:00 UTC, issued 10 hours and 49 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
1306/1406 VRB04KT 1200 BR SCT003
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 300ft = 90m
temporarily from Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1306/1308 0300 FZFG VV001
Visibility is 0km = 0mi.
freezing fog
VV100ft = 30m
becoming from Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1309/1310 CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Friday, November 14, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1321/1323 3000 BR
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
temporarily from Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Friday, November 14, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1401/1406 0800 BCFG BKN005
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
patches fog
broken at 500ft = 150m
probability of 40% to have from Thursday, November 13, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, November 14, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB40 1402/1406 0500 FZFG BKN002
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
freezing fog
broken at 200ft = 60m
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