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 152130Z AUTO 13003KT 060V230 9000 NSC 03/02 Q1017 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
METAR issued by LBSF on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 21:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 31 hours and -1380 minutes ago.
visibility is 9km = 6mi.
The temperature is 3°C = 37°F, dew point is 2°C = 36°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
QNH is 1017hPa = 30.03inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 130°.
NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or presence of cumulonimbus 'cumulonimbus)
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
LBSF 151700Z 1518/1618 VRB03KT CAVOK BECMG 1521/1523 3000 BR BKN010 TEMPO 1601/1607 0600 FG OVC002 PROB40 1602/1606 0300 FZFG BECMG 1607/1609 CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
TAF issued by LBSF on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 17:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 12 hours and 30 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, November 15, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Saturday, November 15, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
1518/1618 VRB03KT 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
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Saturday, November 15, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Sunday, November 16, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1521/1523 3000 BR BKN010
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
broken at 1000ft = 300m
temporarily from Saturday, November 15, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Sunday, November 16, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1601/1607 0600 FG OVC002
Visibility is 1km = 0mi, there's fog.
fog
overcast at 200ft = 60m
probability of 40% to have from Saturday, November 15, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Sunday, November 16, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB40 1602/1606 0300 FZFG
Visibility is 0km = 0mi.
freezing fog
becoming from Sunday, November 16, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Sunday, November 16, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1607/1609 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.
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