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↑, 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
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 201030Z VRB02KT CAVOK 19/05 Q1014 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
METAR issued by LBSF on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 10:30 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 18 hours and 18 minutes ago.
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.
The temperature is 19°C = 66°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 40 %.
QNH is 1014hPa = 29.94inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is °.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
LBSF 200500Z 2006/2106 VRB03KT 1500 BR BKN010 TEMPO 2006/2007 0500 BCFG BKN002 BECMG 2007/2009 CAVOK BECMG 2011/2013 10010KT BECMG 2023/2101 VRB03KT TEMPO 2101/2106 3000 BR SCT005 BKN010
Decoded TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
TAF issued by LBSF on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 05:00 UTC, issued 23 hours and 48 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
2006/2106 VRB03KT 1500 BR BKN010
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
mist
broken at 1000ft = 300m
temporarily from Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2006/2007 0500 BCFG BKN002
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
patches fog
broken at 200ft = 60m
becoming from Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2007/2009 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 Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2011/2013 10010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 100°
becoming from Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Monday, April 21, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2023/2101 VRB03KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
temporarily from Sunday, April 20, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Monday, April 21, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2101/2106 3000 BR SCT005 BKN010
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 500ft = 150m broken at 1000ft = 300m
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
→ 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