Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport

Летище София
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState-owned
OperatorSOF Connect AD[1]
ServesSofia
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
Opened16 September 1937; 87 years ago (1937-09-16)
Hub forBulgaria Air
Operating base for
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Elevation AMSL531 m / 1,742 ft
Coordinates42°41′42″N 023°24′30″E / 42.69500°N 23.40833°E / 42.69500; 23.40833
Websitewww.sofia-airport.eu
Map
SOF is located in Bulgaria
SOF
SOF
Location in Bulgaria
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,600 11,811 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers7,208,987
Passenger change 22-23Increase20.8%
Aircraft movements60,561
Movements change 22-23Increase12.6%
Cargo (t)19,688
Cargo change 22-23Decrease4.1%
Source: Bulgarian AIP at EUROCONTROL[2]

Sofia Airport (Bulgarian: Летище София, romanizedLetishte Sofiya) (IATA: SOF, ICAO: LBSF) is the main international airport of Bulgaria, located 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the centre of the capital Sofia.[3] In 2019 the airport surpassed 7 million passengers for the first time.[4] The airport serves as the home base for BH Air, Bulgaria Air, European Air Charter and GullivAir, and as a base for both Ryanair and Wizz Air. The airport also houses the Bulgarian Air Force's Vrazhdebna Air Base.[5]

  1. ^ Kamenov, Kalin (19 April 2021). "Концесионерът влиза във владение на Летище "София", плати 660 млн. лева". Business.dir.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ "EUROCONTROL - The European AIS Database: Introduction to EAD Basic - Home". www.ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ Thompson, Rossi (29 September 2017). "Maison Sofia Hotel Review, Bulgaria". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 February 2022. Sofia Airport is about six miles (10 kilometres) away [...].
  4. ^ Goranova, Kalina (30 January 2022). "Пътниците на летище София са с 3.8 млн. по-малко в сравнение с 2019 г." Capital (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ^ Yanakiev, Diliyan (12 April 2019). "Ден на отворените врати в авиобаза Враждебна". Stolica.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 February 2022.