Plane range from Sofia Airport (SOF) – how far can you fly?

Sofia, Bulgaria

IATA Code
SOF
Airport
Sofia Airport
Elevation
1,742 ft
Longest runway
11,811 ft
Airliners at MTOW
53 of 55

Runways

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
09/27 11,811 ft 147 ft asphalt

Select an aircraft and see exactly how far it can reach from Sofia. Adjust the passenger load to see how weight affects range. Click any airport on the map to measure the route.

Which airliners can take off from SOF

SOF's longest runway, 09/27, is 11,811 ft, and the field sits at 1,742 ft, where an airliner needs about 6% more takeoff run than at sea level.

Of the 55 airliners in PlaneRange, 53 can take off at maximum takeoff weight and 2 can leave with an 80% load but less fuel.

The runway costs the Boeing 707-120B the most. It needs 11,989 ft at maximum weight here, so at 80% load it leaves with less fuel and flies 3,696 nm instead of 3,794 nm.

AircraftTakeoff from SOFRange at 80% loadFarthest pinned airport
Boeing 777-200LR
Emirates, 302 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,761 ft
9,163 nm
242 pax
NAN
Nadi, 8,810 nm
Boeing 777-200ER
British Airways, 235 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,079 ft
8,718 nm
188 pax
SYD
Sydney, 8,332 nm
Airbus A350-1000
Qatar Airways, 327 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,716 ft
8,603 nm
262 pax
SYD
Sydney, 8,332 nm
Airbus A380-800
Lufthansa, 509 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,140 ft
8,513 nm
407 pax
SYD
Sydney, 8,332 nm
Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa, 293 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,398 ft
8,490 nm
234 pax
SYD
Sydney, 8,332 nm
Boeing 787-9
United Airlines, 257 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,079 ft
8,306 nm
206 pax
ITO
Hilo, 7,059 nm
Boeing 777X-9
Emirates (Projected), 426 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,398 ft
8,272 nm
341 pax
ITO
Hilo, 7,059 nm
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Lufthansa, 364 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,246 ft
8,194 nm
291 pax
ITO
Hilo, 7,059 nm
Boeing 777-300ER
Emirates, 354 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,610 ft
8,128 nm
283 pax
ITO
Hilo, 7,059 nm
Boeing 787-8
United Airlines, 243 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,337 ft
7,991 nm
194 pax
ITO
Hilo, 7,059 nm
Airbus A340-600
Lufthansa, 297 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,140 ft
7,970 nm
238 pax
ITO
Hilo, 7,059 nm
Airbus A330-900
Delta, 281 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,185 ft
7,464 nm
225 pax
ITO
Hilo, 7,059 nm
Boeing 747-400
Lufthansa, 371 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,140 ft
7,300 nm
297 pax
ITO
Hilo, 7,059 nm
Airbus A330-200
Qantas, 271 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,443 ft
7,298 nm
217 pax
ITO
Hilo, 7,059 nm
Boeing 787-10
Singapore Airlines, 337 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,185 ft
7,117 nm
270 pax
ITO
Hilo, 7,059 nm
Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa, 279 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,822 ft
7,050 nm
223 pax
EZE
Buenos Aires, 6,462 nm
Airbus A330-300
Delta, 282 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,079 ft
6,591 nm
226 pax
EZE
Buenos Aires, 6,462 nm
Boeing 767-300ER
United Airlines (High J), 167 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,018 ft
6,462 nm
134 pax
EZE
Buenos Aires, 6,462 nm
Boeing 767-400ER
Delta, 238 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,079 ft
5,756 nm
190 pax
LAX
Los Angeles, 5,751 nm
Airbus A321XLR
Iberia, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,382 ft
4,940 nm
146 pax
SIN
Singapore, 4,933 nm
Douglas DC-8-63
Delta Air Lines, 189 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,883 ft
4,486 nm
151 pax
CAN
Guangzhou, 4,461 nm
Airbus A321neo LR
Condor, 233 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,957 ft
3,907 nm
186 pax
PWM
Portland, 3,861 nm
Boeing 757-200
Icelandair, 184 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,896 ft
3,838 nm
147 pax
AUG
Augusta, 3,820 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 7
Southwest Airlines, 150 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,427 ft
3,819 nm
120 pax
CMB
Colombo, 3,652 nm
Airbus A220-100
Swiss, 125 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,252 ft
3,700 nm
100 pax
CMB
Colombo, 3,652 nm
Boeing 707-120B
Pan American, 110 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,989 ft
3,696 nm
88 pax
CMB
Colombo, 3,652 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 8
United Airlines, 166 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,276 ft
3,593 nm
133 pax
MLE
Malé, 3,524 nm
Boeing 757-300
United Airlines, 234 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,276 ft
3,468 nm
187 pax
DAC
Dhaka, 3,454 nm
Airbus A320neo
Spirit Airlines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,896 ft
3,388 nm
146 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 2,863 nm
Airbus A220-300
JetBlue Airways, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,578 ft
3,383 nm
112 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 2,863 nm
Boeing 737-700
Southwest Airlines, 143 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,835 ft
3,327 nm
114 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 2,863 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,018 ft
3,266 nm
143 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 2,863 nm
Embraer E190-E2
Widerøe, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,622 ft
3,241 nm
88 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 2,863 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 10
Delta Air Lines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,018 ft
3,216 nm
146 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 2,863 nm
Embraer E195-E2
KLM Cityhopper, 132 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,178 ft
3,157 nm
106 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 2,863 nm
Airbus A319-100
British Airways, 144 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,472 ft
3,060 nm
115 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 2,863 nm
Airbus A321neo
American Airlines, 196 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,639 ft
2,916 nm
157 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 2,863 nm
Boeing 737-800
Ryanair, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,957 ft
2,899 nm
151 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 2,863 nm
Airbus A320-200
British Airways, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,321 ft
2,844 nm
144 pax
GOH
Nuuk, 2,771 nm
Boeing 737-900
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,700 ft
2,804 nm
143 pax
GOH
Nuuk, 2,771 nm
Boeing 737-900ER
Delta, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,291 ft
2,727 nm
144 pax
DEL
New Delhi, 2,705 nm
Boeing 727-200
United Airlines, 149 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,079 ft
2,621 nm
119 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,416 nm
Embraer E175-E2
Embraer Demo, 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,022 ft
2,456 nm
64 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,416 nm
Airbus A321-200
American Airlines, 190 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,533 ft
2,437 nm
152 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,416 nm
Bombardier CRJ-700
American Eagle, 65 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,443 ft
2,344 nm
52 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,180 nm
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
American Airlines, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,488 ft
2,213 nm
112 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 2,180 nm
Embraer E190
Breeze Airways, 108 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,370 ft
2,130 nm
86 pax
MCT
Muscat, 2,072 nm
Bombardier CRJ-900
Lufthansa CityLine, 90 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,189 ft
1,984 nm
72 pax
AUH
Abu Dhabi, 1,891 nm
Embraer E175
Alaska Airlines (Horizon), 76 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,001 ft
1,931 nm
61 pax
AUH
Abu Dhabi, 1,891 nm
Embraer E170
United Express, 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,506 ft
1,911 nm
56 pax
AUH
Abu Dhabi, 1,891 nm
Embraer E195
Breeze Airways, 118 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,933 ft
1,907 nm
94 pax
AUH
Abu Dhabi, 1,891 nm
Boeing 717-200
Delta Air Lines, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,871 ft
1,650 nm
88 pax
RUH
Riyadh, 1,566 nm
Fokker 70
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,623 ft
1,628 nm
64 pax
RUH
Riyadh, 1,566 nm
Fokker 100
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 100 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,623 ft
1,576 nm
80 pax
RUH
Riyadh, 1,566 nm
ATR 72-600
Air France (HOP!), 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 4,138 ft
1,336 nm
56 pax
EDI
Edinburgh, 1,302 nm

Range is in still air at the map's default 80% load, with each aircraft in its default airline config and 210 lb per passenger with bags. "Needs" is the takeoff field length at maximum takeoff weight, corrected for SOF's elevation. Reserves cover a 45-minute hold and a diversion to the airport nearest the destination; for the range column that is Plovdiv International Airport, 74 nm from SOF. Pinned airports are the 115 shown as pins on the map.

Longest nonstops from SOF

The farthest pinned airports an airliner in PlaneRange can reach nonstop from SOF at 80% load, in still air, with enough runway to land.

SOF → NAN Nadi, 8,810 nm (16,315 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
SOF → SYD Sydney, 8,332 nm (15,430 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 2 more
SOF → ITO Hilo, 7,059 nm (13,073 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 12 more
SOF → KOA Kailua-Kona, 7,059 nm (13,073 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 12 more
SOF → LIH Lihue, 6,921 nm (12,818 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-900 and 5 more

Nearest major airports

OTP Bucharest 162 nm away · 11,484 ft runway BEG Belgrade 185 nm away · 11,483 ft runway IST Istanbul 253 nm away · 13,451 ft runway ATH Athens 287 nm away · 13,123 ft runway BUD Budapest 334 nm away · 12,162 ft runway KIV Chișinău 346 nm away · 11,778 ft runway
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