Nonstop flight route between Almería, Spain and Sofia, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(36°50'38"N by 2°22'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Distance from LEI to SOF:
1,421.10 miles (2,287.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Almería Airport (LEI), Almería, Spain and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,421 miles (or 2,287 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Almería Airport and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEI / LEAM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Almería, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°50'38"N by 2°22'12"W |
| Area Served: | Almería |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEI |
| More Information: | LEI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOF / LBSF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E |
| Area Served: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Operator/Owner: | Sofia Airport EAD |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1742 feet (531 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOF |
| More Information: | SOF Maps & Info |
Facts about Almería Airport (LEI):
- In addition to being known as "Almería Airport", another name for LEI is "Aeropuerto de Almería".
- Almería Airport (LEI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Almería Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Almería Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Almería Airport (LEI) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is nearly antipodal to Almería Airport (meaning Almería Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whakatane Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,880 kilometers) away in Whakatane, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Almería Airport (LEI) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) WNW of LEI.
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- The project for the construction of a new airport control tower at Sofia Airport commenced on 16 June 2006 with a decision of the BULATSA Management Board.
- The airport was initially built in the late 1930s on a site 6.3 km by road then.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
- Design and construction of a new control tower was discussed in 2006 but this project appeared to be in abeyance by 2008.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- The furthest airport from Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,437 miles (18,405 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The manager will have full visibility over the airport, to guide aircraft landing and taking off.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
- On 31 August 2006, Sofia Airport put its new runway system into operation, replacing the old and out-of-date facilities.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.20 miles (130.69 km) WNW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain |     |
| 2 | 107.07 miles (172.32 km) NE | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 3 | 112.93 miles (181.74 km) SSW | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 4 | 118.43 miles (190.60 km) W | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 5 | 128.87 miles (207.40 km) SE | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 6 | 136.32 miles (219.39 km) SE | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 7 | 140.44 miles (226.01 km) NE | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 8 | 141.45 miles (227.65 km) SW | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 9 | 144.28 miles (232.20 km) S | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 10 | 152.26 miles (245.04 km) SE | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 11 | 152.33 miles (245.15 km) WNW | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 12 | 164.17 miles (264.21 km) NNW | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 13 | 172.28 miles (277.25 km) WSW | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 14 | 176.06 miles (283.34 km) WSW | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 15 | 180.44 miles (290.39 km) SE | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,352.67 miles (19,879.64 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,339.37 miles (19,858.24 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,323.56 miles (19,832.79 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,319.94 miles (19,826.97 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,319.41 miles (19,826.11 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,316.06 miles (19,820.73 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,309.98 miles (19,810.94 km) ESE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,309.66 miles (19,810.42 km) S | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,292.16 miles (19,782.26 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,289.52 miles (19,778.02 km) E | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,280.99 miles (19,764.28 km) SSE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,279.62 miles (19,762.09 km) E | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,250.85 miles (19,715.78 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,240.42 miles (19,698.99 km) ESE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,219.82 miles (19,665.84 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.04 miles (138.47 km) ESE | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 2 | 90.21 miles (145.17 km) WNW | Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) | Niš, Serbia | |
| 3 | 104.17 miles (167.64 km) WSW | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| 4 | 114.70 miles (184.58 km) NNE | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 5 | 116.49 miles (187.47 km) E | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 6 | 120.78 miles (194.38 km) ENE | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 120.89 miles (194.55 km) W | Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 8 | 121.98 miles (196.31 km) ESE | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 9 | 137.99 miles (222.08 km) SSE | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 10 | 150.23 miles (241.78 km) ENE | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 150.69 miles (242.52 km) E | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 12 | 151.99 miles (244.60 km) S | Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| 13 | 172.42 miles (277.48 km) SW | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 14 | 180.14 miles (289.91 km) W | Dolac Airport (IVG) | Berane, Montenegro | |
| 15 | 182.69 miles (294.02 km) SE | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,436.55 miles (18,405.29 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,080.97 miles (17,833.04 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,042.80 miles (17,771.62 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,008.76 miles (17,716.84 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,008.49 miles (17,716.41 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,004.83 miles (17,710.51 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,997.71 miles (17,699.06 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 10,996.07 miles (17,696.41 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,986.67 miles (17,681.28 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,983.29 miles (17,675.84 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,974.71 miles (17,662.04 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,972.38 miles (17,658.28 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,966.07 miles (17,648.14 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,959.16 miles (17,637.01 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,944.51 miles (17,613.43 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |