Nonstop flight route between Bacolod City, Philippines and Sofia, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(10°46'35"N by 123°0'55"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Distance from BCD to SOF:
6,193.49 miles (9,967.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD), Bacolod City, Philippines and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,193 miles (or 9,967 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 large distance between Bacolod-Silay International Airport and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Bacolod-Silay International Airport and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCD / RPVB |
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| Location: | Bacolod City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°46'35"N by 123°0'55"E |
| Area Served: | Bacolod City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCD |
| More Information: | BCD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOF / LBSF |
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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 Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD):
- Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bacolod-Silay International Airport", another name for BCD is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Bacolod-SilayPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Bacolod-Silay".
- The furthest airport from Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Bacolod-Silay International Airport (meaning Bacolod-Silay International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,932 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- The first aircraft ever to land at the airport was a small fourteen-seater turboprop owned by Vincent Aviation.
- In February 1999, another JICA study was commissioned, this time on the detailed plan of the new airport.
- The closest airport to Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) is Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) W of BCD.
- The largest building in the complex is the 6,187-square-meter main passenger terminal with three levels.
- Bacolod-Silay International Airport handled 1,349,442 passengers last year.
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- The initial completion deadline for the new terminal was 15 December 2004 to a total budget of 112.2 million euro.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lufthansa Technik Sofia was founded in late 2007 as a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and the Bulgarian Aviation Group.
- Design and construction of a new control tower was discussed in 2006 but this project appeared to be in abeyance by 2008.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of 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 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.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
- According to the plan a new Sofia airport terminal was built to the east of the old terminal and a second runway was constructed alongside the existing one.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- In 2004 Strabag demanded an additional 6 million euro due to rising steel prices.
- During the Second World War, the facilities were used by the military.
- Terminal 2 was officially opened on 27 December 2006 with the symbolic arrival of Bulgaria Air flight FB 408 from Brussels.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.65 miles (57.38 km) W | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 59.50 miles (95.75 km) NNW | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 3 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) ESE | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 4 | 73.44 miles (118.19 km) W | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| 5 | 75.95 miles (122.22 km) NW | Kalibo International Airport (KLO) | Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 6 | 95.67 miles (153.97 km) SE | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 7 | 101.56 miles (163.44 km) S | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 8 | 106.95 miles (172.11 km) E | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 9 | 107.02 miles (172.24 km) NW | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 10 | 117.65 miles (189.34 km) NNE | Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT) | Masbate City, Masbate, Philippines | |
| 11 | 123.33 miles (198.48 km) NNW | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 12 | 132.18 miles (212.72 km) W | Cuyo Airport (CYU) | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 13 | 136.95 miles (220.40 km) NE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 14 | 140.01 miles (225.32 km) ENE | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 151.84 miles (244.37 km) S | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,385.27 miles (19,932.11 km) SE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,350.03 miles (19,875.39 km) SW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,329.54 miles (19,842.42 km) ESE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,312.20 miles (19,814.51 km) ESE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,292.53 miles (19,782.86 km) WSW | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,269.50 miles (19,745.80 km) ESE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,188.03 miles (19,614.68 km) ESE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,106.79 miles (19,483.93 km) E | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,095.05 miles (19,465.05 km) S | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,980.33 miles (19,280.43 km) S | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,969.04 miles (19,262.26 km) SW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,944.65 miles (19,223.00 km) ESE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,934.64 miles (19,206.89 km) SE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 11,931.90 miles (19,202.49 km) ESE | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 11,922.89 miles (19,187.98 km) ESE | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 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 | |