Nonstop flight route between Belgrade, Serbia and Sofia, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), Belgrade, Serbia and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 213 miles (or 343 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 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG):

• Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport has two terminals, with a reconstructed Terminal 2 opened since 14 May 2006.
• The terminal went through a major renovation in the 1980s when air bridges were added to connect passengers to the aircraft.
• The closest airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) is Batajnica Airbase (BJY), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of BEG.
• Because of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Belgrade Nikola Tesla 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.
• A countrywide petition was signed to have the name of the airport changed to Belgrade Nikola Tesla International Airport.
• The construction of the new airport control center was completed in 2010.
• Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport", other names for BEG include "Аеродром Београд - Никола Тесла" and "Aerodrom Beograd - Nikola Tesla".
• The furthest airport from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,607 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport was rebuilt by October 1944 and until the end of the war was used by the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia as part of the Allied war effort.

Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):

• Options for different airport developments began to be examined in the mid-1960s.
• Total cost of the project was planned at 200 million euros.
• In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
• The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
• Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The initial completion deadline for the new terminal was 15 December 2004 to a total budget of 112.2 million euro.
• In mid-2012 the airport will have one of the most modern and most beautiful airport towers in Europe.
• The construction of the new Sofia tower is related to the reconstruction and development of Sofia Airport and is the natural extension of the development of the airport complex.
• The new tower is an extremely important facility for both ATC and the airport because it is related to the safety and security of flights, explained by the transport department.
• Design and construction of a new control tower was discussed in 2006 but this project appeared to be in abeyance by 2008.
• 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.
• The Sofia Airport Centre, a premiere corporate office, hospitality and logistics centre in Bulgaria is being constructed in the vicinity.