Nonstop flight route between Beira, Mozambique and Sofia, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(19°47'47"S by 34°54'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Distance from BEW to SOF:
4,379.45 miles (7,048.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beira Airport (BEW), Beira, Mozambique and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,379 miles (or 7,048 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 Beira 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 Beira 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: | BEW / FQBR |
| Airport Name: | Beira Airport |
| Location: | Beira, Mozambique |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°47'47"S by 34°54'26"E |
| Area Served: | Beira |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEW |
| More Information: | BEW 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 Beira Airport (BEW):
- The closest airport to Beira Airport (BEW) is Chimoio Airport (VPY), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) WNW of BEW.
- Because of Beira Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Beira 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 Beira Airport (BEW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,789 miles (18,973 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Beira Airport (BEW) has 3 runways.
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- 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".
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Contract for detailed design and construction of a new control tower of the airport and forming an ATM Glavbolgarstroy.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
- A lot of consideration has been given to the design of the layout, the functional definition of the working positions, the operations room surface area for ANS provision and meteorological observation, as well as to the requirements for visibility to the runway and the approaches and access to an open observation platform.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
- A significant and recurring operational criticism of Sofia Airport has concerned its historical lack of all-weather operations capability.
- Design and construction of a new control tower was discussed in 2006 but this project appeared to be in abeyance by 2008.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 106.19 miles (170.90 km) WNW | Chimoio Airport (VPY) | Chimoio, Mozambique |     |
| 2 | 126.08 miles (202.90 km) SSE | Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB) | Bazaruto Island, Mozambique | |
| 3 | 136.64 miles (219.89 km) SSE | Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL) | Bazaruto Island, Mozambique | |
| 4 | 146.18 miles (235.25 km) SSE | Benguerra Island Airport (BCW) | Benguera Island, Mozambique | |
| 5 | 150.63 miles (242.41 km) W | Chipinge Airport (CHJ) | Chipinge, Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | 155.75 miles (250.65 km) S | Vilankulo Airport (VNX) | Vilanculos, Mozambique | |
| 7 | 158.53 miles (255.12 km) WNW | Mutare Airport (UTA) | Mutare, Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | 185.35 miles (298.30 km) NE | Quelimane Airport (UEL) | Quelimane, Mozambique | |
| 9 | 231.25 miles (372.16 km) WSW | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 263.59 miles (424.20 km) W | Masvingo Airport (MVZ) | Masvingo, Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | 268.10 miles (431.46 km) NNW | Chingozi Airport (TCV) | Tete, Mozambique | |
| 12 | 268.10 miles (431.46 km) NNW | Chingozi Airport (TET) | Tete, Mozambique | |
| 13 | 280.70 miles (451.74 km) WNW | Harare International Airport (HRE) | Harare, Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | 283.73 miles (456.61 km) S | Inhambane Airport (INH) | Inhambane, Mozambique | |
| 15 | 284.53 miles (457.90 km) N | Chileka International Airport (BLZ) | Blantyre, Malawi | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,789.49 miles (18,973.29 km) E | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,749.69 miles (18,909.25 km) E | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,746.31 miles (18,903.80 km) E | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,737.21 miles (18,889.17 km) E | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,725.80 miles (18,870.80 km) E | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,724.72 miles (18,869.07 km) E | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,698.52 miles (18,826.90 km) E | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,682.60 miles (18,801.27 km) E | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,665.42 miles (18,773.63 km) E | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,661.91 miles (18,767.97 km) E | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,654.37 miles (18,755.85 km) E | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,600.39 miles (18,668.97 km) E | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,600.39 miles (18,668.97 km) E | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,591.83 miles (18,655.19 km) E | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,590.98 miles (18,653.83 km) E | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 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 | |