Nonstop flight route between Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia and Sofia, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(2°38'9"N by 113°45'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Distance from BLG to SOF:
6,112.79 miles (9,837.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belaga Airport (BLG), Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,113 miles (or 9,838 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 Belaga 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 Belaga 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: | BLG / WBGC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°38'9"N by 113°45'38"E |
| Area Served: | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 200 feet (61 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLG |
| More Information: | BLG 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 Belaga Airport (BLG):
- Because of Belaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Belaga 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 Belaga Airport (BLG) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Belaga Airport (meaning Belaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Belaga Airport", another name for BLG is "Lapangan Terbang Belaga".
- Belaga Airport (BLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Belaga Airport (BLG) is Bintulu Airport (BTU), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) WNW of BLG.
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- In mid-2012 the airport will have one of the most modern and most beautiful airport towers in Europe.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- Lufthansa Technik Sofia was founded in late 2007 as a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and the Bulgarian Aviation Group.
- The terminal had substantially reached its capacity of some 600,000 passengers a year by the later 1960s and was subjected to a number of refurbishments and extensions beginning in the spring of 1968.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 61.24 miles (98.56 km) WNW | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 71.73 miles (115.44 km) SW | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 105.49 miles (169.76 km) SE | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 113.17 miles (182.14 km) ENE | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 113.32 miles (182.37 km) NNE | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 117.76 miles (189.52 km) N | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 117.82 miles (189.61 km) W | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 121.58 miles (195.67 km) NE | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 122.55 miles (197.22 km) ENE | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 125.40 miles (201.81 km) WSW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 136.89 miles (220.31 km) SSE | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 140.29 miles (225.78 km) ENE | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 157.54 miles (253.53 km) ENE | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 158.63 miles (255.29 km) NE | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 166.48 miles (267.92 km) NE | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,320.36 miles (19,827.64 km) WSW | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,275.39 miles (19,755.27 km) SSE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,198.74 miles (19,631.93 km) WSW | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,197.46 miles (19,629.86 km) E | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,189.11 miles (19,616.42 km) ESE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,180.55 miles (19,602.65 km) WSW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,159.63 miles (19,568.98 km) ESE | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,158.24 miles (19,566.74 km) ESE | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,102.62 miles (19,477.24 km) SSW | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,063.47 miles (19,414.23 km) SE | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,051.62 miles (19,395.16 km) SE | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,008.80 miles (19,326.24 km) W | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,003.87 miles (19,318.31 km) W | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,988.85 miles (19,294.14 km) ESE | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 15 | 11,987.23 miles (19,291.52 km) SSW | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 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 | |