Nonstop flight route between Bamburi, Kenya and Sofia, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(3°58'48"S by 39°43'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Distance from BMQ to SOF:
3,382.80 miles (5,444.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bamburi Airport (BMQ), Bamburi, Kenya and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,383 miles (or 5,444 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 Bamburi 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 Bamburi 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: | BMQ / |
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| Location: | Bamburi, Kenya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°58'48"S by 39°43'47"E |
| Area Served: | Bamburi, Kenya |
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BMQ |
| More Information: | BMQ 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 Bamburi Airport (BMQ):
- Bamburi Airport is a small airport that serves the town of Bamburi.
- Because of Bamburi Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Bamburi 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 Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,483 miles (18,480 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Bamburi Airport", another name for BMQ is "HKBM".
- The closest airport to Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Moi International Airport (MBA), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of BMQ.
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- Design and construction of a new control tower was discussed in 2006 but this project appeared to be in abeyance by 2008.
- 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.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 handled 350,432 passengers last year.
- In 2004 Strabag demanded an additional 6 million euro due to rising steel prices.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.50 miles (16.90 km) WSW | Moi International Airport (MBA) | Mombasa, Kenya |     |
| 2 | 58.69 miles (94.46 km) NNE | Malindi Airport (MYD) | Malindi, Kenya | |
| 3 | 136.43 miles (219.57 km) WNW | Kilaguni Airport (ILU) | Kilaguni, Kenya | |
| 4 | 144.84 miles (233.10 km) NE | Manda Airport (LAU) | Lamu, Kenya | |
| 5 | 158.77 miles (255.51 km) SSW | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) | Zanzibar, Tanzania | |
| 6 | 171.02 miles (275.22 km) N | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 7 | 171.19 miles (275.50 km) WNW | Moshi Airport (QSI) | Moshi, Tanzania | |
| 8 | 176.54 miles (284.11 km) NE | Kiwayu Airport (KWY) | Kiwayu, Kenya | |
| 9 | 187.01 miles (300.96 km) WNW | Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 194.44 miles (312.91 km) WNW | Amboseli Airport (ASV) | Amboseli, Kenya | |
| 11 | 203.49 miles (327.49 km) S | Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 218.45 miles (351.57 km) W | Arusha Airport (ARK) | Arusha, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 242.68 miles (390.55 km) N | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| 14 | 266.96 miles (429.62 km) NW | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 15 | 272.49 miles (438.52 km) NW | Wilson Airport (WIL) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,482.93 miles (18,479.94 km) S | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,250.35 miles (18,105.64 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,103.67 miles (17,869.59 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,100.44 miles (17,864.38 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,068.12 miles (17,812.37 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,044.87 miles (17,774.96 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,039.12 miles (17,765.70 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,022.00 miles (17,738.14 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,011.94 miles (17,721.95 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,004.44 miles (17,709.89 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,997.01 miles (17,697.93 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,962.34 miles (17,642.13 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 10,925.77 miles (17,583.29 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 10,920.36 miles (17,574.57 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,920.19 miles (17,574.30 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, 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 | |