Nonstop flight route between Burlington, Iowa, United States and Sofia, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL), Burlington, Iowa, United States and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,373 miles (or 8,648 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 Southeast Iowa Regional 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 Southeast Iowa Regional Airport and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL):

• In 1996, the Burlington Regional Airport's name was changed to the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport to reflect the entire area that is served.
• The furthest airport from Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,927 miles (17,586 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Southeast Iowa Regional Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Burlington, a city in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.
• The closest airport to Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) is Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MPZ), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) WNW of BRL.
• Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) has 2 runways.
• On November 19, 1996, United Express Flight 5925 departed Burlington bound for Quincy, IL collided with a King Air near the runway 4/13 intersection at Quincy Regional Airport.
• Because of Southeast Iowa Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 698 feet, planes can take off or land at Southeast Iowa Regional 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.

Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
• On 31 August 2006, Sofia Airport put its new runway system into operation, replacing the old and out-of-date facilities.
• 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.
• The new tower was officially opened on 7 December 2012.
• 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.
• Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Sofia Airport, sometimes also called Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport, is the main airport of Bulgaria.
• The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.