Nonstop flight route between Bulolo, Papua New Guinea and Sofia, Bulgaria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bulolo Airport (BUL), Bulolo, Papua New Guinea and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,222 miles (or 13,233 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 Bulolo 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 Bulolo 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: | BUL / AYBU |
| Airport Name: | Bulolo Airport |
| Location: | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°12'57"S by 146°38'57"E |
| Elevation: | 2240 feet (683 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUL |
| More Information: | BUL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOF / LBSF |
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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 Bulolo Airport (BUL):
- The furthest airport from Bulolo Airport (BUL) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,669 miles (18,780 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Bulolo Airport (BUL) is Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of BUL.
- Bulolo Airport (BUL) currently has only 1 runway.
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.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Service life of the new airport control tower will be more than 40 years and is designed to serve the airport with a possible extension.
- Terminal 2 was officially opened on 27 December 2006 with the symbolic arrival of Bulgaria Air flight FB 408 from Brussels.
- Two de-icing platforms are constructed to allow centralised de-icing procedures in winter.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
- Design and construction of a new control tower was discussed in 2006 but this project appeared to be in abeyance by 2008.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
