Nonstop flight route between Carúpano, Venezuela and Sofia, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP), Carúpano, Venezuela and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,553 miles (or 8,936 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 General José Francisco Bermúdez 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 General José Francisco Bermúdez 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 General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP):

• The closest airport to General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) is Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of CUP.
• General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at General José Francisco Bermúdez 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 General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (meaning General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.

Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):

• 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.
• On 31 August 2006, Sofia Airport put its new runway system into operation, replacing the old and out-of-date facilities.
• The infrastructure surrounding the building was expected to be completed in 2007.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
• The new tower is an extremely important facility for both ATC and the airport because it is related to the safety and security of flights, explained by the transport department.
• In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".