Nonstop flight route between Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France and Sofia, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(45°32'26"N by 4°17'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Distance from EBU to SOF:
965.72 miles (1,554.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU), Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 966 miles (or 1,554 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 relatively short distance between Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EBU / LFMH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'26"N by 4°17'47"E |
| Area Served: | Saint-Étienne, France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1325 feet (404 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EBU |
| More Information: | EBU 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 Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU):
- The furthest airport from Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (meaning Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport", another name for EBU is "Aéroport de Saint-Étienne – Bouthéon".
- The closest airport to Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) is Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of EBU.
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- 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.
- 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.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the Second World War, the facilities were used by the military.
- In 2004 Strabag demanded an additional 6 million euro due to rising steel prices.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
- Terminal 2 was officially opened on 27 December 2006 with the symbolic arrival of Bulgaria Air flight FB 408 from Brussels.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.67 miles (54.19 km) ENE | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France |     |
| 2 | 40.01 miles (64.39 km) ENE | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 3 | 41.05 miles (66.06 km) SW | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 4 | 51.55 miles (82.96 km) ESE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 5 | 54.17 miles (87.18 km) SE | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 6 | 57.31 miles (92.24 km) WNW | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 7 | 66.36 miles (106.79 km) NE | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 8 | 76.93 miles (123.80 km) E | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 9 | 80.47 miles (129.51 km) NNW | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| 10 | 92.36 miles (148.64 km) ESE | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 11 | 99.63 miles (160.34 km) ENE | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 12 | 100.75 miles (162.14 km) SSE | Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG) | Orange, France | |
| 13 | 101.70 miles (163.67 km) WSW | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 14 | 104.37 miles (167.96 km) WNW | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France | |
| 15 | 105.00 miles (168.98 km) ENE | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,311.63 miles (19,813.60 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,899.22 miles (19,149.88 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,879.22 miles (19,117.71 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,872.45 miles (19,106.81 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,869.77 miles (19,102.50 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,869.15 miles (19,101.50 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,863.78 miles (19,092.85 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,862.16 miles (19,090.25 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,845.83 miles (19,063.97 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,840.73 miles (19,055.76 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,829.38 miles (19,037.49 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,813.49 miles (19,011.92 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,809.21 miles (19,005.03 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,806.76 miles (19,001.09 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,793.58 miles (18,979.88 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |