Nonstop flight route between Hastings, Nebraska, United States and Sofia, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(40°36'19"N by 98°25'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Distance from HSI to SOF:
5,634.37 miles (9,067.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), Hastings, Nebraska, United States and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,634 miles (or 9,068 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 Hastings Municipal 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 Hastings Municipal 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: | HSI / KHSI |
| Airport Name: | Hastings Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Hastings, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°36'19"N by 98°25'40"W |
| Area Served: | Hastings, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hastings |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1961 feet (598 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HSI |
| More Information: | HSI 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 Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI):
- The closest airport to Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) is Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNE of HSI.
- The furthest airport from Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,640 miles (17,123 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) has 2 runways.
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Options for different airport developments began to be examined in the mid-1960s.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The infrastructure surrounding the building was expected to be completed in 2007.
- A significant and recurring operational criticism of Sofia Airport has concerned its historical lack of all-weather operations capability.
- Two de-icing platforms are constructed to allow centralised de-icing procedures in winter.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.78 miles (41.49 km) NNE | Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States |     |
| 2 | 31.48 miles (50.66 km) WNW | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 71.77 miles (115.50 km) W | Jim Kelly Field (LXN) | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | |
| 4 | 79.86 miles (128.52 km) WSW | Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 81.17 miles (130.63 km) NE | Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU) | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | |
| 6 | 83.70 miles (134.70 km) SSE | Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) | Concordia, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 85.47 miles (137.55 km) NW | Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) | Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 89.00 miles (143.24 km) ENE | Lincoln Airport (LNK) | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 90.48 miles (145.61 km) ESE | Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) | Beatrice, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 108.40 miles (174.45 km) NNE | Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK) | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 112.62 miles (181.24 km) SW | Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) | Hill City, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 115.26 miles (185.49 km) ENE | Fremont Municipal Airport (FET) | Fremont, Nebraska, United States | |
| 13 | 116.53 miles (187.54 km) NE | Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 117.16 miles (188.55 km) WSW | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) | McCook, Nebraska, United States | |
| 15 | 123.24 miles (198.33 km) WNW | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,639.87 miles (17,123.18 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,548.78 miles (16,976.57 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,526.17 miles (16,940.19 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,503.56 miles (16,903.80 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,502.78 miles (16,902.55 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,468.31 miles (16,847.07 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,458.32 miles (16,831.00 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 8 | 10,453.38 miles (16,823.04 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,443.95 miles (16,807.87 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,437.05 miles (16,796.76 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,434.15 miles (16,792.10 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,408.39 miles (16,750.63 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,407.94 miles (16,749.92 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 14 | 10,400.84 miles (16,738.48 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,390.00 miles (16,721.05 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 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 | |