Nonstop flight route between Lahore, Pakistan and Sofia, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), Lahore, Pakistan and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,868 miles (or 4,616 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 Allama Iqbal International 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 Allama Iqbal International 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:

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Facts about Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE):

• The following table provides details of the major traffic flows out of Lahore interms of passenger numbers, aircraft movements, cargo as well as mail.
• Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) has 2 runways.
• Allama Iqbal International Airport is the second largest civil airport in Pakistan, serving Lahore, the capital of Punjab province.
• At the time of the creation of Pakistan, Walton Airport was the main airport of Lahore.
• The brand new terminal includes many duty-free shops including restaurants, cafés, ice-cream parlours, confectionery shops, book and toy shops and souvenir shops.
• The furthest airport from Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Allama Iqbal International Airport (meaning Allama Iqbal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,405 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• On 5 March 2010, the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan released a tender for the expansion of the airport.
• The closest airport to Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) ENE of LHE.
• In addition to being known as "Allama Iqbal International Airport", another name for LHE is "علامہ اقبال بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈہ".
• Because of Allama Iqbal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 698 feet, planes can take off or land at Allama Iqbal International 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):

• In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
• 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.
• On 31 August 2006, Sofia Airport put its new runway system into operation, replacing the old and out-of-date facilities.
• 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 2004 Strabag demanded an additional 6 million euro due to rising steel prices.
• 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 Sofia Airport Centre, a premiere corporate office, hospitality and logistics centre in Bulgaria is being constructed in the vicinity.
• The project for the construction of a new airport control tower at Sofia Airport commenced on 16 June 2006 with a decision of the BULATSA Management Board.
• Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.