Nonstop flight route between Mbeya, Tanzania and Sofia, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(8°55'6"S by 33°27'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Distance from MBI to SOF:
3,622.16 miles (5,829.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbeya Airport (MBI), Mbeya, Tanzania and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,622 miles (or 5,829 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 Mbeya 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 Mbeya 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: | MBI / HTMB |
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| Location: | Mbeya, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'6"S by 33°27'43"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBI |
| More Information: | MBI 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 Mbeya Airport (MBI):
- Mbeya Airport (MBI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mbeya Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Mbeya Airport", another name for MBI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mbeya (Swahili)".
- The closest airport to Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Karonga Airport (KGJ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SSE of MBI.
- The furthest airport from Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- By the late 1970s, the terminal was handling in the region of three million passengers a year, a million of them on domestic routes.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- 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 passenger terminal building is designed with a capacity of 2,000 peak hour passengers or up to 2.6 million passengers a year, plus 26,000 tonnes of luggage.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- The airport was initially built in the late 1930s on a site 6.3 km by road then.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.28 miles (124.37 km) SSE | Karonga Airport (KGJ) | Karonga, Malawi |     |
| 2 | 115.61 miles (186.05 km) SSE | Chelinda Airport (CEH) | Chelinda, Malawi | |
| 3 | 143.21 miles (230.48 km) WNW | Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) | Sumbawanga, Tanzania | |
| 4 | 145.39 miles (233.97 km) W | Mbala Airport (MMQ) | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia | |
| 5 | 178.49 miles (287.25 km) SSE | Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) | Mzuzu, Malawi | |
| 6 | 178.76 miles (287.69 km) ENE | Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) | Iringa, Tanzania | |
| 7 | 182.26 miles (293.32 km) WSW | Kasama Airport (KAA) | Kasama, Zambia | |
| 8 | 193.21 miles (310.94 km) W | Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) | Kasaba Bay, Zambia | |
| 9 | 250.62 miles (403.33 km) NE | Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD) | Dodoma, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 282.99 miles (455.43 km) S | Kasungu Airport (KBQ) | Kasungu, Malawi | |
| 11 | 317.20 miles (510.48 km) SSW | Mfuwe Airport (MFU) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia | |
| 12 | 324.82 miles (522.75 km) SSE | Lichinga Airport (VXC) | Lichinga, Mozambique | |
| 13 | 325.92 miles (524.51 km) S | Chipata Airport (CIP) | Chipata, Zambia | |
| 14 | 337.21 miles (542.69 km) S | Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) | Lilongwe, Malawi | |
| 15 | 342.81 miles (551.69 km) SSE | Salima Airport (LMB) | Salima, Malawi | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,552.64 miles (18,592.12 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,498.49 miles (18,504.97 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,464.47 miles (18,450.23 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,457.99 miles (18,439.80 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,455.71 miles (18,436.13 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,436.01 miles (18,404.43 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,401.35 miles (18,348.65 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,378.77 miles (18,312.31 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,365.25 miles (18,290.56 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,362.66 miles (18,286.38 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,339.63 miles (18,249.31 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,337.47 miles (18,245.84 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,293.20 miles (18,174.60 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,293.20 miles (18,174.60 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,287.24 miles (18,165.00 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 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 | |