Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia:
Departure Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°27'43"S by 14°58'48"E)
Distance from SOF to ADI:
4,533.87 miles (7,296.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and Arandis Airport (ADI), Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,534 miles (or 7,297 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 Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna and Arandis Airport, 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 Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna and Arandis Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADI / FYAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°27'43"S by 14°58'48"E |
| Area Served: | Arandis, Namibia |
| Operator/Owner: | Private |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1905 feet (581 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADI |
| More Information: | ADI Maps & Info |
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- 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.
- Contract for detailed design and construction of a new control tower of the airport and forming an ATM Glavbolgarstroy.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- A significant and recurring operational criticism of Sofia Airport has concerned its historical lack of all-weather operations capability.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 19 August 2011 in the presence of Ivaylo Moskovski, minister of transport, information technology and communications, the BULATSA director general Diyan Dinev, Glavbolgarstroy AD chief executive director Pavel Kalistratov and Glavbolgarstroy AD executive director and management board member Nina Stoyanova signed the design execution and construction contract between BULATSA and Glavbolgarstroy AD for the new control tower at Sofia Airport.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
Facts about Arandis Airport (ADI):
- The furthest airport from Arandis Airport (ADI) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Arandis Airport (meaning Arandis Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,101 miles (19,474 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Arandis Airport (ADI) is Walvis Bay Airport (WVB), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSW of ADI.
- In addition to being known as "Arandis Airport", another name for ADI is "Arandis Airport".
- Arandis Airport (ADI) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.64 miles (67.01 km) SSW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 2 | 134.45 miles (216.38 km) E | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 3 | 158.50 miles (255.09 km) E | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 4 | 255.27 miles (410.81 km) E | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 5 | 255.56 miles (411.28 km) NNE | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 6 | 283.04 miles (455.51 km) NE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 7 | 292.40 miles (470.58 km) S | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 8 | 343.66 miles (553.07 km) SE | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 9 | 394.31 miles (634.58 km) N | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 10 | 430.80 miles (693.31 km) E | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 11 | 433.20 miles (697.17 km) SSE | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 12 | 437.36 miles (703.86 km) NE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 13 | 443.06 miles (713.03 km) ESE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 450.68 miles (725.29 km) SSE | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 15 | 486.28 miles (782.58 km) NE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,100.65 miles (19,474.06 km) W | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,088.04 miles (19,453.77 km) W | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,080.13 miles (19,441.04 km) W | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,071.89 miles (19,427.78 km) W | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,995.59 miles (19,304.98 km) W | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,984.52 miles (19,287.16 km) W | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) W | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,975.01 miles (19,271.86 km) W | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,975.01 miles (19,271.86 km) W | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,943.67 miles (19,221.43 km) NE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 11 | 11,920.59 miles (19,184.28 km) W | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,913.62 miles (19,173.07 km) W | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,905.84 miles (19,160.54 km) W | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,891.16 miles (19,136.93 km) W | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,874.92 miles (19,110.78 km) W | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |