Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and Changzhi, Shanxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°14'51"N by 113°7'33"E)
Distance from SOF to CIH:
4,572.61 miles (7,358.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH), Changzhi, Shanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,573 miles (or 7,359 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 Changzhi Wangcun 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 Changzhi Wangcun 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: | CIH / ZBCZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Changzhi, Shanxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'51"N by 113°7'33"E |
| Area Served: | Changzhi, Shanxi, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Shanxi Civil Airport Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIH |
| More Information: | CIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
- 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 closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
- 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.
- In 2004 Strabag demanded an additional 6 million euro due to rising steel prices.
- Design and construction of a new control tower was discussed in 2006 but this project appeared to be in abeyance by 2008.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
Facts about Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH):
- The closest airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) is Handan Airport (HDG), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) ENE of CIH.
- In addition to being known as "Changzhi Wangcun Airport", other names for CIH include "长治王村机场" and "Changzhi Wangcun Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) is Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT), which is nearly antipodal to Changzhi Wangcun Airport (meaning Changzhi Wangcun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Colonia Catriel Airport), and is located 12,310 miles (19,811 kilometers) away in Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina.
- Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) 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 | 75.00 miles (120.71 km) ENE | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 2 | 84.60 miles (136.14 km) ENE | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 3 | 107.18 miles (172.49 km) NNW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 4 | 112.05 miles (180.32 km) SSW | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 5 | 125.99 miles (202.75 km) SSE | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 6 | 140.76 miles (226.52 km) WSW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 7 | 147.74 miles (237.76 km) NW | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 8 | 164.91 miles (265.39 km) NNE | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 9 | 192.21 miles (309.33 km) ESE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 200.35 miles (322.43 km) W | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 11 | 227.56 miles (366.23 km) S | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 12 | 230.87 miles (371.55 km) ENE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 13 | 260.20 miles (418.75 km) WSW | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 14 | 264.15 miles (425.10 km) N | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 15 | 275.83 miles (443.91 km) SSE | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,310.31 miles (19,811.47 km) SSE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,293.40 miles (19,784.26 km) SE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,290.60 miles (19,779.75 km) W | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,276.90 miles (19,757.70 km) ESE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,258.45 miles (19,728.02 km) WSW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,242.23 miles (19,701.90 km) SSE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,237.40 miles (19,694.14 km) SSE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,234.05 miles (19,688.74 km) ESE | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,229.29 miles (19,681.08 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,209.37 miles (19,649.03 km) SE | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,183.29 miles (19,607.05 km) ESE | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,178.05 miles (19,598.63 km) SE | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,176.76 miles (19,596.55 km) SSE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,155.21 miles (19,561.86 km) W | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,149.14 miles (19,552.10 km) E | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |