Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and El Fasher, Sudan:
Departure Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°36'52"N by 25°19'27"E)
Distance from SOF to ELF:
2,012.50 miles (3,238.80 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and El Fashir Airport (ELF), El Fasher, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,013 miles (or 3,239 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 relatively short distance between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna and El Fashir Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | ELF / HSFS |
| Airport Name: | El Fashir Airport |
| Location: | El Fasher, Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°36'52"N by 25°19'27"E |
| Area Served: | El Fasher, Sudan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2393 feet (729 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELF |
| More Information: | ELF 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.
- Two de-icing platforms are constructed to allow centralised de-icing procedures in winter.
- A lot of consideration has been given to the design of the layout, the functional definition of the working positions, the operations room surface area for ANS provision and meteorological observation, as well as to the requirements for visibility to the runway and the approaches and access to an open observation platform.
- Sofia Airport, sometimes also called Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport, is the main airport of Bulgaria.
- 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 (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The manager will have full visibility over the airport, to guide aircraft landing and taking off.
- Design and construction of a new control tower was discussed in 2006 but this project appeared to be in abeyance by 2008.
Facts about El Fashir Airport (ELF):
- El Fashir Airport (ELF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to El Fashir Airport (ELF) is Nyala Airport (UYL), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SSW of ELF.
- The furthest airport from El Fashir Airport (ELF) is Maupiti Airport (MAU), which is nearly antipodal to El Fashir Airport (meaning El Fashir Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maupiti Airport), and is located 12,184 miles (19,608 kilometers) away in Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia.
| 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 | 110.68 miles (178.12 km) SSW | Nyala Airport (UYL) | Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan | |
| 2 | 161.90 miles (260.56 km) SSE | Ed Daein Airport (ADV) | Ed Daein, East Darfur, Sudan | |
| 3 | 192.17 miles (309.27 km) W | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| 4 | 292.47 miles (470.68 km) SW | Birao Airport (IRO) | Birao, Central African Republic | |
| 5 | 301.13 miles (484.63 km) W | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad | |
| 6 | 331.44 miles (533.39 km) E | El Obeid Airport (EBD) | El Obeid, Sudan | |
| 7 | 369.64 miles (594.88 km) SW | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| 8 | 378.02 miles (608.36 km) W | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 9 | 384.59 miles (618.93 km) WSW | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 10 | 410.10 miles (659.99 km) SW | Gordil Airport (GDA) | Gounda, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 416.70 miles (670.61 km) WSW | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 12 | 433.61 miles (697.83 km) WSW | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 13 | 445.06 miles (716.26 km) SSE | Wau Airport (WUU) | Wau, Sudan | |
| 14 | 448.40 miles (721.62 km) SW | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| 15 | 458.79 miles (738.34 km) WSW | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,183.66 miles (19,607.66 km) SW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,160.68 miles (19,570.67 km) SW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,113.64 miles (19,494.97 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,028.08 miles (19,357.27 km) WSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,014.21 miles (19,334.95 km) SW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,003.54 miles (19,317.78 km) SW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,962.19 miles (19,251.23 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 11,954.56 miles (19,238.95 km) ESE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 11,952.89 miles (19,236.27 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 11,886.18 miles (19,128.90 km) WSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,869.70 miles (19,102.39 km) W | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,868.13 miles (19,099.86 km) WSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,857.24 miles (19,082.33 km) W | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,826.49 miles (19,032.84 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 11,813.07 miles (19,011.24 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |