Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and Nizhny Novgorod, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(56°13'47"N by 43°47'12"E)
Distance from SOF to GOJ:
1,298.85 miles (2,090.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,299 miles (or 2,090 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 Nizhny Novgorod International 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: | GOJ / UWGG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°13'47"N by 43°47'12"E |
| Area Served: | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Nizhny Novgorod International Airport" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOJ |
| More Information: | GOJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- Service life of the new airport control tower will be more than 40 years and is designed to serve the airport with a possible extension.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The Sofia Airport Centre, a premiere corporate office, hospitality and logistics centre in Bulgaria is being constructed in the vicinity.
- A significant and recurring operational criticism of Sofia Airport has concerned its historical lack of all-weather operations capability.
- On 31 August 2006, Sofia Airport put its new runway system into operation, replacing the old and out-of-date facilities.
- 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.
Facts about Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ):
- Because of Nizhny Novgorod International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Nizhny Novgorod 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.
- The closest airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) is Yuzhny Airport (IWA), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WNW of GOJ.
- In addition to being known as "Nizhny Novgorod International Airport", another name for GOJ is "Международный аэропорт Нижний Новгород".
- The Nizhny Novgorod - Arzamas railway line runs close to the airport.
- The furthest airport from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,491 miles (16,884 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) has 4 runways.
- Nizhny Novgorod International Airport handled 747,165 passengers last year.
| 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 | 119.17 miles (191.79 km) WNW | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 2 | 137.32 miles (221.00 km) E | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 3 | 150.14 miles (241.63 km) NW | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 4 | 155.97 miles (251.01 km) SSE | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| 5 | 160.18 miles (257.78 km) ENE | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 6 | 164.92 miles (265.42 km) NW | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 7 | 192.82 miles (310.31 km) SW | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 8 | 217.01 miles (349.24 km) E | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 9 | 220.62 miles (355.06 km) SSE | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 10 | 221.36 miles (356.25 km) SE | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 222.15 miles (357.52 km) W | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 12 | 223.29 miles (359.35 km) NW | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 225.41 miles (362.75 km) W | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 14 | 234.15 miles (376.82 km) ESE | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 235.13 miles (378.41 km) WSW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,491.27 miles (16,884.03 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,145.67 miles (16,327.83 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,071.44 miles (16,208.37 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,064.63 miles (16,197.41 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,059.70 miles (16,189.47 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,055.68 miles (16,183.00 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,048.92 miles (16,172.13 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,045.72 miles (16,166.99 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,044.50 miles (16,165.02 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,041.29 miles (16,159.84 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,037.43 miles (16,153.64 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,034.92 miles (16,149.60 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,031.85 miles (16,144.65 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,031.76 miles (16,144.51 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,031.16 miles (16,143.55 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |