Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and Grímsey, Iceland:
Departure Airport:
 
    Arrival Airport:
 
    Distance from SOF to GRY:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SOF Airport Information
- GRY Airport Information
- Facts about SOF
- Facts about GRY
- Map of Nearest Airports to SOF
- List of Nearest Airports to SOF
- Map of Furthest Airports from SOF
- List of Furthest Airports from SOF
- Map of Nearest Airports to GRY
- List of Nearest Airports to GRY
- Map of Furthest Airports from GRY
- List of Furthest Airports from GRY
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and Grímsey Airport (GRY), Grímsey, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,260 miles (or 3,637 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 Grímsey 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: | 
 | 
| 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: | GRY / BIGR | 
| Airport Names: | 
 | 
| Location: | Grímsey, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°32'48"N by 18°1'6"W | 
| Area Served: | Grímsey, Iceland | 
| Operator/Owner: | ISAVIA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GRY | 
| More Information: | GRY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- Lufthansa Technik Sofia was founded in late 2007 as a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and the Bulgarian Aviation Group.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
- Design and construction of a new control tower was discussed in 2006 but this project appeared to be in abeyance by 2008.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- Two de-icing platforms are constructed to allow centralised de-icing procedures in winter.
- By the late 1970s, the terminal was handling in the region of three million passengers a year, a million of them on domestic routes.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
- The manager will have full visibility over the airport, to guide aircraft landing and taking off.
- 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.
Facts about Grímsey Airport (GRY):
- In addition to being known as "Grímsey Airport", another name for GRY is "Grímseyjarflugvöllur".
- The closest airport to Grímsey Airport (GRY) is Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of GRY.
- Because of Grímsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Grímsey 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 furthest airport from Grímsey Airport (GRY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,061 miles (17,801 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Grímsey Airport (GRY) currently has only 1 runway.




