Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and Haycock, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and Haycock Airport (HAY), Haycock, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,978 miles (or 8,011 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 Haycock 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 Haycock 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 | 
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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: | HAY / | 
| Airport Name: | Haycock Airport | 
| Location: | Haycock, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°12'3"N by 161°9'24"W | 
| Area Served: | Haycock, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska Department of Natural Resources | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 175 feet (53 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HAY | 
| More Information: | HAY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- Sofia Airport, sometimes also called Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport, is the main airport of Bulgaria.
 - In mid-2012 the airport will have one of the most modern and most beautiful airport towers in Europe.
 - 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.
 - Options for different airport developments began to be examined in the mid-1960s.
 - The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Haycock Airport (HAY):
- Because of Haycock Airport's relatively low elevation of 175 feet, planes can take off or land at Haycock 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.
 - Haycock Airport (HAY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Haycock Airport (HAY) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,279 miles (16,542 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
 - The closest airport to Haycock Airport (HAY) is Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of HAY.
 
