Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°49'23"N by 169°18'30"E)
Distance from SOF to LIK:
8,218.40 miles (13,226.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and Likiep Airport (LIK), Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,218 miles (or 13,226 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 Likiep 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 Likiep 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: | LIK / |
| Airport Name: | Likiep Airport |
| Location: | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°49'23"N by 169°18'30"E |
| Area Served: | Likiep, Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIK |
| More Information: | LIK 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.
- In mid-2012 the airport will have one of the most modern and most beautiful airport towers in Europe.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- According to the plan a new Sofia airport terminal was built to the east of the old terminal and a second runway was constructed alongside the existing one.
- Contract for detailed design and construction of a new control tower of the airport and forming an ATM Glavbolgarstroy.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
Facts about Likiep Airport (LIK):
- The closest airport to Likiep Airport (LIK) is Ailuk Airport (AIM), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of LIK.
- The furthest airport from Likiep Airport (LIK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Likiep Airport (meaning Likiep Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,153 miles (19,559 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
| 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 | 53.36 miles (85.87 km) ENE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 68.18 miles (109.73 km) ESE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 103.50 miles (166.57 km) NNE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 110.81 miles (178.33 km) ENE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 122.88 miles (197.76 km) ESE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 131.81 miles (212.13 km) SW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 131.86 miles (212.20 km) SW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 145.02 miles (233.39 km) S | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 152.14 miles (244.85 km) ESE | Maloelap Airport (MAV) | Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 157.82 miles (253.99 km) S | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 159.26 miles (256.30 km) SSW | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 171.37 miles (275.79 km) WSW | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 171.73 miles (276.37 km) SSW | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 171.92 miles (276.68 km) SSW | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 172.14 miles (277.03 km) SE | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,153.46 miles (19,559.05 km) ESE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,434.08 miles (18,401.32 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,423.64 miles (18,384.52 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,404.15 miles (18,353.16 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,370.38 miles (18,298.81 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,349.26 miles (18,264.82 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,327.12 miles (18,229.19 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,326.07 miles (18,227.50 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,323.52 miles (18,223.40 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,296.98 miles (18,180.69 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 11 | 11,295.22 miles (18,177.85 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,289.72 miles (18,168.99 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,285.84 miles (18,162.75 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,265.31 miles (18,129.72 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,252.60 miles (18,109.26 km) SSW | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |