Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,710 miles (or 9,190 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. 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: | NBW / KNBW | 
| Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay | 
| Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NBW | 
| More Information: | NBW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- 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.
 - Terminal 2 was officially opened on 27 December 2006 with the symbolic arrival of Bulgaria Air flight FB 408 from Brussels.
 - 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.
 - Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
 - 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".
 - The new Sofia tower will be situated to the west of Terminal 2 and will be complementing the terminal building in architectural terms.
 
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- During the war the base was set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations.
 - The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
 - During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the families of military personnel were evacuated from the base.
 - On 10 June 2006, the Department of Defense reported that three Guantanamo Bay detainees committed suicide.
 - The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
 
