Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and Baghdad, Iraq:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and Baghdad International Airport (SDA), Baghdad, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,303 miles (or 2,097 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 Baghdad 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: | SDA / ORBI | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Baghdad, Iraq | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°15'45"N by 44°14'3"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Iraqi Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SDA | 
| More Information: | SDA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- The manager will have full visibility over the airport, to guide aircraft landing and taking off.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was initially built in the late 1930s on a site 6.3 km by road then.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- By the late 1970s, the terminal was handling in the region of three million passengers a year, a million of them on domestic routes.
- 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.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
Facts about Baghdad International Airport (SDA):
- The closest airport to Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Baghdad International Airport (BGW), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SDA.
- Terminal C has been refreshed with three active gate areas for carriers operating from the airport.
- Because of Baghdad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Baghdad 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 furthest airport from Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In April 2003, US-led forces invaded Iraq and changed the airport's name to Baghdad International Airport.
- Baghdad International Airport (SDA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Baghdad International Airport", other names for SDA include "مطار بغداد الدولي", "Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly" and "BGW".




