Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and Xingtai, Hebei, China:
Departure Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°52'58"N by 114°25'45"E)
Distance from SOF to XNT:
4,604.39 miles (7,410.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT), Xingtai, Hebei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,604 miles (or 7,410 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 Xingtai Dalian Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | XNT / ZBXT |
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| Location: | Xingtai, Hebei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°52'58"N by 114°25'45"E |
| Area Served: | Xingtai, Hebei, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from XNT |
| More Information: | XNT Maps & Info |
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- 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.
- The Sofia Airport Centre, a premiere corporate office, hospitality and logistics centre in Bulgaria is being constructed in the vicinity.
- A significant and recurring operational criticism of Sofia Airport has concerned its historical lack of all-weather operations capability.
- The project for the construction of a new airport control tower at Sofia Airport commenced on 16 June 2006 with a decision of the BULATSA Management Board.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport was initially built in the late 1930s on a site 6.3 km by road then.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
- On 31 August 2006, Sofia Airport put its new runway system into operation, replacing the old and out-of-date facilities.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
- Two de-icing platforms are constructed to allow centralised de-icing procedures in winter.
Facts about Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT):
- The furthest airport from Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is nearly antipodal to Xingtai Dalian Airport (meaning Xingtai Dalian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Rosa Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Santa Rosa, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) is Handan Airport (HDG), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of XNT.
- In addition to being known as "Xingtai Dalian Airport", other names for XNT include "邢台褡裢机场" and "Xíngtái Dālián Jīchǎng".
| 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 | 24.80 miles (39.91 km) S | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 2 | 84.60 miles (136.14 km) WSW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 3 | 97.70 miles (157.23 km) N | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 4 | 115.57 miles (185.99 km) WNW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 5 | 153.39 miles (246.86 km) SE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 154.05 miles (247.92 km) E | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 166.57 miles (268.07 km) SSW | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 8 | 187.00 miles (300.94 km) SW | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 9 | 188.93 miles (304.06 km) WNW | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 10 | 221.81 miles (356.96 km) NE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 11 | 225.33 miles (362.64 km) WSW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 12 | 225.44 miles (362.81 km) NNW | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 226.72 miles (364.87 km) NNE | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 14 | 249.76 miles (401.94 km) NNE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 15 | 256.30 miles (412.47 km) ESE | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,362.52 miles (19,895.50 km) WSW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,306.75 miles (19,805.74 km) SW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,293.68 miles (19,784.72 km) ESE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,252.72 miles (19,718.79 km) SE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,236.23 miles (19,692.26 km) SE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,230.40 miles (19,682.88 km) WSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,218.12 miles (19,663.10 km) WSW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,212.37 miles (19,653.85 km) SE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,211.70 miles (19,652.78 km) SW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,193.82 miles (19,624.00 km) ESE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,190.37 miles (19,618.45 km) SE | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,183.65 miles (19,607.64 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,177.79 miles (19,598.20 km) E | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,167.95 miles (19,582.37 km) S | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,150.14 miles (19,553.71 km) ESE | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |