Nonstop flight route between Xiangfan, Hubei, China and Sofia, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(32°8'59"N by 112°17'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Distance from XFN to SOF:
4,705.29 miles (7,572.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN), Xiangfan, Hubei, China and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,705 miles (or 7,572 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 Xiangyang Liuji Airport and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna, 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 Xiangyang Liuji Airport and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XFN / ZHXF |
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| Location: | Xiangfan, Hubei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°8'59"N by 112°17'26"E |
| Area Served: | Xiangyang, Hubei, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XFN |
| More Information: | XFN Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN):
- The closest airport to Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) is Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NNE of XFN.
- Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Xiangyang Liuji Airport", other names for XFN include "襄阳刘集机场" and "Xiāngyáng Liújí Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Xiangyang Liuji Airport (meaning Xiangyang Liuji Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in San Juan Province, Argentina.
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 tower was officially opened on 7 December 2012.
- Total cost of the project was planned at 200 million euros.
- On 19 August 2011 in the presence of Ivaylo Moskovski, minister of transport, information technology and communications, the BULATSA director general Diyan Dinev, Glavbolgarstroy AD chief executive director Pavel Kalistratov and Glavbolgarstroy AD executive director and management board member Nina Stoyanova signed the design execution and construction contract between BULATSA and Glavbolgarstroy AD for the new control tower at Sofia Airport.
- 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.
- 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 (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.44 miles (97.27 km) NNE | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China |     |
| 2 | 119.97 miles (193.07 km) WSW | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 120.04 miles (193.19 km) SSW | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 4 | 126.29 miles (203.24 km) S | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 5 | 147.25 miles (236.97 km) SE | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 6 | 179.12 miles (288.26 km) N | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 7 | 186.58 miles (300.28 km) NNE | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 8 | 199.67 miles (321.33 km) WNW | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 9 | 206.91 miles (332.99 km) ENE | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 10 | 208.44 miles (335.45 km) SW | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 217.23 miles (349.60 km) NNW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 12 | 226.58 miles (364.64 km) S | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 237.44 miles (382.12 km) SSW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 239.18 miles (384.93 km) NW | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 15 | 245.84 miles (395.63 km) WSW | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,381.27 miles (19,925.67 km) SE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,358.03 miles (19,888.27 km) SE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,326.00 miles (19,836.72 km) SW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,286.03 miles (19,772.41 km) W | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,263.65 miles (19,736.38 km) SSE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,238.54 miles (19,695.97 km) ESE | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,237.97 miles (19,695.05 km) SSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,233.75 miles (19,688.26 km) WSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,223.03 miles (19,671.02 km) WSW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,210.45 miles (19,650.76 km) ESE | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,182.22 miles (19,605.33 km) SSE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,178.92 miles (19,600.02 km) SE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,164.73 miles (19,577.19 km) SSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,162.34 miles (19,573.34 km) SE | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 15 | 12,103.17 miles (19,478.11 km) SW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 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 | |