Nonstop flight route between Rimouski, Quebec, Canada and Sofia, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(48°28'40"N by 68°29'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Distance from YXK to SOF:
4,184.37 miles (6,734.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rimouski Airport (YXK), Rimouski, Quebec, Canada and Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,184 miles (or 6,734 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 Rimouski 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 Rimouski 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: | YXK / CYXK |
| Airport Name: | Rimouski Airport |
| Location: | Rimouski, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°28'40"N by 68°29'47"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Rimouski |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YXK |
| More Information: | YXK Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Rimouski Airport (YXK):
- The closest airport to Rimouski Airport (YXK) is Mont-Joli Airport (YYY), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of YXK.
- Because of Rimouski Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Rimouski 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.
- Rimouski Airport (YXK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rimouski Airport (YXK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,448 miles (18,423 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
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".
- Options for different airport developments began to be examined in the mid-1960s.
- 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 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.
- A significant and recurring operational criticism of Sofia Airport has concerned its historical lack of all-weather operations capability.
- Lufthansa Technik Sofia was founded in late 2007 as a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and the Bulgarian Aviation Group.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.02 miles (25.78 km) NE | Mont-Joli Airport (YYY) | Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada |     |
| 2 | 33.12 miles (53.30 km) NW | Forestville Airport (YFE) | Forestville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 47.15 miles (75.88 km) NNE | Baie-Comeau Airport (YBC) | Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 54.36 miles (87.48 km) ENE | Matane Airport (YME) | Matane, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 70.34 miles (113.20 km) SW | Rivière-du-Loup Airport (YRI) | Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 82.81 miles (133.27 km) S | Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK) | Frenchville, Maine, United States | |
| 7 | 96.24 miles (154.89 km) SSE | Saint-Léonard Aerodrome (YSL) | Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 8 | 100.34 miles (161.48 km) SW | Charlevoix Airport (YML) | Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada | |
| 9 | 105.21 miles (169.32 km) ESE | Charlo Airport (YCL) | Charlo, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 10 | 109.34 miles (175.96 km) SSE | Loring International Airport (LIZ) | Limestone, Maine, United States | |
| 11 | 113.19 miles (182.17 km) SSE | Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR) | Caribou, Maine, United States | |
| 12 | 115.14 miles (185.30 km) W | CFB Bagotville (YBG) | Bagotville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 125.38 miles (201.78 km) S | Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) | Presque Isle, Maine, United States | |
| 14 | 140.18 miles (225.59 km) ESE | Bathurst Airport (ZBF) | Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| 15 | 142.41 miles (229.18 km) E | Bonaventure Airport (YVB) | Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,447.59 miles (18,423.06 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,426.30 miles (18,388.81 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,414.71 miles (18,370.15 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,395.28 miles (18,338.88 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,371.43 miles (18,300.50 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,367.54 miles (18,294.24 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,284.43 miles (18,160.49 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,282.26 miles (18,156.99 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,279.45 miles (18,152.47 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,270.68 miles (18,138.35 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,167.19 miles (17,971.81 km) S | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,130.44 miles (17,912.67 km) SSW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,107.41 miles (17,875.60 km) SSW | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,096.04 miles (17,857.30 km) SSW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,083.53 miles (17,837.17 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 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 | |