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Sofia Airport

Sofia, Sofia City Province (Bulgaria)
IATA: SOF ICAO: LBSF
Longest Active Runway
11,811 ft
3,600 meters
Field Elevation
1,742 ft
531 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
42.6964°, 23.4177°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Bulgaria
Out of 7 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#365 Worldwide
Top 5.2% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#1455 MSL
Top 21.8% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+18.1%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Sofia Airport's longest active runway measures 11,811 ft (3,600 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Bulgaria and #365 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
09/27 11,811 ft (3600m) 147 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/sof.json ↗