Sofia Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#365 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Bulgaria)

#1 of 2 in BG

#1 of 7 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SOF in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #365 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · #1 in Bulgaria.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SOF lies at 531 m (1,742 ft), #139 of 650 published airports by elevation and 78.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 803 ft above the Bulgaria median (939 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of SOF. Nearest published airport: Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN), 105 NM, 9,974 ft (1,837 ft shorter than SOF); 10 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

SOF runway: 09/27 11,811 × 147 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Bulgaria; 1,312 ft ahead of BOJ (10,499 ft). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	147 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →