Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Sofia airport (Bulgaria)
Sofia airport is located near Sofia, with Vrazhdebna at 0mi↑, Busmantsi at 1mi↑, Krivina at 3mi↑, Kazichene at 3mi↑, Oblast Sofiya-Grad at 4mi↑, Sofia at 4mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Bulgaria and Southernmost airports in Bulgaria
→ See also airports in Bulgaria
aerial view of Sofia airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : LBSF
- IATA code : SOF
- Local code : -
Elevation : 531 m = 1742ft
→ See also Highest airports in Bulgaria and Lowest airports in Bulgaria
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 3600m = 11811ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Bulgaria
Coming to Sofia airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Sofia airport at 0mi : book on Transavia Iberia
- Plovdiv International airport at 85mi : book on Trip.com
- Niš Constantine the Great airport at 90mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
METAR for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
LBSF 221700Z AUTO 14004KT 110V210 8000 BKN036/// OVC041/// 05/03 Q1019 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
METAR issued by LBSF on Monday, December 22, 2025 at 17:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 33 hours and -1413 minutes ago.
visibility is 8km = 5mi.
The temperature is 5°C = 41°F, dew point is 3°C = 37°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
QNH is 1019hPa = 30.09inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 140°.
Clouds : broken at 3600ft = 1100m. overcast at 4100ft = 1250m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
LBSF 221100Z 2212/2312 10010KT 6000 FEW010 SCT025 BECMG 2220/2222 VRB04KT 3000 BR SCT005 BKN015 PROB40 TEMPO 2301/2306 0500 FZFG BKN003 BECMG 2307/2309 11008KT 8000 BKN020
Decoded TAF for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
TAF issued by LBSF on Monday, December 22, 2025 at 11:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 15 hours and 27 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, December 22, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, December 22, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
2212/2312 10010KT 6000 FEW010 SCT025
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
few clouds at 1000ft = 300m scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
becoming from Monday, December 22, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 23, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2220/2222 VRB04KT 3000 BR SCT005 BKN015
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 500ft = 150m broken at 1500ft = 460m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Monday, December 22, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 23, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 2301/2306 0500 FZFG BKN003
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
freezing fog
broken at 300ft = 90m
becoming from Tuesday, December 23, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 23, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2307/2309 11008KT 8000 BKN020
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
broken at 2000ft = 610m
VAC for Sofia airport LBSF SOF
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Sofia airport
Around Sofia airport (Bulgaria)
near
- Hotels in Vrazhdebna
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 715mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 723mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 733mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 749mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 795mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 798mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 804mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 805mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 816mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 817mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 821mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 829mi↑
- for Sofia airport at 0mi↑
- for Lozen airport at 7mi↑
- for Dobroslavtsi Air Base airport at 10mi↑
nearest airports to Sofia airport (Bulgaria)
- Lozen heliport (LBLN ) at 7mi↑NOTAM
- Dobroslavtsi Air Base airport (LBSD ) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Bozhurishte airport ( BG-0030) at 11mi↑
- Lesnovo airport (LBLS ) at 13mi↑NOTAM
- Belchinski Bani Airstrip airport ( BG-0025) at 22mi↑
- Slivnitsa airport ( BG-0033) at 23mi↑
- Breznik airport ( BG-0032) at 26mi↑
- Ihtiman airport (LBHT ) at 26mi↑NOTAM
- Dragoman Airstrip airport ( BG-0058) at 27mi↑
- Stanke Dimitrov Air Base airport ( LB22) at 28mi↑defunct airport
- Sofia West airport ( LB13) at 28mi↑
- Dolna Banya airport (LBDB ) at 34mi↑NOTAM
- Panicharevo Airstrip airport ( BG-0060) at 36mi↑
- Vratsa airport (LBVR ) at 39mi↑NOTAM
- Stanke Dimitrov Highway Strip airport ( LB37) at 40mi↑
- Krivodol Airstrip airport ( BG-0070) at 47mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Bulgaria
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap