Live flights at Sofia Airport (SOF)

SOF LBSF  Sofia, BG

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SOF at a glance

  • What it is: Sofia Airport is a regional airport serving Sofia, BG.
  • Codes: SOF on your ticket, LBSF on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 1,742 ft above sea level.
  • Right now: 10 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: Europe/Sofia (UTC+2), so every time shown for SOF is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near SOF

10 aircraft are within 55 km of SOF right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with SOF directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
LOT3KY — route not published on stand or taxiing — 12 kts
DLH6AC Lufthansa route not published on stand or taxiing — 12 kts
FOLLOW2 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 3 kts
DLH3AH Lufthansa route not published climbing out 10,150 ft 293 kts

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
No arrivals on approach at this moment.

Overhead and in the area

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
THY5TW Turkish Airlines route not published in the area 41,000 ft 499 kts
LOT150 — route not published in the area 36,000 ft 438 kts
THY6437 Turkish Airlines route not published in the area 37,000 ft 495 kts
NJE209P — route not published in the area 5,850 ft 268 kts
WZZ29ZP Wizz Air route not published in the area 37,975 ft 424 kts
PGT7NW — route not published in the area 37,000 ft 472 kts
1
Runways
1742 ft
Field elevation

About Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 42.70° N, 23.42° E, on Europe/Sofia time (UTC+2).

Sofia Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 09/27, measures 11,811 ft by 147 ft, which puts the field in the long-haul capable category: widebodies operate comfortably, though the very longest sectors may need a payload trade. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 09/27 is aligned roughly east/west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that east/west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at SOF

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
09/27 11,811 ft (3,600 m) 147 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near SOF

Great-circle distance from Sofia Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Niš Constantine the Great INI 146 km north-west Niš
Skopje SKP 169 km south-west Ilinden
Priština Adem Jashari PRN 195 km west Prishtina
Thessaloniki Macedonia SKG 245 km south Thessaloniki
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu BBU 295 km north-east Bucharest

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at SOF

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Airbus A320neo A20N D-AINV Lufthansa
Airbus A320 A320 9H-LOZ Lauda Europe
Boeing 737-800 B738 9H-QBE Malta Air
IATA / ICAO
SOF / LBSF
Location
Sofia, BG 42.696, 23.418
Time zone
Europe/Sofia
Opened
Website
http://sofia-airport.bg

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in BG.

INI Niš Constantine the Great Airport Niš, RS
SKP Skopje International Airport Ilinden, MK
PRN Priština Adem Jashari International Airport Prishtina, XK
SKG Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport Thessaloniki, Greece
BOJ Burgas Airport Burgas, BG

More airports and guides connected to SOF

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Burgas (BOJ) serves the same country. The codes SOF and LBSF are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about SOF

What is the airport code for Sofia Airport?

Sofia Airport uses the IATA code SOF on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code LBSF in flight plans and on radar. The leading “L” in LBSF is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does SOF have?

Sofia Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 1,742 ft above sea level.

What time zone is SOF in?

Sofia Airport operates on Europe/Sofia local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at SOF live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Sofia Airport, and there are 10 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Europe/Sofia.