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Sofia Airport (Bulgarian: Летище София, romanized: Letishte Sofiya) (IATA: SOF, ICAO: LBSF) is the main international airport of Bulgaria, located 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the centre of the capital Sofia. [3]
This is a list of airports in Bulgaria.It is a partial list of public active aerodromes (airports and airfields), grouped by type and sorted by location.. The Republic of Bulgaria is a country in the Balkans in southeastern Europe.
Rank Airport City Code (IATA/ICAO) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Change 17-18 1. Sofia: Sofia: SOF/LBSF: 3,504,326: 3,815,158: 4,088,943: 4,980,387: 6,490,096 [1 ...
Sofia Airport Metro Station (Bulgarian: Метростанция „Летище София“) is a station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria. It started operation on April 2, 2015. It started operation on April 2, 2015.
Bulgaria Air (Bulgarian: България Еър) is the flag carrier airline of Bulgaria, [3] with its headquarters at Sofia Airport in Sofia. [4] The company is owned by Chimimport AD and is a leader in terms of local market share. The airline operates short and medium haul aircraft to destinations in Europe and the Middle East.
The name is derived from the nearby village of Vrazhdebna (now a suburb of Sofia) and is literally translated as hostile. Although various military transportation units, have been based at the airport since the late 1940s, it was not until 1994 when a separate military unit (16th Transport Air Base) was established.
In the 1970s, the airport underwent considerable improvement and cargo airline Aeroflot Cargo began regular operation with IL-18, AN-12 and TU-154. In 1972 more than 5,000 tons of air cargo went through the airport. On 18 April 1978, an IL-76 landed at the airport, with a gross cargo payload capacity of 40 metric tons.
Musagenitsa Metro Station, 2009. The Sofia Metro is the only metro in Bulgaria.It began operation on 28 January 1998. [2] As of 2023, the Sofia Metro consists of four interconnected lines, serving 47 stations, with a total route length of 52.0 kilometres (32.3 mi) [2] [3] and also being among the top 20 of the most extensive European metro systems, ranking 19th as of 2020.