Vasil Levski Sofia Airport
Vasil Levski Sofia Airport Летище „Васил Левски“ - София | |||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||
| Owner | State-owned | ||||||||||||
| Operator | SOF Connect AD | ||||||||||||
| Serves | Sofia | ||||||||||||
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 September 1937 | ||||||||||||
| Hub for | Bulgaria Air | ||||||||||||
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 531 m / 1,742 ft | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°41′42″N 023°24′30″E / 42.69500°N 23.40833°E | ||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||
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Source: Bulgarian AIP at EUROCONTROL | |||||||||||||
Sofia Vasil Levski Airport (Bulgarian: Летище „Васил Левски“ – София, romanized: Letishte Vasil Levski - 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. In 2019 the airport surpassed 7 million passengers for the first time. The airport serves as the home base for BH Air, Bulgaria Air, European Air Charter and GullivAir, and as a base for both Ryanair and Wizz Air. The airport also houses the Bulgarian Air Force's Vrazhdebna Air Base.