# Distance from Qaisumah (AQI) to Sofia (SOF)

> 2,589 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,589 km / 1,609 mi / 1,398 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 121° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 08:48 in Qaisumah, it's 08:48 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 568 ft (SOF is higher than AQI)

## Airports

### [Hafr Al Batin Airport (AQI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aqi-qaisumah-hafr-al-batin-airport/1ef266df-79a7-6e24-9f94-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEPA
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 28.340000, 46.130000
- Elevation: 1,174 ft

### [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sofia, Bulgaria
- ICAO: LBSF
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates: 42.700000, 23.410000
- Elevation: 1,742 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Hafr Al Batin Airport (AQI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aqi-qaisumah-hafr-al-batin-airport/1ef266df-79a7-6e24-9f94-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)