# Distance from Ashgabat (ASB) to Sofia (SOF)

> 2,986 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,986 km / 1,855 mi / 1,612 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Turkmenistan) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 01:36 in Ashgabat, it's 23:36 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,050 ft (SOF is higher than ASB)

## Airports

### [Ashgabat Airport (ASB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/asb-ashgabat-ashgabat-airport/1ef266df-eb13-6536-aaaf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- ICAO: UTAA
- Timezone: Asia/Ashgabat
- Coordinates: 37.990000, 58.360000
- Elevation: 692 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:36 in Ashgabat, it's 23:36 in Sofia.

## Related

- [Ashgabat Airport (ASB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/asb-ashgabat-ashgabat-airport/1ef266df-eb13-6536-aaaf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)