# Distance from Blacksburg (BCB) to Sofia (SOF)

> 8,264 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,264 km / 5,135 mi / 4,462 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 02:30 in Blacksburg, it's 09:30 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 378 ft (SOF is lower than BCB)

## Airports

### [Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bcb-blacksburg-virginia-techmontgomery-executive-airport/1ef266df-0fef-6e28-ae40-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blacksburg, United States
- ICAO: KBCB
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.200000, -80.400000
- Elevation: 2,120 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:30 in Blacksburg, it's 09:30 in Sofia.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bcb-blacksburg-virginia-techmontgomery-executive-airport/1ef266df-0fef-6e28-ae40-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)