# Distance from Billiluna Airport (BIW) to Sofia (SOF)

> 12,614 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,614 km / 7,838 mi / 6,811 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 12:37 in Billiluna Airport, it's 07:37 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 742 ft (SOF is higher than BIW)

## Airports

### [Billiluna Airport (BIW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/biw-billiluna-airport/1ef266e0-060a-66b4-ab94-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Billiluna Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBIL
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -19.570000, 127.670000
- Elevation: 1,000 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:37 in Billiluna Airport, it's 07:37 in Sofia.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Billiluna Airport (BIW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/biw-billiluna-airport/1ef266e0-060a-66b4-ab94-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)