# Distance from Sibolga-Sumatra Island (FLZ) to Sofia (SOF)

> 8,707 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,707 km / 5,411 mi / 4,702 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 00:21 in Sibolga-Sumatra Island, it's 20:21 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,699 ft (SOF is higher than FLZ)

## Airports

### [Dr Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flz-sibolga-sumatra-island-dr-ferdinand-lumban-tobing-airport/1ef266df-fd7a-69b8-bc4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sibolga-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMS
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.560000, 98.890000
- Elevation: 43 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 00:21 in Sibolga-Sumatra Island, it's 20:21 in Sofia.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Dr Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flz-sibolga-sumatra-island-dr-ferdinand-lumban-tobing-airport/1ef266df-fd7a-69b8-bc4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)