# Distance from Pyongyang (FNJ) to Sofia (SOF)

> 8,014 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,014 km / 4,979 mi / 4,327 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (KP) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 11:15 in Pyongyang, it's 05:15 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,625 ft (SOF is higher than FNJ)

## Airports

### [Sunan International Airport (FNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fnj-pyongyang-sunan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ef3-661c-a63f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pyongyang, KP
- ICAO: ZKPY
- Timezone: Asia/Pyongyang
- Coordinates: 39.220000, 125.670000
- Elevation: 117 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 11:15 in Pyongyang, it's 05:15 in Sofia.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sunan International Airport (FNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fnj-pyongyang-sunan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ef3-661c-a63f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)