# Distance from Flora Valley Airport (FVL) to Sofia (SOF)

> 12,584 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,584 km / 7,819 mi / 6,795 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:15 in Flora Valley Airport, it's 05:15 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,742 ft (SOF is higher than FVL)

## Airports

### [Flora Valley Airport (FVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fvl-flora-valley-airport/1ef266e0-0c2d-6de8-8cad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Flora Valley Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YFLO
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -18.280000, 128.420000
- Elevation: 0 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 10:15 in Flora Valley Airport, it's 05:15 in Sofia.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Flora Valley Airport (FVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fvl-flora-valley-airport/1ef266e0-0c2d-6de8-8cad-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)