# Distance from Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island (GNS) to Sofia (SOF)

> 8,641 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,641 km / 5,369 mi / 4,666 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 12:35 in Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, it's 08:35 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,722 ft (SOF is higher than GNS)

## Airports

### [Binaka Airport (GNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gns-gunung-sitoli-nias-island-binaka-airport/1ef266df-fd4e-6aac-89eb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMB
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.170000, 97.700000
- Elevation: 20 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 12:35 in Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, it's 08:35 in Sofia.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Binaka Airport (GNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gns-gunung-sitoli-nias-island-binaka-airport/1ef266df-fd4e-6aac-89eb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)