# Distance from Garden Point Airport (GPN) to Sofia (SOF)

> 12,250 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,250 km / 7,612 mi / 6,615 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6.5h (When it's 23:51 in Garden Point Airport, it's 17:21 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,652 ft (SOF is higher than GPN)

## Airports

### [Garden Point Airport (GPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gpn-garden-point-airport/1ef266e0-0d5b-6440-89a9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Garden Point Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGPT
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -11.400000, 130.420000
- Elevation: 90 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 23:51 in Garden Point Airport, it's 17:21 in Sofia.
With a 6.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Garden Point Airport (GPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gpn-garden-point-airport/1ef266e0-0d5b-6440-89a9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)