# Distance from Nanchang (KHN) to Sofia (SOF)

> 8,071 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,071 km / 5,015 mi / 4,358 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 02:01 in Nanchang, it's 21:01 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,599 ft (SOF is higher than KHN)

## Airports

### [Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/khn-nanchang-nanchang-changbei-international-airport/1ef266e0-1fd7-6b64-b656-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nanchang, China
- ICAO: ZSCN
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 28.860000, 115.900000
- Elevation: 143 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 02:01 in Nanchang, it's 21:01 in Sofia.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/khn-nanchang-nanchang-changbei-international-airport/1ef266e0-1fd7-6b64-b656-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)