# Distance from Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island (LSW) to Sofia (SOF)

> 8,271 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,271 km / 5,139 mi / 4,466 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 12:48 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island, it's 08:48 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,652 ft (SOF is higher than LSW)

## Airports

### [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITM
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 5.230000, 96.950000
- 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 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 12:48 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island, it's 08:48 in Sofia.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)