# Distance from Pago Pago (PPG) to Sofia (SOF)

> 16,583 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,583 km / 10,304 mi / 8,954 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (AS) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 11:07 in Pago Pago, it's 01:07 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,711 ft (SOF is higher than PPG)

## Airports

### [Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppg-pago-pago-pago-pago-international-airport/1ef266df-731c-6fb4-9410-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pago Pago, AS
- ICAO: NSTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Pago_Pago
- Coordinates: -14.330000, -170.710000
- Elevation: 31 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 11:07 in Pago Pago, it's 01:07 in Sofia.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppg-pago-pago-pago-pago-international-airport/1ef266df-731c-6fb4-9410-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)