# Distance from Port Pirie Airport (PPI) to Sofia (SOF)

> 14,329 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,329 km / 8,904 mi / 7,737 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6.5h (When it's 23:25 in Port Pirie Airport, it's 16:55 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,702 ft (SOF is higher than PPI)

## Airports

### [Port Pirie Airport (PPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppi-port-pirie-airport/1ef266e0-16dd-6a36-b4fa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Pirie Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YPIR
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -33.240000, 138.000000
- Elevation: 40 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 23:25 in Port Pirie Airport, it's 16:55 in Sofia.
With a 6.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Pirie Airport (PPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppi-port-pirie-airport/1ef266e0-16dd-6a36-b4fa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)