# Distance from Reao Airport (REA) to Sofia (SOF)

> 16,720 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,720 km / 10,390 mi / 9,028 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 00:29 in Reao Airport, it's 13:29 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,730 ft (SOF is higher than REA)

## Airports

### [Reao Airport (REA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rea-reao-airport/1ef266df-7341-60c6-bde0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reao Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGE
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.470000, -136.440000
- Elevation: 12 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 00:29 in Reao Airport, it's 13:29 in Sofia.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Reao Airport (REA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rea-reao-airport/1ef266df-7341-60c6-bde0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)