# Distance from Sofia (SOF) to Fort Leonard Wood (TBN)

> 8,955 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,955 km / 5,564 mi / 4,835 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Bulgaria) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 08:03 in Sofia, it's 00:03 in Fort Leonard Wood)
- **Elevation difference**: 583 ft (TBN is lower than SOF)

## Airports

### [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

### [Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field (TBN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbn-fort-leonard-wood-waynesville-st-robert-regional-forney-field/1ef266df-3b3a-6f60-b19a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Leonard Wood, United States
- ICAO: KTBN
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -92.140000
- Elevation: 1,160 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 08:03 in Sofia, it's 00:03 in Fort Leonard Wood.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field (TBN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbn-fort-leonard-wood-waynesville-st-robert-regional-forney-field/1ef266df-3b3a-6f60-b19a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)