# Distance from Sofia (SOF) to Tianfu (TFU)

> 7,098 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,098 km / 4,410 mi / 3,833 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Bulgaria) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 11:37 in Sofia, it's 16:37 in Tianfu)
- **Elevation difference**: 289 ft (TFU 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

### [Chengdu/Tianfu Airport (TFU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tfu-tianfu-chengdutianfu-airport/1ef266e0-20c9-6a36-9e3e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tianfu, China
- ICAO: ZUTF
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 30.290000, 104.440000
- Elevation: 1,453 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 11:37 in Sofia, it's 16:37 in Tianfu.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chengdu/Tianfu Airport (TFU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tfu-tianfu-chengdutianfu-airport/1ef266e0-20c9-6a36-9e3e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)