# Distance from Sofia (SOF) to Fatima Mission (WTP)

> 13,384 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,384 km / 8,317 mi / 7,227 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Bulgaria) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 10:16 in Sofia, it's 17:16 in Fatima Mission)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,458 ft (WTP is higher 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

### [Woitape Airport (WTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wtp-fatima-mission-woitape-airport/1ef266de-9c61-6cea-bae4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fatima Mission, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYWT
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.550000, 147.250000
- Elevation: 5,200 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 10:16 in Sofia, it's 17:16 in Fatima Mission.
With a 7-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)
- [Woitape Airport (WTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wtp-fatima-mission-woitape-airport/1ef266de-9c61-6cea-bae4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)