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ALN to SOF: distance & flight time
Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport) → Sofia (Sofia Airport)
5,429 mi
8,738 km · 4,718 nm
11h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,429 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
- SOF — Sofia Airport · Sofia, Bulgaria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Near SOF
- PDV · Plovdiv International Airport85 mi away
- INI · Nis Airport90 mi away
- SKP · Skopje Alexander the Great Airport105 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALN from SOF?
The flight distance from Alton/St Louis (ALN) to Sofia (SOF) is 5,429 miles (8,738 km, 4,718 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALN to SOF?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 7m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALN to SOF?
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