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JHQ to SOF: distance & flight time
Shute Harbour (Shute Harbour Airport) → Sofia (Sofia Airport)
8,936 mi
14,381 km · 7,765 nm
17h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,936 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 59m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JHQ — Shute Harbour Airport · Shute Harbour, Australia
- 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 JHQ
- WSY · Whitsunday Island Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 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 JHQ from SOF?
The flight distance from Shute Harbour (JHQ) to Sofia (SOF) is 8,936 miles (14,381 km, 7,765 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JHQ to SOF?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 59m 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 time difference between Shute Harbour and Sofia?
Sofia is 7 hours behind Shute Harbour.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JHQ to SOF?
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