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NPE to SOF: distance & flight time
NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport) → Sofia (Sofia Airport)
11,043 mi
17,771 km · 9,596 nm
22h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
11,043 miles nonstop takes roughly 22h 7m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
- 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 NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 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 NPE from SOF?
The flight distance from NAPIER (NPE) to Sofia (SOF) is 11,043 miles (17,771 km, 9,596 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPE to SOF?
A nonstop flight takes about 22h 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 time difference between NAPIER and Sofia?
Sofia is 9 hours behind NAPIER.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPE to SOF?
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