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PAD to SOF: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Sofia (Sofia Airport)
926 mi
1,490 km · 804 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
926 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- 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 PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 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 PAD from SOF?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Sofia (SOF) is 926 miles (1,490 km, 804 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to SOF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 Paderborn and Sofia?
Sofia is 1 hour ahead of Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to SOF?
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