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SOF to LFQ: distance & flight time
Sofia (Sofia Airport) → LINFEN (Linfen Qiaoli Airport)
4,510 mi
7,259 km · 3,919 nm
9h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,510 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 19m 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
- SOF — Sofia Airport · Sofia, Bulgaria
- LFQ — Linfen Qiaoli Airport · LINFEN, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near LFQ
- YCU · Yuncheng Guangong Airport78 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport83 mi away
- LYA · Luoyang Airport105 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOF from LFQ?
The flight distance from Sofia (SOF) to LINFEN (LFQ) is 4,510 miles (7,259 km, 3,919 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOF to LFQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 19m 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 SOF to LFQ?
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