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SOF to RIH: distance & flight time
Sofia (Sofia Airport) → Rio Hato (Scarlett Martinez International Airport)
6,501 mi
10,463 km · 5,650 nm
13h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
6,501 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 13m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RIH — Scarlett Martinez International Airport · Rio Hato, Panama
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 RIH
- CTD · Alonso Valderrama Airport33 mi away
- BLB · Panama Pacific International Airport52 mi away
- PAC · Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport57 mi away
- SYP · Ruben Cantu Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOF from RIH?
The flight distance from Sofia (SOF) to Rio Hato (RIH) is 6,501 miles (10,463 km, 5,650 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOF to RIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 13m 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 RIH?
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