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SOF to YBA: distance & flight time
Sofia (Sofia Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
5,497 mi
8,846 km · 4,777 nm
11h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,497 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YBA — Banff Airport · Banff, Canada
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 YBA
- YYC · Calgary International Airport66 mi away
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport89 mi away
- YQF · Red Deer Regional Airport98 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOF from YBA?
The flight distance from Sofia (SOF) to Banff (YBA) is 5,497 miles (8,846 km, 4,777 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOF to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 15m 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 YBA?
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