Sofia Airport

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Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport is the main international airport of Bulgaria, located 10 km east of the centre of the capital Sofia. In 2019 the airport surpassed 7 million passengers for the first time. The airport serves as the home base for BH Air, Bulgaria Air and Bulgarian Air Charter, and as a base for both Ryanair and Wizz Air.

The first airfield in the city of Sofia was located on the territory of the present Central Railway Station. At the dawn of the new century, a new Master Plan for the extension and modernization of Sofia Airport existing infrastructure was adopted, with a main objective to ensure the capacity necessary for the rapid aviation industry development through providing a contemporary airport services standard and high level of safety and security of flights.

In 2000, Sofia Airport Terminal 1 was totally renovated – the Departure Hall was extended, and a separate building was designated for arriving passengers. Spread over an area of 15 000 sq m, with capacity of 1.8 million passengers per year, the Terminal built during the first half of 20th century still bears the imprint of the architectural influences of that time – massive chandeliers of wrought iron and natural stone wall mosaics – that can be seen nowadays by the passengers using low cost and charter airlines.

On 31 August 2006, Sofia Airport opened its new runway, offset at 210 m to the north from the old one, the east end of the 3600 m-long runway crossing over Iskar River bed on a specially constructed bridge. New taxiways were constructed additionally allowing for 20 aircraft movements per hour at a high level of safety. The aeronautical equipment of the new runway guarantees landing under low visibility conditions at Category IIIB of ICAO standards.

Airport News

Sofia Airport with First Annual Sustainability Report

SOF Connect, the operator of Sofia Airport, has published its first annual sustainability report, which provides a comprehensive assessment of the company’s efforts and responsibility towards society and the environment. It outlines the organisation’s transformation strategy, …

Sofia Airport Measures Passenger Satisfaction According to International Standards

Sofia Airport successfully met the requirements for the first out of 5 levels of the Airport Customer Experience Accreditation Program (ECEAP) of the prestigious industry organization Airports Council International (ACI). ECEAP is structured around a set …

Passengers Notice the Improvement's Made at Sofia Airport

Passengers’ overall impression of Sofia Airport is improving, according to the results of a global survey by Airports Council International covering 283 airports worldwide, including 104 European ones. For the old continent, the survey ranked …

Sofia Airport Welcomes its First Robotic Cleaning Assistant 'SOFie'

The first robotic cleaning assistant, named SOFie, has started its operation at Sofia airport.  She comes from Dr. Sasse side – the company responsible for airport cleaning since March 2022. SOFie has just landed from …

Sofia Airport is Looking for an ERP System Provider

Sofia Airport has announced a tender procedure for the “Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System”. In the first stage, expressions of interest from Bulgarian and international IT companies are expected, with a deadline of 2 December …

Long-Term Parking at Lower Prices at Sofia Airport

Reserving a parking space at Sofia Airport is now possible online via the airport’s website. The new functionality aims to improve the passenger experience for airport guests, secure in advance a parking space and offer …

Contact

Sofia Airport
SOF Connect AD 1, Christopher Columbus Blvd
1540 Sofia
Bulgaria
  • +359 2 937 2211