SOF

Sofia Airport

Sofia, Bulgaria

Operated by SOF Connect ADprivate

Opened1937ICAOLBSFElev1,742 ft

The Verdict

57/100Not broken, just… tired

Infrastructure is the weak link. The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #107 of 198 airportsBased on data from 1998–2026

Operational30%

61It'll do

Sentiment25%

53Solidly average

Infrastructure15%

35Not great

Sent. Velocity15%

50Middling

Connectivity15%

84Reliably good

What People Think

If SOF were a spice, it'd be flour.

5.2Avg Rating / 10

1,574

ReviewsGoogle 1564Skytrax 10

36%Positive

SKYTRAX STARS:★★★☆☆

★ 3.7on Google Maps (1,564 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+2.58 over 3 years

Then: 5.2/5 (795 reviews)Now: 7.8/5 (635 reviews)

Positive36%

Neutral37%

Negative28%

Queuing

2.1

Cleanliness

2.0

Staff

2.1

Food & Bev

1.7

Wifi

2.7

Wayfinding

2.3

Transport

2.9

Shopping

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The Numbers

8.4MPassengers (2025)

+6.3%YoY Growth

Record year! 8.4M passengers in 2025, up 18% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 196% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

8.1MInternational (97%)

244KDomestic (3%)

65,764Aircraft Movements

Passenger History

Lounges

1 available

Sofia Airport

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 57,156 flights

0.0%Flights Delayed0 of 57,156 flights

1.2minAvg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

Where You Can Escape To

BH Air·Base

Bulgaria Air·Hub

European Air Charter·Base

Ryanair·Base

Wizz Air·Base

91 routes · 3 regions

Europe9

London Stansted Airport (STN)—

Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)—

Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)—

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)—

Burgas Airport (BOJ)—

London Gatwick Airport (LGW)—

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)—

Dortmund Airport (DTM)—

Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG)—

Middle East1

Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)—

Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

1 Runway

09/2711,811ft × 147ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1937

Opened

Historythumb|Old Sofia Airport logo used until 2022 Jes Air launched a flight to Ottawa using Airbus A310s in June 1991. The following December, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines commenced direct service to New York City aboard Boeing 767s. Project design, involvin...

ACI Service Quality Awards

2024🥇

ACI ASQACI ASQ · 5 to 15m · europe