Retained scope
single-airport reference
Bulgaria has 1 retained large/medium airport record (1 large, 0 medium) across 1 IANA zone.
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Country airport index
This page lists 1 retained airport record in our curated Bulgaria airport catalog with IATA and ICAO codes, city names, and local timezone information. Airport records come from OurAirports and timezone rules come from the IANA database. Click any airport for coordinates, elevation, the current local time, and nearby airports.
Content reviewed Apr 30, 2026. This airport index is reviewed as a curated reference surface. It does not claim complete aviation coverage for Bulgaria; it lists 1 retained airport record (1 large airport) across Europe/Sofia.
Coverage note. This is an airport-reference index for timezone and travel planning. It focuses on retained large and medium airport records with usable codes and coordinates, not every runway, heliport, closed facility, or local landing strip. Airport service levels, terminal operations, route availability, and codes can change; verify with the airport, airline, NOTAM, or official aviation source before travel.
Country airport evidence
This page is classified as a single-airport reference. The evidence score comes from static source coverage: codes, airport facts, official domains, city-clock handoffs, IANA zones, operational facts, and country dossiers where present.
Retained scope
single-airport reference
Bulgaria has 1 retained large/medium airport record (1 large, 0 medium) across 1 IANA zone.
Code and entity coverage
1 IATA, 1 ICAO
1 retained record have airport-facts rows; 1 cite official airport domains and 1 carry Wikidata entity links.
Traffic and operation facts
1 passenger rows
1 records quote passenger-volume facts; 1 runway counts are aggregated where quoted; 1 records carry scheduled-service flags.
Timezone pattern
single airport-timezone cluster
The retained airport set resolves to one dominant local-clock pattern, but each airport still stores its own IANA identifier for DST-safe calculations.
Verification boundary
4 source URLs
Visible source hosts include sofia-airport.bg, en.wikipedia.org, wikidata.org, ourairports.com. These support identity and static facts, not live routes, terminal assignments, NOTAMs, or airline schedules.
Editorial status
manual dossier attached
Manual dossier sources are attached for country-level aviation context; point-in-time statements still defer to the linked authorities.
Source hosts seen in retained airport facts
Traveler planning patterns
Sofia Airport (SOF) is the first retained airport to check for Bulgaria; then scan the 1 large and 0 medium records for regional alternates.
The retained airport set behaves like a single local-clock cluster, but the airport-specific IANA zone still matters around DST transitions and imported calendar events.
1 airport records link onward to vetted city-time pages, so a code lookup can become a local-clock, daylight, holiday, and meeting-time check.
1 retained record carry a scheduled-service flag, but route availability, airline service, terminals, and disruption notices are not live here.
Bulgaria has a holiday country page on this site, so use it alongside airport time checks for closures, public-holiday pressure, and ground-service planning.
1 retained airport quote passenger-volume facts. Airports without a quoted figure are not ranked by traffic on this page.
Airport coverage patterns
Country aviation profile
These numbers aggregate the curated airport-facts file across this country’s retained records. Missing fields mean the curation file does not quote that figure; they are not zero-imputed.
International gateways
0
Records flagged with an international-gateway role label.
Scheduled service
1 / 1
Records with the OurAirports “scheduled service” flag set.
Runway records
1
Sum of curated runway counts where the facts file quotes a number.
Curated passenger coverage
1 / 1
Aggregated curated annual volume: 8 million.
Hub airline tags
Gateway evidence matrix
The rows below show why the top airport records are useful beyond a country list: role labels, code identity, timezone, scheduled-service flags, passenger/runway facts where quoted, and the source hosts that back static airport identity.
Sofia · SOF · Europe/Sofia
Sofia Airport is the main international airport of Bulgaria, located 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the centre of the capital Sofia.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; passengers 8 million passengers
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 22 coverage signals
Time-zone span
All retained airport records resolve to one IANA timezone (Europe/Sofia, UTC+03:00 EEST with DST). Local-clock math is simpler here than in multi-zone countries, but the airport’s stored IANA identifier is still the authoritative reference for DST transition weekends.
Busiest curated airports
These ranks reflect passenger volumes quoted in the curated airport-facts file; airports without a quoted figure are excluded from this card even if they may be locally busier.
Regional peer comparison
Peers are picked by geographic proximity (same continent) and similarity of retained-record counts. Comparison is structural — it does not audit fleet size, national aviation policy, or passenger traffic.
Country aviation dossier
Bulgaria's retained catalog centers on Sofia Airport (SOF), the capital gateway and largest business/travel anchor for the country. Bulgaria follows Eastern European Time / Eastern European Summer Time, so comparisons with Central Europe, the UK, Turkey, and the Gulf need seasonal context. The Bulgarian Directorate General Civil Aviation Administration is the regulator, while Sofia Airport provides current operational details and terminal guidance.
Last verified 2026-05-11 · manually curated. Figures quoted in this paragraph are point-in-time; treat the linked sources as authoritative.
Frequently asked
Reference fields include Bulgaria's ISO codes, airport slugs and IATA codes, IANA timezone identifiers, top-airport passenger labels, hub-airline tags, and peer-country slugs.
Country overview
The retained catalog currently includes 1 airport record in 1 airport city or locality. Large airports are shown first because they are usually the most useful entry points for flight planning, timezone checks, and nearby-city lookup.
Retained records
1
Airport localities
1
Timezone records
1 zone
Time-zone planning
For overnight flights, connections near daylight-saving transitions, and cross-border itineraries, use the airport’s IANA timezone instead of assuming every airport follows the country’s primary zone.
Codes, clocks, and city mapping
IATA coverage
1 codes
Useful for passenger-facing flight searches, tickets, airport boards, and quick route lookup.
ICAO coverage
1 codes
Useful for aviation references, flight tracking, weather briefings, and operational documents.
Airport mix
1 large / 0 medium
Gateway airports are prioritized first, but regional airports remain useful for local clock checks.
DST travel risk
Single-zone
Recheck local airport time around overnight arrivals, daylight-saving weekends, and cross-border connections.
These rows connect retained airport records to city-time pages, so a reader can move from a flight code to the local clock, nearby planning context, and meeting-time checks.
Major airport list
These entries are pulled from the same retained catalog as the full table below. Use them as a starting point for local time, code lookup, and nearby-city planning, then verify route and terminal details with the airport or airline.
Route-planning cues
Start with gateway airports
1 large airport
Use large-airport entries first for broad trip planning, then scan medium airports for regional options.
Check the local clock
1 timezone
Compare airport zones before overnight arrivals, early departures, or daylight-saving changes.
Move to city context
1 linked airport
Linked city pages help turn an airport timezone into a local clock for meetings and ground plans.
Boundary: this page supports code lookup, timezone checks, and city planning. It does not verify active routes, terminals, flight schedules, border rules, or operating notices.
Example flight and gate labels are generated for display; local-time values use the timezone records shown on the page.
| IATA | Name |
|---|---|
| SOF | Sofia Airport |
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