# Distance from Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (FOT) to Sofia (SOF)

> 15,443 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,443 km / 9,596 mi / 8,338 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 93° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 06:25 in Forster (Wallis Is) Airport, it's 23:25 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,738 ft (SOF is higher than FOT)

## Airports

### [Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (FOT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fot-forster-wallis-is-airport/1ef266e0-0c58-6a2a-a788-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Forster (Wallis Is) Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YFST
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -32.200000, 152.480000
- Elevation: 4 ft

### [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sofia, Bulgaria
- ICAO: LBSF
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- Coordinates: 42.700000, 23.410000
- Elevation: 1,742 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:25 in Forster (Wallis Is) Airport, it's 23:25 in Sofia.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (FOT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fot-forster-wallis-is-airport/1ef266e0-0c58-6a2a-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)