# Distance from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Sofia (SOF)

> 14,792 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,792 km / 9,191 mi / 7,987 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Bulgaria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6.5h (When it's 08:35 in Mount Gambier Airport, it's 02:05 in Sofia)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,530 ft (SOF is higher than MGB)

## Airports

### [Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mgb-mount-gambier-airport/1ef266e0-143f-6400-b6b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Gambier Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMTG
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -37.750000, 140.780000
- Elevation: 212 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 08:35 in Mount Gambier Airport, it's 02:05 in Sofia.
With a 6.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mgb-mount-gambier-airport/1ef266e0-143f-6400-b6b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sofia Airport (SOF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sof-sofia-sofia-airport/1ef266df-436b-611c-bff1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)