List of airports in Bulgaria
Locations of Bulgarian airports with commercial airline services. Bold indicates international airports.
This is a list of airports in Bulgaria. It is a partial list of public active aerodromes (airports and airfields), grouped by type and sorted by location.
The Republic of Bulgaria is a country in the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It borders five other countries: Romania to the north (mostly along the River Danube), Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south. The Black Sea defines the extent of the country to the east. The country's capital city is Sofia. Bulgaria is divided into 28 provinces which are subdivided into 265 municipalities.
Passenger statistics
Bulgarian airports with number of passengers served:[1][2]
| Rank | Airport | City | IATA / ICAO | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sofia Airport | Sofia | SOF /
LBSF |
3,296,936 | 4,088,943 | 7,107,096 | 2,937,846 | 6,003,653[3] | 7,208,987 |  20.8%
|
| 2. | Burgas Airport | Burgas | BOJ /
LBBG |
1,872,618 | 2,360,320 | 2,885,776 | 424,252 | 1,643,581[4] | 1,848,169 | 12.4%
|
| 3. | Varna Airport | Varna | VAR / LBWN | 1,198,956 | 1,398,694 | 2,084,319 | 622,215 | 1,484,186[4] | 1,838,828 | 23.9%
|
| 4. | Plovdiv Airport | Plovdiv | PDV / LBPD | 26,386 | 103,300 | 77,309 | 42,120 | 221,721 | 183,988 |  17.0%
|
| 5. | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport | Veliko Tarnovo/ | GOZ / LBGO | 1,177 | 495 | 235 | 95 | 136 | 196 | 44.1%
|
| TOTAL | 6,396,073 | 7,951,752 | 12,154,735 | 4,026,528 | 9,353,277 | 11,080,168 | 18.4%
| |||
Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
| City served | Province | ICAO | IATA | DAFIF | Airport name | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airports[5] | ||||||
| Burgas / Sarafovo | Burgas | LBBG | BOJ | Burgas Airport | 42°34′10″N 027°30′54″E / 42.56944°N 27.51500°E / 42.56944; 27.51500 (Burgas Airport) | |
| Gorna Oryahovitsa | Veliko Tarnovo | LBGO | GOZ | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport | 43°09′05″N 025°42′46″E / 43.15139°N 25.71278°E / 43.15139; 25.71278 (Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport) | |
| Plovdiv / Krumovo | Plovdiv | LBPD | PDV | Plovdiv Airport | 42°04′04″N 024°51′03″E / 42.06778°N 24.85083°E / 42.06778; 24.85083 (Plovdiv Airport) | |
| Rousse (Ruse) / Shtraklevo | Rousse | LBRS | ROU | Ruse Airport (not operational) | 43°41′41″N 026°03′24″E / 43.69472°N 26.05667°E / 43.69472; 26.05667 (Ruse Airport) | |
| Sofia | Sofia-oblast | LBSF | SOF | Sofia Airport | 42°41′42″N 023°24′22″E / 42.69500°N 23.40611°E / 42.69500; 23.40611 (Sofia Airport) | |
| Stara Zagora | Stara Zagora | LBSZ | SZR | Stara Zagora Airport (not operational) | 42°22′36″N 025°39′18″E / 42.37667°N 25.65500°E / 42.37667; 25.65500 (Stara Zagora Airport) | |
| Varna / Aksakovo | Varna | LBWN | VAR | Varna Airport | 43°13′55″N 027°49′30″E / 43.23194°N 27.82500°E / 43.23194; 27.82500 (Varna Airport) | |
| Vidin | Vidin | LBVD | VID | LB40 | Vidin Airport (not operational) | 44°01′20″N 022°48′58″E / 44.02222°N 22.81611°E / 44.02222; 22.81611 (Vidin Airfield) |
| Certified airfields[6] | ||||||
| Balchik (Balchic) | Dobrich | LBWB | LB25 | Balchik Airfield | 43°25′28″N 028°10′51″E / 43.42444°N 28.18083°E / 43.42444; 28.18083 (Balchik Airfield) | |
| Blagoevo | Razgrad | LBBL | Blagoevo Airfield | 43°27′19″N 26°25′54″E | ||
| Bohot | Pleven | LBBO | Bohot Airfield | 43°18′23″N 024°41′29″E / 43.30639°N 24.69139°E / 43.30639; 24.69139 (Bohot-LM Airfield) | ||
| Grivitsa (Grivitza, Grivica) | Pleven | LBGR | Grivitza Airfield | 43°24′00″N 024°46′00″E / 43.40000°N 24.76667°E / 43.40000; 24.76667 (Grivitza Airfield) | ||
| Dolna Banya (Dolna Bania) | Sofia | LBDB | Dolna Bania Airfield | 42°18′31″N 023°49′13″E / 42.30861°N 23.82028°E / 42.30861; 23.82028 (Dolna Bania Airfield) | ||
| Erden / Bojchinovci | Montana | LBRD | Erden Airfield | 43°29′57″N 023°18′17″E / 43.49917°N 23.30472°E / 43.49917; 23.30472 (Erden Airfield) | ||
| Izgrev / Kalimantsi | Varna | Izgrev Airfield | 43°16′38″N 027°42′07″E / 43.27722°N 27.70194°E / 43.27722; 27.70194 (Izgrev Airfield) | |||
| Ihtiman | Sofia | LBHT | Ihtiman Airfield | 42°25′19″N 023°46′02″E / 42.42194°N 23.76722°E / 42.42194; 23.76722 (Ihtiman Airfield) | ||
| Kaynardzha | Silistra | Kaynardzha Airfield | 43°58′13″N 027°28′10″E / 43.97028°N 27.46944°E / 43.97028; 27.46944 (Kaynardzha Airfield) | |||
| Lesnovo / Elin Pelin | Sofia | LBLS | Lesnovo Airfield | 42°38′04″N 023°38′47″E / 42.63444°N 23.64639°E / 42.63444; 23.64639 (Lesnovo Airfield) | ||
| Polikraishte | Veliko Tarnovo | Polikraishte Airfield | 43°11′57″N 025°38′27″E / 43.19917°N 25.64083°E / 43.19917; 25.64083 (Polikraishte Airfield) | |||
| Primorsko | Burgas | LBPR | Primorsko Airfield | 42°15′33″N 027°42′11″E / 42.25917°N 27.70306°E / 42.25917; 27.70306 (Primorsko Airfield) | ||
| Dolni Rakovets | Pernik | LBSW | Sofia West Airport | 42°26′36″N 022°59′00″E / 42.44333°N 22.98333°E / 42.44333; 22.98333 (Sofia West Airport) | ||
| Other airfields | ||||||
| Kazanlak | Stara Zagora | LBKA | Kazanlak Airfield | 42°35′41″N 025°25′13″E / 42.59472°N 25.42028°E / 42.59472; 25.42028 (Kazanlak Airfield) | ||
| Haskovo | Haskovo | LBHS | HKV | LB26 | Haskovo Malevo Airport | 41°52′18″N 025°36′17″E / 41.87167°N 25.60472°E / 41.87167; 25.60472 (Malevo Airport) |
| Military airports | ||||||
| Bezmer | Yambol | LBIA | JAM | LB44 | Bezmer Air Base | 42°27′17″N 026°21′08″E / 42.45472°N 26.35222°E / 42.45472; 26.35222 (Bezmer Air Base) |
| Buhovtsi (Bukhovtsi) | Targovishte | LBTG | TGV | Buhovtsi Airfield (Targovishte Airport) | 43°18′24″N 026°42′00″E / 43.30667°N 26.70000°E / 43.30667; 26.70000 (Buhovtsi Airfield) | |
| Cheshnegirovo | Plovdiv | LBPS | LB23 | Cheshnegirovo Air Base | 42°6′50″N 24°59′29″E / 42.11389°N 24.99139°E / 42.11389; 24.99139 (Cheshnegirovo Air Base) | |
| Dobrich | Dobrich-oblast | Z08K | LB43 | Dobrich Air Base | 43°36′34″N 027°50′11″E / 43.60944°N 27.83639°E / 43.60944; 27.83639 (Dobrich Air Base) | |
| Dobroslavtsi | Sofia-oblast | LBSD | LB20 | Dobroslavtsi Air Base (Kumaritsa) | 42°48′44″N 023°17′58″E / 42.81222°N 23.29944°E / 42.81222; 23.29944 (Dobroslavtsi Air Base) | |
| Dolna Mitropolia | Pleven | LBPL | PVN | LB41 | Dolna Mitropolia Air Base | 43°27′05″N 024°30′10″E / 43.45139°N 24.50278°E / 43.45139; 24.50278 (Dolna Mitropolia Air Base) |
| Gabrovnitsa | Montana | LBMG | LB15 | Gabrovnitsa Air Base | 43°32′39″N 023°16′21″E / 43.54417°N 23.27250°E / 43.54417; 23.27250 (Gabrovnitsa Air Base) | |
| Graf Ignatievo | Plovdiv | LBPG | LB21 | Graf Ignatievo Air Base | 42°17′25″N 024°42′50″E / 42.29028°N 24.71389°E / 42.29028; 24.71389 (Graf Ignatievo Air Base) | |
| Ravnets (Ravnetz) | Burgas | LBBR | Ravnets Air Base | 42°31′37″N 027°16′05″E / 42.52694°N 27.26806°E / 42.52694; 27.26806 (Ravnets Air Base) | ||
| Silistra | Silistra | LBSS | SLS | LB12 | Silistra Airfield (Polkovnik Lambrinovo) | 44°03′18″N 027°10′43″E / 44.05500°N 27.17861°E / 44.05500; 27.17861 (Silistra Airfield) |
| Sliven | Sliven | LBSL | LB17 | Sliven Airfield | 42°38′46″N 026°21′33″E / 42.64611°N 26.35917°E / 42.64611; 26.35917 (Sliven Airfield) | |
| Haskovo | Haskovo | LBHS | LB14 | Uzundzhovo Air Base | 41°58′34″N 025°35′23″E / 41.97611°N 25.58972°E / 41.97611; 25.58972 (Uzundzhovo Air Base) |
See also
- Bulgarian Air Force
- Transport in Bulgaria
- List of Bulgarian Air Force Bases
- List of airlines of Bulgaria
- List of airports by ICAO code: L#LB – Bulgaria
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Europe#Bulgaria
References
- "Map of Bulgarian Airports and Certified Airfields". Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-10-27.
- "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- "IATA Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association.
- "UN Location Codes: Bulgaria". UN/LOCODE 2012-1. UNECE. 14 September 2012. – includes IATA codes
- "Airports in Bulgaria". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) – ICAO codes - "Airports in Bulgaria". Great Circle Mapper. – IATA and ICAO codes
- and Herzegovina Airport records for Bosnia and Herzegovina at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03
Footnotes
- ^ https://www.sofia-airport.bg/sites/default/files/en-passengers_2017-2018_7.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "ЛЕТИЩЕ СОФИЯ ОБСЛУЖИ НАД 6 МЛН. ПЪТНИЦИ ПРЕЗ 2022 Г."
- ^ a b "Летищата Бургас и Варна с общо 59% ръст на обслужените пътници през 2022 г." 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Airports". Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ "Certified Airfields". Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.