Europe Aviation Weather Report for Sofia Airport (LBSF/SOF)
TAF, METAR and NOTAM reports Decoded for Sofia Airport at SF: UTC on the LBth
Runways Available 09, 27
Below are the latest METAR, TAF and NOTAM reports for Sofia Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation
METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule. NOTAM data is updated between 0200z and 0400z daily.
Weather Decoded for Sofia Airport at SF: UTC on the LBth
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Sofia Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 04:08 |
| Sunrise | 04:34 |
| Sunset | 15:50 |
| Evening Twilight | 16:17 |
Wind
Direction: Westerly
Magnetic: 290°
Speed: 9kts (14mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Overcast (sky obscured) at 4200ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 12°
Dewpoint: 08°
Pressure
QNH: 1025
RAW METAR and TAF data for Sofia Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LBSF 120230Z AUTO 29009KT 9999 OVC042/// 12/08 Q1025 NOSIG
METAR LBSF 120200Z AUTO 29008KT 9999 BKN052/// BKN059/// OVC067/// 12/08 Q1025 NOSIG
METAR LBSF 120130Z AUTO 29008KT 9999 BKN043/// OVC065/// 12/08 Q1025 NOSIG
METAR LBSF 120100Z AUTO 28009KT 9999 BKN040/// OVC057/// 12/08 Q1025 NOSIG
| Runway 27 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 3 kts |
Wind favours runway 27 with a crosswind of 3 kts and a headwind of 8 kts
LBSF 112300Z 1200/1224 28010KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050
BECMG 1218/1220 VRB04KT SCT040
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NOTAMS
Notam data is still being synced for this airport, please check back later.
The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.
Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).
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* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.
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Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from Sofia Airport.
Graf Ignatievo Air Base (LBPG/)
Runways Available 08, 26
Distance 72 Nautical Miles
Graf Ignatievo Air Base is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for Graf Ignatievo Air Base