Europe Aviation Weather Report for Sofia Airport (LBSF/SOF)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Sofia Airport at 08:00 UTC on the 21th
Runways Available 09, 27
Below are the latest METAR & TAF 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.
Weather Decoded for Sofia Airport at 08:00 UTC on the 21th
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 | 03:59 |
| Sunrise | 04:26 |
| Sunset | 16:40 |
| Evening Twilight | 17:07 |
Wind
Direction: Northerly
Magnetic: 010°
Variation: 330-050°
Speed: 4kts (6mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 4600ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 07°
Dewpoint: -02°
Pressure
QNH: 1012
RAW METAR and TAF data for Sofia Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LBSF 210800Z 01004KT 330V050 9999 SCT046 07/M02 Q1012 NOSIG
METAR LBSF 210730Z 03004KT 340V080 9999 SCT046 06/M02 Q1012 NOSIG
METAR LBSF 210700Z 31003KT 280V010 9999 SCT078 06/M03 Q1012 NOSIG
METAR LBSF 210630Z 00000KT 9999 BKN087 05/M02 Q1012 NOSIG
| Runway 09 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 1 kts | 4 kts |
Wind favours runway 09 with a crosswind of 4 kts and a headwind of 1 kts
LBSF 210500Z 2106/2206 VRB03KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050
BECMG 2108/2110 05012KT
BECMG 2116/2118 VRB03KT
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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.
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).
Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 21st
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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
| Runway 26 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 10 kts | 6 kts |
Plovdiv Airport (LBPD/PDV)
Runways Available 12, 30
Distance 85 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Plovdiv Airport
| Runway 30 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 2 kts |
Nis Airport (LYNI/INI)
Runways Available 11, 29
Distance 90 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Nis Airport
| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~2 kts | ~2 kts |
Skopje Alexander the Great Airport (LWSK/SKP)
Runways Available 16, 34
Distance 105 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Skopje Alexander the Great Airport
| Runway 34 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 4 kts |
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