Europe Aviation Weather Report for Sofia Airport (LBSF/SOF)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Sofia Airport at 17:30 UTC on the 12th
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 17:30 UTC on the 12th
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 | 03:34 |
| Sunrise | 04:01 |
| Sunset | 16:43 |
| Evening Twilight | 17:10 |
Wind
Direction: Westerly
Magnetic: 280°
Speed: 8kts (12mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 4000ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 16°
Dewpoint: 13°
Pressure
QNH: 1020
RAW METAR and TAF data for Sofia Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LBSF 121730Z AUTO 28008KT 9999 SCT040/// 16/13 Q1020 TEMPO 5000 SHRA SCT030CB
METAR LBSF 121700Z AUTO 28009KT 9999 -RA SCT041/// BKN053/// 16/13 Q1020 TEMPO 5000 SHRA SCT030CB
METAR LBSF 121630Z AUTO 29012KT 9999 -RA SCT044 OVC053 //////CB 16/13 Q1020 TEMPO 5000 SHRA SCT030CB
METAR LBSF 121600Z AUTO 28016KT 9999 -SHRA SCT050/// BKN070/// 16/13 Q1020 TEMPO 5000 SHRA SCT030CB
| Runway 27 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 1 kts |
Wind favours runway 27 with a crosswind of 1 kts and a headwind of 8 kts
LBSF 121700Z 1218/1318 30015KT 9999 SCT040 BKN070
PROB40 TEMPO 1218/1220 VRB16G26KT 5000 TSRA SCT030CB BKN040
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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 18:00-19:00 on the 12th
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High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 12th
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High Probability Temporary Conditions
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Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 13th
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Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 13th
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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 |
| 16 kts | 0 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 |
| 11 kts | 4 kts |
Nis Airport (LYNI/INI)
Runways Available 11, 29
Distance 90 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Nis Airport
| Runway 29 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 5 kts | 1 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 |
| 4 kts | 1 kts |
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