Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport, also known as Vrazhdebna is the main airport in Sofia, Bulgaria. The airport is a hub for Bulgaria Air (successor of the bankrupt Balkan Airlines) and Hemus Air. The IATA airport code of Vrazhdebna is SOF, its ICAO airport code is LBSF.

Built in the 1930's on the outskirts of the then-small capital city, Sofia Airport cannot properly handle today's traffic and furthermore it is inconviniently situated among industrial and residential areas of the ever-growing city. After years of studying different possibilities, some as far away from Sofia as 70 km., it was agreed the new Sofia Airport terminals, service buildings and runways will be constructed near the existing location. Construction is now underway and the new modern airport is expected to be operational by August 2005.