List of airports in Bulgaria

Last updated November 08, 2024

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Locations of Bulgarian airports with commercial airline services. Bold indicates international airports.

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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/ Gorna Oryahovitsa	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″N027°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″N025°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″N024°51′03″E / 42.06778°N 24.85083°E / 42.06778; 24.85083 (Plovdiv Airport)
Rousse (Ruse) / Shtraklevo	Rousse	LBRS	ROU		Ruse Airport (no scheduled passenger services)	43°41′41″N026°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″N023°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″N025°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″N027°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″N022°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″N028°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″N024°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″N024°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″N023°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″N023°18′17″E / 43.49917°N 23.30472°E / 43.49917; 23.30472 (Erden Airfield)
Izgrev / Kalimantsi	Varna				Izgrev Airfield	43°16′38″N027°42′07″E / 43.27722°N 27.70194°E / 43.27722; 27.70194 (Izgrev Airfield)
Ihtiman	Sofia	LBHT			Ihtiman Airfield	42°25′19″N023°46′02″E / 42.42194°N 23.76722°E / 42.42194; 23.76722 (Ihtiman Airfield)
Kaynardzha	Silistra				Kaynardzha Airfield	43°58′13″N027°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″N023°38′47″E / 42.63444°N 23.64639°E / 42.63444; 23.64639 (Lesnovo Airfield)
Polikraishte	Veliko Tarnovo				Polikraishte Airfield	43°11′57″N025°38′27″E / 43.19917°N 25.64083°E / 43.19917; 25.64083 (Polikraishte Airfield)
Primorsko	Burgas	LBPR			Primorsko Airfield	42°15′33″N027°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″N022°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″N025°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″N025°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″N026°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″N026°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″N24°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″N027°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″N023°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″N024°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″N023°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″N024°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″N027°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″N027°10′43″E / 44.05500°N 27.17861°E / 44.05500; 27.17861 (Silistra Airfield)
Sliven	Sliven	LBSL		LB17	Sliven Airfield	42°38′46″N026°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″N025°35′23″E / 41.97611°N 25.58972°E / 41.97611; 25.58972 (Uzundzhovo Air Base)

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."
1 2 "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.

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[1] ttps://www.sofia-airport.bg/sites/default/files/en-passengers_2017-2018_7.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

[2] "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)

[3] "ЛЕТИЩЕ СОФИЯ ОБСЛУЖИ НАД 6 МЛН. ПЪТНИЦИ ПРЕЗ 2022 Г."

[:0-4] 1 2 "Летищата Бургас и Варна с общо 59% ръст на обслужените пътници през 2022 г." 6 January 2023.

[5] "Airports". Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2009.

[6] "Certified Airfields". Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.

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Minor international	Burgas Plovdiv Varna
Unscheduled	Gorna Oryahovitsa Ruse Stara Zagora
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List of airports in Bulgaria

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Airports

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References

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