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Airlines and AirportsBulgaria offers flights to most major European capitals but as yet there are no direct flights linking Sofia with the major Asian hubs or North America. Visitors from Australia and New Zealand usually connect through more popular European destinations.
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Burgas Airport is situated in a picturesque bay on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea coast, 10 km north-east of the city of Burgas which ranks second among Bulgarian municipalities by its well-developed industry. Its specific geographical location – on the border between Europe and Asia, has contributed to its strategic importance for the new relationships in the modern world. The potential of Burgas Airport for handling passengers and cargo has a strong effect on the development of a transport network, tourism and trade between partners from the East and the West. Burgas Airport has been built on an area of 2 532 000 sq m, including a cargo centre as well. It has a 3 200 m runway capable of receiving the heaviest types of aircraft such as Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet and An 124 Rouslan. One of the greatest strengths of Bourgas Airport is the excellent opportunity it provides for intermodal transportation by air, sea and land – Bulgaria’s busiest Port of Bourgas, an important railway...
Sofia Airport is the country’s main international airport operating all year round. The majority of foreign travellers arrive in Bulgaria at Sofia Airport, just 15-30 minutes drive from the city centre. The Airport's capacity is due to be increased with a new runway and terminals scheduled to be completed by the end of this year. There is a duty free shop at the Airport where you can purchase many typical goods from a large selection of tobacco’s, spirits, wines and perfumes. When leaving the Airport you can get an OK Supertrans Taxi – currently this is the cities most reliable taxi company permitted to operate from the Airport. The fare to the city centre should be no more than 6.00 BGN (3 EUR). Several hotels operate shuttles for their guests upon request.
On 24 December 1919 the first mail-plane from Sofia to Varna landed here, but this airline was functional for only one month. It was not until 1947 that a permanent airline from Varna to Sofia started to operate. The first Junkers 52 aircraft landed at Tihina Airport on 2nd August. Their were said to be only four passengers on this flight, and the total flights that year came to six, with a total of 23 passengers on board. Tihina Airport itself was located in the outskirts of “Asparuhovo” district, to the west of the present-day Asparuhovo Bridge, in the place of the canal. It occupied an area of approximately 1000-15000 decares and its facilities included a hangar and a workshop. Flight directions were quite primitive at that time: stones held an enormous canvas in the form of the letter T (for Tihina) to the runway.
On 9th May 1948 the new airport of Varna was officially opened for business. The first aircraft from Sofia with its official guests on board landed on the...|
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