Important announcements
To the attention of all passengers
To the attention of all passengers
2026-06-25 00:00

Dear passengers,

We advise you to comply with the requirement of the airlines and be at the airport two hours before the flight, as the Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration recommends to be at least two hours and thirty minutes before the flight.

Parking Information at Vasil Levski Sofia Airport

We kindly remind all travelers planning to arrive at Vasil Levski Sofia Airport by car to familiarize themselves in advance with the parking locations and pricing details. This information is available on our website: https://devnew.sofia-airport.orbisds.com/en/at-the-airport/parking/.

📍 Useful Information:

A detailed map of the parking areas is available at the airport entrance.

Pricing details are clearly displayed at the entry barriers.

Parking Options at Sofia Airport:

P2 – Comfort parking, direct lift access to Terminal 2

P3 – Standard parking for passenger convenience

P4 – Economy parking for longer stays

P5 – Short-stay parking, ideal for drop-off and pick-up

P8 – Dedicated parking for buses serving large groups

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We remind you to comply with the requirement of the airlines and be at the airport two hours before your flight.

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Travelers, their greeters and dispatchers – follow the flight information on our official website for the terminal where your flights take off and land. It is constantly updated and available 24/7.

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Important information for travelers to Varna and Burgas!
If you are planning a domestic flight from Sofia Airport, it is advisable to be at the airport 2 hours before your departure. From now on, flights will be served from gates located in the inner part of Terminal 2.
This means that you will have the opportunity to take advantage of the shops, restaurants and business lounge located in Terminal 2 before your journey.

Have a nice trip!

Business

Slot coordination

Slot coordination

The Slot Coordination unit of SOF Connect AD is responsible to coordinate slots of Sofia Airport. The unit was set up in compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) 95/93 of the Council of 18 January 1993. Sofia Airport is a level 2 schedules facilitated airport. SOF Connect AD is member of EUACA (European Airport Coordinators Association). The slot database of Sofia Airport is part of the overall database of the EUACА supported coordinated airports in the European Union.

 

Each operator has to make a request in an SMA (SCR) or GCR format.

Principles and rules of operation

  • Regulation (EEC) 95/93 of the Council of 18 January 1993
  • IATA Worldwide Slot Guidelines
  • EUACA European Slot Guidelines
  • IATA Standard Schedules Information Manual

It is particularly important that the Slot Coordination unit performs its functions on the principles of independence, neutrality and non-discrimination, strictly abiding by Regulation (EEC) 95/93 of the Council and IATA‘s Worldwide Slot Guidelines.

Members of the Slot Coordination unit:

Dimiter Tcholakov – head of the unit  – d.tcholacov@sof-connect.com

Pavel Filchev – slot coordinator

Kiril Stanoev – slot coordinator

Georgi Georgiev – slot coordinator

Slot coordination parameters at Sofia airport

Slot requests for taking-off and landing have to be issued in the IATA format (SMA, SCR or GCR), and sent to the address specified in Contacts – SITA or е-mail. Requests have to be sent for any type of flight, with the exception of emergency landings and search and rescue flights.

 

All general aviation/air taxi slots are set for Terminal 1.

RWY Capacity

  • 22 flight movements per 60 minutes
  • 8 flight movements per 20 minutes

Terminal Capacity

SECURITY LANES:

 

Terminal 1:

 

Schengen: 3 security lanes

Non-Schengen: 2 security lanes

 

Terminal 2: 6 security lanes (Schengen and Non-Schengen)

 

CHECK-IN DESKS

 

Terminal 1 – 17 check-in desks

 

Terminal 2 – 34 check-in desks

 

GATE CAPACITY

 

Terminal 1 – 3 bus gates Schengen

4 bus gates Non-Schengen

 

Terminal 2 – 4 bridges Schengen, 4 bus gates Schengen

Non-Schengen: 2 bridges, 2 bus gates

up to maximum 3 simultaneous departure Non-Schengen flights

Noise limitations

  • In the summer season: between 2000UTC – 0300UTC only for regular flights and training flights.
  • In the winter season: between 2100UTC – 0400UTC only for regular flights and training flights.

The limitations do not apply to charter flights.

Slot request for general aviation flights

IATA format to request airport slots for general aviation flights by using ICAO codes – GCR (General Aviation Slot Request). An exemplary request can be downloaded via the link below.

SLOT REQUEST

 

IATA format to request airport slots for general aviation flights by using IATA codes – SMA (Slot Movement Advice). An exemplary request can be downloaded via the link below.

SLOT REQUEST

1540 Sofia; 1, Christopher Columbus blvd.;  SOF Connect AD

 

  +359 2 937 2171
+359 2 937 2159

+359 885 05 50 15

+359 884 76 37 85

  +359 2 937 2148

Slot request e-mail address:

  slot.coordination@sof-connect.com

SITA: SOFLDXH

  Working hours: Schedule (slot) requests are accepted 7 days per week.