Flying in Bulgaria: a pilot's guide
A pilot's reference for flying in Bulgaria: the civil aviation authority (the national civil aviation authority), licensing and where to find 234 airports and the surrounding airspace.
Flying in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has 234 airports and airfields in our database, of which 4 have scheduled airline service. Civil aviation is overseen by the national civil aviation authority.
Licensing & regulations
Pilot licences, ratings, medicals and currency are issued and regulated by the national civil aviation authority; confirm current requirements with the official authority. Licensing broadly follows EASA Part-FCL.
Major airports
- Burgas Airport
- Plovdiv International Airport
- Sofia Airport
- Varna Airport
- Balchik Airfield
- Bezmer Air Base
Browse all 234 Bulgaria airports and the airspace around them.
Reference and flight-planning context only — not for navigation. Licensing, airspace and entry rules change; always confirm with the national civil aviation authority and the current AIP before you fly.
Bulgaria aviation by the numbers
234 airfields on record (4 with scheduled service), 190 airspace volumes, 29 navaids.
- Closed114
- Small airport99
- Heliport11
- Medium airport5
- Large airport4
- Seaplane base1
- Sofia Airport11,811 ft
- Burgas Airport10,499 ft
- Graf Ignatievo Air Base9,815 ft
- Sapareva Banya Airport8,380 ft
- Varna Airport8,258 ft
Counts computed from The Pilots Desk reference data (OurAirports, FAA, OpenAIP).