SOFIA AIRPORT SLOT COORDINATION

The Sofia Airport Slot Coordination is responsible for allocation of the airport slots at Sofia Airport - coordinated airport - Level - 2.


Contacts
 
Address: Bulgaria; 1540 Sofia; Sofia Airport
Telephone: + 359 2 937 2151
Fax: + 359 2 945 9048
Email: batchvarovr@sofia-airport.bg;  slot-oprs@sofia-airport.bg
SITA: SOFKOXH


The Team of Sofia Airport Slot Coordination
 
Head of Coordination: Mr Rostislav Batchvarov
Slot Coordination Manager: Mr Dimitar Tcholacov


Capacity Parameters Constraints
 
The airport slots for landing and take off have to be requested from the coordinator for all flights of aircraft, including the general aviation (except of emergency landings, flights connected with a human life saving, search and rescue flights).

  • Runway Capacity: 25 movements per hour
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  • Parking Stands Capacity: 33 stands
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  • Airport Terminal Capacity
    • Passenger Flow Capacity (per hour)
      •    Arrival   Departure 
      Terminal 1   400 PAX  400 PAX
      Terminal 2  1000 PAX 1000 PAX
      Total  1400 PAX 1400 PAX

    • Check-in Counters Capacity
      • Terminal 1   18 counters
      Terminal 2   34 counters

    • Gates Capacity
      • Terminal 1   6 bus gates
      Terminal 2   7 bridges and 4 bus gates
  • Noise Restrictions
    • During the summer sseason: between 2000UTC - 0300UTC.

    • During the winter season: between 2100UTC - 0400UTC.

    • The restrictions are not valid for charter flights.
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    Minimum Ground Time
    		 
    • Full Service Companies
      • Minimum Ground Time   Aircraft Type
      105 min   777, 340, AB6
      75 min   767, 330, 310
      50 min   321, 739, 738
      45 min   320, 319, 318, 734, 73G, 733, 736, 735, 717, M81/82/83/87/88/89, 100, AR1
      35 min   F70, E170, AR8
      30 min   CRJ (all versions), E145, ATR42, ATR72, F50
    • Low-cost Companies
      Minimum Ground
      Time       		  Aircraft Type
      30 min   320, 319, 737   

    Principles and Regulations
    		 
      IATA Wordwide Scheduling Guidelines
      IATA Standard Information Manual
      EU Regulation 95/93 + 793/2004
      Bulgarian Law - Regulation 22

      It is of particular importance that the slot coordination carries out its duties in an independent manner and schall act in a neutral, non-discriminatory and transperant way.

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