Sofia Online takes place on Saturday (03.10.2026) from 17:00 to 19:00 Zulu within the LBSR FIR. Sofia Airport (LBSF) will be staffed, offering pilots a realistic and immersive ATC experience on the VATSIM network. Join us for an evening of virtual aviation over the Balkans.
**Sofia Online!** makes its return to the Balkan skies on **Saturday (03.10.2026)**, inviting pilots to light up the airspace over Bulgaria between **17:00 and 19:00 Zulu** within the **LBSR FIR**.
For the duration of the event, **Sofia Airport (LBSF)** will be fully staffed, transforming the frequency into a living, breathing orchestra of aviation. Expect sharp phraseology, seamless coordination, and a steady rhythm of arrivals and departures shaping the evening traffic flow.
Whether you're planning a quick regional turnaround or carving a longer route across Europe, Sofia Online offers the perfect stage for immersive flying. Dynamic traffic, realistic ATC, and the unmistakable charm of Southeast European airspace await you high above the Balkans.
Start your engines, file your flight plan, and step into an evening where every call matters and every mile counts.
Connect to VATSIM and join us on **03.10.2026**. Fly smart. Fly precise. Fly Sofia. ✈️🔥
Event statistics
Departures
5
Arrivals
12
Movements
17
Unique flights
17
Unique pilots
17
A flight participates when a detected departure or arrival is recorded at one of the event airports inside the inclusive event window shown above. Detected movements use stable takeoff and landing transitions and are assigned only to a nearby airport. Headline departure and arrival figures count movements, while flights and pilots are counted uniquely. A flight that departs near the end of the window and lands afterwards counts as a departure only, because its arrival happened outside the window.