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BULGARIA

EBAA in BULGARIA

0

Full Members (Business Aviation Operators)

5

Associate Members (Business Aviation related business)

Key National Figures

6,8 M inhabitants

111,000 km2

GDP/Inhabitant (PPS): 57

EU Index - base 100

Key Business Aviation figures (2022)

3,900

Jobs (direct & indirect)

217,7 millions €

Business aviation economic output

5,572

Departures & arrivals (movements)

27

Rank

-3.8 %

Growth (over 2021)

4.9 %

Business aviation market share

(8.5 % in 2019)

750

Unique airport pairs

(803 in 2019 / -6 %)

10

Airports with traffic

(11 in 2019 / -1)

22

Based aircraft

(27 in 2019 / +5)

LZ-

17

Registered aircraft

(23 in 2019 / 0)

BULGARIA

Business Aviation Traffic Figures

Activity Type

Origin/Destination Type

Monthly Business Aviation Traffic – Movements

Top Airports

BULGARIA

Intercontinental connections

Intercontinental connections	Movements 2022 - both ways (growth over 2019)
Europe	5,265 (-33 %)
Russia - Central Asia	124 (-26 %)
Middle East	103 (-28 %)
South East Asia	31
North America	27 (+70 %)
Africa	20 (-40 %)
Central-South America	2 (+100 %)

Top Countries	Movements 2022 - both ways (growth over 2019)
Bulgaria	678 (-4 %)
Greece	649 (+17 %)
Italy	458 (-14 %)
Turkey	436 (+31 %)
France	395 (-9 %)
Germany	382 (+36 %)
Switzerland	269 (+21 %)
Austria	229 (+59 %)
Romania	224 (+7 %)
Serbia (incl. Kosovo)	203 (-21 %)

Top Countries of Europe	Movements
Bulgaria	678 (-4 %)
Greece	649 (+17 %)
Italy	458 (-14 %)
Turkey	436 (+31 %)
France	395 (-9 %)
Germany	382 (+36 %)
Switzerland	269 (+21 %)
Austria	229 (+59 %)
Romania	224 (+7 %)
Serbia (incl. Kosovo)	203 (-21 %)

Top Countries of Russia - Central Asia	Movements
Georgia	32 (-84 %)
Russia	23 (-4 %)
Armenia	22 (+40 %)
Azerbaijan	21 (-89 %)
Ukraine	13 (+80 %)
Kazakhstan	9 (-75 %)
Belarus	2 (NEW)
Turkmenistan	1 (-75 %)
Uzbekistan	1 (+82 %)

Top Countries of Middle East	Movements
United Arab Emirates	66 (+140 %)
Lebanon	12 (+167 %)
Jordan	8 (NEW)
Kuwait	5 (+33 %)
Saudi Arabia	4 (+50 %)
Qatar	3 (-87 %)
Iraq	2 (NEW)
Oman	2 (NEW)
Afghanistan	1 (+93 %)

Top Countries of South East Asia	Movements
Thailand	12 (-11 %)
Maldives	8 (NEW)
Singapore	7 (-33 %)
India	4 (+39 %)

Top Countries of North America	Movements
United States	17 (+150 %)
Canada	10 (-66 %)

Top Countries of Africa	Movements
Egypt	12 (+100 %)
Morocco	2 (NEW)
Tunisia	2 (NEW)
Angola	1 (NEW)
Seychelles	1 (NEW)
South Africa	1 (NEW)
Tanzania	1 (NEW)

Top Countries of Central-South America	Movements
Sint Maarten	2 (+1 %)

BULGARIA

Top 10 airports pairs - Flights 2022 - both ways (growth over 2019)

Sofia International	Athens International	212 (+11 %)
Sofia International	Belgrade Nikola Tesla	166 (+39 %)
Sofia International	Nice Côte d Azur	157 (+28 %)
Sofia International	Prague Vaclav Havel	108 (+10 %)
Sofia International	Bucuresti Baneasa	105 (+48 %)
Sofia International	Wien Schwechat	104 (+63 %)
Sofia International	Mikonos	99 (+4 %)
Sofia International	Geneva International	94 (+54 %)
Sofia International	Varna	91 (-31 %)
Sofia International	Budapest	85 (+37 %)

BULGARIA

Business Aviation Fleet figures

Based aircraft

LZ-

Registered aircraft

0

0

Bizliner
6

4

Heavy Jet
1

2

Midsize Jet
4

3

Light Jet
7

7

Twin Engine Turboprop
4

1

Single Engine Turboprop

Top active aircraft (2022)	Segment	Departures	Arrivals	Totals
Embraer Phenom 300	Light Jet	330	329	659 (+44 %)
Piaggio P180 Avanti	Turboprop	248	246	494 (-2 %)
Cessna Citation Excel / XLS	Light Jet	241	242	483 (+14 %)
Learjet 60	Midsize Jet	163	163	326 (-14 %)
Dassault Falcon 2000	Heavy Jet	137	136	273 (-8 %)