Airports / Bulgaria / PDV
Plovdiv International Airport
LBPD / PDVPlovdiv, BulgariaELEV 597 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Graf Ignatievo Air Base (LBPG).
Overview
Plovdiv International Airport (LBPD / PDV) is a large commercial airport serving Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The field lies at an elevation of 597 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Paradox Jets bases aircraft at PDV. Useful alternates include Graf Ignatievo Air Base (LBPG, 15 nm), Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA, 70 nm), and Bezmer Air Base (JAM, 71 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PDV vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PDV, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LBPD
IATA
PDV
FAA / Local
LBPD
Elevation
597 ft
Coordinates
42.0678° N · 24.8508° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Bulgaria fields
state range 135–1,742 ft
At 597 ft, PDV sits higher than 67% of the 9 Bulgaria fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmLBPGGraf Ignatievo Air BaseGraf Ignatievo
- 70nmKVAKavala Alexander the Great International AirportKavala
- 71nmJAMBezmer Air BaseBezmer
- 74nmSOFSofia AirportSofia
- 75nmGOZGorna Oryahovitsa AirportGorna Oryahovitsa
- 85nmLBPLDolna Mitropoliya Air BaseDolna Mitropoliya
Location
Open the full mapLBPD · Plovdiv International Airport · Plovdiv, Bulgaria