AirportsDamascus International Airport is a large airport serving Damascus, in Damascus Governorate, Syria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DAM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DAM
- ICAO code
- OSDI
- City
- Damascus
- State or region
- Damascus Governorate
- Country
- Syria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 33.4115° N, 36.5156° E
- Elevation
- 616 m (2,020 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DAM means Damascus International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OSDI. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.4115° N, 36.5156° E. It stands 616 metres (2,020 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Damascus, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Damascus International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beirut Rafic Hariri International AirportBeirut, Lebanon | BEY | 105 km |
| Uri Michaeli Haifa International AirportHaifa, Israel | HFA | 153 km |
| Marka International (Amman Civil) AirportAmman, Jordan | ADJ | 167 km |
| Queen Alia International AirportAmman, Jordan | AMM | 194 km |
| Ben Gurion International AirportTel Aviv, Israel | TLV | 218 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,882 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,933 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,036 km | 2 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,581 km | 4 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,120 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,081 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,847 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,956 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,079 km | 17 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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