DAM · Damascus, Syria
Damascus International Airport.
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Damascus International Airport
International airport serving Damascus, Syria
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for DAM
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5303; ident OSDI; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
damascusairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Damascus International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
DAM / OSDI
OurAirports ident
OSDI
GPS / local code
OSDI
ISO region
SY-DI
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
damascusairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q570873
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:23 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--GMT+3 · UTC+03:00
Time zone
GMT+3
Asia/Damascus · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
24 km
Approximate distance to central Damascus.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Damascus
Languages
Arabic
Currency
SYP (£)
Country area
185,180 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1973
Owner / entity
Q570873
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Damascus International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Damascus, Syria. Damascus's built-up core sits roughly 24 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Damascus (UTC+03:00, GMT+3). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Damascus International Airport (DAM / OSDI) is at 33.4115° N, 36.5156° E, elevation 2,020 ft (616 m), serving Damascus, Syria.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Damascus is in Syria (capital Damascus); on Asia/Damascus (GMT+3, UTC+03:00); working languages: Arabic; currency: SYP (£).
Distance from central Damascus: 24 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for DAM.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Damascus International Airport (DAM / OSDI)
Damascus International Airport · International airport serving Damascus, Syria
Known label 1
مطار دمشق الدولي
Alternate airport-name cue retained for DAM, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
OSDI · OSDI · SY-DI
damascusairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Damascus International Airport serves as a primary gateway to Syria and is one of the largest airports in the country along with Aleppo International Airport and Latakia International Airport.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for DAM; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. ‘Irbīn
irbin · 20 km from DAM
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 42,474 · city coordinates 33.5372, 36.3663
2. Dūmā
duma · 21 km from DAM
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 111,864 · city coordinates 33.5718, 36.4027
3. Ḩarastā
harasta · 22 km from DAM
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 37,348 · city coordinates 33.5587, 36.3651
4. Damascus
damascus · 24 km from DAM
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 1,569,394 · city coordinates 33.5102, 36.2913
5. Al Kiswah
al-kiswah · 26 km from DAM
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 23,526 · city coordinates 33.3581, 36.2419
6. Dārayyā
darayya · 27 km from DAM
Syria · Asia/Damascus · +0h · population 71,596 · city coordinates 33.4584, 36.2326
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BEY OLBA
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Beirut
105 km from DAM · Asia/Beirut · -1h · elevation 87 ft (27 m) · airport coordinates 33.8198, 35.4874
2. ADJ OJAM
Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport · Amman
167 km from DAM · Asia/Amman · +0h · elevation 2,555 ft (779 m) · airport coordinates 31.9727, 35.9916
3. ALP OSAP
Aleppo International Airport · Aleppo
315 km from DAM · Asia/Damascus · +0h · elevation 1,276 ft (389 m) · airport coordinates 36.1813, 37.2269
Route-time reference set
1. DAM-BEY
Beirut · 105 km · 58m
Asia/Beirut · -1h from DAM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. DAM-ADJ
Amman · 167 km · 1h 3m
Asia/Amman · +0h from DAM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. DAM-ALP
Aleppo · 315 km · 1h 14m
Asia/Damascus · +0h from DAM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for DAM.
Runway identifiers
05R/23L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. ALP OSAP
Aleppo International Airport · Aleppo · 315 km from DAM
large airport · Asia/Damascus · syria · 1,276 ft (389 m) · 36.1813, 37.2269
Country and authority
DAM sits in Syria (Syrian Arab Republic), whose capital is Damascus. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, Western Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Arabic. Currency context: SYP (£). DAM is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
DAM is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with مطار دمشق الدولي. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving Damascus, Syria. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Damascus International Airport serves as a primary gateway to Syria and is one of the largest airports in the country along with Aleppo International Airport and Latakia International Airport.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q570873 · Damascus International Airport. Administrative area: Damascus. Named after: Damascus
Field and clock profile
Damascus International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 2,020 ft (616 m), positioned at 33.4115° N, 36.5156° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Damascus (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
‘Irbīn is the closest retained city-time anchor at 20 km. BEY Beirut is the closest retained airport alternative at 105 km.
Country airport peers
DAM is compared with ALP Aleppo at 315 km inside the retained Syria airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
DAM-BEY Beirut: 105 km, about 58m, -1h. DAM-ADJ Amman: 167 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. DAM-ALP Aleppo: 315 km, about 1h 14m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident OSDI backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. damascusairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway identifiers
05R/23L
OurAirports classifies DAM as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Damascus.
DAM (OSDI) is a moderate-elevation field at 2,020 ft (616 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
DAM sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
DAM's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for DAM is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at damascusairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for DAM
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
DAM uses Asia/Damascus (GMT+3, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Damascus International Airport is about 24 km from central Damascus; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BEY Beirut is the closest retained alternate at 105 km, time difference -1h.
When source checks matter
damascusairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place DAM inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
DAM ranks #2 in the curated Syria airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
DAM shares Asia/Damascus with ALP Aleppo SY. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
DAM is 2,020 ft (616 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include MAD 1,998 ft (609 m) (22 ft delta) · RUH 2,049 ft (625 m) (29 ft delta) · KLV 1,989 ft (606 m) (31 ft delta) · FMM 2,077 ft (633 m) (57 ft delta) · FEZ 1,900 ft (579 m) (120 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
DAM's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BEY 105 km -1h · ADJ 167 km +0h · ALP 315 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | BEY | 105 km | 58m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Amman | ADJ | 167 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Aleppo | ALP | 315 km | 1h 14m | +0h | --:--:-- |
DAM to BEY
Beirut
Distance 105 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone Asia/Beirut is -1h from DAM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DAM to ADJ
Amman
Distance 167 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone Asia/Amman is +0h from DAM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DAM to ALP
Aleppo
Distance 315 km; estimated travel window 1h 14m; destination zone Asia/Damascus is +0h from DAM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Damascus is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Damascus International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from DAM, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
‘Irbīn
irbin · 20 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dūmā
duma · 21 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ḩarastā
harasta · 22 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Damascus
damascus · 24 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Al Kiswah
al-kiswah · 26 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dārayyā
darayya · 27 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
At Tall
at-tall · 29 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zākīyah
zakiyah · 34 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Al Quţayfah
al-qutayfah · 37 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Qaţanā
qatana · 41 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jayrūd
jayrud · 49 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aş Şanamayn
as-sanamayn · 49 km · Asia/Damascus
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Damascus International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Beirut (BEY), Amman (ADJ), Aleppo (ALP). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers 05R/23L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1973.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from DAM. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Beirut Rafic Hariri International AirportBEY
Beirut · large airport
- Distance
- 105 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 87 ft (27 m)
Compare against BEY when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Marka International (Amman Civil) AirportADJ
Amman · large airport
- Distance
- 167 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 2,555 ft (779 m)
Compare against ADJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Aleppo International AirportALP
Aleppo · large airport
- Distance
- 315 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,276 ft (389 m)
Compare against ALP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Damascus International Airport (DAM) in?▾
Damascus International Airport is in the Asia/Damascus timezone (UTC+03:00, GMT+3).
What are the codes for Damascus International Airport?▾
Damascus International Airport uses IATA code DAM and ICAO code OSDI.
Where is Damascus International Airport located?▾
Damascus International Airport is located in Damascus, Syria at coordinates 33.4115° N, 36.5156° E, with an elevation of 2,020 ft (616 m) (moderate-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Damascus International Airport from central Damascus?▾
Damascus International Airport sits roughly 24 km from the nearest mapped city center for Damascus.
Which route reference is most useful from DAM?▾
Beirut (BEY) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone Asia/Beirut, and a -1h difference from DAM.
What other airports in Syria are close peers to DAM?▾
DAM's curated peers in Syria on this site include ALP Aleppo.
How many runways does Damascus International Airport have?▾
Damascus International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers include 05R/23L.