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DAM · Damascus, Syria
--:--:-- · GMT+3 (UTC+03:00) · 33.4115° N, 36.5156° E
Damascus International Airport
International airport serving Damascus, Syria
Verification trail
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.
OurAirports ID 5303; ident OSDI; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
damascusairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceDamascus International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
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
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 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 Jun 2, 3:11 PM UTC.
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.
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.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for DAM.
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
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.
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
1. BEY OLBA
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Beirut
105 km from DAM · Asia/Beirut · +0h · 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
1. DAM-BEY
Beirut · 105 km · 58m
Asia/Beirut · +0h 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.
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.
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
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.
Common country-language signals: Arabic. Currency context: SYP (£). DAM is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
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.
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.
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.
Wikidata airport entity: Q570873 · Damascus International Airport. Administrative area: Damascus. Named after: Damascus
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.
‘Irbīn is the closest retained city-time anchor at 20 km. BEY Beirut is the closest retained airport alternative at 105 km.
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.
DAM-BEY Beirut: 105 km, about 58m, +0h. 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.
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: 2026-05-25.
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.
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.
DAM uses Asia/Damascus (GMT+3, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Damascus International Airport is about 24 km from central Damascus; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
BEY Beirut is the closest retained alternate at 105 km, time difference +0h.
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.
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.
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.
DAM shares Asia/Damascus with ALP Aleppo SY. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
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).
DAM's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BEY 105 km +0h · ADJ 167 km +0h · ALP 315 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beirut | BEY | 105 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Amman | ADJ | 167 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Aleppo | ALP | 315 km | 1h 14m | +0h | --:--:-- |
DAM to BEY
Distance 105 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone Asia/Beirut 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 ADJ
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
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.
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.
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
Dūmā
duma · 21 km · Asia/Damascus
Ḩarastā
harasta · 22 km · Asia/Damascus
Damascus
damascus · 24 km · Asia/Damascus
Al Kiswah
al-kiswah · 26 km · Asia/Damascus
Dārayyā
darayya · 27 km · Asia/Damascus
At Tall
at-tall · 29 km · Asia/Damascus
Zākīyah
zakiyah · 34 km · Asia/Damascus
Al Quţayfah
al-qutayfah · 37 km · Asia/Damascus
Qaţanā
qatana · 41 km · Asia/Damascus
Jayrūd
jayrud · 49 km · Asia/Damascus
Aş Şanamayn
as-sanamayn · 49 km · Asia/Damascus
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
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
Compare against BEY when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Marka International (Amman Civil) AirportADJ
Amman · large airport
Compare against ADJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Aleppo International AirportALP
Aleppo · large airport
Compare against ALP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Damascus International Airport is in the Asia/Damascus timezone (UTC+03:00, GMT+3).
Damascus International Airport uses IATA code DAM and ICAO code OSDI.
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).
Damascus International Airport sits roughly 24 km from the nearest mapped city center for Damascus.
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 +0h difference from DAM.
DAM's curated peers in Syria on this site include ALP Aleppo.
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.
