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BWU to DAM: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport) → Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
8,737 mi
14,062 km · 7,593 nm
17h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,737 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 36m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
- DAM — Damascus International Airport · Damascus, Syria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Near DAM
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport62 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport66 mi away
- OMF · King Hussein Air College74 mi away
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWU from DAM?
The flight distance from Sydney (BWU) to Damascus (DAM) is 8,737 miles (14,062 km, 7,593 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWU to DAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 36m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Sydney and Damascus?
Damascus is 7 hours behind Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWU to DAM?
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