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CAI to DAM: distance & flight time
Cairo (Cairo International Airport) → Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
376 mi
606 km · 327 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
376 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CAI — Cairo International Airport · Cairo, Egypt
- 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 CAI
- CWE · Cairo West Airport29 mi away
- PSD · Port Said Airport94 mi away
- ALY · El Nouzha Airport113 mi away
- HBE · Borg El Arab International Airport116 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 CAI from DAM?
The flight distance from Cairo (CAI) to Damascus (DAM) is 376 miles (606 km, 327 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAI to DAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CAI to DAM?
Nonstop service on CAI–DAM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAI to DAM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CAI–DAM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CAI to DAM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CAI–DAM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.