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DAM to GKE: distance & flight time
Damascus (Damascus International Airport) → Geilenkirchen (Geilenkirchen Air Base)
1,952 mi
3,142 km · 1,697 nm
4h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,952 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DAM — Damascus International Airport · Damascus, Syria
- GKE — Geilenkirchen Air Base · Geilenkirchen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near GKE
- AAH · Aachen-Merzbrück Airport11 mi away
- MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport12 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport27 mi away
- LGG · Liège Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DAM from GKE?
The flight distance from Damascus (DAM) to Geilenkirchen (GKE) is 1,952 miles (3,142 km, 1,697 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DAM to GKE?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 18m 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 Damascus and Geilenkirchen?
Geilenkirchen is 1 hour behind Damascus.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DAM to GKE?
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