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DAM to MSY: distance & flight time
Damascus (Damascus International Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
6,845 mi
11,015 km · 5,948 nm
13h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,845 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DAM — Damascus International Airport · Damascus, Syria
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DAM from MSY?
The flight distance from Damascus (DAM) to New Orleans (MSY) is 6,845 miles (11,015 km, 5,948 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DAM to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 53m 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 New Orleans?
New Orleans is 8 hours behind Damascus.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DAM to MSY?
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