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DAM to NJF: distance & flight time
Damascus (Damascus International Airport) → Najaf (Al Najaf International Airport)
469 mi
755 km · 407 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
469 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DAM — Damascus International Airport · Damascus, Syria
- NJF — Al Najaf International Airport · Najaf, Iraq
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 NJF
- BGW · Baghdad International Airport88 mi away
- TQD · Al Taqaddum Air Base104 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DAM from NJF?
The flight distance from Damascus (DAM) to Najaf (NJF) is 469 miles (755 km, 407 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DAM to NJF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 cheapest way to fly from DAM to NJF?
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