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LGB to DAM: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
7,509 mi
12,085 km · 6,525 nm
15h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,509 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 11m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 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 LGB from DAM?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Damascus (DAM) is 7,509 miles (12,085 km, 6,525 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to DAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 11m 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 Long Beach and Damascus?
Damascus is 10 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to DAM?
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