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MSL to DAM: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
6,500 mi
10,460 km · 5,648 nm
13h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,500 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 13m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, 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 MSL
- DCU · Pryor Field Regional Airport38 mi away
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field48 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field53 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport74 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 MSL from DAM?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Damascus (DAM) is 6,500 miles (10,460 km, 5,648 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to DAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 13m 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 Muscle Shoals and Damascus?
Damascus is 8 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to DAM?
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