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PAO to DAM: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
7,351 mi
11,830 km · 6,388 nm
14h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,351 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 53m 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
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, 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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 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 PAO from DAM?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Damascus (DAM) is 7,351 miles (11,830 km, 6,388 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to DAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 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 Palo Alto and Damascus?
Damascus is 10 hours ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to DAM?
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