Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PTK to DAM: distance & flight time
Pontiac (Oakland County International Airport) → Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
5,953 mi
9,581 km · 5,173 nm
12h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live PTK→DAM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,953 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PTK — Oakland County International Airport · Pontiac, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near PTK
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 PTK from DAM?
The flight distance from Pontiac (PTK) to Damascus (DAM) is 5,953 miles (9,581 km, 5,173 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PTK to DAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 8m 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 Pontiac and Damascus?
Damascus is 7 hours ahead of Pontiac.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PTK to DAM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PTK–DAM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.