Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PWK to DAM: distance & flight time
Chicago-Wheeling (Chicago Executive Airport) → Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
6,142 mi
9,885 km · 5,337 nm
12h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
See live PWK→DAM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,142 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 31m 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
- PWK — Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago-Wheeling, 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 PWK
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport9 mi away
- UGN · Waukegan National Airport21 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport23 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport23 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 PWK from DAM?
The flight distance from Chicago-Wheeling (PWK) to Damascus (DAM) is 6,142 miles (9,885 km, 5,337 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PWK to DAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 31m 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 Chicago-Wheeling and Damascus?
Damascus is 8 hours ahead of Chicago-Wheeling.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PWK to DAM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PWK–DAM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.