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ROT to DAM: distance & flight time
Rotorua (Rotorua Regional Airport) → Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
10,177 mi
16,379 km · 8,844 nm
20h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-10h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
10,177 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 25m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ROT — Rotorua Regional Airport · Rotorua, New Zealand
- 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 ROT
- TRG · Tauranga Airport31 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport35 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport45 mi away
- HLZ · Hamilton International Airport56 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 ROT from DAM?
The flight distance from Rotorua (ROT) to Damascus (DAM) is 10,177 miles (16,379 km, 8,844 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ROT to DAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ROT to DAM?
Nonstop service on ROT–DAM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 20h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rotorua and Damascus?
Damascus is 10 hours behind Rotorua.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ROT to DAM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ROT–DAM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ROT to DAM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ROT–DAM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.