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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
-9h
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 9-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.
What is the time difference between Rotorua and Damascus?
Damascus is 9 hours behind Rotorua.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ROT to DAM?
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