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SHM to DAM: distance & flight time
Nanki-shirahama (Nanki Shirahama Airport) → Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
5,428 mi
8,735 km · 4,717 nm
11h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,428 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SHM — Nanki Shirahama Airport · Nanki-shirahama, Japan
- 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 SHM
- KIX · Kansai International Airport53 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base54 mi away
- UKB · Kobe Airport68 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport78 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 SHM from DAM?
The flight distance from Nanki-shirahama (SHM) to Damascus (DAM) is 5,428 miles (8,735 km, 4,717 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHM to DAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 7m 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 Nanki-shirahama and Damascus?
Damascus is 6 hours behind Nanki-shirahama.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SHM to DAM?
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