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SKD to DAM: distance & flight time
Samarkand (Samarkand Airport) → Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
1,737 mi
2,795 km · 1,509 nm
3h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,737 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 52m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SKD — Samarkand Airport · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- 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 SKD
- KSQ · Karshi Khanabad Airport83 mi away
- NVI · Navoi Airport100 mi away
- DYU · Dushanbe Airport127 mi away
- BHK · Bukhara Airport133 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 SKD from DAM?
The flight distance from Samarkand (SKD) to Damascus (DAM) is 1,737 miles (2,795 km, 1,509 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKD to DAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 52m 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 SKD to DAM?
Nonstop service on SKD–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 3h 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Samarkand and Damascus?
Damascus is 2 hours behind Samarkand.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKD to DAM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SKD–DAM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SKD to DAM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SKD–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.