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Damascus International Airport
مطار دمشق الدولي |
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| IATA: DAM – ICAO: OSDI |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Operator |
Directorate General of Civil Aviation |
| Location |
Damascus |
| Hub for |
Syrian Air |
| Elevation AMSL |
2020 ft / 616 m |
| Coordinates |
33°24′41.48″N 36°30′56.01″E / 33.4115222°N 36.5155583°E / 33.4115222; 36.5155583Coordinates: 33°24′41.48″N 36°30′56.01″E / 33.4115222°N 36.5155583°E / 33.4115222; 36.5155583 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 05R/23L |
11,811 |
3,600 |
Asphalt |
| 05L/23R |
11,804 |
3,598 |
Asphalt |
Damascus international airport Damascus International Airport (Arabic, مطار دمشق الدولي) (IATA: DAM, ICAO: OSDI) is a public airport located in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Officially opened in the mid 1970s, DAM is Syria's busiest international airport. The airport is experiencing significant annual passenger growth rates. In 2009, an estimated 4.5 million passengers used the airport, an increase of more than 50% since 2004. It is currently undergoing much-needed renovations. A new state-of-the-art terminal is expected to be constructed in the near future. Duty Free outlets
The airport features several 2 duty-free outlets. The largest of these, operated by Syrian company Ramak. The departures hall also includes an in-house coffee shop, several souvenir shops, 3 restaurants, and a business/first-class lounge.
City Transport
Cheap transport to central Damascus is offered by several bus and taxi companies, namely EuroCar, Orient Tours, Chamtour, Victoria Rent-a-Car, and Marmou. Al-Karnak, the state bus company, also offers service between the airport and Baramkeh bus terminal.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aeroflot |
Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Air Algérie |
Algiers |
| Air Arabia |
Sharjah |
| Air France |
Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Alitalia |
Rome-Fiumicino |
| Syrian Airlines |
Vienna |
| Bahrain Air |
Bahrain |
| bmi |
London-Heathrow |
| Caspian Airlines |
Tabriz, Tehran-Imam Khomeini |
| Cham Wings Airlines |
Antalya, Baghdad, Dammam, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Malmö, Najaf, Sharm el-Sheikh |
| Conviasa |
Caracas |
| Cyprus Airways |
Larnaca |
| Czech Airlines |
Prague |
| EgyptAir |
Cairo |
| Emirates |
Dubai |
| Eram Air |
Tabriz, Tehran-Imam Khomeini |
| Etihad Airways |
Abu Dhabi |
| flydubai |
Dubai |
| Germania |
Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf, Munich |
| Gulf Air |
Bahrain |
| Iberia |
Madrid [seasonal] |
| Iran Air |
Tabriz, Tehran-Imam Khomeini |
| Iraqi Airways |
Baghdad, Basra, Najaf |
| Jazeera Airways |
Kuwait |
| Kish Air |
Tabriz, Tehran-Imam Khomeini |
| Kuwait Airways |
Kuwait |
| Libyan Airlines |
Benghazi, Tripoli |
| LOT Polish Airlines |
Warsaw [begins 3 November] |
| Mahan Air |
Mashhad, Tehran-Imam Khomeini |
| Malev Hungarian Airlines |
Budapest |
| Middle East Airlines |
Beirut |
| Nas Air |
Riyadh |
| Qatar Airways |
Doha |
| Royal Jordanian |
Amman-Queen Alia |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines |
Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh |
| Sudan Airways |
Khartoum |
| Syrian Air |
Abu Dhabi, Aleppo, Algiers, Amman-Queen Alia, Amsterdam, Antalya, Athens, Bahrain, Barcelona, Beirut, Berlin-Schönefeld, Brussels, Bucharest-Otopeni, Cairo, Copenhagen, Dammam, Deir el Zor, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Jeddah, Kameshli, Khartoum, Kuwait, Larnaca, Latakia, London-Heathrow, Madrid, Marseille, Milan-Malpensa, Minsk, Moscow-Vnukovo, Paris-Orly, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Sharjah, Stockholm-Arlanda, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Tunis, Tripoli, Vienna |
| Syrian Pearl |
Aleppo, Deir El Zor, Kameshli |
| TAROM |
Bucharest-Otopeni |
| Tunisair |
Tunis |
| Turkish Airlines |
Istanbul-Atatürk |
| Turkish Airlines operated by AnadoluJet |
Antalya |
| Wataniya Airways |
Kuwait |
| Yemenia |
Sana'a |
- Notes
- ^1 Although Conviasa's flight to Caracas stops in Madrid, Conviasa has no rights to transport passengers between Damascus and Madrid.
Cargo airlines
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Cargolux |
Manila, Sharjah, Luxembourg |
| DHL Express |
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| Fedex Express |
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Projects
Renovation a terminal 1 in capacity 3.5 million passengers per year in 2010 statistics.
Construction a railway connected hijaz station in damascus.
Construction a new terminal in capacity 7 million passengers per year.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Syria
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| ICAO ID |
OSDI
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| Time |
UTC+2(+3DT)
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| Latitude |
33.410636
33° 24' 38.29" N
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| Longitude |
36.514267
036° 30' 51.36" E
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| Elevation |
2020 feet
616 meters
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| Type |
Joint (Civil and Military)
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| Magnetic Variation |
004° E (07/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Communications
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| TWR |
118.075
121.9
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| ATIS |
128.225
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| APP |
120.0
121.3
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 05R/23L |
11811 x 148 feet
3600 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
069RCWT |
NO
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| 05L/23R |
11805 x 148 feet
3598 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
073RCWT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
DAM |
DAMASCUS |
107X |
116 |
3.6 NM |
036.0
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| NDB |
MEZ |
MEZZE |
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358 |
9.9 NM |
103.0
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)
Jet fuel avaiable but type is unknown.
Unknown fuel type or whether there is any fuel.
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Bird haz, especially Autumn thru Spring.
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| FUEL |
(NC-A1)
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| LGT |
Rwy 05R VASI O/S. ABn O/S. Main twy and apn lgt O/S.
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