Nonstop flight route between Damascus, Syria and between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Damascus International Airport (DAM), Damascus, Syria and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,849 miles (or 9,414 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Damascus International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Damascus International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Damascus International Airport (DAM):

• The airport features two duty-free outlets.
• The closest airport to Damascus International Airport (DAM) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) WSW of DAM.
• In addition to being known as "Damascus International Airport", another name for DAM is "مطار دمشق الدولي".
• Damascus International Airport (DAM) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Damascus International Airport (DAM) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Several airlines such as Emirates and Egypt Air with regular service to Damascus have canceled their flights to Damascus.
• Damascus International Airport handled 5,500,000 passengers last year.
• Damascus International Airport is a public airport located in Damascus, the capital of Syria.

Facts about Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):

• Currently improvements are being made to widen concourse C.
• In 2010, BWI was ranked as the best airport of its size in the world by the Airports Council International based on its 2009 Airport Service Quality survey.
• The closest airport to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Tipton Airport (FME), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of BWI.
• The first phase of BWI modernization was completed in 1974 at a cost of $30 million.
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has 4 runways.
• With winds from the north or west, aircraft will generally land on runway 33L and depart on runway 28.
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport handled 22,391,785 passengers last year.
• Because of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• In late 2008, Health magazine named BWI the second healthiest airport in the United States.
• The furthest airport from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,814 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.