Nonstop flight route between Damascus, Syria and Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Damascus International Airport (DAM), Damascus, Syria and RAF Mildenhall (MHZ), Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,209 miles (or 3,556 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 relatively short distance between Damascus International Airport and RAF Mildenhall, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAM / OSDI |
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| Location: | Damascus, Syria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°24'41"N by 36°30'56"E |
| Area Served: | Damascus |
| Operator/Owner: | Directorate General of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 2020 feet (616 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAM |
| More Information: | DAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHZ / EGUN |
| Airport Name: | RAF Mildenhall |
| Location: | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'54"N by 0°28'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHZ |
| More Information: | MHZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Damascus International Airport (DAM):
- The closest airport to Damascus International Airport (DAM) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) WSW of DAM.
- Damascus International Airport handled 5,500,000 passengers last year.
- Several airlines such as Emirates and Egypt Air with regular service to Damascus have canceled their flights to Damascus.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Damascus International Airport", another name for DAM is "مطار دمشق الدولي".
Facts about RAF Mildenhall (MHZ):
- RAF Mildenhall and its sister base RAF Lakenheath have the largest United States Air Force presence in the United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of MHZ.
- The furthest airport from RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,829 miles (19,037 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In August 1979, the 6954th Security Squadron was designated as the 6954th Electronic Security Squadron to coincide with the designation of United States Air Force Security Service as the Electronic Security Command.
- Despite its status as an RAF station, it primarily supports United States Air Force operations and is currently the home of the 100th Air Refueling Wing.
- Placed on standby status after the war, it was reopened by the Royal Air Force and became a USAF-RAF joint operation base on 11 July 1950.
- The squadron provides all operational management, aircraft maintenance, administration, and intelligence support to produce politically sensitive real-time intelligence data vital to national foreign policy.
