Nonstop flight route between Damascus, Syria and Saül, French Guiana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Damascus International Airport (DAM), Damascus, Syria and Saül Airport (XAU), Saül, French Guiana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,065 miles (or 9,760 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 Saül 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 Saül Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAM / OSDI | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | XAU / SOOS | 
| Airport Name: | Saül Airport | 
| Location: | Saül, French Guiana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°36'48"N by 53°12'15"W | 
| Area Served: | Saül, French Guiana | 
| Operator/Owner: | Conseil Général de la Guyane | 
| Elevation: | 735 feet (224 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XAU | 
| More Information: | XAU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Damascus International Airport (DAM):
- Damascus International Airport (DAM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Damascus International Airport (DAM) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) WSW of DAM.
- Several airlines such as Emirates and Egypt Air with regular service to Damascus have canceled their flights to Damascus.
- In addition to being known as "Damascus International Airport", another name for DAM is "مطار دمشق الدولي".
- Damascus International Airport is a public airport located in Damascus, the capital of Syria.
- 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.
- Damascus International Airport handled 5,500,000 passengers last year.
Facts about Saül Airport (XAU):
- The furthest airport from Saül Airport (XAU) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Saül Airport (meaning Saül Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
- Saül Airport (XAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Saül Airport (XAU) is Maripasoula Airport (MPY), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) W of XAU.
- Because of Saül Airport's relatively low elevation of 735 feet, planes can take off or land at Saül 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.




