Nonstop flight route between Orlando, Florida, United States and Damascus, Syria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida, United States and Damascus International Airport (DAM), Damascus, Syria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,537 miles (or 10,521 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 Orlando International Airport and Damascus International 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 Orlando International Airport and Damascus International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Orlando International Airport (MCO):

• The closest airport to Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) N of MCO.
• The furthest airport from Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,506 miles (18,517 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• When McCoy AFB was shut down in 1974/1975, a portion of the facility was retained under military control to support Naval Training Center Orlando and several Reserve and National Guard units.
• In 2004, Hurricane Charley caused minor damage to the airport when it struck on the evening of August 13, mostly in the form of shattered terminal windows.
• Because of Orlando International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando International 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.
• Orlando International Airport handled 34,877,899 passengers last year.
• The airport is a focus city for Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways.
• Airsides 1 and 3, and later Airside 4, were designed by KBJ Architects, while Airside 3 was designed by Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock Architects, and Rhodes + Brito Architects.
• In 1978, construction of the current Landside Terminal and Airsides 1 and 3 began, opening in 1981.
• Orlando International Airport (MCO) has 4 runways.

Facts about Damascus International Airport (DAM):

• Several airlines such as Emirates and Egypt Air with regular service to Damascus have canceled their flights to Damascus.
• The airport features two duty-free outlets.
• Damascus International Airport handled 5,500,000 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Damascus International Airport (DAM) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) WSW of DAM.
• 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".
• Damascus International Airport (DAM) has 2 runways.