# Damascus International Airport (DAM / OSDI)

**Damascus International Airport** (IATA: DAM, ICAO: OSDI) is a large airport in Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria. It opened in 1973. It has one runway, 3,600 m (11,811 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 1.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdi

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DAM / OSDI
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria
- Opened: 1973
- Elevation: 616 m / 2,020 ft
- Coordinates: 33.4115, 36.5156
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,600 m / 11,811 ft
- Passengers: 1,392,699 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Damascus
- Website: https://damairport.gov.sy/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_International_Airport (39 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q570873
- Weather station: OSDI · WMO 40080
- Ident: OSDI

## Timeline

- 1973: Damascus International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05R/23L | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 048° / 228° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004 | 3,200,000 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 5,500,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 1,430,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 17,524 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 1,392,699 | Wikidata |

## Routes

29 destinations in 16 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (29)

- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 194 km / 121 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [DEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdz.md) Deir ez-Zor Airport · Syria · 395 km / 245 mi · Syrian Air
- [COV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltdb.md) Çukurova International Airport · Türkiye · 409 km / 254 mi · Fly Cham
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 648 km / 403 mi · SunExpress
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 717 km / 446 mi · Fly Cham
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 747 km / 464 mi · Fly Cham
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 810 km / 503 mi · AJet
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 1,002 km / 623 mi · SunExpress
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,032 km / 641 mi · Syrian Air
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,048 km / 651 mi · AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,112 km / 691 mi · Turkish Airlines, Syrian Air
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 1,183 km / 735 mi · Jazeera Airways, Fly Cham, Syrian Air, Kuwait Airways
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,330 km / 826 mi · Flynas, flyadeal, Syrian Air
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,363 km / 847 mi · Flynas, flyadeal, Syrian Air
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,493 km / 928 mi · Flynas, Syrian Air
- [BEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllb.md) Benina International Airport · Libya · 1,525 km / 948 mi · Syrian Air
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 1,530 km / 951 mi · Dan Air (Romania)
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 1,717 km / 1,067 mi · Qatar Airways, Syrian Air
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,023 km / 1,257 mi · Fly Cham, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, Syrian Air
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,036 km / 1,265 mi · flydubai, Fly Cham, Syrian Air
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,044 km / 1,270 mi · Fly Cham, Air Arabia, Syrian Air
- [MJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllm.md) Mitiga International Airport · Libya · 2,159 km / 1,342 mi · Fly Cham, Afriqiyah Airways, Syrian Air
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 2,330 km / 1,448 mi · Syrian Air
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,384 km / 1,481 mi · Fly Cham, SalamAir
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 2,510 km / 1,560 mi · Syrian Air
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,796 km / 1,737 mi · Sundair
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 3,078 km / 1,913 mi · Syrian Air
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 3,114 km / 1,935 mi · Leav Aviation
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 3,288 km / 2,043 mi · Syrian Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from DAM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- RB [Syrian Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/syrian-air) · 17
- [Fly Cham](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-cham) · 9
- 6Q [Cham Wings Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cham-wings-airlines)
- PSB [Syrian Pearl Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/syrian-pearl-airlines)

### Passenger (17)

- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 3
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 2
- F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 2
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 2
- 8U [Afriqiyah Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/afriqiyah-airways) · 1
- [Dan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dan-air) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- KK [Leav Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/leav-aviation) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1
- SR [Sundair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sundair) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.4M (2025) | #710 of 3,974 | #31 in Middle East | #1 in SY |
| Longest runway | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | =383 of 29,858 | =67 in Middle East | #2 in SY |
| Elevation | 616 m / 2,020 ft | =8,787 of 43,403 | #182 in Middle East | #10 in SY |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | #47 in Middle East | #1 in SY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =8 in SY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.225 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [OS69](https://dromopedia.com/airports/os69.md) Khalkhalah Air Base · 37 km / 23 mi
- [OS64](https://dromopedia.com/airports/os64.md) An Nasiriyah Air Base · 65 km / 40 mi
- [OLRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olra.md) Rayak Air Base · 69 km / 43 mi
- [RPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llib.md) Rosh Pina Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · 105 km / 66 mi
- [Z19O](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z19o.md) Wujah Al Hajar Air Base · 124 km / 77 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Damascus International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Damascus_International_Airport&oldid=1376146318), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdi/data