Damascus International Airport

DAM OSDI  Damascus, SY

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DAM at a glance

  • What it is: Damascus International Airport is a regional airport serving Damascus, SY.
  • Codes: DAM on your ticket, OSDI on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 2,020 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Asia/Damascus (UTC+3), so every time shown for DAM is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
2020 ft
Field elevation

About Damascus International Airport

Damascus International Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 33.41° N, 36.52° E, on Asia/Damascus time (UTC+3).

Damascus International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 05R/23L, measures 11,811 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the long-haul capable category: widebodies operate comfortably, though the very longest sectors may need a payload trade. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 05R/23L is aligned roughly north-east/south-west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that north-east/south-west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at DAM

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
05R/23L 11,811 ft (3,600 m) 148 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near DAM

Great-circle distance from Damascus International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Beirut Rafic Hariri BEY 105 km north-west Beirut
Queen Alia AMM 194 km south Amman
Ben Gurion TLV 218 km south-west Tel Aviv
Ramon ETM 434 km south Eilat
Şanlıurfa GAP GNY 498 km north-east Şanlıurfa
IATA / ICAO
DAM / OSDI
Location
Damascus, SY 33.411, 36.516
Time zone
Asia/Damascus
Opened
Website
None

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in SY.

BEY Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport Beirut, LB AMM Queen Alia International Airport Amman, JO TLV Ben Gurion Airport Tel Aviv, Israel GNY Şanlıurfa GAP Airport Şanlıurfa, Turkey

More airports and guides connected to DAM

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. The codes DAM and OSDI are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about DAM

What is the airport code for Damascus International Airport?

Damascus International Airport uses the IATA code DAM on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code OSDI in flight plans and on radar. The leading “O” in OSDI is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does DAM have?

Damascus International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 2,020 ft above sea level.

What time zone is DAM in?

Damascus International Airport operates on Asia/Damascus local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at DAM live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Damascus International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Asia/Damascus.