# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Damascus (DAM)

> 3,038 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,038 km / 1,888 mi / 1,640 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Syria
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 14:55 in Algiers, it's 16:55 in Damascus)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,938 ft (DAM is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Damascus International Airport (DAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dam-damascus-damascus-international-airport/1ef266df-8467-6cec-81fc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Damascus, Syria
- ICAO: OSDI
- Timezone: Asia/Damascus
- Coordinates: 33.410000, 36.520000
- Elevation: 2,020 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:55 in Algiers, it's 16:55 in Damascus.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Damascus International Airport (DAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dam-damascus-damascus-international-airport/1ef266df-8467-6cec-81fc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)