# Distance from Damascus (DAM) to Riga (RIX)

> 2,783 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,783 km / 1,729 mi / 1,503 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 155° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Syria) → Latvia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 00:03 in Damascus, it's 00:03 in Riga)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,984 ft (RIX is lower than DAM)

## Airports

### [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

### [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riga, Latvia
- ICAO: EVRA
- Timezone: Europe/Riga
- Coordinates: 56.920000, 23.970000
- Elevation: 36 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.

## Related

- [Damascus International Airport (DAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dam-damascus-damascus-international-airport/1ef266df-8467-6cec-81fc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)