Nonstop flight route between Glendale, Arizona, United States and Damascus, Syria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States and Damascus International Airport (DAM), Damascus, Syria would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,390 miles (or 11,893 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Damascus International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAM / OSDI |
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Location: | Damascus, Syria |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°24'41"N by 36°30'56"E |
Area Served: | Damascus |
Operator/Owner: | Directorate General of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
Elevation: | 2020 feet (616 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAM |
More Information: | DAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- In 1955, the Air Force selected the swept-wing F-84F Thunderstreak as their second aircraft.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Ground school, or classroom training for the advanced flying course, varied from about 100 to 130 hours and was intermingled with flight time in the aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants.
Facts about Damascus International Airport (DAM):
- The closest airport to Damascus International Airport (DAM) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) WSW of DAM.
- In addition to being known as "Damascus International Airport", another name for DAM is "مطار دمشق الدولي".
- 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.
- Since the onset of the Syrian civil war, the airport and the road leading to it have been closed intermittently, and all international airlines have ceased flights.
- Damascus International Airport handled 5,500,000 passengers last year.
- Damascus International Airport (DAM) has 2 runways.