Distance from Rio de Janeiro to Damascus

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Damascus, Syria is 10,475 kilometers (6,509 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria

From Rio de Janeiro to Damascus, the straight-line distance is 10,475 kilometers, heading northeast. Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters above sea level, while Damascus is at 701 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Sao_Paulo

Coordinates: 22.9064° S 43.1822° W

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)
  • Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport (GIG)
  • Jacarepagua-Roberto Marinho Airport (RRJ)
  • Aeroclube Airport (QNV)
  • Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ)
Damascus, Syria

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Damascus

Coordinates: 33.5102° N 36.2913° E

Elevation: 701 m (2,300 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Damascus International Airport (DAM)
  • Beirut International Airport (BEY)
  • Rosh Pina Airport (RPN)
  • Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE)
  • King Hussein Air College (OMF)

Other distances from Damascus

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Damascus to Aleppo 309 km
From Damascus to Homs 140 km
From Damascus to Latakia 229 km
From Damascus to Ar Raqqah 368 km
From Damascus to Deir ez-Zor 408 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Rio de Janeiro and Damascus.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Seattle, United States Recife, Brazil 10,475 km
Kampala, Uganda Halifax, Canada 10,474 km
San Jose, United States Porto Alegre, Brazil 10,474 km
Winnipeg, Canada Onitsha, Nigeria 10,476 km
Belmopan, Belize Port Harcourt, Nigeria 10,473 km
Los Angeles, United States Auckland, New Zealand 10,477 km
Ottawa, Canada Beijing, China 10,478 km
Portland, United States Recife, Brazil 10,472 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Cuenca, Ecuador 10,472 km
Bucharest, Romania Soacha, Colombia 10,472 km
Calgary, Canada Campinas, Brazil 10,478 km
Auckland, New Zealand Montevideo, Uruguay 10,478 km
Tokyo, Japan Bilbao, Spain 10,479 km
Belgrade, Serbia Ensenada, Mexico 10,471 km
Rome, Italy La Paz, Bolivia 10,470 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Baltimore, United States 10,480 km
Budapest, Hungary Mazatlán, Mexico 10,470 km
Bucharest, Romania Tucson, United States 10,469 km
Phoenix, United States Beijing, China 10,481 km
Budapest, Hungary Morelia, Mexico 10,481 km

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