Around the World via All Capital Cities in...a lot of different planes!

gordongreig · June 4, 2022, 7:45pm

Leg 18: Tel Aviv (LLBG), Israel to Damascas (OSDI), Syria

Summary

Another pretty short leg today from Israel to Syria. Our departure takes us out over the Mediterranean Sea before we circle right around, fly back over the airport and then turn North to Syria. Another beautiful day makes for nice flying!

Syria

Map of Syria

Capital: Damascus
Population 21.1 million
Area 185,180 sq km (71,498 sq miles)
Major language Arabic
Major religion Islam, Christianity
Life expectancy 74 years (men), 78 years (women)
Currency Syrian pound

Logbook

This Leg	Leg		18
	Date
	Departure Airport	ICAO	LLBG
		Airport	Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv)
		Capital City	Jerusalem
		Country	Israel
		Runway
	Arrival Airport	ICAO	OSDI
		Airport	Damascus International Airport
		Capital City	Damascus
		Country	Syrian Arab Republic
		Runway
	Actual Time (Local)	Pushback Time	09:00
		Take Off Time	09:11
		Touchdown Time	09:55
		Arrival Time	09:58
		Air time	00:44
		Total Time	00:58
	Ground Distance (Nm)		214
	Air Distance (Nm)		204
	Great Circle Distance (Nm)		118
	Fuel Start (lbs)		11,194
	Fuel End (lbs)		6,570
	Fuel Used (lbs)		4,624
	SID		SALAM4F
	Route		LLBG/30 SALAM4F SALAM DCT OSAMA L200 LOXER L513 BUSRA DCT RDIMA BRAV1C OSDI/23R
	STAR		BRAV1C
	Approach		ILS 23R
	Passengers (000 lbs)		162
	Cargo (000 lbs)		5400
	Take Off Weight (000lbs)		141.3
	Cruising Altitude (feet)		27,000
Cumulative	Ground Distance (Nm)		7,173
	Air Distance (Nm)		7,160
	Great Circle Distance (Nm)		5,782
	Total air time		06:04
	Total time		01:09:25
	Fuel Used (lbs)		89,882