The Greenland Ice Sheet covers 80% of the world's largest island in a thick ice cap. A standard sight on transatlantic flights, the sheer scale of the white expanse — punctuated by dark nunataks and coastal fjords — is awe-inspiring.
Flights Near Greenland Ice Sheet (171 routes)
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London → Johannesburg
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London → Johannesburg
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Paris → Durban
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Seattle → Berlin
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Delhi → Toronto
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Toronto → Delhi
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Akureyri → Edinburgh
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London → Johannesburg
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London → Johannesburg
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Delhi → Toronto
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Toronto → Delhi
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Vancouver → Keffallinia
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Prague → Seattle
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Edmonton → Budapest
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Calcutta → New York
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Helsinki → Doha
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Vancouver → Vienna
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Cairo → San Francisco
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Paris → Johannesburg
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Edinburgh → Tunis
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Portland → Prague
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Newark → San Jose
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Copenhagen → San Francisco
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San Francisco → Copenhagen
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Lahore → Toronto
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Amsterdam → Kigali
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Copenhagen → Seattle
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Seattle → Copenhagen
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Copenhagen → Seattle
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Chicago → Bombay
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Istanbul → San Francisco
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Lahore → Atlanta
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San Francisco → Istanbul
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Los Angeles → Oslo
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Oslo → Los Angeles
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Montreal → San Jose
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Boston → Panama City
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Copenhagen → San Francisco
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New York → Kathmandu
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Munich → Vancouver
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Vancouver → Munich
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Toronto → Madras
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Copenhagen → Abbotsford
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New York → San Jose
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Dawson Creek → Amsterdam
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Toronto → Madras
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Bhairawa → Philadelphia
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Philadelphia → Bhairawa
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Budapest → San Francisco
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Budapest → Vancouver
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Los Angeles → Tel-aviv
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Poznan → Hurghada
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Reykjavik → Lisbon
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Honolulu → London
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Frankfurt → Vancouver
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Vancouver → Frankfurt
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Munich → Seattle
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Brussels → Kigali
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Los Angeles → Gothenborg
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Reykjavik → Dublin
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Seattle → Izmir
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Istanbul → Los Angeles
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Los Angeles → Istanbul
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San Francisco → Tel-aviv
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Dubrovnik → Edmonton
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Seattle → Oslo
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Oslo → Seattle
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Keflavik → Barcelona
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Helsinki → Cedar City
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Seattle → Akureyri
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Godthaab → Newark
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Amsterdam → Vancouver
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Newark → Liberia
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Vancouver → Amsterdam
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Denver → Stockholm
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Seattle → Cairo
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San Francisco → Vienna
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Keflavik → Dublin
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Frankfurt → Seattle
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Los Angeles → Mosjoen
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Frankfurt → Seattle
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Seattle → Frankfurt
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Los Angeles → Kosice
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Vancouver → Zurich
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Zurich → Vancouver
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Rotterdam → Johannesburg
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China → Copenhagen
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Copenhagen → Los Angeles
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Los Angeles → Copenhagen
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New York → Liberia
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Frankfurt → Portland
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Portland → Frankfurt
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Amsterdam → Seattle
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Seattle → Amsterdam
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Amsterdam → Seattle
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Seattle → Amsterdam
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Amsterdam → Johannesburg
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Delhi → Montreal
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Montreal → Delhi
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Columbus → Belgaum
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Reykjavik → London
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Odense → Bakersfield
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Reykjavik → London
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Vienna → Addis Ababa
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Washington → Delhi
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Reykjavik → Manchester
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Toronto → Ahmedabad
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Reykjavik → Paris
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Amsterdam → Portland
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Portland → Amsterdam
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Reno → Athens
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Seattle → Istanbul
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Boston → San Jose
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Vancouver → Warsaw
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Helsinki → Los Angeles
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Los Angeles → Helsinki
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Tokyo → Melbourne
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Kuala Lumpur → Boston
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Las Vegas → Kosice
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Tokyo → Melbourne
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Sydney → Bangkok
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Reykjavik → Le Tourquet
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Istanbul → Plaisance
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Delhi → Washington
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Frankfurt → Nairobi
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Seattle → Firenze
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Zurich → Johannesburg
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Amsterdam → Edmonton
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Edmonton → Amsterdam
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Keflavik → London
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Keflavik → Paris
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Keflavik → Tenerife
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Rome → Seattle
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New York → Panama City
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Keflavik → Paris
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Copenhagen → Cedar City
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Charleroi → Entebbe
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Tokyo → Melbourne
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Reykjavik → Vancouver
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Keflavik → London
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New York → Phuket
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Calgary → Frankfurt
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Rome → Seattle
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Seattle → Rome
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New York → Galapagos
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Vancouver → Glasgow
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Warsaw → Phoenix
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Billund → Los Angeles
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Keflavik → London
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Amsterdam → Kilimanjaro
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Dallas-fort Worth → Helsinki
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Helsinki → Dallas-fort Worth
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Seattle → Milano
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Keflavik → Vancouver
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Vancouver → Keflavik
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Dallas-fort Worth → Helsinki
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Reykjavik → Edinburgh
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Duesseldorf → Zanzibar
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Reykjavik → Seattle
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Seattle → Reykjavik
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San Francisco → Salzburg
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Chicago → Hyderabad
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Glasgow → Malta
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Keflavik → Glasgow
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Amsterdam → Calgary
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Calgary → Amsterdam
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Newark → Panama City
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Montreal → Cancun
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Nagpur → St. Petersburg
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Amsterdam → Nairobi
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Keflavik → Seattle
💡 Tip: Visibility depends on cloud cover, time of day, and how close the flight path comes. Sit on the listed side for the best chance of a view. Morning and evening flights often offer the best lighting.