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Can You See Hawaii (Big Island) From a Plane? Best Seat Side Guide

67 flight routes pass within 100 km of Hawaii (Big Island). Find out which side of the plane has the best views.

The Big Island of Hawaii features the active Kilauea volcano and Mauna Kea — the world's tallest mountain from its base on the ocean floor. Flights approaching Kona and Hilo offer spectacular volcanic landscape views.

Flights Near Hawaii (Big Island) (67 routes)

Right Honolulu → Seoul HNL→ICN · 1 km from landmark Left Seoul → Honolulu ICN→HNL · 1 km from landmark Right San Jose → Detroit SJC→DTW · 5 km from landmark Right Honolulu → Buenos Aires HNL→EZE · 9 km from landmark Right Hilo → Kona ITO→KOA · 10 km from landmark Left Kona → Hilo KOA→ITO · 10 km from landmark Left Fort Lauderdale → Kona FLL→KOA · 13 km from landmark Right Honolulu → Hilo HNL→ITO · 13 km from landmark Left Hilo → Honolulu ITO→HNL · 13 km from landmark Left Honolulu → Tokyo HNL→NRT · 16 km from landmark Right Tokyo → Honolulu NRT→HNL · 16 km from landmark Right Tokyo → Honolulu HND→HNL · 17 km from landmark Left Honolulu → Tokyo HNL→HND · 17 km from landmark Left Dallas-fort Worth → Kona DFW→KOA · 19 km from landmark Right Kona → Dallas-fort Worth KOA→DFW · 19 km from landmark Left Hilo → Kahului ITO→OGG · 21 km from landmark Right Kona → Phoenix KOA→LUF · 21 km from landmark Right Kona → Phoenix KOA→PHX · 21 km from landmark Right Kona → San Diego KOA→SAN · 21 km from landmark Right Kahului → Hilo OGG→ITO · 21 km from landmark Left Phoenix → Kona PHX→KOA · 21 km from landmark Left San Diego → Kona SAN→KOA · 21 km from landmark Left Honolulu → Osaka HNL→KIX · 23 km from landmark Right Osaka → Honolulu KIX→HNL · 23 km from landmark Right Kona → Los Angeles KOA→LAX · 23 km from landmark Left Los Angeles → Kona LAX→KOA · 23 km from landmark Left Honolulu → Fukuoka HNL→FUK · 24 km from landmark Right Honolulu → Beijing HNL→PEK · 24 km from landmark Right Kona → Raleigh-durham KOA→RDU · 24 km from landmark Left Raleigh-durham → Kona RDU→KOA · 24 km from landmark Right Kona → Las Vegas KOA→LAS · 26 km from landmark Left Las Vegas → Kona LAS→KOA · 26 km from landmark Left Denver → Kona DEN→KOA · 28 km from landmark Left Pittsburgh (pennsylva) → Kona PIT→KOA · 29 km from landmark Right Kona → San Jose KOA→SJC · 30 km from landmark Left San Jose → Kona SJC→KOA · 30 km from landmark Right Kona → Oakland KOA→OAK · 31 km from landmark Right Kona → San Francisco KOA→SFO · 31 km from landmark Right Phoenix → Hilo PHX→ITO · 31 km from landmark Left San Francisco → Kona SFO→KOA · 31 km from landmark Right Kona → Sacramento KOA→MCC · 32 km from landmark Right Kona → Sacramento KOA→SMF · 32 km from landmark Left Sacramento → Kona SMF→KOA · 32 km from landmark Left Boise → Kona BOI→KOA · 36 km from landmark Right Kona → Portland KOA→PDX · 41 km from landmark Left Portland → Kona PDX→KOA · 41 km from landmark Right Seattle → Hilo SEA→ITO · 42 km from landmark Left Seattle → Kona BFI→KOA · 43 km from landmark Right Kona → Seattle KOA→BFI · 43 km from landmark Right Kona → Lihue KOA→LIH · 43 km from landmark Right Kona → Seattle KOA→SEA · 43 km from landmark Left Lihue → Kona LIH→KOA · 43 km from landmark Left Seattle → Kona SEA→KOA · 43 km from landmark Right Kona → Vancouver KOA→YVR · 45 km from landmark Left Vancouver → Kona YVR→KOA · 45 km from landmark Left Honolulu → Kona HNL→KOA · 47 km from landmark Right Kona → Honolulu KOA→HNL · 47 km from landmark Right Phoenix → Alice Springs PHX→ASP · 52 km from landmark Right Kona → Kahului KOA→OGG · 60 km from landmark Left Kahului → Kona OGG→KOA · 60 km from landmark Left San Francisco → Boston SFO→BOS · 69 km from landmark Left San Francisco → Albany SFO→ALB · 72 km from landmark Left Kahului → Lihue OGG→LIH · 73 km from landmark Right San Jose → Newark SJC→EWR · 77 km from landmark Right San Francisco → Detroit SFO→DTW · 79 km from landmark Left Los Angeles → Raleigh-durham LAX→RDU · 81 km from landmark Left Kahului → Honolulu OGG→HNL · 85 km from landmark

💡 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.