Can You See Iguazu Falls From a Plane? Best Seat Side Guide

25 flight routes pass within 80 km of Iguazu Falls. Find out which side of the plane has the best views.

A near-3-km-wide curtain of nearly 300 waterfalls straddles the Argentina-Brazil border, among the largest waterfall systems on Earth and visible from routes across southern South America.

Flights Near Iguazu Falls (25 routes)

Right Buenos Aires → Iguazu Falls AEP→IGR · 2 km from landmark Left Iguazu Falls → Buenos Aires IGR→AEP · 2 km from landmark Right Rio De Janeiro → Iguazu Falls GIG→IGR · 4 km from landmark Right Sao Paulo → Iguazu Falls GRU→IGR · 4 km from landmark Left Iguazu Falls → Rio De Janeiro IGR→GIG · 4 km from landmark Left Iguazu Falls → Sao Paulo IGR→GRU · 4 km from landmark Left Brasilia → Foz Do Iguacu BSB→IGU · 10 km from landmark Right Dubai → Sao Paulo DXB→GRU · 11 km from landmark Left Sao Paulo → Dubai GRU→DXB · 11 km from landmark Left Sao Paulo → Foz Do Iguacu CGH→IGU · 12 km from landmark Left Rio De Janeiro → Foz Do Iguacu GIG→IGU · 12 km from landmark Left Sao Paulo → Foz Do Iguacu GRU→IGU · 12 km from landmark Right Foz Do Iguacu → Sao Paulo IGU→CGH · 12 km from landmark Right Foz Do Iguacu → Belo Horizonte IGU→CNF · 12 km from landmark Right Foz Do Iguacu → Rio De Janeiro IGU→GIG · 12 km from landmark Right Foz Do Iguacu → Sao Paulo IGU→GRU · 12 km from landmark Left Foz Do Iguacu → Santiago IGU→SCL · 12 km from landmark Right Doha → Sao Paulo DOH→GRU · 28 km from landmark Left Sao Paulo → Doha GRU→DOH · 28 km from landmark Right Bafoussam → Sao Paulo BFX→CGH · 31 km from landmark Left Chapeco → Houston XAP→HOU · 40 km from landmark Left Madrid → San Carlos De Bariloch MAD→BRC · 42 km from landmark Left Chapeco → Denver XAP→DEN · 45 km from landmark Left Sydney → Buenos Aires SYD→EZE · 56 km from landmark Right Dubai → Rio De Janeiro DXB→GIG · 58 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.