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Can You See Mount Kilimanjaro From a Plane? Best Seat Side Guide

67 flight routes pass within 100 km of Mount Kilimanjaro. Find out which side of the plane has the best views.

Africa's highest peak at 5,895 metres rises dramatically from the Tanzanian savanna near the Kenyan border. Its snow-capped summit is visible from Nairobi and on many East African routes.

Flights Near Mount Kilimanjaro (67 routes)

Right Amsterdam → Calgary AMS→YYC · 2 km from landmark Left Dar Es Salaam → London DAR→LHR · 3 km from landmark Left Paris → San Francisco CDG→SFO · 9 km from landmark Left Doha → Kilimanjaro DOH→JRO · 11 km from landmark Right Kilimanjaro → Doha JRO→DOH · 11 km from landmark Left Geneva → San Francisco GVA→SFO · 14 km from landmark Right Frankfurt → Nairobi FRA→WIL · 15 km from landmark Right Amsterdam → Nairobi AMS→WIL · 17 km from landmark Left Sydney → Andersen SYD→AND · 17 km from landmark Left Nairobi → Amsterdam WIL→AMS · 17 km from landmark Left London → San Francisco LGW→SFO · 19 km from landmark Right Brussels → Nairobi BRU→WIL · 21 km from landmark Left Nairobi → Brussels WIL→BRU · 21 km from landmark Left Addis Ababa → Kilimanjaro ADD→JRO · 25 km from landmark Left Sao Paulo → Kilimanjaro GRU→JRO · 25 km from landmark Right Kilimanjaro → Addis Ababa JRO→ADD · 25 km from landmark Left London → San Francisco LHR→SFO · 26 km from landmark Left Cairo → Nairobi CAI→WIL · 29 km from landmark Right London → Nairobi LHR→WIL · 29 km from landmark Right Nairobi → Cairo WIL→CAI · 29 km from landmark Left Nairobi → London WIL→LHR · 29 km from landmark Right Paris → Nairobi CDG→WIL · 30 km from landmark Left Dar Es Salaam → Amsterdam DAR→AMS · 30 km from landmark Right London → Nairobi LGW→WIL · 30 km from landmark Left Nairobi → Paris WIL→CDG · 30 km from landmark Right Nairobi → Zanzibar WIL→ZNZ · 31 km from landmark Left Zanzibar → Nairobi ZNZ→WIL · 31 km from landmark Right Paris → Zanzibar CDG→ZNZ · 34 km from landmark Left Zanzibar → Paris ZNZ→CDG · 34 km from landmark Left Nairobi → Kilimanjaro WIL→JRO · 36 km from landmark Left Istanbul → Kilimanjaro IST→JRO · 37 km from landmark Right Kilimanjaro → Istanbul JRO→IST · 37 km from landmark Right London → Nairobi LHR→NBO · 41 km from landmark Left Nairobi → London NBO→LHR · 41 km from landmark Left Amsterdam → Kilimanjaro AMS→JRO · 44 km from landmark Right Kilimanjaro → Amsterdam JRO→AMS · 44 km from landmark Left Zurich → Kilimanjaro ZRH→JRO · 44 km from landmark Left Paris → Kilimanjaro CDG→JRO · 45 km from landmark Right Kilimanjaro → Paris JRO→CDG · 45 km from landmark Left London → Kilimanjaro LHR→JRO · 45 km from landmark Right Dar Es Salaam → Kilimanjaro DAR→JRO · 48 km from landmark Left Kilimanjaro → Dar Es Salaam JRO→DAR · 48 km from landmark Left Marrakech → Newark RAK→EWR · 48 km from landmark Left Kilimanjaro → Zanzibar JRO→ZNZ · 49 km from landmark Left London → San Francisco LTN→SFO · 49 km from landmark Right Zanzibar → Kilimanjaro ZNZ→JRO · 49 km from landmark Left Boston → Kilimanjaro BOS→JRO · 51 km from landmark Left New York → Kilimanjaro JFK→JRO · 51 km from landmark Right Kilimanjaro → Washington JRO→IAD · 51 km from landmark Right Dublin → San Francisco DUB→SFO · 52 km from landmark Left New York → Plaisance JFK→MRU · 58 km from landmark Right Plaisance → New York MRU→JFK · 58 km from landmark Right Duesseldorf → Zanzibar DUS→ZNZ · 62 km from landmark Left Barcelona → Los Angeles BCN→LAX · 72 km from landmark Left Prague → Seattle PRG→SEA · 72 km from landmark Right Lisbon → Phoenix LIS→PHX · 73 km from landmark Left Hong Kong → Sao Paulo HKG→GRU · 76 km from landmark Left Rome → San Francisco FCO→SFO · 79 km from landmark Right Cape Town → Doha CPT→DOH · 80 km from landmark Left Doha → Cape Town DOH→CPT · 80 km from landmark Right Dar Es Salaam → Arusha DAR→ARK · 85 km from landmark Left Houston → Sydney IAH→SYD · 89 km from landmark Right Sydney → Houston SYD→IAH · 89 km from landmark Left Mombasa → Nairobi MBA→WIL · 97 km from landmark Right Nairobi → Mombasa WIL→MBA · 97 km from landmark Right Dallas-fort Worth → Melbourne DFW→MEL · 99 km from landmark Left Melbourne → Dallas-fort Worth MEL→DFW · 99 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.