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Can You See Machu Picchu From a Plane? Best Seat Side Guide

49 flight routes pass within 80 km of Machu Picchu. Find out which side of the plane has the best views.

The Inca citadel perched on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley is occasionally visible from flights approaching Cusco. The surrounding Andean peaks and cloud forest are consistently spectacular from the air.

Flights Near Machu Picchu (49 routes)

Right Denver → Buenos Aires DEN→EZE · 3 km from landmark Right Salt Lake City → Seoul SLC→GMP · 10 km from landmark Left Vancouver → Seoul YVR→ICN · 12 km from landmark Left Seattle → Hong Kong SEA→HKG · 14 km from landmark Right Bogota → Washington BOG→IAD · 17 km from landmark Left Bogota → Santiago BOG→SCL · 18 km from landmark Right Santiago → Bogota SCL→BOG · 18 km from landmark Right Cuzco → Lima CUZ→LIM · 22 km from landmark Left Lima → Cuzco LIM→CUZ · 22 km from landmark Right Seattle → Seoul BFI→GMP · 23 km from landmark Right Chicago → Ho Chi Minh City ORD→SGN · 24 km from landmark Right Salt Lake City → Seoul SLC→ICN · 25 km from landmark Left Austin → Buenos Aires AUS→EZE · 32 km from landmark Left Vancouver → Hong Kong YVR→HKG · 35 km from landmark Left Santa Cruz → Sao Paulo VVI→GRU · 36 km from landmark Right Seattle → Seoul BFI→ICN · 40 km from landmark Left Bogota → Toronto BOG→YYZ · 41 km from landmark Left Buenos Aires → Houston EZE→HOU · 41 km from landmark Right Houston → Buenos Aires HOU→EZE · 41 km from landmark Right Seattle → Seoul SEA→ICN · 43 km from landmark Right San Jose → Houston SJO→IAH · 44 km from landmark Left Buenos Aires → Houston EZE→IAH · 47 km from landmark Right Houston → Buenos Aires IAH→EZE · 47 km from landmark Right Santiago → Toronto SCL→YKZ · 53 km from landmark Left Toronto → Santiago YTZ→SCL · 55 km from landmark Left Buenos Aires → Quito EZE→UIO · 57 km from landmark Right Quito → Buenos Aires UIO→EZE · 57 km from landmark Left Cuzco → Iquitos CUZ→IQT · 59 km from landmark Right Bogota → Cuzco BOG→CUZ · 60 km from landmark Right Cuzco → Arequipa CUZ→AQP · 60 km from landmark Left Cuzco → Bogota CUZ→BOG · 60 km from landmark Left Cuzco → Puerto Maldonado CUZ→PEM · 60 km from landmark Right Dallas-fort Worth → Buenos Aires DFW→EZE · 60 km from landmark Left Buenos Aires → Dallas-fort Worth EZE→DFW · 60 km from landmark Right Santiago → Toronto SCL→YYZ · 62 km from landmark Left Toronto → Santiago YYZ→SCL · 62 km from landmark Right Cuzco → Santiago CUZ→SCL · 63 km from landmark Left Santiago → Cuzco SCL→CUZ · 63 km from landmark Right New York → Cuzco JFK→CUZ · 64 km from landmark Left Buenos Aires → Quito AEP→UIO · 67 km from landmark Right San Jose → Dallas-fort Worth SJO→DFW · 68 km from landmark Left Quito → Houston UIO→IAH · 68 km from landmark Left Seattle → Shanghai SEA→PVG · 69 km from landmark Right Vancouver → Guangzhou YVR→CAN · 71 km from landmark Left Seattle → Shanghai BFI→PVG · 72 km from landmark Left Vancouver → Shanghai YVR→SHA · 73 km from landmark Right Rio De Janeiro → Lima GIG→LIM · 74 km from landmark Left Lima → Rio De Janeiro LIM→GIG · 74 km from landmark Left San Antonio → Buenos Aires SAT→EZE · 78 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.