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

77 flight routes pass within 120 km of Mount Everest. Find out which side of the plane has the best views.

The world's highest peak at 8,849 metres is visible from several trans-Himalayan routes and from flights approaching Kathmandu. On a clear day, the distinctive pyramid summit and its characteristic snow plume are unmistakable.

Flights Near Mount Everest (77 routes)

Right Sydney → Zurich SYD→ZRH · 1 km from landmark Left Chengdu → Kathmandu CTU→KTM · 6 km from landmark Right Calcutta → New York CCU→JFK · 7 km from landmark Left Delhi → Hong Kong DEL→HKG · 11 km from landmark Right Hong Kong → Delhi HKG→DEL · 11 km from landmark Right Bangkok → Frankfurt BKK→FRA · 22 km from landmark Left Frankfurt → Bangkok FRA→BKK · 22 km from landmark Right Bangkok → Paris BKK→CDG · 27 km from landmark Left Paris → Bangkok CDG→BKK · 27 km from landmark Left Kathmandu → Buenos Aires KTM→EZE · 27 km from landmark Left Bangkok → Brussels BKK→BRU · 28 km from landmark Left Bangkok → Warsaw BKK→WAW · 28 km from landmark Right Brussels → Bangkok BRU→BKK · 28 km from landmark Left Delhi → Paro DEL→PBH · 28 km from landmark Right Paro → Delhi PBH→DEL · 28 km from landmark Right Warsaw → Bangkok WAW→BKK · 28 km from landmark Right Kathmandu → Tokyo KTM→HND · 32 km from landmark Right Helsinki → Singapore HEL→XSP · 33 km from landmark Left Tokyo → Kathmandu NRT→KTM · 33 km from landmark Left Abu Dhabi → Kathmandu AUH→KTM · 34 km from landmark Right Cairo → Manila CAI→MNL · 34 km from landmark Left Manila → Cairo MNL→CAI · 34 km from landmark Right Helsinki → Singapore HEM→SIN · 36 km from landmark Left Singapore → Helsinki SIN→HEM · 36 km from landmark Left Dubai → Kathmandu DXB→KTM · 38 km from landmark Right Kathmandu → Dubai KTM→DXB · 38 km from landmark Left Sharjah → Kathmandu SHJ→KTM · 38 km from landmark Right Helsinki → Singapore HEL→SIN · 39 km from landmark Left Seoul → Kathmandu ICN→KTM · 39 km from landmark Right Kathmandu → Seoul KTM→ICN · 39 km from landmark Left Singapore → Helsinki SIN→HEL · 39 km from landmark Left Doha → Kathmandu DOH→KTM · 42 km from landmark Right Kathmandu → Doha KTM→DOH · 42 km from landmark Left Kathmandu → Paro KTM→PBH · 43 km from landmark Right Paro → Kathmandu PBH→KTM · 43 km from landmark Right Denpasar → Birmingham DPS→BHX · 44 km from landmark Right Hong Kong → Kathmandu HKG→KTM · 48 km from landmark Left Kathmandu → Hong Kong KTM→HKG · 48 km from landmark Right Kunming → Kathmandu KMG→KTM · 49 km from landmark Left Dubai → Paro DXB→PBH · 51 km from landmark Right Melbourne → London MEL→LHR · 56 km from landmark Right Guangzhou → Doha CAN→DOH · 61 km from landmark Left Bangkok → London BKK→LGW · 65 km from landmark Right London → Bangkok LGW→BKK · 65 km from landmark Left Stuttgart → Bangkok STR→BKK · 74 km from landmark Right London → Bangkok LCY→BKK · 76 km from landmark Right Amsterdam → Bangkok AMS→BKK · 77 km from landmark Left Bangkok → Amsterdam BKK→AMS · 77 km from landmark Left Bangkok → London BKK→LHR · 78 km from landmark Right London → Bangkok LHR→BKK · 78 km from landmark Left Jeddah → Guangzhou JED→CAN · 92 km from landmark Left Singapore → Bishkek SIN→FRU · 95 km from landmark Right Bangkok → Munich BKK→MUC · 96 km from landmark Right Manchester → Adelaide MAN→ADL · 96 km from landmark Left Munich → Bangkok MUC→BKK · 96 km from landmark Right Abu Dhabi → Taipei AUH→TPE · 98 km from landmark Left Taipei → Abu Dhabi TPE→AUH · 98 km from landmark Left Delhi → Guwahati DEL→GAU · 99 km from landmark Left Dubai → Guangzhou DXB→CAN · 99 km from landmark Right Guwahati → Delhi GAU→DEL · 99 km from landmark Left Helsinki → Phuket HEL→HKT · 105 km from landmark Left Doha → Hong Kong DOH→HKG · 108 km from landmark Right Hong Kong → Doha HKG→DOH · 108 km from landmark Left Istanbul → Kathmandu IST→KTM · 109 km from landmark Right Kathmandu → Istanbul KTM→IST · 109 km from landmark Left Delhi → Baghdogra DEL→IXB · 110 km from landmark Right Baghdogra → Delhi IXB→DEL · 110 km from landmark Left Debrecen → Dhaka DEB→DAC · 113 km from landmark Right Singapore → Moscow SIN→SVO · 114 km from landmark Right Bangkok → Zurich BKK→ZRH · 115 km from landmark Right Brisbane → Kathmandu BNE→KTM · 115 km from landmark Left Zurich → Bangkok ZRH→BKK · 115 km from landmark Right Seoul → Bombay ICN→BOM · 117 km from landmark Right Delhi → Taipei DEL→TPE · 118 km from landmark Right Bangkok → Vienna BKK→VIE · 119 km from landmark Right Delhi → Taipei DEL→TSA · 119 km from landmark Left Vienna → Bangkok VIE→BKK · 119 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.