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 (95 routes)
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Sydney → Zurich
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Chengdu → Kathmandu
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Calcutta → New York
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London → Scarborough
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Delhi → Hong Kong
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Hong Kong → Delhi
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Paris → Lima
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Paris → Lima
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Bangkok → Frankfurt
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Frankfurt → Bangkok
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Frankfurt → Lima
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Bangkok → Paris
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Paris → Bangkok
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Kathmandu → Buenos Aires
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Bangkok → Brussels
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Bangkok → Warsaw
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Brussels → Bangkok
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Delhi → Paro
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London → Bridgetown
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Paro → Delhi
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Warsaw → Bangkok
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Kathmandu → Tokyo
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Helsinki → Singapore
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Tokyo → Kathmandu
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Abu Dhabi → Kathmandu
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Cairo → Manila
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Manila → Cairo
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Helsinki → Singapore
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Singapore → Helsinki
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Dubai → Kathmandu
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Kathmandu → Dubai
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Sharjah → Kathmandu
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Helsinki → Singapore
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Seoul → Kathmandu
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Kathmandu → Seoul
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Singapore → Helsinki
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Doha → Kathmandu
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Kathmandu → Doha
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Kathmandu → Paro
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Paro → Kathmandu
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Denpasar → Birmingham
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Hong Kong → Kathmandu
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Kathmandu → Hong Kong
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Kunming → Kathmandu
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Dubai → Paro
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Kathmandu → Delhi
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Melbourne → London
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Guangzhou → Doha
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Delhi → Doha
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Tashkent → Warsaw
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Bangkok → London
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London → Bangkok
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Calcutta → Port Blair
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Stuttgart → Bangkok
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London → Bangkok
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Amsterdam → Bangkok
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Bangkok → Amsterdam
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Bangalore → Plaisance
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Bangkok → London
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London → Bangkok
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Kathmandu → Pokhara
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Jeddah → Guangzhou
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Singapore → Bishkek
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Bangkok → Munich
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Manchester → Adelaide
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Munich → Bangkok
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Dhaka → Bangkok
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Abu Dhabi → Taipei
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Taipei → Abu Dhabi
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Delhi → Guwahati
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Dubai → Guangzhou
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Guwahati → Delhi
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Delhi → Sharjah
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Sydney → Lima
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Delhi → Dubai
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Bangkok → Melbourne
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Helsinki → Phuket
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Doha → Hong Kong
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Hong Kong → Doha
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Istanbul → Kathmandu
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Kathmandu → Istanbul
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Delhi → Baghdogra
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Baghdogra → Delhi
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Dubai → Accra
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Debrecen → Dhaka
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Singapore → Moscow
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Bangkok → Zurich
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Brisbane → Kathmandu
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Zurich → Bangkok
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Seoul → Bombay
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Delhi → Taipei
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Bangkok → Vienna
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Delhi → Kuwait
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Delhi → Taipei
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Vienna → Bangkok
💡 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.