Can You See Petra From a Plane? Best Seat Side Guide

21 flight routes pass within 60 km of Petra. Find out which side of the plane has the best views.

The rose-red rock-carved city in southern Jordan lies along the desert corridor between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea, crossed by many Middle East routes.

Flights Near Petra (21 routes)

Right San Francisco → Tel-aviv SFO→TLV · 8 km from landmark Right Cairo → Calcutta CAI→CCU · 11 km from landmark Right Casablanca → Doha CMN→DOH · 14 km from landmark Left Doha → Casablanca DOH→CMN · 14 km from landmark Right Istanbul → Plaisance IST→MRU · 14 km from landmark Left Plaisance → Istanbul MRU→IST · 14 km from landmark Right Casablanca → Doha CAS→DOH · 21 km from landmark Right Warsaw → Tel-aviv WAW→TLV · 21 km from landmark Right Abu Dhabi → Barcelona AUH→BLA · 22 km from landmark Right Riyadh → Tunis RUH→TUN · 23 km from landmark Right Los Angeles → Tel-aviv LAX→TLV · 24 km from landmark Right Jeddah → Istanbul JED→IST · 31 km from landmark Left Delhi → Cairo DEL→CAI · 35 km from landmark Right Istanbul → Los Angeles IST→LAX · 40 km from landmark Left Los Angeles → Istanbul LAX→IST · 40 km from landmark Right Brisbane → Doha BNE→DOH · 54 km from landmark Right Cairo → Manila CAI→MNL · 54 km from landmark Left Doha → Brisbane DOH→BNE · 54 km from landmark Left Manila → Cairo MNL→CAI · 54 km from landmark Left Atlanta → Athens ATL→HEW · 59 km from landmark Right Athens → Atlanta HEW→ATL · 59 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.