The world's largest hot desert stretches across North Africa and is almost always visible on Europe-to-Africa routes. The endless golden dunes, ergs, and rocky hamadas create a mesmerizing pattern from altitude.
Flights Near Sahara Desert (183 routes)
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Dubai → Bangkok
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Doha → Ho Chi Minh City
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Doha → Phnom-penh
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Jeddah → Kuala Lumpur
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Minneapolis → Auckland
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Zurich → Cape Town
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Mexico City → Perth
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Doha → Bangkok
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Casablanca → Washington
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Dubai → Ho Chi Minh City
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Lisbon → Phoenix
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Tunis → Frankfurt
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Los Angeles → Auckland
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Jeddah → Bangalore
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Frankfurt → Cape Town
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Abu Dhabi → Phnom-penh
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Casablanca → New York
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Bahrain → Bangkok
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Madrid → San Francisco
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Amsterdam → Cape Town
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Cape Town → Amsterdam
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Lisbon → Los Angeles
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Riyadh → Bangkok
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San Francisco → Christchurch
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Abuja → Budapest
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Barcelona → Keflavik
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Johannesburg → London
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London → Johannesburg
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Malta → Budapest
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Marrakech → Atlanta
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Johannesburg → London
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London → Johannesburg
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Abu Dhabi → Bangkok
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Sydney → Miami
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Pico → New Orleans
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London → Johannesburg
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London → Johannesburg
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Maputo → Dublin
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Cairo → Manila
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Durban → London
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Paris → Johannesburg
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Johannesburg → Paris
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Frankfurt → Anchorage
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Lisbon → Chicago
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Lisbon → Ottawa
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Tel-aviv → Santiago
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Chicago → Auckland
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Lisbon → Montreal
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Dubrovnik → Helsinki
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Barcelona → Abbotsford
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Paris → Durban
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Lisbon → Toronto
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San Francisco → Auckland
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New York → Hobart
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New York → Nairobi
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Nairobi → New York
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Casablanca → Toronto
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Istanbul → Tokyo
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Jacksonville → Sydney
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Jeddah → Jakarta
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Istanbul → Tokyo
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Madrid → Los Angeles
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Casablanca → Montreal
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Los Angeles → Queenstown International
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Marrakech → Newark
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Malta → Copenhagen
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Barcelona → Calgary
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Lisbon → San Francisco
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Boston → Kilimanjaro
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Yaounde → Paris
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Brisbane → Mayaguana
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Madinah → Kuala Lumpur
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Los Angeles → Christchurch
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Lisbon → Halifax
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Pico → New York
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London → Cape Town
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Rotterdam → Johannesburg
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Dallas-fort Worth → Auckland
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Ponta Delgada → New York
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Tunis → Paris
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Cairo → Calcutta
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London → Cape Town
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Cape Town → London
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London → Cape Town
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Amsterdam → Johannesburg
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Johannesburg → Amsterdam
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New York → Kilimanjaro
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New York → Plaisance
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Plaisance → New York
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Lisbon → Boston
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Lajes (terceira Island) → Boston
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Newark → Auckland
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Tunis → London
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Tunis → London
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New York → Auckland
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Cairo → Buenos Aires
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Abu Dhabi → Phuket
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Johannesburg → Zurich
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Zurich → Johannesburg
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Kuwait → Bangkok
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Lisbon → Newark
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Casablanca → Los Angeles
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Lisbon → New York
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Doha → Phuket
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Kilimanjaro → Washington
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Barcelona → San Francisco
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Lisbon → Philadelphia
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Baku → Taipei
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Dublin → Vancouver
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Houston → Auckland
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Lisbon → Washington
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Lisbon → Baltimore
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Corpus Christi → Norfolk Island
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Doha → Calcutta
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Istanbul → Seoul
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Ponta Delgada → Boston
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New York → Raiatea Island
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Frankfurt → Johannesburg
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Istanbul → Tselinograd
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Dar Es Salaam → New York
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Riyadh → Kuala Lumpur
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New York → Huahine Island
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Vancouver → Auckland
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Denver → Oamaru
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Dallas-fort Worth → Melbourne
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Melbourne → Dallas-fort Worth
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Madrid → East London
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Dublin → Seattle
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Rome → Helsinki
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Dubai → Phuket
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Houston → Sydney
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Rome → Helsinki
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Maputo → Amsterdam
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Sharjah → Phuket
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Istanbul → Beijing
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Doha → Manila
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Lisbon → Atlanta
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Addis Ababa → Washington
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Washington → Addis Ababa
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Algier → London
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Madrid → Chicago
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Washington → Maroantsetra
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Athens → Buenos Aires
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Addis Ababa → New York
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New York → Addis Ababa
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Madrid → Chicago
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Marrakech → Cedar City
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Barcelona → Los Angeles
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Sydney → Casablanca
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Dublin → Portland
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Dubai → Manila
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Johannesburg → Munich
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Sydney → Andersen
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Baltimore → Melbourne
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London → Vancouver
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Kigali → London
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London → Kigali
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London → Vancouver
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Malta → Amsterdam
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Doha → Dhaka
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Malta → Eindhoven
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Madrid → Toronto
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Madrid → Montreal
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Madrid → Toronto
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Paris → Vancouver
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Riyadh → Bangalore
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Ibiza → Glasgow
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London → Abbotsford
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Istanbul → Buenos Aires
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Dublin → Calgary
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Melbourne → Miami
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Doha → Kuala Lumpur
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Athens → Shanghai
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Doha → Singapore
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Abu Dhabi → Kuala Lumpur
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Doha → Singapore
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Tel-aviv → Bangkok
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Nice → Seattle
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Abu Dhabi → Singapore
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Abu Dhabi → Manila
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Doha → Hanoi
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Ponta Delgada → Toronto
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Keflavik → Vancouver
💡 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.