Natural Wonders
Grand Canyon
427 routes
Niagara Falls
586 routes
Great Barrier Reef
79 routes
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
26 routes
Victoria Falls
28 routes
Amazon River
38 routes
Monument Valley
270 routes
Salar de Uyuni
16 routes
Cappadocia
68 routes
Yellowstone & Grand Prismatic Spring
125 routes
Death Valley
335 routes
Patagonia & Torres del Paine
7 routes
Red Rock Canyon
284 routes
Yosemite Valley
257 routes
Iguazu Falls
25 routes
Mountains & Ranges
Mount Everest
77 routes
Mount Fuji
239 routes
Mount Kilimanjaro
51 routes
The Alps
1352 routes
Matterhorn
439 routes
Denali (Mount McKinley)
52 routes
Mount Rainier
443 routes
Rocky Mountains
900 routes
The Dolomites
599 routes
Himalayas
160 routes
Scottish Highlands
397 routes
Andes Mountains
64 routes
Haleakalā
61 routes
St. Elias Icefields & Coast Mountains
69 routes
Southern Alps & Milford Sound
65 routes
Table Mountain
43 routes
Banff & the Canadian Rockies
223 routes
Rivers, Lakes & Seas
Nile River
35 routes
Mississippi River Delta
207 routes
Great Salt Lake
303 routes
Lake Baikal
25 routes
Norwegian Fjords
166 routes
Lake Titicaca
15 routes
Dead Sea
95 routes
Lofoten Islands
44 routes
Florida Keys & Biscayne Bay
394 routes
Turnagain Arm
118 routes
Islands
Hawaii (Big Island)
59 routes
Iceland
281 routes
Maldives
36 routes
Bora Bora
14 routes
Galápagos Islands
6 routes
Azores
63 routes
Faroe Islands
105 routes
Santorini & the Aegean Islands
180 routes
Geographic Wonders
Greenland Ice Sheet
117 routes
Sahara Desert
50 routes
Bonneville Salt Flats
155 routes
Serengeti Plains
30 routes
Historic Landmarks
Pyramids of Giza
90 routes
Great Wall of China
122 routes
Machu Picchu
28 routes
Amalfi Coast
210 routes
Diamond Head & Waikiki
120 routes
Taj Mahal
107 routes
Angkor Wat
62 routes
Petra
21 routes
Famous Skylines
Manhattan Skyline
1197 routes
Las Vegas Strip
287 routes
Dubai Skyline
317 routes
Hong Kong Harbour
234 routes
Sydney Harbour
227 routes
San Francisco Bay & Golden Gate
477 routes
Rio de Janeiro & Sugarloaf Mountain
94 routes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you see famous landmarks from a commercial flight?
Yes — many commercial flight routes pass within visible range of famous landmarks. We track 69 landmarks across 7 categories, from natural wonders like the Grand Canyon to historic sites like the Great Wall of China.
How does WhichSideOfThePlane know which landmarks are visible?
We calculate the great-circle distance between every cached flight route and each landmark. If a route passes within a landmark's visibility radius, we flag which side of the plane offers the view and how close the flight path comes.
Which side of the plane should I sit on to see a landmark?
It depends on your specific route and the landmark's position relative to the flight path. Select any landmark below to see exactly which routes pass near it and which seat side gives you the best view.