The longest glacier in the Alps (23 km) flows through the Bernese Oberland in a dramatic S-curve. Visible on flights across Switzerland.
Routes that pass it574
ADD → LHR
Both
LHR → ADD
Both
BRI → CDG
Both
CDG → BRI
Both
CTA → EDI
Both
EDI → CTA
Both
AMS → JNB
Both
BRU → MLA
Both
BVA → BLQ
Both
FCO → YYC
Both
JNB → AMS
Both
LAS → LCY
Both
LIN → MAN
Both
MAD → SCL
Both
MAN → LIN
Both
MLA → BRU
Both
SCL → MAD
Both
YYC → FCO
Both
ATH → IAH
Both
BGY → CFU
Both
CDG → CHQ
Both
CFU → BGY
Both
CHQ → CDG
Both
DOH → VCE
Both
FCO → GLA
Both
GLA → FCO
Both
IAH → ATH
Both
LAX → LIN
Both
LIN → LAX
Both
RVN → ZRH
Both
VCE → DOH
Both
ZRH → RVN
Both
CPH → ZRH
Both
IPL → LHR
Both
LHR → IPL
Both
MXP → EDI
Both
SEA → MXP
Both
ZRH → CPH
Both
AMS → HLA
Both
FLR → STN
Both
HLA → AMS
Both
KEF → MXP
Both
LCY → LIN
Both
LGW → MRU
Both
LIN → LCY
Both
LIN → MIB
Both
LYS → VIE
Both
MIB → LIN
Both
MRU → LGW
Both
MXP → KEF
Both
STN → FLR
Both
VIE → LYS
Both
ARN → ZRH
Both
CDC → LIN
Both
CIA → SFO
Both
HEW → YUL
Both
MUC → PVG
Both
PVG → MUC
Both
SFO → CIA
Both
YUL → HEW
Both
ZRH → ARN
Both
CAI → ORY
Both
EZE → MUC
Both
HEW → BGY
Both
LTN → NAP
Both
MUC → EZE
Both
NAP → LTN
Both
NAP → STN
Both
ORY → CAI
Both
STN → NAP
Both
TLS → KRK
Both
FLR → LCY
Both
GLA → MXP
Both
LBG → ORD
Both
LCY → FLR
Both
MXP → GLA
Both
NCE → ZRH
Both
ORD → LBG
Both
ZRH → NCE
Both
HAM → TRN
Left
LHR → LIN
Left
LIN → LHR
Right
LPA → MUC
Right
MAN → NAP
Right
MUC → LPA
Left
MXP → JRO
Left
NAP → MAN
Left
CDG → SJD
Left
LIN → LGW
Right
MUC → PEK
Left
PEK → MUC
Right
SJD → CDG
Right
CDG → OKC
Left
OKC → CDG
Right
BGY → BRS
Left
BRS → BGY
Right
LCY → NAP
Left
LIN → REG
Right
MXP → REG
Left
MXP → SFO
Right
NAP → LCY
Right
REG → LIN
Left
REG → MXP
Right
SFO → MXP
Left
CPH → NCE
Right
EDI → FCO
Right
FCO → EDI
Left
FCO → KEF
Left
FCO → YEG
Left
GOT → ZRH
Right
KEF → FCO
Right
NCE → CPH
Left
SLC → LCY
Left
YEG → FCO
Right
ZRH → GOT
Left
AGP → MUC
Left
CDG → HER
Right
DUB → LIN
Left
HER → CDG
Left
LIN → DUB
Right
MUC → AGP
Right
FLR → LHR
Right
FRA → TRN
Left
LAX → LCY
Left
LHR → FLR
Left
MAN → MXP
Left
MUC → UBN
Left
MXP → MAN
Right
MXP → STN
Right
ORY → YUL
Left
STN → MXP
Left
AMS → MXP
Right
CDG → ORD
Left
GRU → MUC
Left
MUC → GRU
Right
MXP → AMS
Left
OPO → VIE
Right
ORD → CDG
Right
ORY → ATH
Right
BGY → RHO
Left
BRU → KGL
Right
FCO → PDX
Left
KGL → BRU
Left
MUC → CMN
Right
PDX → FCO
Right
RHO → BGY
Right
BER → PMI
Left
CDG → MDW
Left
DXB → VCE
Right
EDI → LIN
Right
LIN → EDI
Left
MDW → CDG
Right
PMI → BER
Right
VCE → DXB
Left
ATH → YUL
Left
LHR → NZY
Right
LHR → SAN
Right
LTN → MXP
Left
MXP → LTN
Right
NZY → LHR
Left
SAN → LHR
Left
YUL → ATH
Right
FLR → LGW
Right
LAX → MXP
Left
LGW → FLR
Left
MXP → LAX
Right
BRS → LIN
Left
CAI → CDG
Left
CDG → CAI
Right
CRL → EBB
Right
EBB → CRL
Left
LHR → MRU
Right
LIN → BRS
Right
LIN → SEA
Left
MRU → LHR
Left
MUC → TFN
Left
SEA → LIN
Right
TFN → MUC
Right
ABV → FRA
Left
BCN → PRG
Left
CDC → LHR
Left
CIA → EMA
Right
CIA → STN
Right
EMA → CIA
Left
FRA → ABV
Right
LHR → CDC
Right
LHR → MXP
Left
MXP → LHR
Right
MXP → NAP
Left
STN → CIA
Left
BGY → AMM
Left
CDC → MXP
Left
CDG → LIN
Left
CHQ → ORY
Right
CIA → MAN
Right
CLD → LHR
Left
FRA → NCE
Left
LGW → BGY
Right
LHR → CLD
Right
LIN → CDG
Right
MAN → CIA
Left
NCE → FRA
Right
ORY → CHQ
Left
DUB → MRU
Left
GVA → VIE
Right
GVA → ZAG
Left
LGW → MXP
Left
MRU → DUB
Right
MXP → LGW
Right
VIE → GVA
Left
ZAG → GVA
Right
ZRH → OSL
Left
BLQ → LHR
Left
LHR → BLQ
Right
LHR → NAP
Left
LHR → PHX
Left
NAP → LHR
Right
PHX → LHR
Right
PMI → ZRH
Right
ZRH → PMI
Left
FCO → SEA
Left
JMK → ORY
Left
MXP → ADD
Left
ORY → JMK
Right
SEA → FCO
Right
JFK → TLV
Right
LAS → LHR
Left
LHR → LAS
Right
MRS → ZRH
Right
OSL → NCE
Left
TLV → JFK
Left
ZRH → MRS
Left
BRU → LIN
Right
DET → LBG
Right
DUB → MXP
Left
FCO → SFO
Right
GVA → OPO
Left
LBG → DET
Left
LIN → BRU
Left
MUC → VLC
Right
MXP → DUB
Right
OPO → GVA
Right
SFO → FCO
Left
VLC → MUC
Left
CIA → EDI
Left
EDI → CIA
Right
CDG → DFW
Left
CDG → MSP
Right
DFW → CDG
Right
MSP → CDG
Left
MUC → TSA
Right
TSA → MUC
Left
DBV → EWR
Left
EWR → DBV
Right
LIN → ORY
Right
MUC → TPE
Right
ORY → LIN
Left
REG → STN
Right
STN → REG
Left
TPE → MUC
Left
CDG → DAL
Left
DAL → CDG
Right
HEW → YYZ
Left
JFK → SPU
Right
LGW → NAP
Left
NAP → LGW
Right
YYZ → HEW
Right
CDG → MXP
Left
CIA → KEF
Left
IND → HEW
Right
KEF → CIA
Right
MXP → CDG
Right
SIR → ZRH
Right
SVQ → WAW
Right
WAW → SVQ
Left
ZRH → SIR
Left
BWI → TLV
Right
CFU → CWL
Left
CWL → CFU
Right
DEN → LHR
Right
LHR → DEN
Left
MUC → SPC
Left
ORD → LIN
Left
PHX → FLR
Left
PMO → RTM
Left
RTM → PMO
Right
SPC → MUC
Right
ARN → NCE
Right
EWR → SPU
Right
FCO → STN
Right
JNB → RTM
Right
LAX → MAN
Right
LBG → YTZ
Left
MAD → MUC
Right
MAN → LAX
Left
MUC → MAD
Left
NCE → ARN
Left
RTM → JNB
Left
SPU → EWR
Left
STN → FCO
Left
YTZ → LBG
Right
BGY → STN
Left
CDG → DET
Left
CDG → DTW
Left
DET → CDG
Right
DTW → CDG
Right
JTR → CDG
Left
ORY → TIA
Right
PSA → STN
Right
STN → BGY
Right
STN → PSA
Left
TIA → ORY
Left
BCN → MUC
Left
EWR → TLV
Right
ICN → MUC
Right
MAN → FCO
Left
MUC → BCN
Right
MUC → ICN
Left
PEK → PRG
Left
PRG → PEK
Right
TLV → EWR
Left
BCN → ICN
Left
BGY → MAN
Left
BOS → TLV
Right
CRL → GOA
Left
GOA → CRL
Right
ICN → BCN
Right
LXR → MXP
Right
MAN → BGY
Right
MAN → PSA
Left
MXP → LXR
Left
MXP → ORY
Right
ORY → MXP
Left
PSA → MAN
Right
TLV → BOS
Left
BCN → WRO
Left
CDG → HEW
Right
CIA → LCY
Right
HEW → CDG
Left
LBA → NAP
Right
LCY → CIA
Left
NAP → LBA
Left
NRT → ZRH
Left
WRO → BCN
Right
ZRH → NRT
Right
BRS → VRN
Right
BRU → FCO
Right
HND → ZRH
Left
LBG → YMX
Left
LHR → SLC
Right
MUC → TLS
Left
SLC → LHR
Left
TLS → MUC
Right
VRN → BRS
Left
YMX → LBG
Right
ZRH → HND
Right
CDG → YKZ
Left
GDN → ZRH
Left
HKG → LIS
Left
LIS → HKG
Right
YKZ → CDG
Right
YVR → FCO
Right
ZRH → GDN
Right
ATH → YTZ
Left
CDG → YYZ
Left
LAX → LHR
Left
LHR → LAX
Right
MXP → ORD
Right
ORD → MXP
Left
YTZ → ATH
Right
YYZ → CDG
Right
AMB → LGW
Right
AMS → OLB
Left
ATH → CDG
Left
BCN → ZRH
Right
BLQ → STN
Left
CDG → ATH
Right
CDG → YTZ
Left
IAD → TLV
Right
LGW → AMB
Left
MDW → MXP
Left
MXP → MDW
Right
OLB → AMS
Right
STN → BLQ
Right
TLV → IAD
Left
YTZ → CDG
Right
ZRH → BCN
Left
AMS → LIN
Right
AMS → MPM
Right
CDG → FLR
Left
FLR → CDG
Right
KRK → LIS
Left
LIN → AMS
Left
LIS → KRK
Right
LIS → MNL
Right
MNL → LIS
Left
MPM → AMS
Left
MXP → ZRH
Left
ZRH → MXP
Right
CDG → YOW
Left
JED → MXP
Right
LCY → MRU
Right
MRU → LCY
Left
MXP → JED
Left
YOW → CDG
Right
ATH → YYZ
Left
BRS → HER
Right
CAI → MXP
Right
CAI → ORD
Left
HER → BRS
Left
MXP → CAI
Left
ORD → CAI
Right
YYZ → ATH
Right
FRA → MXP
Right
GVA → IST
Left
GVA → SAW
Left
HKG → KRK
Left
IST → GVA
Right
KRK → HKG
Right
LIS → VIE
Left
MXP → FRA
Left
MXP → YYZ
Right
SAW → GVA
Right
VIE → LIS
Right
YYZ → MXP
Left
CLE → MXP
Left
FCO → LTN
Right
HEW → LIN
Right
LIN → HEW
Left
LTN → FCO
Left
MXP → CLE
Right
MXP → YUL
Right
YUL → MXP
Left
BCN → GDN
Right
CDG → YMX
Left
CIA → SEA
Left
GDN → BCN
Left
GVA → LIS
Left
LIS → GVA
Right
SEA → CIA
Right
VLC → ZRH
Right
YMX → CDG
Right
ZRH → VLC
Left
BRI → DUB
Left
CAG → FRA
Left
CIA → LHR
Right
DUB → BRI
Right
DXB → GVA
Right
EIN → PSA
Right
GVA → DXB
Left
IAH → MXP
Left
LHR → CIA
Left
MXP → IAH
Right
PHX → LCY
Right
PSA → EIN
Left
WAW → MVD
Right
ZRH → BGO
Left
BRI → LGW
Left
FCO → LCY
Right
LCY → FCO
Left
LGW → BRI
Right
MUC → LYS
Left
AMS → PSA
Right
CDG → YUL
Left
CIA → BRU
Left
CPT → ZRH
Left
HEW → MXP
Right
MRS → MUC
Left
MUC → MRS
Right
MXP → HEW
Left
POZ → ZRH
Left
PSA → AMS
Left
YUL → CDG
Right
ZRH → CPT
Right
ZRH → POZ
Right
ATH → MXP
Right
BUD → OPO
Right
CDG → DEN
Right
CDG → JMK
Right
CDG → YHU
Left
DEN → CDG
Left
DUB → NAP
Left
DUB → ZTH
Right
JMK → CDG
Left
MXP → ATH
Left
NAP → DUB
Right
OPO → BUD
Left
YHU → CDG
Right
ZTH → DUB
Left
ADA → GVA
Right
BGY → SHJ
Left
JFK → LIN
Left
LBG → TIA
Right
LGW → EFL
Right
LIN → JFK
Right
NAP → SFO
Left
SFO → NAP
Right
SHJ → BGY
Right
TIA → LBG
Left
ATL → LIN
Left
BED → MXP
Left
BGY → EDI
Left
BHX → FCO
Left
BOS → MXP
Left
CDG → CVG
Left
CDG → MTY
Left
CVG → CDG
Right
DUB → VRN
Right
EDI → BGY
Right
EWR → MXP
Left
FCO → BHX
Right
IAD → MXP
Left
ICN → ZRH
Left
LAS → MAN
Right
LGA → MXP
Left
MAN → LAS
Left
MTY → CDG
Right
MXP → BED
Right
MXP → BOS
Right
MXP → EWR
Right
MXP → IAD
Right
MXP → LGA
Right
RIC → VCE
Right
VRN → DUB
Left
ZRH → ICN
Right
ATL → MXP
Left
CDG → LOU
Left
GVA → MUC
Right
JFK → MXP
Left
LHR → PSA
Left
LOU → CDG
Right
MUC → GVA
Left
MXP → ATL
Right
MXP → JFK
Right
MXP → PHL
Right
PHL → MXP
Left
PSA → LHR
Right
AGP → ZRH
Right
CDG → PHX
Right
CIA → LAX
Right
CIA → LGW
Right
CMN → ZRH
Right
EWR → ORY
Right
GVA → PRN
Left
LAX → CIA
Left
LAX → LGW
Left
LGA → ORY
Right
LGW → CIA
Left
LGW → LAX
Right
MXP → OSL
Left
ORY → EWR
Left
ORY → LGA
Left
OSL → MXP
Right
PHX → CDG
Left
PRN → GVA
Right
ZRH → AGP
Left
ZRH → CMN
Left
BRU → FLR
Right
CDG → IAH
Left
CDG → MRU
Left
EIN → MLA
Right
FLR → BRU
Left
IAH → CDG
Right
MLA → EIN
Left
MRU → CDG
Right
MXP → RHO
Left
RHO → MXP
Right
DOH → GVA
Right
FLR → ORY
Right
GVA → DOH
Left
MXP → TLV
Left
ORY → FLR
Left
STN → PSR
Right
TLV → MXP
Right
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you see Aletsch Glacier from a plane?
Yes — 574 flight routes pass within 60 km of Aletsch Glacier. The closest routes include Addis Ababa to London, London to Addis Ababa, Bari to Paris. Sit on the Both side.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Aletsch Glacier?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Aletsch Glacier: on a Addis Ababa to London flight, sit on the Both side; on a London to Addis Ababa flight, sit on the Both side; on a Bari to Paris flight, sit on the Both side.