Aleutian Islands

123 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Aleutian Islands.

Aleutian Islands
🌋 Island · United States

Photo: Jesse Allen · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

A 1,900 km volcanic island arc stretching from Alaska toward Russia across the North Pacific. The snow-capped volcanic cones rising from stormy seas are visible on great-circle flights between North America and Asia.
123Flight Routes
1 miClosest Pass
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Routes that pass it123

NRT → YXX Tokyo to Abbotsford · 1 mi Right YXX → NRT Abbotsford to Tokyo · 1 mi Left DAL → HND Dallas to Tokyo · 3 mi Right HND → DAL Tokyo to Dallas · 3 mi Left NRT → YVR Tokyo to Vancouver · 3 mi Left YVR → NRT Vancouver to Tokyo · 3 mi Right ADK → SEA Adak Island to Seattle · 4 mi Right BHM → DPS Birmingham to Denpasar · 4 mi Right DPS → BHM Denpasar to Birmingham · 4 mi Left SEA → ADK Seattle to Adak Island · 4 mi Left DEN → NRT Denver to Tokyo · 4 mi Left KUL → LAS Kuala Lumpur to Las Vegas · 4 mi Both Sides LAS → KUL Las Vegas to Kuala Lumpur · 4 mi Both Sides NRT → DEN Tokyo to Denver · 4 mi Right NRT → PDX Tokyo to Portland · 4 mi Right PDX → NRT Portland to Tokyo · 4 mi Left LAS → TPE Las Vegas to Taipei · 5 mi Both Sides LAX → SSN Los Angeles to Seoul East · 5 mi Right SSN → LAX Seoul East to Los Angeles · 5 mi Left TPE → LAS Taipei to Las Vegas · 5 mi Both Sides DFW → HND Dallas-Fort Worth to Tokyo · 6 mi Right HND → DFW Tokyo to Dallas-Fort Worth · 6 mi Left HND → YVR Tokyo to Vancouver · 6 mi Right YVR → HND Vancouver to Tokyo · 6 mi Left AKJ → SFO Asahikawa to San Francisco · 7 mi Right DAD → ONT Danang to Ontario · 7 mi Left GMP → LAX Seoul to Los Angeles · 7 mi Right LAX → GMP Los Angeles to Seoul · 7 mi Left ONT → DAD Ontario to Danang · 7 mi Right SFO → AKJ San Francisco to Asahikawa · 7 mi Left BFI → HND Seattle to Tokyo · 7 mi Right HND → BFI Tokyo to Seattle · 7 mi Left CJJ → SFO Cheongju to San Francisco · 8 mi Left HND → IAH Tokyo to Houston · 8 mi Left IAH → HND Houston to Tokyo · 8 mi Right SFO → CJJ San Francisco to Cheongju · 8 mi Right CTS → LAX Sapporo to Los Angeles · 9 mi Left LAX → CTS Los Angeles to Sapporo · 9 mi Right CAN → LAX Guangzhou to Los Angeles · 10 mi Both Sides LAX → CAN Los Angeles to Guangzhou · 10 mi Both Sides HND → PDX Tokyo to Portland · 11 mi Right HND → SEA Tokyo to Seattle · 11 mi Left PDX → HND Portland to Tokyo · 11 mi Left SEA → HND Seattle to Tokyo · 11 mi Right LAX → PVG Los Angeles to Shanghai · 11 mi Both Sides PHX → TPE Phoenix to Taipei · 11 mi Right PVG → LAX Shanghai to Los Angeles · 11 mi Both Sides TPE → PHX Taipei to Phoenix · 11 mi Left ICN → LAX Seoul to Los Angeles · 12 mi Right LAX → ICN Los Angeles to Seoul · 12 mi Left HKG → SFO Hong Kong to San Francisco · 12 mi Both Sides SFO → HKG San Francisco to Hong Kong · 12 mi Both Sides LAX → HKT Los Angeles to Phuket · 13 mi Right MNL → YVR Manila to Vancouver · 13 mi Left YVR → MNL Vancouver to Manila · 13 mi Right BFI → NRT Seattle to Tokyo · 14 mi Right NRT → BFI Tokyo to Seattle · 14 mi Left CTS → SFO Sapporo to San Francisco · 14 mi Both Sides SFO → CTS San Francisco to Sapporo · 14 mi Both Sides DAL → NRT Dallas to Tokyo · 15 mi Right DEN → HND Denver to Tokyo · 15 mi Left HND → DEN Tokyo to Denver · 15 mi Right NRT → DAL Tokyo to Dallas · 15 mi Left SFO → SHA San Francisco to Shanghai · 16 mi Both Sides SHA → SFO Shanghai to San Francisco · 16 mi Both Sides HND → HOU Tokyo to Houston · 17 mi Left HOU → HND Houston to Tokyo · 17 mi Right NRT → SEA Tokyo to Seattle · 17 mi Left SEA → NRT Seattle to Tokyo · 17 mi Right DFW → NRT Dallas-Fort Worth to Tokyo · 18 mi Right NRT → DFW Tokyo to Dallas-Fort Worth · 18 mi Left IAH → NRT Houston to Tokyo · 19 mi Right NRT → IAH Tokyo to Houston · 19 mi Left SFO → WUH San Francisco to Wuhan · 19 mi Right WUH → SFO Wuhan to San Francisco · 19 mi Left JOG → YXX Yogyakarta to Abbotsford · 21 mi Left YXX → JOG Abbotsford to Yogyakarta · 21 mi Right ADK → CTS Adak Island to Sapporo · 22 mi Left CTS → ADK Sapporo to Adak Island · 22 mi Right NRT → SLC Tokyo to Salt Lake City · 24 mi Right SLC → NRT Salt Lake City to Tokyo · 24 mi Left CAN → SFO Guangzhou to San Francisco · 24 mi Both Sides SFO → CAN San Francisco to Guangzhou · 24 mi Both Sides EFD → NRT Houston to Tokyo · 25 mi Right NRT → EFD Tokyo to Houston · 25 mi Left PVG → SFO Shanghai to San Francisco · 25 mi Both Sides SFO → PVG San Francisco to Shanghai · 25 mi Both Sides HOU → NRT Houston to Tokyo · 27 mi Right KWJ → SFO Kwangju to San Francisco · 27 mi Both Sides NRT → HOU Tokyo to Houston · 27 mi Left GEG → HND Spokane to Tokyo · 29 mi Left HND → GEG Tokyo to Spokane · 29 mi Right ADK → ICN Adak Island to Seoul · 30 mi Both Sides ICN → ADK Seoul to Adak Island · 30 mi Both Sides ICN → TUS Seoul to Tucson · 30 mi Right IEV → HNL Kiev to Honolulu · 30 mi Right TUS → ICN Tucson to Seoul · 30 mi Left HND → SLC Tokyo to Salt Lake City · 31 mi Right SLC → HND Salt Lake City to Tokyo · 31 mi Left MNL → PDX Manila to Portland · 32 mi Left PDX → MNL Portland to Manila · 32 mi Right GMP → SFO Seoul to San Francisco · 33 mi Right SFO → GMP San Francisco to Seoul · 33 mi Left HKG → LAX Hong Kong to Los Angeles · 34 mi Left ICN → RNO Seoul to Reno · 34 mi Right LAX → HKG Los Angeles to Hong Kong · 34 mi Right RNO → ICN Reno to Seoul · 34 mi Left HKT → SJC Phuket to San Jose · 35 mi Right SJC → HKT San Jose to Phuket · 35 mi Left ICN → SFO Seoul to San Francisco · 37 mi Right SFO → ICN San Francisco to Seoul · 37 mi Left DAD → PHX Danang to Phoenix · 39 mi Left PHX → DAD Phoenix to Danang · 39 mi Right ICN → LAS Seoul to Las Vegas · 39 mi Right LAS → ICN Las Vegas to Seoul · 39 mi Left GMP → OAK Seoul to Oakland · 40 mi Right OAK → GMP Oakland to Seoul · 40 mi Left SFO → VVO San Francisco to Vladivostok · 43 mi Right VVO → SFO Vladivostok to San Francisco · 43 mi Left BKK → ONT Bangkok to Ontario · 43 mi Left MNL → SEA Manila to Seattle · 43 mi Left ONT → BKK Ontario to Bangkok · 43 mi Right SEA → MNL Seattle to Manila · 43 mi 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 Aleutian Islands from a plane?

Yes — 123 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Aleutian Islands. The closest routes include Tokyo to Abbotsford, Abbotsford to Tokyo, Dallas to Tokyo. Sit on the Right side, with the landmark passing about 1 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Aleutian Islands?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Aleutian Islands: on a Tokyo to Abbotsford flight, sit on the Right side; on a Abbotsford to Tokyo flight, sit on the Left side; on a Dallas to Tokyo flight, sit on the Right side.