Aleutian Islands

123 flight routes pass within 80 km 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
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Routes that pass it123

NRT YXX Tokyo to Abbotsford · 2 km Right YXX NRT Abbotsford to Tokyo · 2 km Left ADK SEA Adak Island to Seattle · 3 km Both Sides SEA ADK Seattle to Adak Island · 3 km Both Sides DAL HND Dallas to Tokyo · 5 km Right HND DAL Tokyo to Dallas · 5 km Left NRT YVR Tokyo to Vancouver · 5 km Left YVR NRT Vancouver to Tokyo · 5 km Right BHM DPS Birmingham to Denpasar · 6 km Right DPS BHM Denpasar to Birmingham · 6 km Left DEN NRT Denver to Tokyo · 7 km Left KUL LAS Kuala Lumpur to Las Vegas · 7 km Both Sides LAS KUL Las Vegas to Kuala Lumpur · 7 km Both Sides NRT DEN Tokyo to Denver · 7 km Right NRT PDX Tokyo to Portland · 7 km Right PDX NRT Portland to Tokyo · 7 km Left LAS TPE Las Vegas to Taipei · 8 km Both Sides LAX SSN Los Angeles to Seoul East · 8 km Right SSN LAX Seoul East to Los Angeles · 8 km Left TPE LAS Taipei to Las Vegas · 8 km Both Sides DFW HND Dallas-fort Worth to Tokyo · 9 km Right HND DFW Tokyo to Dallas-fort Worth · 9 km Left HND YVR Tokyo to Vancouver · 10 km Right YVR HND Vancouver to Tokyo · 10 km Left AKJ SFO Asahikawa to San Francisco · 11 km Right BFI HND Seattle to Tokyo · 11 km Right DAD ONT Danang to Ontario · 11 km Left GMP LAX Seoul to Los Angeles · 11 km Right HND BFI Tokyo to Seattle · 11 km Left LAX GMP Los Angeles to Seoul · 11 km Left ONT DAD Ontario to Danang · 11 km Right SFO AKJ San Francisco to Asahikawa · 11 km Left ADK CTS Adak Island to Sapporo · 12 km Both Sides CTS ADK Sapporo to Adak Island · 12 km Both Sides CJJ SFO Cheongju to San Francisco · 13 km Left HND IAH Tokyo to Houston · 13 km Left IAH HND Houston to Tokyo · 13 km Right SFO CJJ San Francisco to Cheongju · 13 km Right CTS LAX Sapporo to Los Angeles · 15 km Left LAX CTS Los Angeles to Sapporo · 15 km Right HND SEA Tokyo to Seattle · 17 km Left SEA HND Seattle to Tokyo · 17 km Right HND PDX Tokyo to Portland · 18 km Right LAX PVG Los Angeles to Shanghai · 18 km Both Sides PDX HND Portland to Tokyo · 18 km Left PHX TPE Phoenix to Taipei · 18 km Right PVG LAX Shanghai to Los Angeles · 18 km Both Sides TPE PHX Taipei to Phoenix · 18 km Left ICN LAX Seoul to Los Angeles · 19 km Right LAX ICN Los Angeles to Seoul · 19 km Left HKG SFO Hong Kong to San Francisco · 20 km Both Sides SFO HKG San Francisco to Hong Kong · 20 km Both Sides BFI NRT Seattle to Tokyo · 21 km Right MNL YVR Manila to Vancouver · 21 km Left NRT BFI Tokyo to Seattle · 21 km Left YVR MNL Vancouver to Manila · 21 km Right CTS SFO Sapporo to San Francisco · 23 km Both Sides SFO CTS San Francisco to Sapporo · 23 km Both Sides CAN LAX Guangzhou to Los Angeles · 25 km Both Sides DAL NRT Dallas to Tokyo · 25 km Right DEN HND Denver to Tokyo · 25 km Left HND DEN Tokyo to Denver · 25 km Right LAX CAN Los Angeles to Guangzhou · 25 km Both Sides NRT DAL Tokyo to Dallas · 25 km Left ADK ICN Adak Island to Seoul · 26 km Both Sides ICN ADK Seoul to Adak Island · 26 km Both Sides SFO SHA San Francisco to Shanghai · 26 km Both Sides SHA SFO Shanghai to San Francisco · 26 km Both Sides HND HOU Tokyo to Houston · 27 km Left HOU HND Houston to Tokyo · 27 km Right NRT SEA Tokyo to Seattle · 27 km Left SEA NRT Seattle to Tokyo · 27 km Right DFW NRT Dallas-fort Worth to Tokyo · 29 km Right NRT DFW Tokyo to Dallas-fort Worth · 29 km Left IAH NRT Houston to Tokyo · 30 km Right NRT IAH Tokyo to Houston · 30 km Left SFO WUH San Francisco to Wuhan · 30 km Right WUH SFO Wuhan to San Francisco · 30 km Left JOG YXX Yogyakarta to Abbotsford · 34 km Left YXX JOG Abbotsford to Yogyakarta · 34 km Right NRT SLC Tokyo to Salt Lake City · 38 km Right SLC NRT Salt Lake City to Tokyo · 38 km Left EFD NRT Houston to Tokyo · 40 km Right NRT EFD Tokyo to Houston · 40 km Left PVG SFO Shanghai to San Francisco · 41 km Both Sides SFO PVG San Francisco to Shanghai · 41 km Both Sides CAN SFO Guangzhou to San Francisco · 44 km Both Sides HOU NRT Houston to Tokyo · 44 km Right SFO CAN San Francisco to Guangzhou · 44 km Both Sides GEG HND Spokane to Tokyo · 46 km Left HND GEG Tokyo to Spokane · 46 km Right ICN TUS Seoul to Tucson · 49 km Right TUS ICN Tucson to Seoul · 49 km Left HND SLC Tokyo to Salt Lake City · 50 km Right SLC HND Salt Lake City to Tokyo · 50 km Left BKK ONT Bangkok to Ontario · 51 km Left ONT BKK Ontario to Bangkok · 51 km Right MNL PDX Manila to Portland · 52 km Left PDX MNL Portland to Manila · 52 km Right GMP SFO Seoul to San Francisco · 53 km Right SFO GMP San Francisco to Seoul · 53 km Left ICN RNO Seoul to Reno · 55 km Right RNO ICN Reno to Seoul · 55 km Left HKG LAX Hong Kong to Los Angeles · 56 km Left HKT SJC Phuket to San Jose · 56 km Right LAX HKG Los Angeles to Hong Kong · 56 km Right SJC HKT San Jose to Phuket · 56 km Left DUT NRT Unalaska to Tokyo · 57 km Right NRT DUT Tokyo to Unalaska · 57 km Left ICN SFO Seoul to San Francisco · 60 km Right SFO ICN San Francisco to Seoul · 60 km Left DAD PHX Danang to Phoenix · 62 km Left PHX DAD Phoenix to Danang · 62 km Right ICN LAS Seoul to Las Vegas · 63 km Right LAS ICN Las Vegas to Seoul · 63 km Left GMP OAK Seoul to Oakland · 65 km Right OAK GMP Oakland to Seoul · 65 km Left MNL SEA Manila to Seattle · 69 km Left SEA MNL Seattle to Manila · 69 km Right SFO VVO San Francisco to Vladivostok · 69 km Right VVO SFO Vladivostok to San Francisco · 69 km Left BKK SFO Bangkok to San Francisco · 75 km Left SFO BKK San Francisco to Bangkok · 75 km 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 80 km of Aleutian Islands. The closest routes include Tokyo to Abbotsford, Abbotsford to Tokyo, Adak Island to Seattle. Sit on the Right side, with the landmark passing about 2 km 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 Adak Island to Seattle flight, visible from both sides.