Amazon River

106 flight routes pass within 62 miles of Amazon River.

Amazon River
🌿 Water · Brazil

Photo: Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons

The world's largest river by discharge, winding through the vast Amazon rainforest. From altitude you can see its massive brown ribbon and countless tributaries snaking through dense green jungle.
106Flight Routes
OverheadClosest Pass
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Routes that pass it106

GIG → MAO Rio De Janeiro to Manaus · directly overhead Right MAO → GIG Manaus to Rio De Janeiro · directly overhead Left CGH → MAO Sao Paulo to Manaus · 1 mi Right GRU → MAO Sao Paulo to Manaus · 1 mi Right GRU → MCO Sao Paulo to Orlando · 1 mi Left MCO → GRU Orlando to Sao Paulo · 1 mi Right BOG → MAO Bogota to Manaus · 2 mi Right MAO → BOG Manaus to Bogota · 2 mi Left MAO → PTY Manaus to Panama City · 2 mi Left PTY → MAO Panama City to Manaus · 2 mi Right BCN → LIM Barcelona to Lima · 3 mi Right LIM → BCN Lima to Barcelona · 3 mi Left STM → BEL Santarém to Belem · 3 mi Both Sides MAO → STM Manaus to Santarém · 4 mi Right FOR → MAO Fortaleza to Manaus · 4 mi Both Sides MAO → FOR Manaus to Fortaleza · 4 mi Both Sides TBT → MAO Tabatinga to Manaus · 4 mi Both Sides LIM → LIS Lima to Lisbon · 5 mi Right LIS → LIM Lisbon to Lima · 5 mi Left BOG → SCL Bogota to Santiago · 6 mi Right LIM → MAD Lima to Madrid · 6 mi Right MAD → LIM Madrid to Lima · 6 mi Left SCL → BOG Santiago to Bogota · 6 mi Left IQT → LIM Iquitos to Lima · 8 mi Left LIM → IQT Lima to Iquitos · 8 mi Right EZE → PTY Buenos Aires to Panama City · 9 mi Right PTY → EZE Panama City to Buenos Aires · 9 mi Left CGH → JFK Sao Paulo to New York · 11 mi Left JFK → CGH New York to Sao Paulo · 11 mi Right DET → EZE Detroit to Buenos Aires · 11 mi Left EZE → DET Buenos Aires to Detroit · 11 mi Right GIG → SEA Rio De Janeiro to Seattle · 13 mi Right SEA → GIG Seattle to Rio De Janeiro · 13 mi Left JFK → IQT New York to Iquitos · 14 mi Right GRU → PHL Sao Paulo to Philadelphia · 15 mi Right PHL → GRU Philadelphia to Sao Paulo · 15 mi Left FLN → SFO Florianopolis to San Francisco · 16 mi Left SFO → FLN San Francisco to Florianopolis · 16 mi Right EWR → GRU Newark to Sao Paulo · 16 mi Right GRU → EWR Sao Paulo to Newark · 16 mi Left FLL → GRU Fort Lauderdale to Sao Paulo · 18 mi Left GRU → FLL Sao Paulo to Fort Lauderdale · 18 mi Right AMS → IQT Amsterdam to Iquitos · 19 mi Left RDU → IQT Raleigh-Durham to Iquitos · 19 mi Right CUZ → IQT Cuzco to Iquitos · 20 mi Left IQT → CUZ Iquitos to Cuzco · 20 mi Right CTG → IQT Cartagena to Iquitos · 21 mi Right DTW → IQT Detroit to Iquitos · 22 mi Right GRU → UIO Sao Paulo to Quito · 22 mi Left UIO → GRU Quito to Sao Paulo · 22 mi Right DTW → EZE Detroit to Buenos Aires · 23 mi Left EZE → DTW Buenos Aires to Detroit · 23 mi Right GRU → JFK Sao Paulo to New York · 23 mi Left JFK → GRU New York to Sao Paulo · 23 mi Right GRU → YYC Sao Paulo to Calgary · 24 mi Right YYC → GRU Calgary to Sao Paulo · 24 mi Left SCL → YTZ Santiago to Toronto · 26 mi Right YTZ → SCL Toronto to Santiago · 26 mi Left GRU → MIA Sao Paulo to Miami · 27 mi Right MIA → GRU Miami to Sao Paulo · 27 mi Left GRU → SFO Sao Paulo to San Francisco · 29 mi Right SFO → GRU San Francisco to Sao Paulo · 29 mi Left GIG → SAL Rio De Janeiro to San Salvador · 30 mi Right GRU → TUS Sao Paulo to Tucson · 30 mi Right SAL → GIG San Salvador to Rio De Janeiro · 30 mi Left TUS → GRU Tucson to Sao Paulo · 30 mi Left BOG → CUZ Bogota to Cuzco · 31 mi Right CUZ → BOG Cuzco to Bogota · 31 mi Left ATL → GRU Atlanta to Sao Paulo · 32 mi Right GRU → ATL Sao Paulo to Atlanta · 32 mi Left GRU → PTY Sao Paulo to Panama City · 32 mi Left PTY → GRU Panama City to Sao Paulo · 32 mi Right SCL → YYZ Santiago to Toronto · 32 mi Right YYZ → SCL Toronto to Santiago · 32 mi Left MVD → PTY Montevideo to Panama City · 33 mi Left PTY → MVD Panama City to Montevideo · 33 mi Right CUN → IQT Cancun to Iquitos · 35 mi Right LHR → SCL London to Santiago · 37 mi Right SCL → LHR Santiago to London · 37 mi Left GRU → YTZ Sao Paulo to Toronto · 38 mi Right YTZ → GRU Toronto to Sao Paulo · 38 mi Left PDX → IQT Portland to Iquitos · 39 mi Right REC → BEL Recife to Belem · 40 mi Left CDC → IQT Cedar City to Iquitos · 41 mi Right GRU → YYZ Sao Paulo to Toronto · 41 mi Right IQT → CDC Iquitos to Cedar City · 41 mi Left YYZ → GRU Toronto to Sao Paulo · 41 mi Left BEL → MCP Belem to Macapa · 42 mi Left MCP → BEL Macapa to Belem · 42 mi Right IQT → SFO Iquitos to San Francisco · 43 mi Left LCY → SCL London to Santiago · 43 mi Right SCL → LCY Santiago to London · 43 mi Left SFO → IQT San Francisco to Iquitos · 43 mi Right CLT → EZE Charlotte to Buenos Aires · 45 mi Left EZE → CLT Buenos Aires to Charlotte · 45 mi Right GIG → UIO Rio De Janeiro to Quito · 47 mi Left UIO → GIG Quito to Rio De Janeiro · 47 mi Right CGH → YTZ Sao Paulo to Toronto · 51 mi Right GIG → LAX Rio De Janeiro to Los Angeles · 51 mi Left LAX → GIG Los Angeles to Rio De Janeiro · 51 mi Right YTZ → CGH Toronto to Sao Paulo · 51 mi Left BEL → MIA Belem to Miami · 55 mi Left MIA → BEL Miami to Belem · 55 mi Right BEL → FLL Belem to Fort Lauderdale · 55 mi Left BEL → DEN Belem to Denver · 57 mi Left DEN → BEL Denver to Belem · 57 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 Amazon River from a plane?

Yes — 106 flight routes pass within 62 miles of Amazon River. The closest routes include Rio De Janeiro to Manaus, Manaus to Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo to Manaus. Sit on the Right side, passing directly overhead.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Amazon River?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Amazon River: on a Rio De Janeiro to Manaus flight, sit on the Right side; on a Manaus to Rio De Janeiro flight, sit on the Left side; on a Sao Paulo to Manaus flight, sit on the Right side.