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The world's longest mountain range stretches 7,000 km along South America's west coast and is a constant presence on trans-Andean and South American coastal routes. Glaciated peaks, volcanoes, and dramatic valleys make every crossing spectacular.
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ATL → EZE
Right
BRC → SCL
Both Sides
EZE → ATL
Left
SCL → BRC
Both Sides
CGH → LIM
Both Sides
LIM → CGH
Both Sides
ASU → SCL
Left
BOG → SJU
Left
BOS → LIM
Both Sides
LIM → BOS
Both Sides
LPB → VVI
Left
REC → SCL
Right
SCL → ASU
Right
SCL → REC
Left
SJU → BOG
Right
VVI → LPB
Right
CLT → EZE
Left
EZE → CLT
Right
LIM → MBJ
Both Sides
LIM → MDE
Both Sides
MBJ → LIM
Both Sides
MDE → LIM
Both Sides
BBA → SCL
Both Sides
GPS → RBR
Right
RBR → GPS
Left
SCL → BBA
Both Sides
AXM → KEF
Right
DEN → EZE
Both Sides
EZE → DEN
Both Sides
GRU → PTY
Left
KEF → AXM
Left
PTY → GRU
Right
BCN → GYE
Left
BGA → MUC
Left
CUE → UIO
Right
GYE → BCN
Right
IQT → PDX
Left
MUC → BGA
Right
PDX → IQT
Right
PNT → SCL
Both Sides
SCL → FTE
Both Sides
SCL → PNT
Both Sides
TNG → WRE
Both Sides
UIO → CUE
Left
EOH → UIO
Both Sides
JFK → UIO
Both Sides
UIO → EOH
Both Sides
JFK → CUZ
Right
LIM → PIT
Both Sides
PIT → LIM
Both Sides
CTG → UIO
Left
CUZ → SCL
Right
EZE → HND
Left
FLL → LIM
Both Sides
HND → EZE
Right
IGU → SCL
Right
LIM → FLL
Both Sides
ORD → SCL
Both Sides
SCL → CUZ
Left
SCL → IGU
Left
SCL → ORD
Both Sides
GIG → LIM
Both Sides
LIM → GIG
Both Sides
EZE → SAT
Both Sides
GRU → LIM
Both Sides
LIM → GRU
Both Sides
LIM → MIA
Both Sides
MIA → LIM
Both Sides
SAT → EZE
Both Sides
AQP → CUZ
Left
BOG → CUZ
Right
CJC → SCL
Left
CUZ → AQP
Right
MDE → UIO
Both Sides
SCL → CJC
Right
UIO → MDE
Both Sides
IQT → CUZ
Right
SCL → TLV
Left
TLV → SCL
Right
AUA → BOG
Both Sides
BOG → AUA
Both Sides
BRC → FTE
Right
EZE → TMB
Left
FTE → BRC
Left
PTY → SCL
Both Sides
SCL → PTY
Both Sides
TMB → EZE
Right
GYE → MDE
Right
IQT → LIM
Left
LIM → IQT
Right
LIM → YYZ
Both Sides
YYZ → LIM
Both Sides
BNE → EZE
Left
CHH → MEL
Left
EZE → BNE
Right
MEL → CHH
Right
BCN → SCL
Left
COR → SCL
Right
EDI → LIM
Right
GRU → SCL
Right
LIM → EDI
Left
PUQ → SCL
Both Sides
SCL → BCN
Right
SCL → COR
Left
SCL → GRU
Left
SCL → PUQ
Both Sides
AKL → SCL
Right
EZE → HOU
Left
HOU → EZE
Right
MDZ → SCL
Right
SCL → MDZ
Left
ANS → DEN
Both Sides
CWB → SCL
Right
DEN → ANS
Both Sides
SCL → CWB
Left
EOH → LIM
Both Sides
GIG → SCL
Right
LIM → EOH
Both Sides
LIM → VVI
Both Sides
MAD → SCL
Left
MDE → PEI
Left
PEI → MDE
Right
SCL → GIG
Left
SCL → MAD
Right
VVI → LIM
Both Sides
EZE → MIA
Left
EZE → TPA
Right
LIM → PTY
Both Sides
MIA → EZE
Right
PTY → LIM
Both Sides
TPA → EZE
Left
BOG → PEI
Right
DEN → XAP
Right
EZE → PTY
Left
LIS → SCL
Left
MIA → UIO
Both Sides
PEI → BOG
Left
PTY → EZE
Right
SCL → LIS
Right
SCL → YUL
Right
XAP → DEN
Left
YUL → SCL
Left
EZE → MCO
Left
MCO → EZE
Right
LCY → CUZ
Left
ATL → LIM
Left
ATL → SCL
Both Sides
EZE → NRT
Left
FRA → SCL
Left
LIM → ATL
Right
LIM → UIO
Both Sides
NRT → EZE
Right
PMC → PNT
Both Sides
PNT → PMC
Both Sides
SCL → ATL
Both Sides
SCL → FRA
Right
UIO → LIM
Both Sides
CDC → IQT
Left
CDG → SCL
Left
IQT → CDC
Right
LGS → ORD
Both Sides
LIM → PCL
Left
ORD → LGS
Both Sides
PCL → LIM
Right
PTY → UIO
Both Sides
SCL → CDG
Right
AMS → UIO
Both Sides
BNE → SCL
Right
EZE → IAH
Left
EZE → MDW
Left
EZE → ORD
Left
IAH → EZE
Right
MDW → EZE
Right
ORD → EZE
Right
UIO → AMS
Left
AEP → BOG
Right
BOG → AEP
Left
FLN → SCL
Right
SCL → FLN
Left
AMS → SCL
Left
SCL → AMS
Right
ATL → UIO
Both Sides
EZE → FLL
Left
EZE → SLC
Right
FLL → EZE
Right
GRU → MEX
Right
IAH → PNT
Left
MEX → GRU
Left
ORD → PEI
Left
PEI → ORD
Right
SLC → EZE
Left
UIO → CTG
Right
ZQN → SCL
Right
EWR → SCL
Right
LCY → SCL
Left
LHR → SCL
Left
SCL → EWR
Left
SCL → LCY
Right
SCL → LHR
Right
NEC → PDX
Left
PDX → NEC
Right
ANS → SLC
Both Sides
BHX → LIM
Right
IAD → LIM
Both Sides
LIM → BHX
Left
LIM → IAD
Both Sides
PEI → PTY
Right
PTY → PEI
Left
SLC → ANS
Both Sides
EZE → IND
Left
IND → EZE
Right
LPP → SCL
Left
SCL → LPP
Right
SCL → UIO
Both Sides
UIO → SCL
Both Sides
BOG → GYE
Both Sides
BWU → SCL
Right
CLO → MDE
Right
GYE → BOG
Both Sides
LHR → UIO
Both Sides
MDE → CLO
Left
SYD → SCL
Right
UIO → LHR
Left
GIG → IAH
Right
GRU → LPB
Right
IAH → GIG
Left
LCY → UIO
Both Sides
LPB → GRU
Left
PER → SCL
Right
SCL → PER
Left
UIO → LCY
Left
AUS → EZE
Both Sides
EZE → AUS
Both Sides
SEA → STB
Right
STB → SEA
Left
AEP → MIA
Left
AMS → LIM
Right
AUC → LAX
Right
EZE → MEL
Left
LAX → AUC
Left
LHR → LIM
Right
LIM → AMS
Left
LIM → LHR
Left
MEL → EZE
Right
MIA → AEP
Right
SLC → STB
Right
STB → SLC
Left
GIG → PTY
Left
PTY → GIG
Right
PTY → SDU
Right
SDU → PTY
Left
BOG → CUR
Left
CUR → BOG
Right
BOG → EZE
Both Sides
BOG → SJO
Left
CHH → LIM
Left
EZE → BOG
Both Sides
JFK → SCL
Left
LIM → CHH
Right
PBM → PTY
Right
PTY → PBM
Left
SCL → JFK
Right
SJO → BOG
Right
AEP → IAH
Left
IAH → AEP
Right
AUC → LIM
Left
CUZ → LPB
Right
DCA → LIM
Both Sides
IPC → SCL
Left
LIM → AUC
Right
LIM → DCA
Both Sides
LPB → CUZ
Left
MEL → SCL
Right
CTG → LIM
Both Sides
DTW → EZE
Right
EZE → DTW
Left
LIM → CTG
Both Sides
GYE → UIO
Right
UIO → GYE
Left
CUZ → PEM
Right
MDE → MAD
Right
PEM → CUZ
Left
SCL → SRZ
Right
SRZ → SCL
Left
BWI → LIM
Both Sides
DFW → EZE
Right
EZE → DFW
Left
EZE → ICN
Right
ICN → EZE
Left
LIM → BWI
Both Sides
SCL → VVI
Right
USH → FTE
Left
VVI → SCL
Left
GRU → CUZ
Left
BOG → SAL
Left
LIM → MKE
Right
MKE → LIM
Left
SAL → BOG
Right
BOG → DUB
Left
CUZ → LIM
Left
DUB → BOG
Right
LIM → CUZ
Right
BOG → UIO
Both Sides
BRC → USH
Right
BSB → CUZ
Left
CDG → LIM
Right
CUZ → BSB
Right
FRA → LIM
Right
LBG → LIM
Right
LIM → CDG
Left
LIM → FRA
Left
LIM → LBG
Left
USH → BRC
Left
ATW → LIM
Left
BOG → GUA
Left
EZE → MSP
Both Sides
GUA → BOG
Right
LIM → ATW
Right
MSP → EZE
Both Sides
AEP → SCL
Right
BOG → MEX
Left
BOI → EZE
Left
EZE → BOI
Right
LIM → ORD
Right
MEX → BOG
Right
ORD → LIM
Left
SCL → AEP
Left
AXM → BOG
Left
BOG → AXM
Right
EZE → UIO
Left
MVD → SCL
Right
SCL → MVD
Left
UIO → EZE
Right
CCP → CJC
Right
CJC → CCP
Left
EZE → SCL
Right
GIG → LAX
Right
LAX → GIG
Left
NBO → SCL
Right
SCL → EZE
Left
SCL → NBO
Left
AEP → UIO
Left
IAH → UIO
Right
JUL → LIM
Right
LIM → JUL
Left
UIO → AEP
Right
FLN → PTY
Right
PTY → FLN
Left
ZCO → SCL
Right
HOU → XAP
Left
XAP → HOU
Right
MAD → UIO
Both Sides
SJO → UIO
Right
AUC → MSP
Left
DFW → GIG
Right
EZE → SEA
Right
GIG → DFW
Left
MSP → AUC
Right
PMC → SCL
Right
SEA → EZE
Left
LPB → UIO
Left
UIO → LPB
Right
CUZ → JFK
Right
EZE → ING
Right
ING → EZE
Left
LIM → LPB
Left
LPB → LIM
Right
DTW → IQT
Right
IQT → DTW
Left
BRC → MDZ
Left
BTV → LIM
Both Sides
LIM → BTV
Both Sides
MDZ → BRC
Right
BOG → SCL
Left
DET → EZE
Right
EZE → DET
Left
FTE → GRU
Left
GRU → FTE
Right
SCL → BOG
Right
SCL → YYZ
Left
YYZ → SCL
Right
CMN → UIO
Both Sides
AMS → BOG
Right
BOG → AMS
Left
BOG → LTN
Left
LTN → BOG
Right
ACY → LIM
Both Sides
AEP → FTE
Right
BOG → PTY
Left
EZE → FTE
Right
FTE → AEP
Left
FTE → EZE
Left
LIM → ACY
Both Sides
PTY → BOG
Right
SAL → UIO
Right
CJC → LSC
Left
CPO → SCL
Left
LSC → CJC
Right
PBU → SCL
Right
SCL → CPO
Right
UIO → JFK
Right
BOG → LAX
Left
BOG → LHR
Left
LAX → BOG
Right
LHR → BOG
Right
EWR → LIM
Both Sides
JFK → LIM
Both Sides
LIM → EWR
Both Sides
LIM → JFK
Both Sides
GRU → USH
Right
LSC → SCL
Left
SCL → LSC
Right
BOG → MVD
Right
LGA → LIM
Both Sides
LIM → LGA
Both Sides
MVD → BOG
Left
MXL → UIO
Right
SCL → YTZ
Right
YTZ → SCL
Left
BOG → LIM
Left
BOG → SFO
Left
GSP → SCL
Left
LIM → BOG
Right
MEX → UIO
Right
MIA → SCL
Left
MVD → PTY
Right
PTY → MVD
Left
SCL → MIA
Right
SFO → BOG
Right
LIM → LIS
Left
LIM → MAD
Left
LIS → LIM
Right
MAD → LIM
Right
BCN → LIM
Right
GYE → SCL
Left
LIM → BCN
Left
LIM → SCL
Left
SCL → GYE
Right
SCL → LIM
Right
UIO → BOG
Left
DFW → SCL
Left
HOU → SCL
Left
IAH → SCL
Left
LAX → SCL
Left
MPN → SCL
Right
SCL → DFW
Right
SCL → HOU
Right
SCL → IAH
Right
SCL → LAX
Right
SCL → MPN
Left
SCL → SFO
Right
SFO → SCL
Left
BFL → SCL
Left
BSB → PTY
Left
CDC → SCL
Left
GIG → SFO
Left
MEX → SCL
Left
PTY → BSB
Right
SCL → BFL
Right
SCL → CDC
Right
SCL → MEX
Right
SCL → SEA
Right
SCL → SMF
Right
SEA → SCL
Left
SFO → GIG
Right
SMF → SCL
Left
BOG → EOH
Left
EOH → BOG
Right
GRU → UIO
Left
MEC → UIO
Right
UIO → GRU
Right
UIO → MEC
Left
ADZ → BOG
Right
BOG → ADZ
Left
GIG → UIO
Left
JFK → CLO
Left
UIO → GIG
Right
BBA → PMC
Right
PMC → BBA
Left
SCL → PMC
Left
BOG → MID
Left
MID → BOG
Right
BOG → FRA
Left
BOG → MDE
Left
FRA → BOG
Right
MDE → BOG
Right
CTG → IQT
Right
CWB → LIM
Right
IQT → CTG
Left
LIM → CWB
Left
AEP → USH
Right
EZE → USH
Right
GRU → MDE
Left
MDE → GRU
Right
IQT → SFO
Right
SFO → IQT
Left
BOG → CDG
Left
CDG → BOG
Right
GPS → UIO
Right
UIO → GPS
Left
LIM → PUQ
Both Sides
PUQ → LIM
Both Sides
SLA → MDZ
Right
BOG → CLO
Right
CLO → BOG
Left
BOG → SDQ
Right
EZE → HNL
Left
HNL → EZE
Right
SDQ → BOG
Left
DFW → GRU
Left
GRU → DFW
Right
BOG → CUN
Left
BOG → IAH
Left
CUN → BOG
Right
IAH → BOG
Right
PTY → EOH
Right
REL → USH
Right
USH → REL
Left
PMC → PUQ
Both Sides
PUQ → PMC
Both Sides
BOG → DFW
Left
DFW → BOG
Right
FTE → USH
Right
PAC → EOH
Right
MEX → EOH
Right
PTY → MDE
Right
UIO → MIA
Right
ILS → EOH
Right
LIM → MDZ
Right
MDZ → LIM
Left
SCL → ZCO
Left
MEX → MDE
Right
UIO → MAD
Left
CUN → IQT
Right
IQT → CUN
Left
ASU → BOG
Left
EZE → RFP
Left
RFP → EZE
Right
DFW → CGH
Left
SJO → EOH
Right
UIO → PTY
Right
LET → BOG
Left
CLO → MIA
Right
LIS → BOG
Right
MIA → CLO
Left
BCN → BOG
Right
CIA → BOG
Right
FCO → BOG
Right
IQT → RDU
Left
MAD → BOG
Right
RDU → IQT
Right
GRU → SFO
Right
SFO → GRU
Left
GRU → TUS
Right
TUS → GRU
Left
BLA → PTY
Left
PTY → BLA
Right
UIO → ATL
Right
PTY → RBR
Left
RBR → PTY
Right
ASU → PTY
Right
PTY → ASU
Left
ATL → BOG
Right
BOG → ATL
Left
BOG → ORD
Left
ORD → BOG
Right
BOG → MCO
Left
BOG → MIA
Left
LPB → BOG
Left
MCO → BOG
Right
MIA → BOG
Right
BOG → FLL
Left
FLL → BOG
Right
FLN → SFO
Right
SFO → FLN
Left
BOG → CTG
Left
CTG → BOG
Right
GYE → JFK
Right
JFK → GYE
Left
UIO → CMN
Left
GYE → LIM
Left
LIM → GYE
Right
BOG → YYZ
Left
BWI → GYE
Left
CUZ → BOG
Left
GRU → LAX
Left
GYE → BWI
Right
LAX → GRU
Right
POS → PTY
Left
PTY → POS
Right
YYZ → BOG
Right
BAQ → BOG
Right
BOG → BAQ
Left
CUN → LIM
Left
LIM → CUN
Right
BOG → IAD
Left
IAD → BOG
Right
EZE → PDX
Right
GYE → PTY
Right
MIA → MVD
Left
MVD → MIA
Right
PDX → EZE
Left
PTY → GYE
Left
BOG → SMR
Left
SMR → BOG
Right
BOG → EWR
Left
BOG → JFK
Left
BOG → YUL
Left
EWR → BOG
Right
GYE → PAC
Right
JFK → BOG
Right
LGA → BOG
Right
PAC → GYE
Left
YUL → BOG
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 Andes Mountains from a plane?
Yes — 614 flight routes pass within 93 miles of Andes Mountains. The closest routes include Atlanta to Buenos Aires, San Carlos De Bariloch to Santiago, Buenos Aires to Atlanta. Sit on the Right side, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Andes Mountains?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Andes Mountains: on a Atlanta to Buenos Aires flight, sit on the Right side; on a San Carlos De Bariloch to Santiago flight, visible from both sides; on a Buenos Aires to Atlanta flight, sit on the Left side.