Can You See Angkor Wat From a Plane? Best Seat Side Guide

62 flight routes pass within 80 km of Angkor Wat. Find out which side of the plane has the best views.

The largest religious monument in the world sits amid the sprawling Angkor temple complex near Siem Reap, visible from flights across Cambodia.

Routes that pass it62

BKK REP Bangkok to Siem-reap · 1 km Left REP BKK Siem-reap to Bangkok · 1 km Right PKZ REP Pakse to Siem-reap · 4 km Left SGN REP Ho Chi Minh City to Siem-reap · 4 km Right PNH REP Phnom-penh to Siem-reap · 5 km Right REP PNH Siem-reap to Phnom-penh · 5 km Left HAN REP Hanoi to Siem-reap · 6 km Left KUL REP Kuala Lumpur to Siem-reap · 6 km Right REP LPQ Siem-reap to Luang Prabang · 6 km Right REP SIN Siem-reap to Singapore · 6 km Left SIN REP Singapore to Siem-reap · 6 km Right XSP REP Singapore to Siem-reap · 6 km Right HKG HKT Hong Kong to Phuket · 7 km Left HKT HKG Phuket to Hong Kong · 7 km Right SIN CTU Singapore to Chengdu · 11 km Left HAN KUL Hanoi to Kuala Lumpur · 14 km Right KUL HAN Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi · 14 km Left BNE SGN Brisbane to Ho Chi Minh City · 18 km Right SGN BNE Ho Chi Minh City to Brisbane · 18 km Left HYD BKK Hyderabad to Bangkok · 23 km Left IST SGN Istanbul to Ho Chi Minh City · 29 km Left SGN IST Ho Chi Minh City to Istanbul · 29 km Right SGN MDL Ho Chi Minh City to Mandalay · 31 km Left SIN NEL Singapore to Lakehurst · 32 km Right PNQ BKK Pune to Bangkok · 33 km Left ESB SGN Ankara to Ho Chi Minh City · 35 km Left EWR SIN Newark to Singapore · 35 km Left SGN SYD Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney · 35 km Right SIN EWR Singapore to Newark · 35 km Right SYD SGN Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City · 35 km Left SGN BWU Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney · 36 km Right YUL SIN Montreal to Singapore · 38 km Left BKK BOM Bangkok to Bombay · 39 km Right BOM BKK Bombay to Bangkok · 39 km Left AVV CPH Avalon to Copenhagen · 41 km Right PNH LPQ Phnom-penh to Luang Prabang · 41 km Left CAN LAX Guangzhou to Los Angeles · 43 km Left LAX CAN Los Angeles to Guangzhou · 43 km Right MEL CPH Melbourne to Copenhagen · 45 km Left JFK SIN New York to Singapore · 46 km Left SIN JFK Singapore to New York · 46 km Right DEL SGN Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City · 50 km Left SGN DEL Ho Chi Minh City to Delhi · 50 km Right EWR XSP Newark to Singapore · 51 km Left BKK BLR Bangkok to Bangalore · 52 km Left BLR BKK Bangalore to Bangkok · 52 km Right SIN KMG Singapore to Kunming · 52 km Right SGN CCU Ho Chi Minh City to Calcutta · 53 km Right BNE KTM Brisbane to Kathmandu · 61 km Left CAN SFO Guangzhou to San Francisco · 61 km Left SFO CAN San Francisco to Guangzhou · 61 km Right JFK XSP New York to Singapore · 62 km Left XSP JFK Singapore to New York · 62 km Right MAN MEL Manchester to Melbourne · 65 km Right MEL MAN Melbourne to Manchester · 65 km Left AMS SGN Amsterdam to Ho Chi Minh City · 69 km Right PVG HKT Shanghai to Phuket · 73 km Left AUH BKK Abu Dhabi to Bangkok · 76 km Left BKK AUH Bangkok to Abu Dhabi · 76 km Right RUH BKK Riyadh to Bangkok · 77 km Left BKK MNL Bangkok to Manila · 79 km Right MNL BKK Manila to Bangkok · 79 km Left

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 Angkor Wat from a plane?

Yes — 62 flight routes pass within 80 km of Angkor Wat. The closest routes include Bangkok to Siem-reap, Siem-reap to Bangkok, Pakse to Siem-reap. Sit on the Left side, with the landmark passing about 1 km away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Angkor Wat?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Angkor Wat: on a Bangkok to Siem-reap flight, sit on the Left side; on a Siem-reap to Bangkok flight, sit on the Right side; on a Pakse to Siem-reap flight, sit on the Left side.