Can You See Blue Mountains From a Plane? Best Seat Side Guide

🌿 Mountain · Australia

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A rugged sandstone plateau with deep eucalyptus-filled valleys west of Sydney. The blue haze from eucalyptus oil and dramatic cliff formations like the Three Sisters are visible on flights into Sydney.

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Routes that pass it146

AUH → SYD Abu Dhabi to Sydney · directly overhead Both Sides DOH → SYD Doha to Sydney · directly overhead Both Sides SYD → AUH Sydney to Abu Dhabi · directly overhead Both Sides SYD → DOH Sydney to Doha · directly overhead Both Sides BWU → DXB Sydney to Dubai · 1 mi Both Sides CMB → SYD Colombo to Sydney · 1 mi Both Sides DXB → BWU Dubai to Sydney · 1 mi Both Sides SYD → CMB Sydney to Colombo · 1 mi Both Sides AKL → SYD Auckland to Sydney · 1 mi Both Sides AUH → BWU Abu Dhabi to Sydney · 1 mi Both Sides BWU → AUH Sydney to Abu Dhabi · 1 mi Both Sides DXB → SYD Dubai to Sydney · 1 mi Both Sides HLZ → SYD Hamilton to Sydney · 1 mi Both Sides SIN → WSI Singapore to Sydney · 1 mi Both Sides SYD → DXB Sydney to Dubai · 1 mi Both Sides WSI → SIN Sydney to Singapore · 1 mi Both Sides BEY → SYD Beirut to Sydney · 2 mi Both Sides BWU → DOH Sydney to Doha · 2 mi Both Sides DOH → BWU Doha to Sydney · 2 mi Both Sides SYD → BEY Sydney to Beirut · 2 mi Both Sides AKL → BWU Auckland to Sydney · 2 mi Both Sides BLR → SYD Bangalore to Sydney · 2 mi Both Sides SYD → BLR Sydney to Bangalore · 2 mi Both Sides BWU → CGK Sydney to Jakarta · 3 mi Both Sides CGK → BWU Jakarta to Sydney · 3 mi Both Sides ATH → SYD Athens to Sydney · 4 mi Right AYQ → SYD Yulara to Sydney · 4 mi Right SYD → ATH Sydney to Athens · 4 mi Left SYD → AYQ Sydney to Yulara · 4 mi Left BOM → SYD Bombay to Sydney · 4 mi Right BWU → CIA Sydney to Rome · 4 mi Left CBR → OOL Canberra to Coolangatta · 4 mi Right CIA → BWU Rome to Sydney · 4 mi Right OOL → CBR Coolangatta to Canberra · 4 mi Left SYD → BOM Sydney to Bombay · 4 mi Left MEX → PER Mexico City to Perth · 6 mi Right PER → MEX Perth to Mexico City · 6 mi Left BWU → XSP Sydney to Singapore · 6 mi Left CGK → SYD Jakarta to Sydney · 6 mi Right SYD → CGK Sydney to Jakarta · 6 mi Left WLG → BWU Wellington to Sydney · 6 mi Left XSP → BWU Singapore to Sydney · 6 mi Right BME → SYD Broome to Sydney · 7 mi Right BWU → DPS Sydney to Denpasar · 7 mi Left BWU → SIN Sydney to Singapore · 7 mi Left DPS → BWU Denpasar to Sydney · 7 mi Right SIN → BWU Singapore to Sydney · 7 mi Right SYD → BME Sydney to Broome · 7 mi Left AMD → SYD Ahmedabad to Sydney · 7 mi Right MAD → SYD Madrid to Sydney · 7 mi Right SYD → AMD Sydney to Ahmedabad · 7 mi Left SYD → MAD Sydney to Madrid · 7 mi Left CIA → SYD Rome to Sydney · 8 mi Right SYD → BWU Sydney to Sydney · 8 mi Right SYD → CIA Sydney to Rome · 8 mi Left SYD → TIA Sydney to Tirana · 8 mi Left TIA → SYD Tirana to Sydney · 8 mi Right IST → SYD Istanbul to Sydney · 9 mi Right SAW → SYD Pendik, Istanbul to Sydney · 9 mi Right SYD → IST Sydney to Istanbul · 9 mi Left SYD → SAW Sydney to Pendik, Istanbul · 9 mi Left BWU → DEL Sydney to Delhi · 9 mi Left DEL → BWU Delhi to Sydney · 9 mi Right KUL → SYD Kuala Lumpur to Sydney · 10 mi Right SYD → KUL Sydney to Kuala Lumpur · 10 mi Left SYD → XSP Sydney to Singapore · 10 mi Left XSP → SYD Singapore to Sydney · 10 mi Right DPS → SYD Denpasar to Sydney · 11 mi Right SIN → SYD Singapore to Sydney · 11 mi Right SYD → DPS Sydney to Denpasar · 11 mi Left SYD → SIN Sydney to Singapore · 11 mi Left WLG → SYD Wellington to Sydney · 11 mi Left ASP → SYD Alice Springs to Sydney · 11 mi Right HKT → SYD Phuket to Sydney · 11 mi Right NSN → SYD Nelson to Sydney · 11 mi Left SYD → ASP Sydney to Alice Springs · 11 mi Left SYD → HKT Sydney to Phuket · 11 mi Left CHC → BWU Christchurch to Sydney · 12 mi Left CMN → SYD Casablanca to Sydney · 12 mi Left SYD → CMN Sydney to Casablanca · 12 mi Right BBI → SYD Bhubaneswar to Sydney · 12 mi Right NTL → MEB Williamtown to Melbourne · 12 mi Right SYD → BBI Sydney to Bhubaneswar · 12 mi Left BWU → SGN Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City · 14 mi Left DEL → SYD Delhi to Sydney · 14 mi Right SGN → BWU Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney · 14 mi Right SYD → DEL Sydney to Delhi · 14 mi Left BNE → CBR Brisbane to Canberra · 14 mi Left CBR → BNE Canberra to Brisbane · 14 mi Right LIN → SYD Milan to Sydney · 14 mi Right SYD → LIN Sydney to Milan · 14 mi Left SYD → VCE Sydney to Venice · 14 mi Left VCE → SYD Venice to Sydney · 14 mi Right MXP → SYD Milano to Sydney · 15 mi Right SYD → MXP Sydney to Milano · 15 mi Left BKK → SYD Bangkok to Sydney · 17 mi Right CHC → SYD Christchurch to Sydney · 17 mi Left LIM → SYD Lima to Sydney · 17 mi Left MEL → VLI Melbourne to Port Vila · 17 mi Left SYD → BKK Sydney to Bangkok · 17 mi Left SYD → DAC Sydney to Dhaka · 17 mi Left VLI → MEL Port Vila to Melbourne · 17 mi Right ZQN → BWU Queenstown International to Sydney · 17 mi Left BWU → JAD Sydney to Perth · 18 mi Right BWU → PER Sydney to Perth · 18 mi Right JAD → BWU Perth to Sydney · 18 mi Left PER → BWU Perth to Sydney · 18 mi Left RAR → SYD Avarua to Sydney · 18 mi Right SYD → ZRH Sydney to Zurich · 18 mi Left ZRH → SYD Zurich to Sydney · 18 mi Right MIA → SYD Miami to Sydney · 19 mi Right SGN → SYD Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney · 19 mi Right SYD → MUC Sydney to Munich · 19 mi Left SYD → SGN Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City · 19 mi Left ADL → BWU Adelaide to Sydney · 20 mi Left BWU → ADL Sydney to Adelaide · 20 mi Right HNL → MEL Honolulu to Melbourne · 20 mi Right MEL → HNL Melbourne to Honolulu · 20 mi Left BWU → LHR Sydney to London · 21 mi Left LHR → BWU London to Sydney · 21 mi Right PER → SYD Perth to Sydney · 21 mi Left SYD → PER Sydney to Perth · 21 mi Right JAD → SYD Perth to Sydney · 21 mi Left SYD → JAD Sydney to Perth · 21 mi Right BWU → CAN Sydney to Guangzhou · 22 mi Left BWU → HKG Sydney to Hong Kong · 22 mi Left CAN → BWU Guangzhou to Sydney · 22 mi Right CDG → SYD Paris to Sydney · 22 mi Right HKG → BWU Hong Kong to Sydney · 22 mi Right SYD → CDG Sydney to Paris · 22 mi Left ADL → SYD Adelaide to Sydney · 23 mi Left BKI → SYD Kota Kinabalu to Sydney · 23 mi Right BNE → LST Brisbane to Launceston · 23 mi Right LST → BNE Launceston to Brisbane · 23 mi Left NLK → BWU Norfolk Island to Sydney · 23 mi Right SYD → ADL Sydney to Adelaide · 23 mi Right SYD → BKI Sydney to Kota Kinabalu · 23 mi Left BWU → MNL Sydney to Manila · 24 mi Left MNL → BWU Manila to Sydney · 24 mi Right DRW → SYD Darwin to Sydney · 24 mi Right HAN → SYD Hanoi to Sydney · 24 mi Right NIP → SYD Jacksonville to Sydney · 24 mi Right SCL → BWU Santiago to Sydney · 24 mi Left SYD → DRW Sydney to Darwin · 24 mi Left SYD → HAN Sydney to Hanoi · 24 mi Left ZQN → SYD Queenstown International to Sydney · 24 mi 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 Blue Mountains from a plane?

Yes — 146 flight routes pass within 25 miles of Blue Mountains. The closest routes include Abu Dhabi to Sydney, Doha to Sydney, Sydney to Abu Dhabi. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Blue Mountains?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Blue Mountains: on a Abu Dhabi to Sydney flight, visible from both sides; on a Doha to Sydney flight, visible from both sides; on a Sydney to Abu Dhabi flight, visible from both sides.