Bonneville Salt Flats

144 flight routes pass within 37 miles of Bonneville Salt Flats.

Bonneville Salt Flats
🤍 Desert · United States

Photo: Asibasm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Utah's famous Bonneville Salt Flats — where land speed records have been set for decades — appear as a bright white expanse next to the Great Salt Lake. Easily visible on flights across northern Utah.
144Flight Routes
OverheadClosest Pass
🤍 DesertType

Routes that pass it144

HPN → RNO White Plains to Reno · directly overhead Both Sides RNO → HPN Reno to White Plains · directly overhead Both Sides SFO → YHU San Francisco to Montreal · directly overhead Both Sides YHU → SFO Montreal to San Francisco · directly overhead Both Sides IQT → PDX Iquitos to Portland · 1 mi Both Sides PDX → IQT Portland to Iquitos · 1 mi Both Sides SFO → YUL San Francisco to Montreal · 1 mi Both Sides YUL → SFO Montreal to San Francisco · 1 mi Both Sides ACV → DEN Arcata/Eureka to Denver · 2 mi Both Sides DEN → ACV Denver to Arcata/Eureka · 2 mi Both Sides BOS → SMF Boston to Sacramento · 2 mi Both Sides MEX → YVR Mexico City to Vancouver · 2 mi Both Sides SMF → BOS Sacramento to Boston · 2 mi Both Sides YVR → MEX Vancouver to Mexico City · 2 mi Both Sides EKO → SLC Elko to Salt Lake City · 3 mi Both Sides SLC → EKO Salt Lake City to Elko · 3 mi Both Sides BLL → LAX Billund to Los Angeles · 5 mi Both Sides IAH → EUG Houston to Eugene · 5 mi Both Sides LAX → BLL Los Angeles to Billund · 5 mi Both Sides MSP → SFO Minneapolis to San Francisco · 5 mi Both Sides SFO → MSP San Francisco to Minneapolis · 5 mi Both Sides DTW → HNL Detroit to Honolulu · 6 mi Right HNL → DTW Honolulu to Detroit · 6 mi Left BZN → SAN Bozeman to San Diego · 6 mi Right SAN → BZN San Diego to Bozeman · 6 mi Left CPH → LAX Copenhagen to Los Angeles · 8 mi Left LAX → CPH Los Angeles to Copenhagen · 8 mi Right ORD → RNO Chicago to Reno · 8 mi Right RNO → ORD Reno to Chicago · 8 mi Left KRK → LAX Krakow to Los Angeles · 10 mi Left KSC → LAX Kosice to Los Angeles · 10 mi Left LAX → KRK Los Angeles to Krakow · 10 mi Right LAX → KSC Los Angeles to Kosice · 10 mi Right CAI → LAX Cairo to Los Angeles · 11 mi Right LAX → CAI Los Angeles to Cairo · 11 mi Left MDW → RNO Chicago to Reno · 11 mi Right RNO → MDW Reno to Chicago · 11 mi Left PDX → SAF Portland to Santa Fe · 12 mi Right SAF → PDX Santa Fe to Portland · 12 mi Left ABQ → PDX Albuquerque to Portland · 13 mi Right PDX → ABQ Portland to Albuquerque · 13 mi Left BUR → KSC Burbank to Kosice · 15 mi Right KSC → BUR Kosice to Burbank · 15 mi Left CCR → IMT Concord to Kingsford · 16 mi Right IMT → CCR Kingsford to Concord · 16 mi Left HNL → LGA Honolulu to New York · 16 mi Left LGA → HNL New York to Honolulu · 16 mi Right PDX → SBO Portland to Salina · 16 mi Left SBO → PDX Salina to Portland · 16 mi Right DEN → RDD Denver to Redding · 17 mi Right LAX → VIE Los Angeles to Vienna · 17 mi Left RDD → DEN Redding to Denver · 17 mi Left RNO → SLC Reno to Salt Lake City · 17 mi Left SLC → RNO Salt Lake City to Reno · 17 mi Right VIE → LAX Vienna to Los Angeles · 17 mi Right ELP → SEA El Paso to Seattle · 18 mi Right MPV → SFO Montpelier to San Francisco · 18 mi Right SEA → ELP Seattle to El Paso · 18 mi Left SFO → MPV San Francisco to Montpelier · 18 mi Left DTW → SMF Detroit to Sacramento · 19 mi Right GOT → LAX Gothenborg to Los Angeles · 19 mi Left IST → LAX Istanbul to Los Angeles · 19 mi Left LAX → GOT Los Angeles to Gothenborg · 19 mi Right LAX → IST Los Angeles to Istanbul · 19 mi Right SMF → DTW Sacramento to Detroit · 19 mi Left LAX → SAW Los Angeles to Pendik, Istanbul · 21 mi Right SAW → LAX Pendik, Istanbul to Los Angeles · 21 mi Left HNL → SLC Honolulu to Salt Lake City · 22 mi Left SLC → HNL Salt Lake City to Honolulu · 22 mi Right HNL → JFK Honolulu to New York · 22 mi Left JFK → HNL New York to Honolulu · 22 mi Right LGA → SMF New York to Sacramento · 22 mi Right SLC → SMF Salt Lake City to Sacramento · 22 mi Right SMF → LGA Sacramento to New York · 22 mi Left SMF → SLC Sacramento to Salt Lake City · 22 mi Left EWR → HNL Newark to Honolulu · 23 mi Right HNL → EWR Honolulu to Newark · 23 mi Left BWI → RNO Baltimore to Reno · 24 mi Right CPH → NID Copenhagen to China · 24 mi Left JFK → SMF New York to Sacramento · 24 mi Right LAX → TLV Los Angeles to Tel Aviv · 24 mi Right NID → CPH China to Copenhagen · 24 mi Right RNO → BWI Reno to Baltimore · 24 mi Left SMF → JFK Sacramento to New York · 24 mi Left TLV → LAX Tel Aviv to Los Angeles · 24 mi Left EWR → SMF Newark to Sacramento · 24 mi Right MSP → SJC Minneapolis to San Jose · 24 mi Right SJC → MSP San Jose to Minneapolis · 24 mi Left SMF → EWR Sacramento to Newark · 24 mi Left MFR → SLC Medford to Salt Lake City · 25 mi Right MSN → HNL Madison to Honolulu · 25 mi Left OGG → SLC Kahului to Salt Lake City · 25 mi Left SLC → MFR Salt Lake City to Medford · 25 mi Left SLC → OGG Salt Lake City to Kahului · 25 mi Right BZN → LAS Bozeman to Las Vegas · 26 mi Right JFK → LIH New York to Lihue · 26 mi Left LAX → WAW Los Angeles to Warsaw · 26 mi Right LIH → JFK Lihue to New York · 26 mi Right WAW → LAX Warsaw to Los Angeles · 26 mi Left ATH → LAX Athens to Los Angeles · 27 mi Right KOA → SLC Kona to Salt Lake City · 27 mi Left ORD → SMF Chicago to Sacramento · 27 mi Right SLC → KOA Salt Lake City to Kona · 27 mi Right SMF → ORD Sacramento to Chicago · 27 mi Left JAC → LAX Jackson to Los Angeles · 28 mi Right LAX → JAC Los Angeles to Jackson · 28 mi Left MSP → SMF Minneapolis to Sacramento · 29 mi Left SMF → MSP Sacramento to Minneapolis · 29 mi Right KEF → LAX Keflavik to Los Angeles · 29 mi Right LAX → KEF Los Angeles to Keflavik · 29 mi Left LAX → OSL Los Angeles to Oslo · 30 mi Right OSL → LAX Oslo to Los Angeles · 30 mi Left MDW → SMF Chicago to Sacramento · 30 mi Right SMF → MDW Sacramento to Chicago · 30 mi Left ABQ → TCM Albuquerque to Tacoma · 31 mi Left OAK → SLC Oakland to Salt Lake City · 31 mi Left SFO → SLC San Francisco to Salt Lake City · 31 mi Left SLC → OAK Salt Lake City to Oakland · 31 mi Right SLC → SFO Salt Lake City to San Francisco · 31 mi Right TCM → ABQ Tacoma to Albuquerque · 31 mi Right BZN → LAX Bozeman to Los Angeles · 32 mi Left LAX → BZN Los Angeles to Bozeman · 32 mi Right HNL → ORD Honolulu to Chicago · 34 mi Left ORD → HNL Chicago to Honolulu · 34 mi Right GEG → PHX Spokane to Phoenix · 34 mi Left PHX → GEG Phoenix to Spokane · 34 mi Right SFO → YYZ San Francisco to Toronto · 34 mi Left YYZ → SFO Toronto to San Francisco · 34 mi Right EZE → SEA Buenos Aires to Seattle · 35 mi Left MEX → SEA Mexico City to Seattle · 35 mi Right SEA → EZE Seattle to Buenos Aires · 35 mi Right SEA → MEX Seattle to Mexico City · 35 mi Left SFO → YTZ San Francisco to Toronto · 35 mi Left YTZ → SFO Toronto to San Francisco · 35 mi Right MSP → RNO Minneapolis to Reno · 35 mi Left RNO → MSP Reno to Minneapolis · 35 mi Right SJC → SLC San Jose to Salt Lake City · 35 mi Left SLC → SJC Salt Lake City to San Jose · 35 mi Right BOS → OGG Boston to Kahului · 36 mi Left MEX → PEK Mexico City to Beijing · 36 mi Right OGG → BOS Kahului to Boston · 36 mi Right PEK → MEX Beijing to Mexico City · 36 mi Left PHL → SMF Philadelphia to Sacramento · 37 mi Right SMF → PHL Sacramento to Philadelphia · 37 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 Bonneville Salt Flats from a plane?

Yes — 144 flight routes pass within 37 miles of Bonneville Salt Flats. The closest routes include White Plains to Reno, Reno to White Plains, San Francisco to Montreal. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Bonneville Salt Flats?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Bonneville Salt Flats: on a White Plains to Reno flight, visible from both sides; on a Reno to White Plains flight, visible from both sides; on a San Francisco to Montreal flight, visible from both sides.