Canary Islands

142 flight routes pass within 124 miles of Canary Islands.

Canary Islands

🏝️ Island · Spain

Photo: Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The volcanic archipelago off northwest Africa with distinctive calderas and desert-like eastern islands. Visible on Europe-to-Africa routes and transatlantic departures from Europe.

142Flight Routes

3 miClosest Pass

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Routes that pass it142

FRA → POA Frankfurt to Porto Alegre · 3 mi Both Sides GLA → LPA Glasgow to Gran Canaria · 3 mi Both Sides LPA → GLA Gran Canaria to Glasgow · 3 mi Both Sides POA → FRA Porto Alegre to Frankfurt · 3 mi Both Sides EDI → LPA Edinburgh to Gran Canaria · 4 mi Both Sides LPA → EDI Gran Canaria to Edinburgh · 4 mi Both Sides BHX → LPA Birmingham to Gran Canaria · 4 mi Both Sides EMA → LPA East Midlands to Gran Canaria · 4 mi Both Sides FRA → GRU Frankfurt to Sao Paulo · 4 mi Both Sides GRU → FRA Sao Paulo to Frankfurt · 4 mi Both Sides LPA → BHX Gran Canaria to Birmingham · 4 mi Both Sides LPA → EMA Gran Canaria to East Midlands · 4 mi Both Sides LPA → MAN Gran Canaria to Manchester · 4 mi Both Sides MAN → LPA Manchester to Gran Canaria · 4 mi Both Sides BOH → LPA Bournemouth to Gran Canaria · 5 mi Both Sides LCY → LPA London to Gran Canaria · 5 mi Both Sides LGW → LPA London to Gran Canaria · 5 mi Both Sides LHR → LPA London to Gran Canaria · 5 mi Both Sides LPA → BOH Gran Canaria to Bournemouth · 5 mi Both Sides LPA → LGW Gran Canaria to London · 5 mi Both Sides LPA → OSL Gran Canaria to Oslo · 5 mi Both Sides LPA → STN Gran Canaria to London · 5 mi Both Sides OSL → LPA Oslo to Gran Canaria · 5 mi Both Sides STN → LPA London to Gran Canaria · 5 mi Both Sides AMS → LPA Amsterdam to Gran Canaria · 6 mi Both Sides LPA → AMS Gran Canaria to Amsterdam · 6 mi Both Sides BRU → LPA Brussels to Gran Canaria · 6 mi Right LPA → BRU Gran Canaria to Brussels · 6 mi Left LPA → MAD Gran Canaria to Madrid · 7 mi Left LPA → NUE Gran Canaria to Nuernberg · 7 mi Left LPA → ZRH Gran Canaria to Zurich · 7 mi Left MAD → LPA Madrid to Gran Canaria · 7 mi Right NUE → LPA Nuernberg to Gran Canaria · 7 mi Right ZRH → LPA Zurich to Gran Canaria · 7 mi Right LPA → MUC Gran Canaria to Munich · 8 mi Left LPA → MXP Gran Canaria to Milano · 8 mi Left MUC → LPA Munich to Gran Canaria · 8 mi Right MXP → LPA Milano to Gran Canaria · 8 mi Right EZE → MAD Buenos Aires to Madrid · 9 mi Right MAD → EZE Madrid to Buenos Aires · 9 mi Left TFN → LPA Tenerife to Gran Canaria · 9 mi Left LPA → SPC Gran Canaria to Santa Cruz De La Palma · 11 mi Right MAD → MVD Madrid to Montevideo · 22 mi Right MVD → MAD Montevideo to Madrid · 22 mi Left GRU → MAD Sao Paulo to Madrid · 29 mi Left MAD → GRU Madrid to Sao Paulo · 29 mi Right RAK → TFS Marrakech to Tenerife · 30 mi Left TFS → RAK Tenerife to Marrakech · 30 mi Right BCN → SCL Barcelona to Santiago · 33 mi Left SCL → BCN Santiago to Barcelona · 33 mi Right CDG → REC Paris to Recife · 39 mi Left REC → CDG Recife to Paris · 39 mi Right AGP → TFS Malaga to Tenerife · 46 mi Left TFS → VIE Tenerife to Vienna · 50 mi Right VIE → TFS Vienna to Tenerife · 50 mi Left CDG → GIG Paris to Rio De Janeiro · 53 mi Left GIG → CDG Rio De Janeiro to Paris · 53 mi Right JFK → TNR New York to Antananarivo · 55 mi Right TNR → JFK Antananarivo to New York · 55 mi Left EZE → ZRH Buenos Aires to Zurich · 58 mi Left ZRH → EZE Zurich to Buenos Aires · 58 mi Right BCN → TFN Barcelona to Tenerife · 59 mi Left TFN → BCN Tenerife to Barcelona · 59 mi Right CDG → TFS Paris to Tenerife · 60 mi Left TFS → CDG Tenerife to Paris · 60 mi Right CRL → TFS Charleroi to Tenerife · 60 mi Left SVQ → TFN Sevilla to Tenerife · 60 mi Left TFN → SVQ Tenerife to Sevilla · 60 mi Right TFS → CRL Tenerife to Charleroi · 60 mi Right MUC → TFN Munich to Tenerife · 61 mi Left TFN → MUC Tenerife to Munich · 61 mi Right TFS → LIS Tenerife to Lisbon · 61 mi Right MAD → TFN Madrid to Tenerife · 62 mi Left TFN → MAD Tenerife to Madrid · 62 mi Right DUB → TFN Dublin to Tenerife · 62 mi Left TFN → DUB Tenerife to Dublin · 62 mi Right BOH → TFN Bournemouth to Tenerife · 63 mi Left TFN → BIO Tenerife to Bilbao · 63 mi Right VLL → TFN Valladolid to Tenerife · 63 mi Left LCY → TFS London to Tenerife · 64 mi Left LGW → TFS London to Tenerife · 64 mi Left LHR → TFS London to Tenerife · 64 mi Left STN → TFS London to Tenerife · 64 mi Left TFS → LGW Tenerife to London · 64 mi Right TFS → LHR Tenerife to London · 64 mi Right TFS → STN Tenerife to London · 64 mi Right LTN → TFS London to Tenerife · 65 mi Left SCQ → TFS Santiago to Tenerife · 65 mi Left TFS → LTN Tenerife to London · 65 mi Right TFS → SCQ Tenerife to Santiago · 65 mi Right MAN → TFS Manchester to Tenerife · 66 mi Left TFS → MAN Tenerife to Manchester · 66 mi Right LIS → SID Lisbon to Amilcar Cabral · 67 mi Left SID → LIS Amilcar Cabral to Lisbon · 67 mi Right BRC → MAD San Carlos De Bariloch to Madrid · 68 mi Right EDI → TFS Edinburgh to Tenerife · 68 mi Left MAD → BRC Madrid to San Carlos De Bariloch · 68 mi Left TFS → EDI Tenerife to Edinburgh · 68 mi Right GLA → TFS Glasgow to Tenerife · 68 mi Left MAD → REC Madrid to Recife · 68 mi Right PIK → TFS Prestwick to Tenerife · 68 mi Left REC → MAD Recife to Madrid · 68 mi Left TFS → PIK Tenerife to Prestwick · 68 mi Right FRA → GIG Frankfurt to Rio De Janeiro · 69 mi Right GIG → FRA Rio De Janeiro to Frankfurt · 69 mi Left LIS → REC Lisbon to Recife · 70 mi Left REC → LIS Recife to Lisbon · 70 mi Right KEF → TFS Keflavik to Tenerife · 71 mi Left TFS → KEF Tenerife to Keflavik · 71 mi Right GIG → MAD Rio De Janeiro to Madrid · 72 mi Left MAD → GIG Madrid to Rio De Janeiro · 72 mi Right AMS → FUE Amsterdam to Fuerteventura · 75 mi Right EZE → FRA Buenos Aires to Frankfurt · 78 mi Right FRA → EZE Frankfurt to Buenos Aires · 78 mi Left LGW → FUE London to Fuerteventura · 80 mi Right STN → FUE London to Fuerteventura · 80 mi Right GIG → LIS Rio De Janeiro to Lisbon · 80 mi Right LIS → GIG Lisbon to Rio De Janeiro · 80 mi Left MAN → FUE Manchester to Fuerteventura · 84 mi Right LPL → FUE Liverpool to Fuerteventura · 85 mi Right LIS → SSA Lisbon to Salvador · 86 mi Left SSA → LIS Salvador to Lisbon · 86 mi Right EZE → MUC Buenos Aires to Munich · 101 mi Left MUC → EZE Munich to Buenos Aires · 101 mi Right FLN → LIS Florianopolis to Lisbon · 107 mi Right LIS → FLN Lisbon to Florianopolis · 107 mi Left GRU → ZRH Sao Paulo to Zurich · 111 mi Left ZRH → GRU Zurich to Sao Paulo · 111 mi Right GRU → LIS Sao Paulo to Lisbon · 115 mi Right LIS → GRU Lisbon to Sao Paulo · 115 mi Left LGW → SID London to Amilcar Cabral · 119 mi Left SID → LGW Amilcar Cabral to London · 119 mi Right CDG → GRU Paris to Sao Paulo · 121 mi Left GRU → CDG Sao Paulo to Paris · 121 mi Right GRU → LBG Sao Paulo to Paris · 122 mi Right LBG → GRU Paris to Sao Paulo · 122 mi Left CDG → CGH Paris to Sao Paulo · 122 mi Left CGH → CDG Sao Paulo to Paris · 122 mi Right AMS → GIG Amsterdam to Rio De Janeiro · 124 mi Left CGH → LBG Sao Paulo to Paris · 124 mi Right GIG → AMS Rio De Janeiro to Amsterdam · 124 mi Right LBG → CGH Paris to Sao Paulo · 124 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 Canary Islands from a plane?

Yes — 142 flight routes pass within 124 miles of Canary Islands. The closest routes include Frankfurt to Porto Alegre, Glasgow to Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria to Glasgow. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 3 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Canary Islands?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Canary Islands: on a Frankfurt to Porto Alegre flight, visible from both sides; on a Glasgow to Gran Canaria flight, visible from both sides; on a Gran Canaria to Glasgow flight, visible from both sides.