Can You See Channel Islands From a Plane? Best Seat Side Guide

457 flight routes pass within 80 km of Channel Islands. Find out which side of the plane has the best views.

The rocky islands between England and France including Jersey and Guernsey, with dramatic cliff coastlines. Visible on flights across the English Channel.

Routes that pass it457

BOG FRA Bogota to Frankfurt · 0 km Both FRA BOG Frankfurt to Bogota · 0 km Both LIS STN Lisbon to London · 1 km Both STN LIS London to Lisbon · 1 km Both AMS XMN Amsterdam to Xiamen · 2 km Both HND LCY Tokyo to London · 2 km Both LCY HND London to Tokyo · 2 km Both LGW OPO London to Porto · 2 km Both OPO LGW Porto to London · 2 km Both XMN AMS Xiamen to Amsterdam · 2 km Both EMA JER East Midlands to Jersey · 4 km Both FAO LTN Faro to London · 4 km Both FUE STN Fuerteventura to London · 4 km Both JER EMA Jersey to East Midlands · 4 km Both JER LGW Jersey to London · 4 km Both JER LHR Jersey to London · 4 km Both JER LTN Jersey to London · 4 km Both LGW JER London to Jersey · 4 km Both LGW TFS London to Tenerife · 4 km Both LHR JER London to Jersey · 4 km Both LTN FAO London to Faro · 4 km Both LTN JER London to Jersey · 4 km Both STN FUE London to Fuerteventura · 4 km Both TFS LGW Tenerife to London · 4 km Both DTW FLR Detroit to Firenze · 5 km Both FLR DTW Firenze to Detroit · 5 km Both LCY NRT London to Tokyo · 5 km Both NRT LCY Tokyo to London · 5 km Both AGP EMA Malaga to East Midlands · 6 km Both AMS IRJ Amsterdam to La Rioja · 6 km Both EMA AGP East Midlands to Malaga · 6 km Both IRJ AMS La Rioja to Amsterdam · 6 km Both JED YYZ Jeddah to Toronto · 6 km Both LGW LPA London to Gran Canaria · 6 km Both LPA LGW Gran Canaria to London · 6 km Both YYZ JED Toronto to Jeddah · 6 km Both CDG PER Paris to Perth · 7 km Both CUN ZRH Cancun to Zurich · 7 km Both MIA ZRH Miami to Zurich · 7 km Both PER CDG Perth to Paris · 7 km Both ZRH CUN Zurich to Cancun · 7 km Both ZRH MIA Zurich to Miami · 7 km Both BCN BFS Barcelona to Belfast · 8 km Both BFS BCN Belfast to Barcelona · 8 km Both CDG SJO Paris to San Jose · 8 km Both SJO CDG San Jose to Paris · 8 km Both AMS SCL Amsterdam to Santiago · 9 km Both IST ORY Istanbul to Paris · 9 km Both LCY LIS London to Lisbon · 9 km Both LIS LCY Lisbon to London · 9 km Both MIA ORY Miami to Paris · 9 km Both ORY IST Paris to Istanbul · 9 km Both ORY MIA Paris to Miami · 9 km Both SCL AMS Santiago to Amsterdam · 9 km Both IST MIA Istanbul to Miami · 10 km Both LPA STN Gran Canaria to London · 10 km Both MIA IST Miami to Istanbul · 10 km Both STN LPA London to Gran Canaria · 10 km Both GVA YUL Geneva to Montreal · 11 km Both YUL GVA Montreal to Geneva · 11 km Both GVA YHU Geneva to Montreal · 12 km Right LGW SID London to Amilcar Cabral · 12 km Left MPM DUB Maputo to Dublin · 12 km Left SID LGW Amilcar Cabral to London · 12 km Right YHU GVA Montreal to Geneva · 12 km Left FAO LHR Faro to London · 13 km Left IAH MXP Houston to Milano · 13 km Right LHR FAO London to Faro · 13 km Right MXP IAH Milano to Houston · 13 km Left AGR FRA Agra to Frankfurt · 14 km Right BHX MAD Birmingham to Madrid · 14 km Left FRA AGR Frankfurt to Agra · 14 km Left LGW LIS London to Lisbon · 14 km Right LGW RVN London to Rovaniemi · 14 km Left LHR LKL London to Banak · 14 km Left LIS LGW Lisbon to London · 14 km Left LKL LHR Banak to London · 14 km Right MAD BHX Madrid to Birmingham · 14 km Right LHR LIS London to Lisbon · 15 km Left LIS LHR Lisbon to London · 15 km Right CHC LCY Christchurch to London · 16 km Left LCY CHC London to Christchurch · 16 km Right LIS OSL Lisbon to Oslo · 16 km Left FUE LGW Fuerteventura to London · 17 km Left LGW FUE London to Fuerteventura · 17 km Right ACE LGW Lanzerote to London · 18 km Left BLR CDG Bangalore to Paris · 18 km Right CDG BLR Paris to Bangalore · 18 km Left LGW ACE London to Lanzerote · 18 km Right OPO STN Porto to London · 18 km Right STN OPO London to Porto · 18 km Left BLR MUC Bangalore to Munich · 19 km Right BRS IBZ Bristol to Ibiza · 19 km Right EFL YYZ Keffallinia to Toronto · 19 km Right MUC BLR Munich to Bangalore · 19 km Left YYZ EFL Toronto to Keffallinia · 19 km Left LTN TOS London to Tromso · 22 km Left MIA SAW Miami to Pendik, Istanbul · 22 km Right SAW MIA Pendik, Istanbul to Miami · 22 km Left TOS LTN Tromso to London · 22 km Right AGP BHX Malaga to Birmingham · 23 km Right BHX AGP Birmingham to Malaga · 23 km Left BOM CDG Bombay to Paris · 23 km Right CDG BOM Paris to Bombay · 23 km Left CDG NMI Paris to Navi Mumbai · 23 km Left DEL FRA Delhi to Frankfurt · 23 km Right DXB LBG Dubai to Paris · 23 km Left FCO OMA Rome to Omaha · 23 km Left FRA DEL Frankfurt to Delhi · 23 km Left LBG DXB Paris to Dubai · 23 km Right NMI CDG Navi Mumbai to Paris · 23 km Right OMA FCO Omaha to Rome · 23 km Right LHR NRT London to Tokyo · 24 km Right NRT LHR Tokyo to London · 24 km Left STN TFS London to Tenerife · 24 km Left TFS STN Tenerife to London · 24 km Right LHR RVN London to Rovaniemi · 25 km Right RVN LHR Rovaniemi to London · 25 km Left LGW PXO London to Porto Santo · 26 km Left LHR LPA London to Gran Canaria · 26 km Left PXO LGW Porto Santo to London · 26 km Right HND LHR Tokyo to London · 27 km Left LHR HND London to Tokyo · 27 km Right LIS LTN Lisbon to London · 27 km Right LTN LIS London to Lisbon · 27 km Left CDG EVN Paris to Yerevan · 28 km Left DUB TLS Dublin to Toulouse · 28 km Left EVN CDG Yerevan to Paris · 28 km Right FRA AUA Frankfurt to Oranjestad · 28 km Left LGW FNC London to Funchal · 28 km Left LTN RAK London to Marrakech · 28 km Right RAK LTN Marrakech to London · 28 km Left CDG DXB Paris to Dubai · 29 km Right DXB CDG Dubai to Paris · 29 km Left GMP LGW Seoul to London · 29 km Left LGW GMP London to Seoul · 29 km Right MAA CDG Madras to Paris · 29 km Right AMS TPE Amsterdam to Taipei · 30 km Left ICN LGW Seoul to London · 30 km Left LCG LCY La Coruna to London · 30 km Right LCY LCG London to La Coruna · 30 km Left LGW ICN London to Seoul · 30 km Right TPE AMS Taipei to Amsterdam · 30 km Right ALC MAN Alicante to Manchester · 31 km Left CAI YZD Cairo to Toronto · 31 km Left MAN ALC Manchester to Alicante · 31 km Right MXP YUL Milano to Montreal · 31 km Left OPO OSL Porto to Oslo · 31 km Right OSL OPO Oslo to Porto · 31 km Left YUL MXP Montreal to Milano · 31 km Right YZD CAI Toronto to Cairo · 31 km Right CAI YYZ Cairo to Toronto · 32 km Left CDG ESB Paris to Ankara · 32 km Right CLE MXP Cleveland to Milano · 32 km Right ESB CDG Ankara to Paris · 32 km Left FRA XSP Frankfurt to Singapore · 32 km Left GLA IBZ Glasgow to Ibiza · 32 km Right IBZ GLA Ibiza to Glasgow · 32 km Left JFK TLV New York to Tel-aviv · 32 km Right LHR TOS London to Tromso · 32 km Left MXP CLE Milano to Cleveland · 32 km Left TLV JFK Tel-aviv to New York · 32 km Left TOS LHR Tromso to London · 32 km Right XSP FRA Singapore to Frankfurt · 32 km Right YYZ CAI Toronto to Cairo · 32 km Right CDG PTY Paris to Panama City · 33 km Right FRA SIN Frankfurt to Singapore · 33 km Left PTY CDG Panama City to Paris · 33 km Left SIN FRA Singapore to Frankfurt · 33 km Right EVN LBG Yerevan to Paris · 34 km Right LBG EVN Paris to Yerevan · 34 km Left AGP LBA Malaga to Leeds · 35 km Right CMN LHR Casablanca to London · 35 km Left DUB LRH Dublin to La Rochelle · 35 km Left FAO STN Faro to London · 35 km Left GCI MAN Guernsey to Manchester · 35 km Right LHR CMN London to Casablanca · 35 km Right LHR RAK London to Marrakech · 35 km Right LRH DUB La Rochelle to Dublin · 35 km Right LTN SVQ London to Sevilla · 35 km Right MAN GCI Manchester to Guernsey · 35 km Left RAK LHR Marrakech to London · 35 km Left STN FAO London to Faro · 35 km Right SVQ LTN Sevilla to London · 35 km Left BED MXP Bedford to Milano · 36 km Left CHC LHR Christchurch to London · 36 km Left JFK SPU New York to Split · 36 km Right LBG MIA Paris to Miami · 36 km Left LHR CHC London to Christchurch · 36 km Right MIA ADA Miami to Adana · 36 km Left MIA LBG Miami to Paris · 36 km Right MXP BED Milano to Bedford · 36 km Right LCY PXO London to Porto Santo · 37 km Left LHR TFS London to Tenerife · 37 km Left NAP ORD Naples to Chicago · 37 km Right ORD NAP Chicago to Naples · 37 km Left TFS LHR Tenerife to London · 37 km Right AUH CDG Abu Dhabi to Paris · 38 km Left CDG AUH Paris to Abu Dhabi · 38 km Right TPA ZRH Tampa to Zurich · 38 km Right ZRH TPA Zurich to Tampa · 38 km Left CDC NCE Cedar City to Nice · 39 km Right DBV EWR Dubrovnik to Newark · 39 km Left EWR DBV Newark to Dubrovnik · 39 km Right NCE CDC Nice to Cedar City · 39 km Left BDQ CDG Baroda to Paris · 40 km Right BOS MXP Boston to Milano · 40 km Left FAO LCY Faro to London · 40 km Left FAO LGW Faro to London · 40 km Left IAD MXP Washington to Milano · 40 km Left LCY FAO London to Faro · 40 km Right LGW FAO London to Faro · 40 km Right MXP BOS Milano to Boston · 40 km Right MXP IAD Milano to Washington · 40 km Right BWI TLV Baltimore to Tel-aviv · 41 km Right EWR MXP Newark to Milano · 41 km Left MXP EWR Milano to Newark · 41 km Right ORK CDC Cork to Cedar City · 41 km Right BCN BRS Barcelona to Bristol · 42 km Left BRS BCN Bristol to Barcelona · 42 km Right BRS PMI Bristol to Palma De Mallorca · 42 km Right CDG MIA Paris to Miami · 42 km Left DOH LBG Doha to Paris · 42 km Left GCI LGW Guernsey to London · 42 km Right GCI LHR Guernsey to London · 42 km Right HND OPO Tokyo to Porto · 42 km Left LBG DOH Paris to Doha · 42 km Right LGA MXP New York to Milano · 42 km Left LGW GCI London to Guernsey · 42 km Left LHR GCI London to Guernsey · 42 km Left MIA CDG Miami to Paris · 42 km Right MXP LGA Milano to New York · 42 km Right OPO HND Porto to Tokyo · 42 km Right PMI BRS Palma De Mallorca to Bristol · 42 km Left CDG FLL Paris to Fort Lauderdale · 43 km Left EWR SPU Newark to Split · 43 km Right FLL CDG Fort Lauderdale to Paris · 43 km Right RIC VCE Richmond to Venice · 43 km Right SPU EWR Split to Newark · 43 km Left AMS CAN Amsterdam to Guangzhou · 44 km Right AMS HKG Amsterdam to Hong Kong · 44 km Right CAN AMS Guangzhou to Amsterdam · 44 km Left CDG KWI Paris to Kuwait · 44 km Right DOH MIA Doha to Miami · 44 km Right HKG AMS Hong Kong to Amsterdam · 44 km Left JFK LIN New York to Milan · 44 km Left KWI CDG Kuwait to Paris · 44 km Left LIN JFK Milan to New York · 44 km Right LTN OPO London to Porto · 44 km Left MIA DOH Miami to Doha · 44 km Left OPO LTN Porto to London · 44 km Right EWR TLV Newark to Tel-aviv · 45 km Right JFK MXP New York to Milano · 45 km Left LHR SCQ London to Santiago · 45 km Left LTN RVN London to Rovaniemi · 45 km Right MXP JFK Milano to New York · 45 km Right MXP PHL Milano to Philadelphia · 45 km Right PHL MXP Philadelphia to Milano · 45 km Left RVN LTN Rovaniemi to London · 45 km Left SCQ LHR Santiago to London · 45 km Right TLV EWR Tel-aviv to Newark · 45 km Left BOS TLV Boston to Tel-aviv · 46 km Right CDG SAW Paris to Pendik, Istanbul · 46 km Right CDG TBS Paris to Tbilisi · 46 km Left KIX LHR Osaka to London · 46 km Left LHR KIX London to Osaka · 46 km Right MAD MAN Madrid to Manchester · 46 km Right MAN MAD Manchester to Madrid · 46 km Left SAW CDG Pendik, Istanbul to Paris · 46 km Left TBS CDG Tbilisi to Paris · 46 km Right TLV BOS Tel-aviv to Boston · 46 km Left AGA STN Agadir to London · 47 km Left ALC CWL Alicante to Cardiff · 47 km Right BRS TLS Bristol to Toulouse · 47 km Right CWL ALC Cardiff to Alicante · 47 km Left MXP YYZ Milano to Toronto · 47 km Left STN AGA London to Agadir · 47 km Right TLS BRS Toulouse to Bristol · 47 km Left YYZ MXP Toronto to Milano · 47 km Right ATL LIN Atlanta to Milan · 48 km Left BAH CDG Bahrain to Paris · 48 km Left BCN DUB Barcelona to Dublin · 48 km Right CDG BAH Paris to Bahrain · 48 km Right CIA ORD Rome to Chicago · 48 km Right DUB BCN Dublin to Barcelona · 48 km Left NCL AGP Newcastle to Malaga · 48 km Left ORD CIA Chicago to Rome · 48 km Left ATL MXP Atlanta to Milano · 49 km Left BKK BRU Bangkok to Brussels · 49 km Left BRU BKK Brussels to Bangkok · 49 km Right CDG CUN Paris to Cancun · 49 km Left CDG DOH Paris to Doha · 49 km Right CUN CDG Cancun to Paris · 49 km Right DOH CDG Doha to Paris · 49 km Left MXP ATL Milano to Atlanta · 49 km Right STN BPS London to Porto Seguro · 50 km Left AGA LGW Agadir to London · 51 km Left LGW AGA London to Agadir · 51 km Right IAD TLV Washington to Tel-aviv · 52 km Right LGW EZE London to Buenos Aires · 52 km Left TLV IAD Tel-aviv to Washington · 52 km Left AKL LHR Auckland to London · 53 km Right FLR IAH Firenze to Houston · 53 km Right IAH FLR Houston to Firenze · 53 km Left LGW PEK London to Beijing · 53 km Right LHR AKL London to Auckland · 53 km Left PEK LGW Beijing to London · 53 km Left CUN IST Cancun to Istanbul · 54 km Right GIB LHR Gibraltar to London · 54 km Left IST CUN Istanbul to Cancun · 54 km Left LHR GIB London to Gibraltar · 54 km Right LHR HIJ London to Hiroshima · 54 km Right LTN TFS London to Tenerife · 54 km Left TFS LTN Tenerife to London · 54 km Right DUB PMI Dublin to Palma De Mallorca · 55 km Left GVA ORK Geneva to Cork · 55 km Left ORK GVA Cork to Geneva · 55 km Right PMI DUB Palma De Mallorca to Dublin · 55 km Right BRS MAD Bristol to Madrid · 57 km Left FCO MSP Rome to Minneapolis · 57 km Left LAX NCE Los Angeles to Nice · 57 km Right MAD BRS Madrid to Bristol · 57 km Right MSP FCO Minneapolis to Rome · 57 km Right NCE LAX Nice to Los Angeles · 57 km Left ACE BOH Lanzerote to Bournemouth · 59 km Right ATH IAH Athens to Houston · 59 km Left BES CDG Brest to Paris · 59 km Left BOH ACE Bournemouth to Lanzerote · 59 km Left CDG BES Paris to Brest · 59 km Right CDG MCO Paris to Orlando · 59 km Left IAH ATH Houston to Athens · 59 km Right MCO CDG Orlando to Paris · 59 km Right STT CDG St. Thomas to Paris · 59 km Left AGP MAN Malaga to Manchester · 60 km Right HEL LGW Helsinki to London · 60 km Left LGW HEL London to Helsinki · 60 km Right LGW PVG London to Shanghai · 60 km Right LHR PXO London to Porto Santo · 60 km Left MAN AGP Manchester to Malaga · 60 km Left PVG LGW Shanghai to London · 60 km Left LGW SHA London to Shanghai · 61 km Right SHA LGW Shanghai to London · 61 km Left ATL VCE Atlanta to Venice · 62 km Right EWR ORY Newark to Paris · 62 km Right FCO ORD Rome to Chicago · 62 km Right JFK SKG New York to Thessaloniki · 62 km Right JFK VCE New York to Venice · 62 km Right LGA ORY New York to Paris · 62 km Right LGW RAK London to Marrakech · 62 km Right LHR FNC London to Funchal · 62 km Left MAN SDR Manchester to Santander · 62 km Left ORD FCO Chicago to Rome · 62 km Left ORY EWR Paris to Newark · 62 km Left ORY LGA Paris to New York · 62 km Left RAK LGW Marrakech to London · 62 km Left RAK STN Marrakech to London · 62 km Left SDR MAN Santander to Manchester · 62 km Right SKG JFK Thessaloniki to New York · 62 km Left STN RAK London to Marrakech · 62 km Right VCE ATL Venice to Atlanta · 62 km Left VCE JFK Venice to New York · 62 km Left LTN MAD London to Madrid · 63 km Right MAD LTN Madrid to London · 63 km Left PHL VCE Philadelphia to Venice · 63 km Right VCE PHL Venice to Philadelphia · 63 km Left AGP LHR Malaga to London · 64 km Left GIG LHR Rio De Janeiro to London · 64 km Right LCY RAK London to Marrakech · 64 km Right LHR AGP London to Malaga · 64 km Right LHR GIG London to Rio De Janeiro · 64 km Left RAK LCY Marrakech to London · 64 km Left BHX RAK Birmingham to Marrakech · 65 km Left BIO LHR Bilbao to London · 65 km Left LGW TOS London to Tromso · 65 km Left RAK BHX Marrakech to Birmingham · 65 km Right TOS LGW Tromso to London · 65 km Right AGP BRS Malaga to Bristol · 66 km Right AMS CTU Amsterdam to Chengdu · 66 km Right BRS AGP Bristol to Malaga · 66 km Left CTU AMS Chengdu to Amsterdam · 66 km Left LGW SVQ London to Sevilla · 66 km Right LHR MAD London to Madrid · 66 km Right MAD LHR Madrid to London · 66 km Left SVQ LGW Sevilla to London · 66 km Left DUB YVR Dublin to Vancouver · 67 km Left EWR VCE Newark to Venice · 67 km Right GMP LHR Seoul to London · 67 km Left GVA IAD Geneva to Washington · 67 km Right IAD GVA Washington to Geneva · 67 km Left LHR GMP London to Seoul · 67 km Right STN SVQ London to Sevilla · 67 km Right SVQ STN Sevilla to London · 67 km Left VCE EWR Venice to Newark · 67 km Left YVR DUB Vancouver to Dublin · 67 km Right EWR GVA Newark to Geneva · 68 km Left EZE LCY Buenos Aires to London · 68 km Right FCO MDW Rome to Chicago · 68 km Right FRA PUJ Frankfurt to Punta Cana · 68 km Left GVA EWR Geneva to Newark · 68 km Right LCY EZE London to Buenos Aires · 68 km Left LCY SVQ London to Sevilla · 68 km Right LGW RBA London to Rabat · 68 km Right MDW FCO Chicago to Rome · 68 km Left SVQ LCY Sevilla to London · 68 km Left AMS PVG Amsterdam to Shanghai · 69 km Left BRU CTU Brussels to Chengdu · 69 km Left ICN LHR Seoul to London · 69 km Left LCY AEP London to Buenos Aires · 69 km Left LHR ICN London to Seoul · 69 km Right PVG AMS Shanghai to Amsterdam · 69 km Right AMM JFK Amman to New York · 70 km Left BOS ATH Boston to Athens · 70 km Left EAR CIA Kearney to Rome · 70 km Right FAO SEN Faro to Southend · 70 km Left IAD VCE Washington to Venice · 70 km Right JFK AMM New York to Amman · 70 km Right LCY PEK London to Beijing · 70 km Right LGW OZP London to Sevilla · 70 km Right OZP LGW Sevilla to London · 70 km Left PEK LCY Beijing to London · 70 km Left SEN FAO Southend to Faro · 70 km Right VCE IAD Venice to Washington · 70 km Left ATH IAD Athens to Washington · 71 km Right GVA JFK Geneva to New York · 71 km Right IAD ATH Washington to Athens · 71 km Left JFK GVA New York to Geneva · 71 km Left LGW TLL London to Tallinn-ulemiste International · 72 km Right TLL LGW Tallinn-ulemiste International to London · 72 km Left BOH PMI Bournemouth to Palma De Mallorca · 73 km Right FLO LBG Florence to Paris · 73 km Right LBG FLO Paris to Florence · 73 km Left PMI BOH Palma De Mallorca to Bournemouth · 73 km Left ATH EWR Athens to Newark · 74 km Right BOG CDG Bogota to Paris · 74 km Left CDG BOG Paris to Bogota · 74 km Right EWR ATH Newark to Athens · 74 km Left ALC EMA Alicante to East Midlands · 75 km Left EMA ALC East Midlands to Alicante · 75 km Right EMA FAO East Midlands to Faro · 75 km Left FAO EMA Faro to East Midlands · 75 km Right GRU LHR Sao Paulo to London · 75 km Right LGW CGO London to Zhengzhou · 75 km Right LHR GRU London to Sao Paulo · 75 km Left BRS GIB Bristol to Gibraltar · 76 km Left GIB BRS Gibraltar to Bristol · 76 km Right PVG CPH Shanghai to Copenhagen · 77 km Right PVG LCY Shanghai to London · 77 km Left CDG RUH Paris to Riyadh · 78 km Right GIB LGW Gibraltar to London · 78 km Left LGW GIB London to Gibraltar · 78 km Right RUH CDG Riyadh to Paris · 78 km Left BCN KEF Barcelona to Keflavik · 80 km Right CDG FLO Paris to Florence · 80 km Left FLO CDG Florence to Paris · 80 km Right IBZ MAN Ibiza to Manchester · 80 km Left KEF BCN Keflavik to Barcelona · 80 km Left MAN IBZ Manchester to Ibiza · 80 km 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 Channel Islands from a plane?

Yes — 457 flight routes pass within 80 km of Channel Islands. The closest routes include Bogota to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to Bogota, Lisbon to London. Sit on the Both side.

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

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Channel Islands: on a Bogota to Frankfurt flight, sit on the Both side; on a Frankfurt to Bogota flight, sit on the Both side; on a Lisbon to London flight, sit on the Both side.