Chesapeake Bay

306 flight routes pass within 37 miles of Chesapeake Bay.

Chesapeake Bay
🌊 Water · United States

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The largest estuary in North America stretches 320 km through Maryland and Virginia. The wide bay and its tributary rivers are clearly visible on flights along the US East Coast.
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BOS → CPE Boston to Campeche · directly overhead Both Sides CPE → BOS Campeche to Boston · directly overhead Both Sides EWR → ORL Newark to Orlando · directly overhead Both Sides LHR → RDU London to Raleigh-Durham · directly overhead Both Sides MIA → PHL Miami to Philadelphia · directly overhead Both Sides ORL → EWR Orlando to Newark · directly overhead Both Sides PHL → MIA Philadelphia to Miami · directly overhead Both Sides RDU → LHR Raleigh-Durham to London · directly overhead Both Sides DJT → PHL West Palm Beach to Philadelphia · 1 mi Both Sides EWR → MCO Newark to Orlando · 1 mi Both Sides FLL → PHL Fort Lauderdale to Philadelphia · 1 mi Both Sides MCO → EWR Orlando to Newark · 1 mi Both Sides PHL → DJT Philadelphia to West Palm Beach · 1 mi Both Sides PHL → FLL Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale · 1 mi Both Sides BZE → JFK Belize City to New York · 1 mi Both Sides JFK → BZE New York to Belize City · 1 mi Both Sides LGA → MYR New York to Myrtle Beach · 1 mi Both Sides MYR → LGA Myrtle Beach to New York · 1 mi Both Sides CUN → JFK Cancun to New York · 2 mi Both Sides JFK → CUN New York to Cancun · 2 mi Both Sides BDL → TPA Windsor Locks to Tampa · 2 mi Both Sides FRA → RDU Frankfurt to Raleigh-Durham · 2 mi Both Sides LGA → SAL New York to San Salvador · 2 mi Both Sides RDU → FRA Raleigh-Durham to Frankfurt · 2 mi Both Sides SAL → LGA San Salvador to New York · 2 mi Both Sides TPA → BDL Tampa to Windsor Locks · 2 mi Both Sides JFK → TPA New York to Tampa · 3 mi Both Sides TPA → JFK Tampa to New York · 3 mi Both Sides BDL → MYR Windsor Locks to Myrtle Beach · 4 mi Both Sides GUA → JFK Guatemala City to New York · 4 mi Both Sides JFK → GUA New York to Guatemala City · 4 mi Both Sides LGA → TPA New York to Tampa · 4 mi Both Sides MYR → BDL Myrtle Beach to Windsor Locks · 4 mi Both Sides PUJ → YTZ Punta Cana to Toronto · 4 mi Both Sides TPA → LGA Tampa to New York · 4 mi Both Sides YTZ → PUJ Toronto to Punta Cana · 4 mi Both Sides DUB → RDU Dublin to Raleigh-Durham · 4 mi Both Sides EWR → TGU Newark to Tegucigalpa · 4 mi Both Sides RDU → DUB Raleigh-Durham to Dublin · 4 mi Both Sides TGU → EWR Tegucigalpa to Newark · 4 mi Both Sides AJU → IAD Aracaju to Washington · 5 mi Both Sides BWI → EZE Baltimore to Buenos Aires · 5 mi Both Sides EZE → BWI Buenos Aires to Baltimore · 5 mi Both Sides IAD → AJU Washington to Aracaju · 5 mi Both Sides MIA → ALB Miami to Albany · 5 mi Both Sides ORF → SYR Norfolk to Syracuse · 5 mi Both Sides SYR → ORF Syracuse to Norfolk · 5 mi Both Sides BUD → RDU Budapest to Raleigh-Durham · 6 mi Left NGU → PHL Norfolk to Philadelphia · 6 mi Left PHL → NGU Philadelphia to Norfolk · 6 mi Right RDU → BUD Raleigh-Durham to Budapest · 6 mi Right BWI → PUJ Baltimore to Punta Cana · 6 mi Right HPN → TPA White Plains to Tampa · 6 mi Left PUJ → BWI Punta Cana to Baltimore · 6 mi Left TPA → HPN Tampa to White Plains · 6 mi Right AUA → BWI Oranjestad to Baltimore · 7 mi Right BWI → AUA Baltimore to Oranjestad · 7 mi Left CAE → LHR Colombia to London · 7 mi Left CHS → ISP Charleston to Islip · 7 mi Left EWR → RSW Newark to Fort Myers · 7 mi Right ISP → CHS Islip to Charleston · 7 mi Right JAX → JFK Jacksonville to New York · 7 mi Right JFK → JAX New York to Jacksonville · 7 mi Left LHR → CAE London to Colombia · 7 mi Right RSW → EWR Fort Myers to Newark · 7 mi Left AMS → RDU Amsterdam to Raleigh-Durham · 7 mi Left CDG → RDU Paris to Raleigh-Durham · 7 mi Right CHS → JFK Charleston to New York · 7 mi Right DCA → POS Washington to Port of Spain · 7 mi Left EWR → MYR Newark to Myrtle Beach · 7 mi Left JFK → CHS New York to Charleston · 7 mi Left MYR → EWR Myrtle Beach to Newark · 7 mi Right POS → DCA Port of Spain to Washington · 7 mi Right RDU → AMS Raleigh-Durham to Amsterdam · 7 mi Right RDU → CDG Raleigh-Durham to Paris · 7 mi Left ATL → MLA Atlanta to Malta · 8 mi Right EWR → ILM Newark to Wilmington · 8 mi Right EWR → SRQ Newark to Sarasota/Bradenton · 8 mi Left ILM → EWR Wilmington to Newark · 8 mi Left LGA → ORL New York to Orlando · 8 mi Right MLA → ATL Malta to Atlanta · 8 mi Left ORL → LGA Orlando to New York · 8 mi Left ATL → BCN Atlanta to Barcelona · 9 mi Right BCN → ATL Barcelona to Atlanta · 9 mi Left PRG → RDU Prague to Raleigh-Durham · 9 mi Left RDU → PRG Raleigh-Durham to Prague · 9 mi Right EYW → PHL Key West to Philadelphia · 9 mi Right LGA → MCO New York to Orlando · 9 mi Right MCO → LGA Orlando to New York · 9 mi Left PHL → EYW Philadelphia to Key West · 9 mi Left ORF → PHL Norfolk to Philadelphia · 10 mi Left PHL → ORF Philadelphia to Norfolk · 10 mi Right BCN → CLT Barcelona to Charlotte · 11 mi Right CLT → BCN Charlotte to Barcelona · 11 mi Left DCA → SJU Washington to San Juan · 11 mi Left JFK → SAL New York to San Salvador · 11 mi Right SAL → JFK San Salvador to New York · 11 mi Left SJU → DCA San Juan to Washington · 11 mi Right PUJ → YYZ Punta Cana to Toronto · 11 mi Right YYZ → PUJ Toronto to Punta Cana · 11 mi Left EWR → TPA Newark to Tampa · 12 mi Left TPA → EWR Tampa to Newark · 12 mi Right MAD → RIC Madrid to Richmond · 12 mi Left MCO → TTN Orlando to Trenton · 12 mi Right RIC → MAD Richmond to Madrid · 12 mi Right TTN → MCO Trenton to Orlando · 12 mi Left BGI → IAD Bridgetown to Washington · 13 mi Right CHS → LGA Charleston to New York · 13 mi Right CLT → FCO Charlotte to Rome · 13 mi Right FCO → CLT Rome to Charlotte · 13 mi Left IAD → BGI Washington to Bridgetown · 13 mi Left LGA → CHS New York to Charleston · 13 mi Left ILM → LGA Wilmington to New York · 14 mi Left JAX → LGA Jacksonville to New York · 14 mi Right LGA → ILM New York to Wilmington · 14 mi Right LGA → JAX New York to Jacksonville · 14 mi Left HPN → RSW White Plains to Fort Myers · 14 mi Right RSW → HPN Fort Myers to White Plains · 14 mi Left JFK → ORL New York to Orlando · 15 mi Right MIA → ORF Miami to Norfolk · 15 mi Left ORL → JFK Orlando to New York · 15 mi Left SIG → BWI San Juan to Baltimore · 15 mi Left BWI → ORF Baltimore to Norfolk · 16 mi Left BWI → SJU Baltimore to San Juan · 16 mi Right BZE → EWR Belize City to Newark · 16 mi Right EWR → BZE Newark to Belize City · 16 mi Left IAD → SXM Washington to Philipsburg · 16 mi Left LGA → RSW New York to Fort Myers · 16 mi Right ORF → BWI Norfolk to Baltimore · 16 mi Right PHL → RSW Philadelphia to Fort Myers · 16 mi Left RSW → LGA Fort Myers to New York · 16 mi Left RSW → PHL Fort Myers to Philadelphia · 16 mi Right SJU → BWI San Juan to Baltimore · 16 mi Left SXM → IAD Philipsburg to Washington · 16 mi Right BOS → CHS Boston to Charleston · 16 mi Right CHS → BOS Charleston to Boston · 16 mi Left EWR → EYW Newark to Key West · 16 mi Right EYW → EWR Key West to Newark · 16 mi Left FLL → SWF Fort Lauderdale to Newburgh · 16 mi Left JFK → MCO New York to Orlando · 16 mi Right MCO → JFK Orlando to New York · 16 mi Left SWF → FLL Newburgh to Fort Lauderdale · 16 mi Right ATL → MAD Atlanta to Madrid · 17 mi Left DLA → TUL Douala to Tulsa · 17 mi Left MAD → ATL Madrid to Atlanta · 17 mi Right TUL → DLA Tulsa to Douala · 17 mi Right JFK → SAV New York to Savannah · 17 mi Left SAV → JFK Savannah to New York · 17 mi Right CUN → EWR Cancun to Newark · 18 mi Right EWR → CUN Newark to Cancun · 18 mi Left EWR → ORF Newark to Norfolk · 18 mi Right JFK → NGU New York to Norfolk · 18 mi Right NGU → JFK Norfolk to New York · 18 mi Left ORF → EWR Norfolk to Newark · 18 mi Left BDL → MCO Windsor Locks to Orlando · 19 mi Right MCO → BDL Orlando to Windsor Locks · 19 mi Left MCO → PHL Orlando to Philadelphia · 19 mi Right PHL → MCO Philadelphia to Orlando · 19 mi Left EWR → JAX Newark to Jacksonville · 21 mi Left FMY → JFK Fort Myers to New York · 21 mi Left JAX → EWR Jacksonville to Newark · 21 mi Right JFK → FMY New York to Fort Myers · 21 mi Right LGA → ORF New York to Norfolk · 21 mi Right ORF → LGA Norfolk to New York · 21 mi Left ABE → FLL Allentown/Bethlehem to Fort Lauderdale · 21 mi Left BOS → JAX Boston to Jacksonville · 21 mi Right EWR → GUA Newark to Guatemala City · 21 mi Left FLL → ABE Fort Lauderdale to Allentown/Bethlehem · 21 mi Right GUA → EWR Guatemala City to Newark · 21 mi Right ISP → TPA Islip to Tampa · 21 mi Right JAX → BOS Jacksonville to Boston · 21 mi Left TPA → ISP Tampa to Islip · 21 mi Left FLL → YHU Fort Lauderdale to Montreal · 22 mi Right IAD → STT Washington to St. Thomas · 22 mi Left JFK → ORF New York to Norfolk · 22 mi Right JFK → RSW New York to Fort Myers · 22 mi Right MYR → PHL Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia · 22 mi Right ORF → JFK Norfolk to New York · 22 mi Left PHL → MYR Philadelphia to Myrtle Beach · 22 mi Left RSW → JFK Fort Myers to New York · 22 mi Left STT → IAD St. Thomas to Washington · 22 mi Right YHU → FLL Montreal to Fort Lauderdale · 22 mi Left ATH → CLT Athens to Charlotte · 23 mi Left CLT → ATH Charlotte to Athens · 23 mi Right BDL → ORF Windsor Locks to Norfolk · 24 mi Right BOS → RDU Boston to Raleigh-Durham · 24 mi Left LGA → SAV New York to Savannah · 24 mi Left MIA → YHU Miami to Montreal · 24 mi Right ORF → BDL Norfolk to Windsor Locks · 24 mi Left RDU → BOS Raleigh-Durham to Boston · 24 mi Right SAV → LGA Savannah to New York · 24 mi Right SJU → YYZ San Juan to Toronto · 24 mi Left YHU → MIA Montreal to Miami · 24 mi Left YYZ → SJU Toronto to San Juan · 24 mi Right GRU → IAD Sao Paulo to Washington · 24 mi Right IAD → GRU Washington to Sao Paulo · 24 mi Left OPF → YHU Miami to Montreal · 24 mi Right YHU → OPF Montreal to Miami · 24 mi Left DCA → ORF Washington to Norfolk · 25 mi Left EWR → LIR Newark to Liberia · 25 mi Right LIR → EWR Liberia to Newark · 25 mi Left MCO → ORF Orlando to Norfolk · 25 mi Left ORF → DCA Norfolk to Washington · 25 mi Right BWI → SDU Baltimore to Rio De Janeiro · 25 mi Right BWI → SXM Baltimore to Philipsburg · 25 mi Right RIC → VCE Richmond to Venice · 25 mi Right SDU → BWI Rio De Janeiro to Baltimore · 25 mi Left SXM → BWI Philipsburg to Baltimore · 25 mi Left VCE → RIC Venice to Richmond · 25 mi Left BOD → RDU Bordeaux to Raleigh-Durham · 26 mi Right CLT → MAD Charlotte to Madrid · 26 mi Left MAD → CLT Madrid to Charlotte · 26 mi Right PHL → SRQ Philadelphia to Sarasota/Bradenton · 26 mi Left RDU → BOD Raleigh-Durham to Bordeaux · 26 mi Left SRQ → PHL Sarasota/Bradenton to Philadelphia · 26 mi Right DJT → EWR West Palm Beach to Newark · 27 mi Left EWR → DJT Newark to West Palm Beach · 27 mi Right IAD → SJU Washington to San Juan · 27 mi Left NAS → PHL Nassau to Philadelphia · 27 mi Left PHL → NAS Philadelphia to Nassau · 27 mi Right BWI → CTG Baltimore to Cartagena · 27 mi Left CTG → BWI Cartagena to Baltimore · 27 mi Right DCA → NGU Washington to Norfolk · 27 mi Left NGU → DCA Norfolk to Washington · 27 mi Right MCF → PHL Tampa to Philadelphia · 28 mi Right ORF → PWM Norfolk to Portland · 28 mi Left PHL → MCF Philadelphia to Tampa · 28 mi Left PWM → ORF Portland to Norfolk · 28 mi Right EWR → FLL Newark to Fort Lauderdale · 29 mi Right EWR → MIA Newark to Miami · 29 mi Right FLL → EWR Fort Lauderdale to Newark · 29 mi Left LHR → RIC London to Richmond · 29 mi Left MIA → EWR Miami to Newark · 29 mi Left PHL → TPA Philadelphia to Tampa · 29 mi Left RIC → LHR Richmond to London · 29 mi Right TPA → PHL Tampa to Philadelphia · 29 mi Right MBJ → PHL Montego Bay to Philadelphia · 29 mi Left PHL → MBJ Philadelphia to Montego Bay · 29 mi Right BGR → TPA Bangor to Tampa · 30 mi Right DCA → EZE Washington to Buenos Aires · 30 mi Left EWR → SAV Newark to Savannah · 30 mi Left EZE → DCA Buenos Aires to Washington · 30 mi Right SAV → EWR Savannah to Newark · 30 mi Right TPA → BGR Tampa to Bangor · 30 mi Left FLL → YUL Fort Lauderdale to Montreal · 31 mi Right YUL → FLL Montreal to Fort Lauderdale · 31 mi Left BWI → LIM Baltimore to Lima · 32 mi Left CHS → PHL Charleston to Philadelphia · 32 mi Right CLT → PHF Charlotte to Newport News · 32 mi Left IAD → ORF Washington to Norfolk · 32 mi Left LIM → BWI Lima to Baltimore · 32 mi Right MCO → MHT Orlando to Manchester · 32 mi Left MHT → MCO Manchester to Orlando · 32 mi Right ORF → IAD Norfolk to Washington · 32 mi Right PHL → CHS Philadelphia to Charleston · 32 mi Left ALB → MCO Albany to Orlando · 32 mi Left JFK → RDU New York to Raleigh-Durham · 32 mi Left MCO → ALB Orlando to Albany · 32 mi Right MIA → YUL Miami to Montreal · 32 mi Right ORF → PVD Norfolk to Providence · 32 mi Left PVD → ORF Providence to Norfolk · 32 mi Right RDU → JFK Raleigh-Durham to New York · 32 mi Right YUL → MIA Montreal to Miami · 32 mi Left JFK → VRB New York to Vero Beach · 33 mi Right VRB → JFK Vero Beach to New York · 33 mi Left JAX → ORF Jacksonville to Norfolk · 34 mi Left CUN → PHL Cancun to Philadelphia · 34 mi Right JAX → PHL Jacksonville to Philadelphia · 34 mi Right PHL → CUN Philadelphia to Cancun · 34 mi Left PHL → JAX Philadelphia to Jacksonville · 34 mi Left ABE → MLB Allentown/Bethlehem to Melbourne · 35 mi Left BOS → RIC Boston to Richmond · 35 mi Left MLB → ABE Melbourne to Allentown/Bethlehem · 35 mi Right RIC → BOS Richmond to Boston · 35 mi Right SJU → ORF San Juan to Norfolk · 35 mi Right BGR → RDU Bangor to Raleigh-Durham · 35 mi Left CDG → CLT Paris to Charlotte · 35 mi Left CLT → CDG Charlotte to Paris · 35 mi Right EWR → SJO Newark to San Jose · 35 mi Right GPS → JFK Galapagos to New York · 35 mi Left JFK → GPS New York to Galapagos · 35 mi Right RDU → BGR Raleigh-Durham to Bangor · 35 mi Right SJO → EWR San Jose to Newark · 35 mi Left SJO → YUL San Jose to Montreal · 35 mi Right YUL → SJO Montreal to San Jose · 35 mi Left AMS → FLO Amsterdam to Florence · 36 mi Right BCN → RDU Barcelona to Raleigh-Durham · 36 mi Right FLO → AMS Florence to Amsterdam · 36 mi Left IAD → PUJ Washington to Punta Cana · 36 mi Left PUJ → IAD Punta Cana to Washington · 36 mi Right RDU → BCN Raleigh-Durham to Barcelona · 36 mi Left BWI → MBJ Baltimore to Montego Bay · 37 mi Left CLT → ZRH Charlotte to Zurich · 37 mi Right DJT → LGA West Palm Beach to New York · 37 mi Left LGA → DJT New York to West Palm Beach · 37 mi Right MBJ → BWI Montego Bay to Baltimore · 37 mi Right SFO → RIC San Francisco to Richmond · 37 mi Left ZRH → CLT Zurich to Charlotte · 37 mi Left AMS → ECP Amsterdam to Panama City Beach · 37 mi Left BOS → GUA Boston to Guatemala City · 37 mi Right DEN → RIC Denver to Richmond · 37 mi Left GUA → BOS Guatemala City to Boston · 37 mi Left JFK → RIC New York to Richmond · 37 mi Left LGA → RDU New York to Raleigh-Durham · 37 mi Left RDU → LGA Raleigh-Durham to New York · 37 mi Right RIC → JFK Richmond to New York · 37 mi 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 Chesapeake Bay from a plane?

Yes — 306 flight routes pass within 37 miles of Chesapeake Bay. The closest routes include Boston to Campeche, Campeche to Boston, Newark to Orlando. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Chesapeake Bay?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Chesapeake Bay: on a Boston to Campeche flight, visible from both sides; on a Campeche to Boston flight, visible from both sides; on a Newark to Orlando flight, visible from both sides.