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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
Both Sides
CPE → BOS
Both Sides
EWR → ORL
Both Sides
LHR → RDU
Both Sides
MIA → PHL
Both Sides
ORL → EWR
Both Sides
PHL → MIA
Both Sides
RDU → LHR
Both Sides
BWI → ICN
Both Sides
EWR → MCO
Both Sides
FLL → PHL
Both Sides
ICN → BWI
Both Sides
MCO → EWR
Both Sides
PBI → PHL
Both Sides
PHL → FLL
Both Sides
PHL → PBI
Both Sides
BZE → JFK
Both Sides
JFK → BZE
Both Sides
LGA → MYR
Both Sides
MYR → LGA
Both Sides
BLR → JFK
Both Sides
CUN → JFK
Both Sides
JFK → BLR
Both Sides
JFK → CUN
Both Sides
BDL → TPA
Both Sides
FRA → RDU
Both Sides
LGA → SAL
Both Sides
RDU → FRA
Both Sides
SAL → LGA
Both Sides
TPA → BDL
Both Sides
DCA → FAI
Both Sides
FAI → DCA
Both Sides
JFK → TPA
Both Sides
TPA → JFK
Both Sides
AEY → JFK
Both Sides
BDL → MYR
Both Sides
DCA → EDF
Both Sides
EDF → DCA
Both Sides
GUA → JFK
Both Sides
JFK → AEY
Both Sides
JFK → GUA
Both Sides
JFK → RKV
Both Sides
LGA → TPA
Both Sides
MYR → BDL
Both Sides
PUJ → YTZ
Both Sides
RKV → JFK
Both Sides
TPA → LGA
Both Sides
YTZ → PUJ
Both Sides
DUB → RDU
Both Sides
EWR → TGU
Both Sides
JFK → KEF
Both Sides
KEF → JFK
Both Sides
RDU → DUB
Both Sides
TGU → EWR
Both Sides
AJU → IAD
Both Sides
BOM → JFK
Both Sides
BWA → PHL
Both Sides
BWI → EZE
Both Sides
EZE → BWI
Both Sides
IAD → AJU
Both Sides
JFK → BOM
Both Sides
ORF → SYR
Both Sides
PHL → BWA
Both Sides
SYR → ORF
Both Sides
BUD → RDU
Left
JFK → SVO
Right
NGU → PHL
Left
PHL → NGU
Right
RDU → BUD
Right
BWI → PUJ
Right
HEL → JFK
Left
HEM → JFK
Left
HPN → TPA
Left
JFK → HEL
Right
JFK → HEM
Right
PUJ → BWI
Left
TPA → HPN
Right
AUA → BWI
Right
BWI → AUA
Left
CAE → LHR
Left
CHS → ISP
Left
EWR → RSW
Right
HIJ → YYZ
Right
ISP → CHS
Right
JAX → JFK
Right
JFK → JAX
Left
LHR → CAE
Right
RSW → EWR
Left
YYZ → HIJ
Left
AMS → RDU
Left
CDG → RDU
Right
CHS → JFK
Right
DCA → POS
Left
DEL → EWR
Right
EWR → DEL
Left
EWR → MYR
Left
JFK → CHS
Left
MYR → EWR
Right
POS → DCA
Right
RDU → AMS
Right
RDU → CDG
Left
ATL → MLA
Right
EWR → ILM
Right
ILM → EWR
Left
LGA → ORL
Right
MLA → ATL
Left
ORL → LGA
Left
DCA → HND
Right
DFW → RIC
Left
HND → DCA
Left
PRG → RDU
Left
RDU → PRG
Right
RIC → DFW
Right
ATL → BCN
Right
BCN → ATL
Left
EYW → PHL
Right
IXE → JFK
Left
JFK → IXE
Right
LGA → MCO
Right
MCO → LGA
Left
ORD → PER
Left
PER → ORD
Right
PHL → EYW
Left
ORF → PHL
Left
PHL → ORF
Right
BCN → CLT
Right
CLT → BCN
Left
DCA → SJU
Left
JFK → SAL
Right
SAL → JFK
Left
SJU → DCA
Right
DCA → JNU
Left
JNU → DCA
Right
PUJ → YYZ
Right
YYZ → PUJ
Left
BNA → RIC
Left
DFW → SYD
Right
EWR → TPA
Left
RIC → BNA
Right
SYD → DFW
Left
TPA → EWR
Right
EWR → MJF
Right
JFK → MAA
Left
MAA → JFK
Right
MAD → RIC
Left
MCO → TTN
Right
MJF → EWR
Left
MNL → YTZ
Left
RIC → MAD
Right
SNA → CHO
Right
TTN → MCO
Left
YTZ → MNL
Right
BGI → IAD
Right
CHS → LGA
Right
CLT → FCO
Right
FCO → CLT
Left
IAD → BGI
Left
LGA → CHS
Left
BWU → DFW
Left
DFW → BWU
Right
ILM → LGA
Left
JAX → LGA
Right
LGA → ILM
Right
LGA → JAX
Left
HPN → RSW
Right
RSW → HPN
Left
JFK → ORL
Right
MIA → ORF
Left
ORF → MIA
Right
ORL → JFK
Left
SIG → BWI
Left
BWI → ORF
Left
BWI → SJU
Right
BZE → EWR
Right
EWR → BZE
Left
JFK → MCO
Right
LGA → RSW
Right
MCO → JFK
Left
ORF → BWI
Right
PHL → RSW
Left
RSW → LGA
Left
RSW → PHL
Right
SJU → BWI
Left
BOS → CHS
Right
CHS → BOS
Left
EWR → EYW
Right
EYW → EWR
Left
FLL → SWF
Left
IAD → SXM
Left
SWF → FLL
Right
SXM → IAD
Right
AEY → EWR
Left
ARN → JFK
Left
ATL → MAD
Left
DLA → TUL
Left
EWR → AEY
Right
IAD → YYC
Left
JFK → ARN
Right
MAD → ATL
Right
MSY → RIC
Right
RIC → MSY
Left
TUL → DLA
Right
YYC → IAD
Right
ATL → RIC
Right
DAL → SYD
Right
JFK → SAV
Left
RIC → ATL
Left
SAV → JFK
Right
SYD → DAL
Left
BDU → LGA
Right
BMA → JFK
Left
BOS → CPH
Right
CPH → BOS
Left
CUN → EWR
Right
EWR → CUN
Left
JFK → BMA
Right
JFK → NGU
Right
LGA → BDU
Left
NGU → JFK
Left
EWR → ORF
Right
ORF → EWR
Left
BDL → MCO
Right
MCO → BDL
Left
MCO → PHL
Right
PHL → MCO
Left
JAI → JFK
Right
JFK → JAI
Left
EWR → JAX
Left
FMY → JFK
Left
JAX → EWR
Right
JFK → FMY
Right
JFK → OSL
Right
JFK → RVN
Left
KIX → YYZ
Right
LGA → ORF
Right
ORF → LGA
Left
OSL → JFK
Left
RVN → JFK
Right
YYZ → KIX
Left
ABE → FLL
Left
BOS → JAX
Right
EWR → GUA
Left
FLL → ABE
Right
GUA → EWR
Right
ISP → TPA
Right
JAX → BOS
Left
MNL → YYZ
Left
TPA → ISP
Left
YYZ → MNL
Right
FLL → YHU
Right
HEW → CLT
Left
IAD → STT
Left
JFK → ORF
Right
JFK → RSW
Right
MYR → PHL
Right
ORF → JFK
Left
PHL → MYR
Left
RSW → JFK
Left
STT → IAD
Right
YHU → FLL
Left
ATH → CLT
Left
CLT → ATH
Right
BDL → ORF
Right
BOM → EWR
Left
BOS → RDU
Left
EWR → BOM
Right
LGA → SAV
Left
MIA → YHU
Right
ORF → BDL
Left
RDU → BOS
Right
SAV → LGA
Right
SJU → YYZ
Left
YHU → MIA
Left
YYZ → SJU
Right
EWR → RKV
Right
GRU → IAD
Right
IAD → GRU
Left
OPF → YHU
Right
RKV → EWR
Left
YHU → OPF
Left
BGO → JFK
Left
BON → YKZ
Right
DCA → ICN
Right
DCA → ORF
Left
EWR → GOH
Left
EWR → KEF
Right
EWR → LIR
Right
EWR → TRD
Right
GOH → EWR
Right
IAD → NRT
Right
ICN → DCA
Left
JFK → BGO
Right
KEF → EWR
Left
LIR → EWR
Left
MCO → ORF
Left
NRT → IAD
Left
ORF → DCA
Right
ORF → MCO
Right
TRD → EWR
Left
YKZ → BON
Left
BWI → SDU
Right
BWI → SXM
Right
HND → IAD
Left
IAD → HND
Right
RIC → SAN
Right
RIC → VCE
Right
SAN → RIC
Left
SDU → BWI
Left
SXM → BWI
Left
VCE → RIC
Left
CLT → MAD
Left
DCA → YYC
Left
IAD → YVR
Left
MAD → CLT
Right
PHL → SRQ
Left
SRQ → PHL
Right
YVR → IAD
Right
YYC → DCA
Right
BOD → RDU
Right
EWR → PBI
Right
IAD → SJU
Left
NAS → PHL
Left
PBI → EWR
Left
PHL → NAS
Right
RDU → BOD
Left
BWI → CTG
Left
CTG → BWI
Right
DCA → NGU
Left
DEL → JFK
Right
IAD → MSP
Left
JFK → DEL
Left
MSP → IAD
Right
NGU → DCA
Right
AGR → JFK
Right
JFK → AGR
Left
LAX → RIC
Left
MCF → PHL
Right
PHL → MCF
Left
RIC → LAX
Right
EWR → FLL
Right
EWR → MIA
Right
FLL → EWR
Left
LHR → RIC
Left
MIA → EWR
Left
ORF → PWM
Left
PHL → TPA
Left
PIT → SIT
Right
PWM → ORF
Right
RIC → LHR
Right
SIT → PIT
Left
TPA → PHL
Right
ITM → YTZ
Right
MBJ → PHL
Left
PHL → MBJ
Right
YTZ → ITM
Left
BGR → TPA
Right
DCA → EZE
Left
EWR → SAV
Left
EZE → DCA
Right
SAV → EWR
Right
TPA → BGR
Left
ICN → YTZ
Left
LGA → OSL
Right
YTZ → ICN
Right
FLL → YUL
Right
LAS → RIC
Left
RIC → LAS
Right
YUL → FLL
Left
BWI → LIM
Left
CHS → PHL
Right
CLT → PHF
Left
IAD → ORF
Left
IAD → SEA
Left
LIM → BWI
Right
MCO → MHT
Left
MHT → MCO
Right
ORF → IAD
Right
PHF → CLT
Right
PHL → CHS
Left
SEA → IAD
Right
ALB → MCO
Left
JFK → RDU
Left
MCO → ALB
Right
MIA → YUL
Right
ORF → PVD
Left
PVD → ORF
Right
RDU → JFK
Right
YUL → MIA
Left
JFK → VRB
Right
VRB → JFK
Left
JAX → ORF
Left
ORF → JAX
Right
ANC → BWI
Right
BWI → ANC
Left
CUN → PHL
Right
JAX → PHL
Right
PHL → CUN
Left
PHL → JAX
Left
ABE → MLB
Left
BOS → RIC
Left
DCA → MSP
Left
MLB → ABE
Right
MSP → DCA
Right
ORF → SJU
Left
RIC → BOS
Right
SJU → ORF
Right
BGR → RDU
Left
BOS → DXB
Right
CDG → CLT
Left
CLT → CDG
Right
DXB → BOS
Left
EWR → SJO
Right
GPS → JFK
Left
JFK → GPS
Right
JFK → MLE
Right
MLE → JFK
Left
RDU → BGR
Right
SJO → EWR
Left
SJO → YUL
Right
TPE → YTZ
Left
YTZ → TPE
Right
YUL → SJO
Left
AMS → FLO
Right
ARN → EWR
Left
EWR → ARN
Right
FLO → AMS
Left
IAD → PUJ
Left
PUJ → IAD
Right
BCN → RDU
Right
BWI → MBJ
Left
CLT → ZRH
Right
LGA → PBI
Right
MBJ → BWI
Right
PBI → LGA
Left
RDU → BCN
Left
RIC → SFO
Right
SFO → RIC
Left
ZRH → CLT
Left
BFI → DCA
Right
BOS → GUA
Right
BZN → IAD
Right
DCA → BFI
Left
DCA → MKE
Left
DCA → SEA
Left
DEN → RIC
Left
GUA → BOS
Left
IAD → BZN
Left
IAD → PDX
Left
JFK → RIC
Left
LGA → RDU
Left
MKE → DCA
Right
PDX → IAD
Right
RDU → LGA
Right
RIC → DEN
Right
RIC → JFK
Right
SEA → DCA
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 — 456 flight routes pass within 60 km 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.