Dead Sea

143 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Dead Sea.

Dead Sea
🌊 Water · Israel / Jordan

Photo: لا روسا · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Dead Sea is the world's lowest point on Earth's surface at 430 metres below sea level. Its intensely blue waters contrast with the beige hills of Jordan and Israel and are visible from flights over the region.
143Flight Routes
1 miClosest Pass
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Routes that pass it143

AMM → CAI Amman to Cairo · 1 mi Both Sides CAI → AMM Cairo to Amman · 1 mi Both Sides MXP → TLV Milano to Tel Aviv · 1 mi Both Sides BOS → TLV Boston to Tel Aviv · 1 mi Both Sides BWI → TLV Baltimore to Tel Aviv · 1 mi Both Sides EWR → TLV Newark to Tel Aviv · 1 mi Both Sides IAD → TLV Washington to Tel Aviv · 1 mi Both Sides JFK → TLV New York to Tel Aviv · 1 mi Both Sides CDG → TLV Paris to Tel Aviv · 2 mi Both Sides BGW → AMM Baghdad to Amman · 3 mi Both Sides CMN → DXB Casablanca to Dubai · 3 mi Both Sides DXB → CMN Dubai to Casablanca · 3 mi Both Sides DOH → MLA Doha to Malta · 4 mi Both Sides MLA → DOH Malta to Doha · 4 mi Both Sides ATH → TLV Athens to Tel Aviv · 4 mi Both Sides CVG → TLV Cincinnati to Tel Aviv · 4 mi Both Sides HOU → TLV Houston to Tel Aviv · 4 mi Both Sides LHR → TLV London to Tel Aviv · 4 mi Both Sides LTN → TLV London to Tel Aviv · 5 mi Both Sides YYZ → TLV Toronto to Tel Aviv · 5 mi Both Sides FCO → TLV Rome to Tel Aviv · 6 mi Both Sides MIA → TLV Miami to Tel Aviv · 6 mi Both Sides STN → TLV London to Tel Aviv · 6 mi Both Sides MRS → TLV Marseille to Tel Aviv · 6 mi Right MUC → TLV Munich to Tel Aviv · 6 mi Left SZG → TLV Salzburg to Tel Aviv · 6 mi Left FRA → TLV Frankfurt to Tel Aviv · 7 mi Left ORD → TLV Chicago to Tel Aviv · 7 mi Left AMS → TLV Amsterdam to Tel Aviv · 8 mi Left SOF → TLV Sofia to Tel Aviv · 9 mi Left VIE → TLV Vienna to Tel Aviv · 10 mi Left BTS → TLV Bratislava to Tel Aviv · 11 mi Left IST → MED Istanbul to Madinah · 11 mi Right MED → IST Madinah to Istanbul · 11 mi Left BUD → TLV Budapest to Tel Aviv · 12 mi Left MRU → SAW Plaisance to Pendik, Istanbul · 12 mi Right SAW → MRU Pendik, Istanbul to Plaisance · 12 mi Left MAD → TLV Madrid to Tel Aviv · 12 mi Right HER → TLV Heraklion to Tel Aviv · 14 mi Right DOH → TUN Doha to Tunis · 15 mi Left TUN → DOH Tunis to Doha · 15 mi Right MED → SAW Madinah to Pendik, Istanbul · 16 mi Left SAW → MED Pendik, Istanbul to Madinah · 16 mi Right DOH → TLV Doha to Tel Aviv · 17 mi Left TLV → DOH Tel Aviv to Doha · 17 mi Right AUH → TLV Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv · 19 mi Left SHA → CAI Shanghai to Cairo · 19 mi Left TLV → AUH Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi · 19 mi Right CAI → PVG Cairo to Shanghai · 19 mi Right DXB → AMM Dubai to Amman · 19 mi Left LAX → TLV Los Angeles to Tel Aviv · 19 mi Left PVG → CAI Shanghai to Cairo · 19 mi Left SHJ → AMM Sharjah to Amman · 19 mi Left WAW → TLV Warsaw to Tel Aviv · 20 mi Left AMM → ALG Amman to Algier · 21 mi Left AMM → BAH Amman to Bahrain · 21 mi Right BAH → AMM Bahrain to Amman · 21 mi Left AKL → AMM Auckland to Amman · 21 mi Left AMM → AKL Amman to Auckland · 21 mi Right DXB → TLV Dubai to Tel Aviv · 21 mi Left TLV → DXB Tel Aviv to Dubai · 21 mi Right AMM → DOH Amman to Doha · 22 mi Right DOH → AMM Doha to Amman · 22 mi Left LCA → TLV Larnaca to Tel Aviv · 22 mi Left AMM → HER Amman to Heraklion · 23 mi Left HER → AMM Heraklion to Amman · 23 mi Right SFO → TLV San Francisco to Tel Aviv · 23 mi Left IST → MRU Istanbul to Plaisance · 24 mi Left MRU → IST Plaisance to Istanbul · 24 mi Right AMM → RUH Amman to Riyadh · 26 mi Right RUH → AMM Riyadh to Amman · 26 mi Left AMM → ATH Amman to Athens · 27 mi Left AMM → FCO Amman to Rome · 27 mi Left ATH → AMM Athens to Amman · 27 mi Right FCO → AMM Rome to Amman · 27 mi Right ABD → TLV Abadan to Tel Aviv · 28 mi Left AMM → TPA Amman to Tampa · 28 mi Left TLV → ABD Tel Aviv to Abadan · 28 mi Right TPA → AMM Tampa to Amman · 28 mi Right ADD → TLV Addis Ababa to Tel Aviv · 29 mi Right AMM → BGY Amman to Bergamo · 29 mi Left BGY → AMM Bergamo to Amman · 29 mi Right TLV → ADD Tel Aviv to Addis Ababa · 29 mi Left AGP → AUH Malaga to Abu Dhabi · 29 mi Right AMM → CDG Amman to Paris · 29 mi Left AMM → IAD Amman to Washington · 29 mi Left AMM → JFK Amman to New York · 29 mi Left AMM → LBG Amman to Paris · 29 mi Left AUH → AGP Abu Dhabi to Malaga · 29 mi Left CDG → AMM Paris to Amman · 29 mi Right IAD → AMM Washington to Amman · 29 mi Right JFK → AMM New York to Amman · 29 mi Right LBG → AMM Paris to Amman · 29 mi Right AMM → LHR Amman to London · 30 mi Left LHR → AMM London to Amman · 30 mi Right AMM → BRU Amman to Brussels · 30 mi Left AMM → FRA Amman to Frankfurt · 30 mi Left AMM → STN Amman to London · 30 mi Left AMM → YUL Amman to Montreal · 30 mi Left BRU → AMM Brussels to Amman · 30 mi Right FRA → AMM Frankfurt to Amman · 30 mi Right LCY → AMM London to Amman · 30 mi Right STN → AMM London to Amman · 30 mi Right TLV → ZNZ Tel Aviv to Zanzibar · 30 mi Left YUL → AMM Montreal to Amman · 30 mi Right ZNZ → TLV Zanzibar to Tel Aviv · 30 mi Right AMM → AMS Amman to Amsterdam · 31 mi Left AMM → DFW Amman to Dallas-Fort Worth · 31 mi Left AMM → ORD Amman to Chicago · 31 mi Left AMM → VIE Amman to Vienna · 31 mi Left AMS → AMM Amsterdam to Amman · 31 mi Right BKK → TLV Bangkok to Tel Aviv · 31 mi Left DFW → AMM Dallas-Fort Worth to Amman · 31 mi Right ORD → AMM Chicago to Amman · 31 mi Right TLV → BKK Tel Aviv to Bangkok · 31 mi Right VIE → AMM Vienna to Amman · 31 mi Right ADD → AMM Addis Ababa to Amman · 32 mi Left AMM → ADD Amman to Addis Ababa · 32 mi Right AMM → BUD Amman to Budapest · 32 mi Left BER → AMM Berlin to Amman · 32 mi Right BUD → AMM Budapest to Amman · 32 mi Right AMM → BEY Amman to Beirut · 32 mi Left AMM → IST Amman to Istanbul · 32 mi Left AMM → JED Amman to Jeddah · 32 mi Right AMM → PHX Amman to Phoenix · 32 mi Left AMM → SAW Amman to Pendik, Istanbul · 32 mi Left IST → AMM Istanbul to Amman · 32 mi Right JED → AMM Jeddah to Amman · 32 mi Left PHX → AMM Phoenix to Amman · 32 mi Right SAW → AMM Pendik, Istanbul to Amman · 32 mi Right ADJ → DOH Amman to Doha · 38 mi Right DOH → ADJ Doha to Amman · 38 mi Left ADJ → MDW Amman to Chicago · 42 mi Left ADJ → VIE Amman to Vienna · 42 mi Left MDW → ADJ Chicago to Amman · 42 mi Right VIE → ADJ Vienna to Amman · 42 mi Right FCO → RUH Rome to Riyadh · 42 mi Right RUH → FCO Riyadh to Rome · 42 mi Left SCL → TLV Santiago to Tel Aviv · 42 mi Right TLV → SCL Tel Aviv to Santiago · 42 mi Left JED → SAW Jeddah to Pendik, Istanbul · 45 mi Right NRT → TLV Tokyo to Tel Aviv · 46 mi Left TLV → NRT Tel Aviv to Tokyo · 46 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 Dead Sea from a plane?

Yes — 143 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Dead Sea. The closest routes include Amman to Cairo, Cairo to Amman, Milano to Tel Aviv. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 1 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Dead Sea?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Dead Sea: on a Amman to Cairo flight, visible from both sides; on a Cairo to Amman flight, visible from both sides; on a Milano to Tel Aviv flight, visible from both sides.