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The turquoise shallows of Biscayne Bay and the arcing chain of the Florida Keys are visible on flights departing or arriving Miami, especially southbound routes toward the Caribbean.
450Flight Routes
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DCA → MIA
Both Sides
RIC → MIA
Both Sides
BWI → MIA
Both Sides
CLE → PTY
Both Sides
FLL → SJO
Both Sides
IAH → SJU
Both Sides
SJO → FLL
Both Sides
SJU → IAH
Both Sides
IAD → MIA
Both Sides
YUL → MIA
Both Sides
GCM → MIA
Both Sides
HOU → STT
Both Sides
MIA → GCM
Both Sides
MIA → SJO
Both Sides
SJO → MIA
Both Sides
STT → HOU
Both Sides
YHU → MIA
Both Sides
YHU → OPF
Both Sides
PHL → MIA
Both Sides
RDU → MIA
Both Sides
ORF → MIA
Both Sides
ATL → MBJ
Both Sides
EWR → MIA
Both Sides
FLL → LIR
Both Sides
LIR → FLL
Both Sides
MBJ → ATL
Both Sides
LGA → MIA
Both Sides
JFK → MIA
Left
LIR → MIA
Right
MIA → LIR
Left
LAX → SJU
Right
BOG → ORD
Right
ORD → BOG
Left
PSP → SJU
Right
SJU → PSP
Left
YYZ → MIA
Right
BOS → MIA
Left
SJO → YUL
Right
YUL → SJO
Left
GSP → SCL
Right
HOU → SJU
Left
IAH → PLS
Right
MGA → MIA
Right
MIA → MGA
Left
PIT → MIA
Right
PLS → IAH
Left
SJU → HOU
Right
BON → RSW
Left
GYE → MIA
Left
LUH → MIA
Left
MIA → GYE
Right
RSW → BON
Right
ATL → EZE
Left
EZE → ATL
Right
FLL → MIA
Left
MBJ → ORD
Left
ORD → MBJ
Right
CLT → MIA
Right
MIA → PTY
Right
PTY → MIA
Left
JFK → LIR
Left
LIR → JFK
Right
CLE → MIA
Right
MIA → UIO
Right
UIO → MIA
Left
EZE → TMB
Left
KEF → MIA
Left
LIM → MIA
Left
MAD → CUN
Left
MIA → LIM
Right
TMB → EZE
Right
ATL → TMB
Right
DME → MIA
Left
CMH → MIA
Right
DTW → MIA
Right
OCJ → TMB
Left
TMB → OCJ
Right
BOG → MCO
Left
GUA → LHR
Right
LHR → GUA
Left
MCO → BOG
Right
MIA → SCL
Right
SCL → MIA
Left
SIN → MIA
Right
ATL → CTG
Left
CTG → ATL
Right
MIA → RTB
Left
RTB → MIA
Right
CLO → MIA
Left
MIA → CLO
Right
FLL → GYE
Right
GYE → FLL
Left
HAV → MIA
Right
MIA → HAV
Left
PUJ → SJC
Left
SJC → PUJ
Right
GRR → MIA
Right
MBJ → MCO
Left
MCO → MBJ
Right
MIA → SAL
Left
ROV → MIA
Left
SAL → MIA
Right
CPH → MIA
Left
EOH → MIA
Left
MIA → EOH
Right
CVG → MIA
Right
FLL → PTY
Right
JAX → MIA
Right
MDE → MIA
Left
MIA → MDE
Right
PTY → FLL
Left
RIC → SJO
Left
SJO → RIC
Right
WAW → MIA
Left
EWR → LIR
Left
LIR → EWR
Right
BOG → MIA
Left
MIA → BOG
Right
TYS → MIA
Right
CTG → MIA
Left
FLL → LIM
Right
LIM → FLL
Left
MBJ → MIA
Left
MIA → CTG
Right
MIA → MBJ
Right
AMS → MIA
Left
DUB → MIA
Left
IND → MIA
Right
MCO → MIA
Right
MDW → MIA
Right
ORD → MIA
Right
AEP → MIA
Left
ATL → KIN
Right
BAQ → MIA
Left
BZE → TMB
Right
EZE → MIA
Left
FRA → MIA
Left
GUA → MIA
Right
KIN → ATL
Left
LCY → MIA
Left
LHR → MIA
Left
MIA → AEP
Right
MIA → BAQ
Right
MIA → EZE
Right
MIA → GUA
Left
TMB → BZE
Left
BOS → LIR
Right
BZE → MIA
Right
DXB → MIA
Left
LGW → MIA
Left
LIR → BOS
Left
MIA → BZE
Left
MBJ → MSP
Right
MIA → MVD
Right
MSP → MBJ
Left
MVD → MIA
Left
PVG → MIA
Right
CDG → MIA
Left
IST → MIA
Left
LBG → MIA
Left
ORY → MIA
Left
SAW → MIA
Left
ZRH → MIA
Left
ADA → MIA
Left
ATL → BOG
Left
ATL → MIA
Right
BOG → ATL
Right
DOH → MIA
Left
KIN → MIA
Left
MIA → KIN
Right
MIA → OCJ
Right
OCJ → MIA
Left
EYW → MIA
Right
EZE → MCO
Left
MCO → EZE
Right
MIA → EYW
Left
EWR → SJO
Right
GVA → MIA
Left
MSP → MIA
Right
MXP → MIA
Left
PDX → TMB
Right
SJO → EWR
Left
TMB → PDX
Left
BNA → MIA
Right
MCO → PTY
Left
PTY → MCO
Right
YVT → MIA
Right
CZM → MIA
Right
FCO → MIA
Left
MIA → CZM
Left
TLV → MIA
Left
FLL → GUA
Left
GUA → FLL
Right
MAR → MIA
Left
MIA → MAR
Right
BCN → MIA
Left
BNS → MIA
Left
CUN → MIA
Right
DXB → FLL
Left
EOH → FLL
Left
FLL → EOH
Right
MIA → BNS
Right
MIA → CUN
Left
STL → MIA
Right
DFW → TMB
Right
EOH → FXE
Left
FLL → MDE
Right
FXE → EOH
Right
IAH → PUJ
Left
MDE → FLL
Left
MSY → TMB
Right
PUJ → IAH
Right
TMB → DFW
Left
TMB → MSY
Left
AUA → MCI
Left
MAD → MIA
Left
MCI → AUA
Right
OPO → MIA
Left
BEN → MIA
Left
CDG → FLL
Left
CVG → FLL
Right
EZE → ORD
Left
ORD → EZE
Right
DAL → POS
Left
FLL → MBJ
Right
GCM → YYZ
Right
LAX → SKB
Right
MBJ → FLL
Left
POS → DAL
Right
SKB → LAX
Left
YYZ → GCM
Left
BOG → FLL
Left
EZE → MDW
Left
FLL → BOG
Right
LIS → MIA
Left
MDW → EZE
Right
AGP → MIA
Left
CTG → FLL
Left
FLL → CTG
Right
GRU → MIA
Left
GRX → MIA
Left
JAX → FLL
Right
MIA → GRU
Right
TLH → MIA
Right
AUA → MIA
Left
MCI → MIA
Right
MIA → AUA
Right
FPO → MIA
Left
MEL → MIA
Right
MIA → MEL
Left
TYS → FLL
Right
BSB → MIA
Left
CUR → MIA
Left
DFW → PUJ
Right
GIG → MIA
Left
MEM → MIA
Right
MIA → CUR
Right
MIA → GIG
Right
PUJ → DFW
Left
BON → MIA
Left
CMN → MIA
Left
CNF → MIA
Left
IAD → SJO
Left
IND → FLL
Right
MIA → BON
Right
MIA → CMN
Right
MIA → CNF
Right
SJO → IAD
Right
CCS → MIA
Left
EZE → FLL
Left
FLL → EZE
Right
JFK → SJO
Right
MDW → FLL
Right
MIA → CCS
Right
MIA → TPA
Left
NCE → FLL
Left
ORD → FLL
Right
SJO → JFK
Left
TPA → MIA
Right
GEG → MIA
Right
MIA → GEG
Left
MIA → SYD
Left
MIA → YVR
Left
SYD → MIA
Right
YVR → MIA
Right
BFI → MIA
Right
MIA → BFI
Left
MIA → SEA
Left
SEA → MIA
Right
BLA → MIA
Left
CUN → FLL
Right
FLL → CUN
Left
FLL → KIN
Right
KIN → FLL
Left
MIA → BLA
Right
MIA → PAM
Left
PAM → MIA
Right
MIA → VPS
Left
VPS → MIA
Right
DEN → MIA
Right
GRU → YYC
Left
MIA → DEN
Left
MIA → PDX
Left
PDX → MIA
Right
YYC → GRU
Right
MCO → FLL
Right
MEX → MIA
Right
MIA → MEX
Left
MIA → PNS
Left
PNS → MIA
Right
EFD → PUJ
Left
MHH → MIA
Left
MIA → MHH
Right
MIA → SLC
Left
PUJ → EFD
Right
SLC → MIA
Right
ATL → FLL
Right
BEL → MIA
Left
MIA → BEL
Right
MIA → OKC
Left
MIA → POS
Right
OKC → MIA
Right
POS → MIA
Left
GND → MIA
Left
HAV → MAD
Left
MAD → HAV
Right
MIA → GND
Right
MIA → SDQ
Right
MIA → STI
Right
MIA → TAB
Right
SDQ → MIA
Left
STI → MIA
Left
TAB → MIA
Left
GDL → MIA
Right
LRM → MIA
Left
MIA → GDL
Left
MIA → LRM
Right
MSP → FLL
Right
CDC → MIA
Right
DAL → MIA
Right
DFW → MIA
Right
DFW → UVF
Right
MIA → CDC
Left
MIA → DAL
Left
MIA → DFW
Left
MIA → PUJ
Right
MIA → SVD
Right
MIA → UVF
Right
PUJ → MIA
Left
SVD → MIA
Left
UVF → DFW
Left
UVF → MIA
Left
YVT → FLL
Right
BGI → MIA
Left
BNA → FLL
Right
GGT → MIA
Left
LAS → MIA
Right
MIA → BGI
Right
MIA → FDF
Right
MIA → GGT
Right
MIA → LAS
Left
MIA → MSY
Left
MIA → PLS
Right
MIA → SFO
Left
MIA → SJC
Left
MSY → MIA
Right
PLS → MIA
Left
SFO → MIA
Right
SJC → MIA
Right
BFL → MIA
Right
CLT → GCM
Left
DOM → MIA
Left
EZE → IND
Left
GCM → CLT
Right
IND → EZE
Right
MIA → BFL
Left
MIA → DOM
Right
MIA → NCA
Right
MIA → SIG
Right
MIA → SJU
Right
MIA → STT
Right
MIA → STX
Right
NCA → MIA
Left
SIG → MIA
Left
SJU → MIA
Left
STT → MIA
Left
STX → MIA
Left
ANU → MIA
Left
AXA → MIA
Left
EIS → MIA
Left
HHR → MIA
Right
IAH → MIA
Right
LAX → MIA
Right
LGB → MIA
Right
LUF → MIA
Right
MIA → ANU
Right
MIA → AXA
Right
MIA → EIS
Right
MIA → IAH
Left
MIA → LAX
Left
MIA → LGB
Left
MIA → LUF
Left
MIA → PHX
Left
MIA → SAN
Left
MIA → SKB
Right
MIA → SXM
Right
PHX → MIA
Right
SAN → MIA
Right
SKB → MIA
Left
SXM → MIA
Left
AUS → MIA
Right
EZE → TPA
Right
GPS → JFK
Right
HOU → MIA
Right
JFK → GPS
Left
MIA → AUS
Left
MIA → HNL
Left
MIA → NAS
Right
MIA → SAT
Left
NAS → MIA
Left
SAT → MIA
Right
TPA → EZE
Left
GCM → JFK
Left
JFK → GCM
Right
BLV → FLL
Right
STL → FLL
Right
HND → FLL
Right
CYO → YYZ
Right
MBJ → STL
Right
STL → MBJ
Left
YYZ → CYO
Left
FLL → GRU
Right
GRU → FLL
Left
OMA → FLL
Right
FPO → FLL
Left
MCI → FLL
Right
FLL → GIG
Right
GIG → FLL
Left
TLH → FLL
Right
ORD → PEI
Left
PEI → ORD
Right
FLL → MEX
Left
MEX → FLL
Right
BOS → EYW
Left
EYW → BOS
Right
AUC → MSP
Left
MSP → AUC
Right
PTY → YYZ
Left
YYZ → PTY
Right
SEA → FLL
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 Florida Keys & Biscayne Bay from a plane?
Yes — 450 flight routes pass within 62 miles of Florida Keys & Biscayne Bay. The closest routes include Washington to Miami, Richmond to Miami, Baltimore to Miami. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Florida Keys & Biscayne Bay?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Florida Keys & Biscayne Bay: on a Washington to Miami flight, visible from both sides; on a Richmond to Miami flight, visible from both sides; on a Baltimore to Miami flight, visible from both sides.