Glacier Bay

70 flight routes pass within 37 miles of Glacier Bay.

Glacier Bay
🧊 Ice · United States

Photo: Brian W. Schaller · FAL · Wikimedia Commons

A 100 km fjord-filled inlet in southeastern Alaska with towering tidewater glaciers calving into the sea. The ice-blue glaciers and snow-capped Fairweather Range are dramatic on flights to and from Alaska.
70Flight Routes
2 miClosest Pass
🧊 IceType

Routes that pass it70

DEL → SFO Delhi to San Francisco · 2 mi Both Sides FAI → PDX Fairbanks to Portland · 2 mi Both Sides JNU → YAK Juneau to Yakutat · 2 mi Both Sides PDX → FAI Portland to Fairbanks · 2 mi Both Sides SFO → DEL San Francisco to Delhi · 2 mi Both Sides YAK → JNU Yakutat to Juneau · 2 mi Both Sides ANC → JNU Anchorage to Juneau · 3 mi Both Sides JNU → ANC Juneau to Anchorage · 3 mi Both Sides DAL → SHA Dallas to Shanghai · 5 mi Both Sides SHA → DAL Shanghai to Dallas · 5 mi Both Sides DFW → ICN Dallas-Fort Worth to Seoul · 10 mi Right ICN → DFW Seoul to Dallas-Fort Worth · 10 mi Left DFW → SHA Dallas-Fort Worth to Shanghai · 12 mi Right SHA → DFW Shanghai to Dallas-Fort Worth · 12 mi Left ANC → DFW Anchorage to Dallas-Fort Worth · 14 mi Left DFW → ANC Dallas-Fort Worth to Anchorage · 14 mi Right ORD → JNU Chicago to Juneau · 14 mi Right GST → JNU Gustavus to Juneau · 16 mi Left JNU → GST Juneau to Gustavus · 16 mi Right ANC → IAH Anchorage to Houston · 19 mi Left IAH → ANC Houston to Anchorage · 19 mi Right ANC → HOU Anchorage to Houston · 21 mi Left DCA → JNU Washington to Juneau · 21 mi Right HOU → ANC Houston to Anchorage · 21 mi Right DEN → EDF Denver to Anchorage · 23 mi Right EDF → DEN Anchorage to Denver · 23 mi Left JFK → JNU New York to Juneau · 24 mi Right YVR → JNU Vancouver to Juneau · 24 mi Left BFI → JNU Seattle to Juneau · 25 mi Left DEN → MRI Denver to Anchorage · 25 mi Right MRI → DEN Anchorage to Denver · 25 mi Left SEA → JNU Seattle to Juneau · 25 mi Left TCM → JNU Tacoma to Juneau · 27 mi Left DFW → PVG Dallas-Fort Worth to Shanghai · 28 mi Right PVG → DFW Shanghai to Dallas-Fort Worth · 28 mi Left ANC → DEN Anchorage to Denver · 29 mi Left DEN → ANC Denver to Anchorage · 29 mi Right DFW → SSN Dallas-Fort Worth to Seoul East · 29 mi Right SSN → DFW Seoul East to Dallas-Fort Worth · 29 mi Left FAI → SEA Fairbanks to Seattle · 29 mi Right SEA → FAI Seattle to Fairbanks · 29 mi Left BFI → FAI Seattle to Fairbanks · 30 mi Left FAI → BFI Fairbanks to Seattle · 30 mi Right WRG → JNU Wrangell to Juneau · 30 mi Left ANC → BJC Anchorage to Denver · 32 mi Left BJC → ANC Denver to Anchorage · 32 mi Right LAX → JNU Los Angeles to Juneau · 32 mi Left FAI → LAX Fairbanks to Los Angeles · 33 mi Left LAX → FAI Los Angeles to Fairbanks · 33 mi Right NMI → SFO Navi Mumbai to San Francisco · 33 mi Right PSG → JNU Petersburg to Juneau · 33 mi Left SFO → NMI San Francisco to Navi Mumbai · 33 mi Left EIL → SEA Fairbanks to Seattle · 34 mi Right NRT → RSW Tokyo to Fort Myers · 34 mi Left RSW → NRT Fort Myers to Tokyo · 34 mi Right SEA → EIL Seattle to Fairbanks · 34 mi Left IAH → ICN Houston to Seoul · 34 mi Right ICN → IAH Seoul to Houston · 34 mi Left KTN → JNU Ketchikan to Juneau · 34 mi Left SMF → JNU Sacramento to Juneau · 34 mi Left BFI → EIL Seattle to Fairbanks · 35 mi Left EIL → BFI Fairbanks to Seattle · 35 mi Right IAH → FNJ Houston to Pyongyang · 35 mi Left SFO → JNU San Francisco to Juneau · 36 mi Left DFW → HKG Dallas-Fort Worth to Hong Kong · 37 mi Left FLL → HND Fort Lauderdale to Tokyo · 37 mi Left HKG → DFW Hong Kong to Dallas-Fort Worth · 37 mi Right HND → FLL Tokyo to Fort Lauderdale · 37 mi Right LAX → MLE Los Angeles to Male · 37 mi Left MLE → LAX Male to Los Angeles · 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 Glacier Bay from a plane?

Yes — 70 flight routes pass within 37 miles of Glacier Bay. The closest routes include Delhi to San Francisco, Fairbanks to Portland, Juneau to Yakutat. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 2 miles away.

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

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Glacier Bay: on a Delhi to San Francisco flight, visible from both sides; on a Fairbanks to Portland flight, visible from both sides; on a Juneau to Yakutat flight, visible from both sides.