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Utah's Great Salt Lake is one of the largest saline lakes in the world and a vivid sight from the air. A natural dike divides it into distinct pink (south) and blue-green (north) sections due to different algae concentrations.
489Flight Routes
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DAL → SLC
Both Sides
DFW → SLC
Both Sides
SLC → DAL
Both Sides
SLC → DFW
Both Sides
EDI → LAX
Both Sides
LAX → EDI
Both Sides
PVG → SEA
Both Sides
SEA → PVG
Both Sides
EUG → SLC
Both Sides
GJT → SLC
Both Sides
SLC → EUG
Both Sides
SLC → GJT
Both Sides
SLC → STB
Both Sides
STB → SLC
Both Sides
HPN → RNO
Both Sides
MSY → SLC
Both Sides
RNO → HPN
Both Sides
SLC → MSY
Both Sides
IAH → SLC
Both Sides
SLC → IAH
Both Sides
CLL → SLC
Both Sides
HOU → SLC
Both Sides
SLC → CLL
Both Sides
SLC → HOU
Both Sides
CUN → SLC
Both Sides
DTW → HNL
Both Sides
HNL → DTW
Both Sides
PDX → SLC
Both Sides
SLC → CUN
Both Sides
SLC → PDX
Both Sides
BFI → PVG
Both Sides
CUN → PDX
Both Sides
MIA → SLC
Both Sides
OKC → SLC
Both Sides
PDX → CUN
Both Sides
PVG → BFI
Both Sides
SLC → MIA
Both Sides
SLC → OKC
Both Sides
AUS → SLC
Both Sides
FLL → SLC
Both Sides
HND → SLC
Both Sides
JAN → SLC
Both Sides
MCF → SLC
Both Sides
NRT → SLC
Both Sides
SLC → AUS
Both Sides
SLC → FLL
Both Sides
SLC → HND
Both Sides
SLC → MCF
Both Sides
SLC → NRT
Both Sides
SLC → TPA
Both Sides
TPA → SLC
Both Sides
BRU → LAX
Both Sides
CDG → PPT
Both Sides
LAX → BRU
Both Sides
PPT → CDG
Both Sides
AMS → LAX
Left
BFI → GMP
Right
COS → SLC
Right
GMP → BFI
Left
HKG → SEA
Left
LAX → AMS
Right
MCO → SLC
Right
SEA → HKG
Right
SLC → MCO
Left
MNL → PDX
Left
PDX → MNL
Right
SAT → SLC
Left
SLC → SAT
Right
BOI → SLC
Right
FRA → LAX
Left
LAX → FRA
Right
LIT → SLC
Right
MFR → SLC
Left
MPV → SFO
Right
MSP → SFO
Left
SFO → MPV
Left
SFO → MSP
Right
SLC → BOI
Left
SLC → LIT
Left
SLC → MFR
Right
SLC → TUL
Left
TUL → SLC
Right
BFI → ICN
Right
ICN → BFI
Left
JAX → SLC
Right
ORD → RNO
Right
RNO → ORD
Left
SJO → SLC
Left
SLC → JAX
Left
SLC → SJO
Right
SLC → TCM
Left
TCM → SLC
Right
BHM → SLC
Right
BOS → SMF
Left
SLC → BHM
Left
SMF → BOS
Right
BFI → SLC
Right
BIL → IST
Left
GRF → TPE
Left
MEM → SLC
Right
SEA → SLC
Right
SLC → BFI
Left
SLC → MEM
Left
SLC → SEA
Left
TPE → GRF
Right
ATL → SLC
Right
GMP → SLC
Right
ICN → SLC
Right
LAX → ZRH
Left
MSP → SJC
Right
SJC → MSP
Left
SLC → ATL
Left
SLC → GMP
Left
SLC → ICN
Left
ZRH → LAX
Right
ANS → SLC
Left
EZE → SLC
Left
GMP → SEA
Left
SEA → GMP
Right
SLC → ANS
Right
SLC → EZE
Right
BIL → SAW
Left
BJC → SLC
Right
CHS → SLC
Right
DEN → SLC
Right
MDW → RNO
Right
RNO → MDW
Left
SLC → BJC
Left
SLC → CHS
Left
SLC → DEN
Left
LIM → SLC
Left
SLC → LIM
Right
SLC → YVR
Left
YVR → SLC
Right
ABQ → SLC
Left
BNA → SLC
Right
HOU → PDX
Left
ICN → SEA
Left
PDX → HOU
Right
PHX → YYC
Right
SEA → ICN
Right
SFO → YUL
Right
SLC → ABQ
Right
SLC → BNA
Left
YUL → SFO
Left
YYC → PHX
Left
AUS → PDX
Right
LAX → MUC
Right
MUC → LAX
Left
PDX → AUS
Left
SFO → YHU
Right
YHU → SFO
Left
ANC → SLC
Right
CLT → SLC
Right
EKO → SLC
Left
SLC → ANC
Left
SLC → CLT
Left
SLC → EKO
Right
MCI → SLC
Right
SLC → MCI
Left
HNL → LGA
Left
LGA → HNL
Right
RDU → SLC
Right
SLC → RDU
Left
SLC → STL
Left
STL → SLC
Right
ISN → LAX
Right
LAX → ISN
Left
LWS → SLC
Right
MEX → SLC
Left
SLC → LWS
Left
SLC → MEX
Right
DTW → SMF
Right
LAX → MAN
Left
MAN → LAX
Right
SMF → DTW
Left
CVG → SLC
Right
FAI → SLC
Right
GEG → SLC
Right
IAH → PDX
Left
ORF → SLC
Right
PDX → IAH
Right
RIC → SLC
Right
SLC → CVG
Left
SLC → FAI
Left
SLC → GEG
Left
SLC → ORF
Left
SLC → RIC
Left
BNE → SFO
Left
IND → SLC
Right
SFO → BNE
Right
SLC → IND
Left
ABQ → MWH
Left
CMH → SLC
Right
DCA → SLC
Right
HAN → YVR
Left
IAD → SLC
Right
MWH → ABQ
Right
SLC → CMH
Left
SLC → DCA
Left
SLC → IAD
Left
YVR → HAN
Right
BWI → SLC
Right
DAD → SEA
Left
SEA → DAD
Right
SLC → BWI
Left
BOI → EZE
Left
EZE → BOI
Right
LAX → LIN
Left
LIN → LAX
Right
PHL → SLC
Right
PIT → SLC
Right
RNO → SLC
Left
SLC → PHL
Left
SLC → PIT
Left
SLC → RNO
Right
ACV → DEN
Left
CLE → SLC
Right
DEN → ACV
Right
MDW → SLC
Right
ORD → SLC
Right
SLC → CLE
Left
SLC → MDW
Left
SLC → ORD
Left
ABQ → BFI
Right
BFI → ABQ
Left
DTW → SLC
Right
EWR → SLC
Right
HNL → JFK
Left
HNL → SLC
Left
JFK → HNL
Right
JFK → SLC
Right
LAX → LCY
Left
LCY → LAX
Right
LGA → SLC
Right
LGA → SMF
Right
SLC → DTW
Left
SLC → EWR
Left
SLC → HNL
Right
SLC → JFK
Left
SLC → LGA
Left
SLC → SMF
Right
SMF → LGA
Left
SMF → SLC
Left
ADL → SFO
Left
DET → SLC
Right
EWR → HNL
Right
HNL → EWR
Left
LAX → MXP
Left
MKE → SLC
Right
MXP → LAX
Right
OGG → SLC
Left
PVR → SLC
Left
SFO → ADL
Right
SLC → DET
Left
SLC → MKE
Left
SLC → OGG
Right
SLC → PVR
Right
ALB → SLC
Right
BOS → SLC
Right
DEN → MFR
Left
MFR → DEN
Right
SFO → YKZ
Left
SLC → ALB
Left
SLC → BOS
Left
XLS → SLC
Right
YKZ → SFO
Right
ABQ → SEA
Right
EWR → SMF
Right
JFK → SMF
Right
OAK → SLC
Left
SEA → ABQ
Left
SFO → SLC
Left
SLC → OAK
Right
SLC → SFO
Right
SLC → YTZ
Left
SMF → EWR
Left
SMF → JFK
Left
YTZ → SLC
Right
LAX → LHR
Left
LHR → LAX
Right
MSO → SLC
Right
SLC → MSO
Left
FCA → SLC
Right
KEF → LAX
Left
LAX → KEF
Right
PIH → SLC
Right
SJC → SLC
Left
SLC → FCA
Left
SLC → PIH
Left
SLC → SJC
Right
LUF → YYC
Right
MSP → SLC
Right
NRT → PDX
Left
PDX → NRT
Right
SLC → MSP
Left
SLC → YHU
Left
YHU → SLC
Right
YYC → LUF
Left
CIA → LAX
Right
JAC → LAX
Left
LAX → CIA
Left
LAX → JAC
Right
LAX → LGW
Left
LGW → LAX
Right
SFO → YYZ
Left
SJD → SLC
Left
SLC → SJD
Right
SLC → TUS
Right
SLC → YYC
Left
TUS → SLC
Left
YYC → SLC
Right
YYZ → SFO
Right
GYM → SLC
Left
HND → PDX
Left
JFK → LIH
Left
LIH → JFK
Right
ORD → SMF
Right
PDX → HND
Right
SBO → SLC
Left
SFO → YTZ
Left
SLC → GYM
Right
SLC → SBO
Right
SMF → ORD
Left
YTZ → SFO
Right
FAT → SLC
Left
FCO → LAX
Right
IDA → SLC
Right
LAX → FCO
Left
SLC → FAT
Right
SLC → IDA
Left
BWI → RNO
Right
BWU → SFO
Right
HLN → SLC
Right
PHX → SLC
Left
RNO → BWI
Left
SFO → BWU
Left
SLC → HLN
Left
SLC → PHX
Right
GTF → SLC
Right
SLC → GTF
Left
AMS → SNA
Right
BZN → SLC
Right
CDG → LAX
Right
LAX → CDG
Left
SFO → SYD
Left
SLC → BZN
Left
SNA → AMS
Left
SYD → SFO
Right
BKK → YVR
Left
CCR → IMT
Right
EZE → SEA
Right
IMT → CCR
Left
LAX → LBG
Left
LBG → LAX
Right
SBA → SLC
Left
SEA → EZE
Left
SLC → SBA
Right
SLC → WYS
Left
WYS → SLC
Right
YVR → BKK
Right
AGF → SLC
Right
MDW → SMF
Right
SLC → AGF
Left
SMF → MDW
Left
AMS → SLC
Right
BUR → SLC
Left
CDC → SLC
Left
CDG → SLC
Right
JAC → SLC
Right
LAX → SLC
Left
LCY → SLC
Right
LGB → SLC
Left
LHR → SLC
Right
ONT → SLC
Left
SGU → SLC
Left
SLC → AMS
Left
SLC → BUR
Right
SLC → CDC
Right
SLC → CDG
Left
SLC → JAC
Left
SLC → LAX
Right
SLC → LCY
Left
SLC → LGB
Right
SLC → LHR
Left
SLC → ONT
Right
SLC → SGU
Right
SLC → SNA
Right
SLC → ZRH
Left
SNA → SLC
Left
ZRH → SLC
Right
DUB → LAX
Right
LAS → SLC
Left
LAX → DUB
Left
LAX → ORY
Left
ORY → LAX
Right
PRG → SLC
Right
PSP → SLC
Left
SAN → SLC
Left
SLC → LAS
Right
SLC → PRG
Left
SLC → PSP
Right
SLC → SAN
Right
ABQ → TCM
Right
TCM → ABQ
Left
HNL → ORD
Left
LAX → PPT
Right
ORD → HNL
Right
PPT → LAX
Left
ALB → SFO
Right
KSC → LAS
Right
LAS → KSC
Left
MEL → SFO
Right
ROC → SFO
Right
SFO → ALB
Left
SFO → MEL
Left
SFO → ROC
Left
BOS → SFO
Right
MEB → SFO
Right
SFO → BOS
Left
SFO → MEB
Left
SEA → SIN
Left
SIN → SEA
Right
DEN → RDD
Right
RDD → DEN
Left
IAH → KTG
Left
KTG → IAH
Right
SFO → MBW
Left
LAX → VIE
Right
PHL → SMF
Right
SEA → TPE
Left
SMF → PHL
Left
TPE → SEA
Right
VIE → LAX
Left
CLE → HNL
Right
HNL → CLE
Left
MSP → SYD
Right
SAT → SEA
Left
SEA → RMQ
Left
SEA → SAT
Right
SYD → MSP
Left
MSP → SMF
Left
SMF → MSP
Right
SEA → TSA
Left
TSA → SEA
Right
BOS → OGG
Left
BZE → SEA
Left
OGG → BOS
Right
SEA → BZE
Right
BFI → TPE
Left
HNL → MDW
Left
LIS → VBG
Right
MDW → HNL
Right
TPE → BFI
Right
VBG → LIS
Left
LAX → NCE
Left
NCE → LAX
Right
CAI → LAX
Left
LAX → CAI
Right
BDL → SFO
Right
LAX → MIB
Left
MIB → LAX
Right
SFO → BDL
Left
BFI → TSA
Left
TSA → BFI
Right
GRR → SFO
Right
MSP → RNO
Left
RNO → MSP
Right
SFO → GRR
Left
PDX → SAF
Left
SAF → PDX
Right
CAN → YVR
Right
DFW → PDX
Left
PDX → DFW
Right
YVR → CAN
Left
KHH → SEA
Right
SEA → KHH
Left
DAL → PDX
Left
PDX → DAL
Right
CDC → HEL
Left
HEL → CDC
Right
LAX → MOT
Left
MOT → LAX
Right
PEK → YVR
Left
YVR → PEK
Right
CVG → RNO
Right
RNO → CVG
Left
BLL → LAX
Left
LAX → BLL
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 Great Salt Lake from a plane?
Yes — 489 flight routes pass within 80 km of Great Salt Lake. The closest routes include Dallas to Salt Lake City, Dallas-fort Worth to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City to Dallas. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Great Salt Lake?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Great Salt Lake: on a Dallas to Salt Lake City flight, visible from both sides; on a Dallas-fort Worth to Salt Lake City flight, visible from both sides; on a Salt Lake City to Dallas flight, visible from both sides.