Great Wall of China

221 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Great Wall of China.

Great Wall of China
🧱 Monument · China

Photo: Severin.stalder · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

While the myth of seeing the Great Wall from space is just that — a myth — sections near Beijing are visible from low altitude on approaches to Beijing Capital Airport. The wall snakes dramatically across mountain ridges.
221Flight Routes
1 miClosest Pass
🧱 MonumentType

Routes that pass it221

PEK → XMN Beijing to Xiamen · 1 mi Both Sides HKG → JFK Hong Kong to New York · 1 mi Both Sides JFK → HKG New York to Hong Kong · 1 mi Both Sides DPS → PEK Denpasar to Beijing · 2 mi Both Sides HKG → LGA Hong Kong to New York · 2 mi Both Sides LGA → HKG New York to Hong Kong · 2 mi Both Sides PEK → DPS Beijing to Denpasar · 2 mi Both Sides MNL → PEK Manila to Beijing · 3 mi Both Sides PEK → MNL Beijing to Manila · 3 mi Both Sides NKG → PEK Nanjing to Beijing · 4 mi Both Sides PEK → NKG Beijing to Nanjing · 4 mi Both Sides HKG → PEK Hong Kong to Beijing · 5 mi Both Sides JFK → PEK New York to Beijing · 5 mi Both Sides PEK → HKG Beijing to Hong Kong · 5 mi Both Sides PEK → JFK Beijing to New York · 5 mi Both Sides PEK → SZX Beijing to Shenzhen · 5 mi Both Sides SZX → PEK Shenzhen to Beijing · 5 mi Both Sides CAN → PEK Guangzhou to Beijing · 6 mi Both Sides ICN → TAS Seoul to Tashkent · 6 mi Both Sides PEK → CAN Beijing to Guangzhou · 6 mi Both Sides PEK → TPE Beijing to Taipei · 6 mi Both Sides PEK → TSA Beijing to Taipei · 6 mi Both Sides TAS → ICN Tashkent to Seoul · 6 mi Both Sides TPE → PEK Taipei to Beijing · 6 mi Both Sides TSA → PEK Taipei to Beijing · 6 mi Both Sides IAD → PEK Washington to Beijing · 6 mi Right PEK → IAD Beijing to Washington · 6 mi Left CGK → PEK Jakarta to Beijing · 7 mi Left HLP → PEK Jakarta to Beijing · 7 mi Left PEK → CGK Beijing to Jakarta · 7 mi Right PEK → HLP Beijing to Jakarta · 7 mi Right CSX → PEK Changcha to Beijing · 7 mi Left PEK → CSX Beijing to Changcha · 7 mi Right ALA → ICN Almaty to Seoul · 8 mi Right EWR → HKG Newark to Hong Kong · 8 mi Right HAK → PEK Haikou to Beijing · 8 mi Left HKG → EWR Hong Kong to Newark · 8 mi Left ICN → ALA Seoul to Almaty · 8 mi Left MEL → PEK Melbourne to Beijing · 8 mi Right NGB → PEK Ninbo to Beijing · 8 mi Right PEK → HAK Beijing to Haikou · 8 mi Right PEK → MEL Beijing to Melbourne · 8 mi Left PEK → NGB Beijing to Ninbo · 8 mi Left PEK → SGN Beijing to Ho Chi Minh City · 9 mi Right PEK → SHA Beijing to Shanghai · 9 mi Left PEK → SIN Beijing to Singapore · 9 mi Right SGN → PEK Ho Chi Minh City to Beijing · 9 mi Left SHA → PEK Shanghai to Beijing · 9 mi Right SIN → PEK Singapore to Beijing · 9 mi Left PEK → PVG Beijing to Shanghai · 10 mi Left PEK → XSP Beijing to Singapore · 10 mi Right PVG → PEK Shanghai to Beijing · 10 mi Right XSP → PEK Singapore to Beijing · 10 mi Left PEK → SYD Beijing to Sydney · 11 mi Left SYD → PEK Sydney to Beijing · 11 mi Right EDI → PEK Edinburgh to Beijing · 11 mi Left HRB → XIY Harbin to Xi'an · 11 mi Right IKT → PEK Irkutsk to Beijing · 11 mi Left KUL → PEK Kuala Lumpur to Beijing · 11 mi Left PEK → EDI Beijing to Edinburgh · 11 mi Right PEK → IKT Beijing to Irkutsk · 11 mi Right PEK → KUL Beijing to Kuala Lumpur · 11 mi Right XIY → HRB Xi'an to Harbin · 11 mi Left DUB → PEK Dublin to Beijing · 12 mi Left OSL → PEK Oslo to Beijing · 12 mi Left PEK → DUB Beijing to Dublin · 12 mi Right PEK → OSL Beijing to Oslo · 12 mi Right DYG → PEK Zhangjiajie to Beijing · 12 mi Left MAN → PEK Manchester to Beijing · 12 mi Left PEK → DYG Beijing to Zhangjiajie · 12 mi Right PEK → MAN Beijing to Manchester · 12 mi Right ARN → PEK Stockholm to Beijing · 13 mi Left HAN → PEK Hanoi to Beijing · 13 mi Left LCY → PEK London to Beijing · 13 mi Left LGW → PEK London to Beijing · 13 mi Left LHR → PEK London to Beijing · 13 mi Left PEK → ARN Beijing to Stockholm · 13 mi Right PEK → HAN Beijing to Hanoi · 13 mi Right PEK → LCY Beijing to London · 13 mi Right PEK → LGW Beijing to London · 13 mi Right PEK → LHR Beijing to London · 13 mi Right PEK → STN Beijing to London · 13 mi Right STN → PEK London to Beijing · 13 mi Left AMS → PEK Amsterdam to Beijing · 14 mi Left CPH → PEK Copenhagen to Beijing · 14 mi Left EZE → PEK Buenos Aires to Beijing · 14 mi Left PEK → AMS Beijing to Amsterdam · 14 mi Right PEK → CPH Beijing to Copenhagen · 14 mi Right PEK → EZE Beijing to Buenos Aires · 14 mi Right PEK → HEL Beijing to Helsinki · 14 mi Right BKK → PEK Bangkok to Beijing · 14 mi Left BRU → PEK Brussels to Beijing · 14 mi Left CDG → PEK Paris to Beijing · 14 mi Left HKT → PEK Phuket to Beijing · 14 mi Left LED → PEK St. Petersburg to Beijing · 14 mi Left LIS → PEK Lisbon to Beijing · 14 mi Left PEK → BKK Beijing to Bangkok · 14 mi Right PEK → BRU Beijing to Brussels · 14 mi Right PEK → CDG Beijing to Paris · 14 mi Right PEK → HKT Beijing to Phuket · 14 mi Right PEK → LED Beijing to St. Petersburg · 14 mi Right PEK → LIS Beijing to Lisbon · 14 mi Right PEK → UBN Beijing to Ulaanbaatar · 14 mi Right UBN → PEK Ulaanbaatar to Beijing · 14 mi Left BER → PEK Berlin to Beijing · 15 mi Left FRA → PEK Frankfurt to Beijing · 15 mi Left MAD → PEK Madrid to Beijing · 15 mi Left PEK → BER Beijing to Berlin · 15 mi Right PEK → FRA Beijing to Frankfurt · 15 mi Right PEK → MAD Beijing to Madrid · 15 mi Right AKL → PEK Auckland to Beijing · 16 mi Right GVA → PEK Geneva to Beijing · 16 mi Left MEX → PEK Mexico City to Beijing · 16 mi Right MUC → PEK Munich to Beijing · 16 mi Left PEK → AKL Beijing to Auckland · 16 mi Left PEK → MEX Beijing to Mexico City · 16 mi Left PEK → MUC Beijing to Munich · 16 mi Right PEK → PRG Beijing to Prague · 16 mi Right PEK → YVR Beijing to Vancouver · 16 mi Left PRG → PEK Prague to Beijing · 16 mi Left YVR → PEK Vancouver to Beijing · 16 mi Right BCN → PEK Barcelona to Beijing · 16 mi Left DME → PEK Moscow to Beijing · 16 mi Left PEK → BCN Beijing to Barcelona · 16 mi Right PEK → DME Beijing to Moscow · 16 mi Right PEK → PHX Beijing to Phoenix · 16 mi Left PEK → SVO Beijing to Moscow · 16 mi Right PEK → WAW Beijing to Warsaw · 16 mi Right PEK → WHK Beijing to Whakatane · 16 mi Left PHX → PEK Phoenix to Beijing · 16 mi Right SVO → PEK Moscow to Beijing · 16 mi Left WAW → PEK Warsaw to Beijing · 16 mi Left WHK → PEK Whakatane to Beijing · 16 mi Right PEK → VIE Beijing to Vienna · 17 mi Right SVX → PEK Sverdlovsk to Beijing · 17 mi Left VIE → PEK Vienna to Beijing · 17 mi Left CKG → PEK Chongqing to Beijing · 17 mi Left KMG → PEK Kunming to Beijing · 17 mi Left LAX → PEK Los Angeles to Beijing · 17 mi Right PEK → CKG Beijing to Chongqing · 17 mi Right PEK → KMG Beijing to Kunming · 17 mi Right PEK → LAX Beijing to Los Angeles · 17 mi Left PEK → SFO Beijing to San Francisco · 17 mi Left SFO → PEK San Francisco to Beijing · 17 mi Right CJU → PEK Cheju to Beijing · 19 mi Right PEK → CJU Beijing to Cheju · 19 mi Left DOH → NRT Doha to Tokyo · 19 mi Left NRT → DOH Tokyo to Doha · 19 mi Right ATH → PEK Athens to Beijing · 20 mi Left CTU → PEK Chengdu to Beijing · 20 mi Left IST → PEK Istanbul to Beijing · 20 mi Left PEK → ATH Beijing to Athens · 20 mi Right PEK → CTU Beijing to Chengdu · 20 mi Right PEK → IST Beijing to Istanbul · 20 mi Right PEK → XIY Beijing to Xi'an · 20 mi Right XIY → PEK Xi'an to Beijing · 20 mi Left PEK → PUS Beijing to Kimhae · 22 mi Left PUS → PEK Kimhae to Beijing · 22 mi Right ALA → PEK Almaty to Beijing · 22 mi Left BSZ → PEK Bishkek to Beijing · 22 mi Left CAI → PEK Cairo to Beijing · 22 mi Left PEK → ALA Beijing to Almaty · 22 mi Right PEK → BSZ Beijing to Bishkek · 22 mi Right PEK → CAI Beijing to Cairo · 22 mi Right PEK → URC Beijing to Urumqi · 22 mi Right URC → PEK Urumqi to Beijing · 22 mi Left ICN → PEK Seoul to Beijing · 23 mi Right LZY → PEK Nyingchi to Beijing · 23 mi Left PEK → ICN Beijing to Seoul · 23 mi Left PEK → LZY Beijing to Nyingchi · 23 mi Right PEK → TAS Beijing to Tashkent · 23 mi Right TAS → PEK Tashkent to Beijing · 23 mi Left CTS → PEK Sapporo to Beijing · 24 mi Right DLC → PEK Dalian to Beijing · 24 mi Right GMP → PEK Seoul to Beijing · 24 mi Right ITM → PEK Osaka to Beijing · 24 mi Right KIX → PEK Osaka to Beijing · 24 mi Right LXA → PEK Lhasa to Beijing · 24 mi Left PEK → CTS Beijing to Sapporo · 24 mi Left PEK → GMP Beijing to Seoul · 24 mi Left PEK → ITM Beijing to Osaka · 24 mi Left PEK → KIX Beijing to Osaka · 24 mi Left PEK → LXA Beijing to Lhasa · 24 mi Right PEK → SSN Beijing to Seoul East · 24 mi Left PEK → VVO Beijing to Vladivostok · 24 mi Left SSN → PEK Seoul East to Beijing · 24 mi Right VVO → PEK Vladivostok to Beijing · 24 mi Right AUH → PEK Abu Dhabi to Beijing · 24 mi Left DEL → PEK Delhi to Beijing · 24 mi Left DOH → PEK Doha to Beijing · 24 mi Left DXB → PEK Dubai to Beijing · 24 mi Left FNJ → PEK Pyongyang to Beijing · 24 mi Right HND → PEK Tokyo to Beijing · 24 mi Right HNL → PEK Honolulu to Beijing · 24 mi Right NRT → PEK Tokyo to Beijing · 24 mi Right PEK → AUH Beijing to Abu Dhabi · 24 mi Right PEK → DOH Beijing to Doha · 24 mi Right PEK → DXB Beijing to Dubai · 24 mi Right PEK → FNJ Beijing to Pyongyang · 24 mi Left PEK → HND Beijing to Tokyo · 24 mi Left PEK → HNL Beijing to Honolulu · 24 mi Left PEK → NRT Beijing to Tokyo · 24 mi Left HET → ICN Hohhot to Seoul · 30 mi Left ICN → HET Seoul to Hohhot · 30 mi Right HGH → PKX Hangzhou to Beijing · 30 mi Right SHA → PKX Shanghai to Beijing · 37 mi Right PKX → SFO Beijing to San Francisco · 38 mi Left SFO → PKX San Francisco to Beijing · 38 mi Right SYD → PKX Sydney to Beijing · 38 mi Right DOH → HND Doha to Tokyo · 42 mi Left HND → DOH Tokyo to Doha · 42 mi Right LGW → PKX London to Beijing · 44 mi Left LHR → PKX London to Beijing · 44 mi Left PKX → LHR Beijing to London · 44 mi Right AMS → PKX Amsterdam to Beijing · 45 mi Left PKX → AMS Beijing to Amsterdam · 45 mi Right CTU → PKX Chengdu to Beijing · 46 mi Left XIY → PKX Xi'an to Beijing · 46 mi Left FRA → PKX Frankfurt to Beijing · 48 mi Left JFK → WUH New York to Wuhan · 49 mi Left WUH → JFK Wuhan to New York · 49 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 Great Wall of China from a plane?

Yes — 221 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Great Wall of China. The closest routes include Beijing to Xiamen, Hong Kong to New York, New York to Hong Kong. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 1 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Great Wall of China?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Great Wall of China: on a Beijing to Xiamen flight, visible from both sides; on a Hong Kong to New York flight, visible from both sides; on a New York to Hong Kong flight, visible from both sides.