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The Himalayas form the world's highest mountain range, home to all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres. Trans-Asian routes frequently pass near this spectacular wall of peaks spanning Nepal, Tibet, India, and Bhutan.
417Flight Routes
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BHX → BKK
Right
BKK → BHX
Left
AUH → HND
Left
HND → AUH
Right
LHR → SGN
Right
SGN → LHR
Left
ALA → KUL
Right
DEL → YYZ
Right
KUL → ALA
Left
SYD → ZRH
Right
YYZ → DEL
Left
ZRH → SYD
Left
BKK → ZRH
Both Sides
DEL → MEX
Left
DXB → GMP
Right
DXB → ICN
Left
GMP → DXB
Left
ICN → DXB
Right
MEX → DEL
Right
ZRH → BKK
Both Sides
CCU → JFK
Right
CPH → HKT
Both Sides
CTU → KTM
Left
DEL → PBH
Left
DXB → PVG
Left
HKT → CPH
Both Sides
JFK → CCU
Left
KTM → CTU
Right
PBH → DEL
Right
PVG → DXB
Right
SYD → MUC
Both Sides
ADA → KTM
Left
CAN → KTM
Right
DOH → WUH
Right
KTM → ADA
Right
KTM → CAN
Left
WUH → DOH
Left
ARN → CCU
Right
CCU → ARN
Left
IST → KTM
Both Sides
KTM → IST
Both Sides
AMS → SGN
Left
BOM → HND
Both Sides
DOH → PKX
Left
HND → BOM
Both Sides
KTM → PBH
Left
PBH → KTM
Right
PKX → DOH
Right
SGN → AMS
Right
BCN → SGN
Both Sides
CAN → DOH
Right
DOH → CAN
Left
DXB → PBH
Left
KTM → SAW
Both Sides
PBH → DXB
Right
SAW → KTM
Both Sides
SGN → BCN
Both Sides
BKK → VIE
Both Sides
KUL → CPH
Both Sides
LHR → SUB
Both Sides
SUB → LHR
Both Sides
VIE → BKK
Both Sides
DOH → HND
Right
HND → DOH
Left
IXL → SXR
Left
SXR → IXL
Right
ACH → KTM
Both Sides
BKK → MXP
Both Sides
KTM → ACH
Both Sides
MAN → XSP
Both Sides
MXP → BKK
Both Sides
XSP → MAN
Both Sides
BLR → SFO
Right
DWC → HND
Right
HND → DWC
Left
MAN → SIN
Both Sides
SFO → BLR
Left
SIN → MAN
Both Sides
BWA → SFO
Right
CAN → DEL
Both Sides
DEL → CAN
Both Sides
DEL → HKG
Both Sides
HKG → DEL
Both Sides
KTM → SZX
Left
SFO → BWA
Left
SZX → KTM
Right
GAU → PBH
Left
PBH → GAU
Right
SGN → BLQ
Both Sides
ADB → KTM
Both Sides
AUH → NRT
Right
HKT → SVO
Right
KTM → ADB
Both Sides
KTM → MXP
Both Sides
MXP → KTM
Both Sides
NRT → AUH
Left
SVO → HKT
Left
BAH → CAN
Both Sides
CAN → BAH
Both Sides
BOM → NRT
Both Sides
HKG → KTM
Right
KMG → KTM
Right
KTM → HKG
Left
KTM → KMG
Left
NRT → BOM
Both Sides
HKT → MAN
Right
MAN → HKT
Left
BKK → CIT
Both Sides
CAI → MNL
Both Sides
CIT → BKK
Both Sides
DAC → DEB
Both Sides
DEB → DAC
Both Sides
MNL → CAI
Both Sides
ADD → ICN
Left
BKK → MUC
Both Sides
DOH → PEK
Right
MUC → BKK
Both Sides
PEK → DOH
Left
DAC → IST
Right
IST → DAC
Left
BKK → BRU
Both Sides
BKK → PBH
Left
BKK → WAW
Both Sides
BOM → ICN
Both Sides
BRU → BKK
Both Sides
ICN → BOM
Both Sides
PBH → BKK
Right
WAW → BKK
Both Sides
ADL → MAN
Both Sides
BKK → FRA
Right
FRA → BKK
Left
MAN → ADL
Both Sides
AVV → CPH
Right
BLR → YOP
Right
CPH → AVV
Left
DOH → NRT
Right
DPS → LHR
Left
LHR → DPS
Right
NRT → DOH
Left
YOP → BLR
Left
DUS → BKK
Both Sides
KWI → XIY
Right
XIY → KWI
Left
HND → KTM
Left
KTM → HND
Right
BKK → CDG
Right
CDG → BKK
Left
DXB → HND
Right
HND → DXB
Left
KCZ → DEL
Left
KTM → NRT
Right
NRT → KTM
Left
PBH → SIN
Right
SIN → PBH
Left
KTM → PHH
Right
KTM → PKR
Right
PHH → KTM
Left
PKR → KTM
Left
AUH → ICN
Left
AUH → TPE
Both Sides
DOH → KCZ
Right
ICN → AUH
Right
KCZ → DOH
Left
TPE → AUH
Both Sides
BKK → NCE
Right
CAN → JED
Right
DAC → SAW
Right
HEL → XSP
Both Sides
JED → CAN
Left
NCE → BKK
Left
SAW → DAC
Left
XSP → HEL
Both Sides
AMS → DPS
Right
DEL → SFO
Right
DPS → AMS
Left
SFO → DEL
Left
ICN → KTM
Left
KTM → ICN
Right
LAX → MLE
Right
MLE → LAX
Left
DAC → PBH
Left
PBH → DAC
Right
BKK → LHR
Both Sides
LHR → BKK
Both Sides
AMS → BKK
Both Sides
BKK → AMS
Both Sides
DEL → KIX
Right
DUB → SIN
Both Sides
HEL → SIN
Both Sides
KBV → CPH
Both Sides
KIX → DEL
Left
NOP → SGN
Left
SIN → DUB
Both Sides
SIN → HEL
Both Sides
BKK → LCY
Both Sides
DXB → ITM
Left
ITM → DXB
Right
LCY → BKK
Both Sides
AUH → PVG
Left
BHX → DPS
Left
CCU → PBH
Left
DOH → ICN
Left
DPS → BHX
Right
ICN → DOH
Right
PBH → CCU
Right
PVG → AUH
Right
BKK → CPH
Left
CAN → DXB
Right
CPH → BKK
Right
DXB → CAN
Left
DEL → YUL
Right
YUL → DEL
Left
DXB → NRT
Right
NRT → DXB
Left
BSZ → SIN
Both Sides
DEL → IAD
Right
DEL → LAX
Right
IAD → DEL
Left
LAX → DEL
Left
SIN → BSZ
Both Sides
AUH → PEK
Right
DXB → TPE
Both Sides
PEK → AUH
Left
TPE → DXB
Both Sides
ALA → BKK
Left
BKK → ALA
Right
CPH → MEL
Right
DEL → PDX
Right
MAA → ORD
Both Sides
MEL → CPH
Left
ORD → MAA
Both Sides
PDX → DEL
Left
BKK → LGW
Both Sides
DEL → TPE
Both Sides
HEL → KBV
Left
KBV → HEL
Right
LGW → BKK
Both Sides
TPE → DEL
Both Sides
ALA → DEL
Right
BKK → ISB
Right
DCA → DEL
Left
DEL → ALA
Left
DEL → DCA
Right
DEL → TSA
Both Sides
ISB → BKK
Left
TSA → DEL
Both Sides
AGR → JFK
Right
DEL → SEA
Right
DEL → YVR
Right
DME → SIN
Right
JFK → AGR
Left
NMI → IXB
Left
SEA → DEL
Left
SIN → DME
Left
YVR → DEL
Left
BOM → IXB
Left
DEL → HND
Right
HND → DEL
Left
HYD → ORD
Right
LHR → MEL
Both Sides
MEL → LHR
Both Sides
ORD → HYD
Left
DXB → KIX
Left
KIX → DXB
Right
BKK → STR
Both Sides
CPH → XSP
Both Sides
DEL → NRT
Right
GIL → ISB
Left
ISB → GIL
Right
NRT → DEL
Left
STR → BKK
Both Sides
XSP → CPH
Both Sides
DAC → AOE
Right
KUL → TVT
Both Sides
BKK → DUB
Left
DEL → ICN
Right
DUB → BKK
Right
ICN → DEL
Left
DEL → GMP
Right
GMP → DEL
Left
CPH → SIN
Both Sides
SIN → CPH
Both Sides
KUL → TAS
Both Sides
TAS → KUL
Both Sides
CCU → IXB
Right
DEL → KTM
Left
DEL → ORD
Both Sides
KTM → DEL
Right
ORD → DEL
Both Sides
ALA → BOM
Right
BKK → HEL
Right
BOM → ALA
Left
DEL → EWR
Right
EWR → DEL
Left
HEL → BKK
Left
BKK → OSL
Right
MAN → MEL
Right
MEL → MAN
Left
OSL → BKK
Left
ALA → SIN
Right
DOH → HKG
Left
DXB → PEK
Both Sides
HKG → DOH
Right
PEK → DXB
Both Sides
SIN → ALA
Left
DEL → JFK
Right
JFK → DEL
Left
BKK → DME
Left
DME → BKK
Right
DPS → SVO
Left
MLE → SEA
Right
SEA → MLE
Left
SVO → DPS
Right
ALA → BBI
Left
AUH → ITM
Left
BBI → ALA
Right
ITM → AUH
Right
BOM → SFO
Left
SFO → BOM
Right
DWC → KIX
Left
KIX → DWC
Right
KDU → LHE
Right
LHE → KDU
Left
LHR → MBW
Both Sides
MBW → LCY
Both Sides
MBW → LHR
Both Sides
DAC → YYZ
Left
DOH → KTM
Left
KTM → DOH
Right
SIN → SVO
Both Sides
SVO → SIN
Both Sides
WAW → SGN
Left
YYZ → DAC
Right
BKK → NCL
Left
NCL → BKK
Right
AMS → SIN
Left
SIN → AMS
Right
CPH → SGN
Right
SGN → CPH
Left
DXB → KTM
Left
KTM → DXB
Right
KTM → SHJ
Right
SHJ → KTM
Left
BLR → IXL
Both Sides
BOM → IXL
Left
BWA → PHL
Right
IXL → BLR
Both Sides
IXL → BOM
Right
PHL → BWA
Left
AUH → KTM
Left
BOS → DEL
Left
DEL → BOS
Right
IXL → NMI
Right
KTM → AUH
Right
LUH → MIA
Right
MIA → LUH
Left
NMI → IXL
Left
AMS → XSP
Left
DOH → KIX
Both Sides
KIX → DOH
Both Sides
XSP → AMS
Right
DEL → GAU
Left
GAU → DEL
Right
AUH → KIX
Left
KIX → AUH
Right
PVG → RUH
Right
RUH → PVG
Left
DED → KUU
Right
DEL → PEK
Right
IST → SGN
Left
KUU → DED
Left
SGN → IST
Right
DEL → IXL
Both Sides
IXL → DEL
Both Sides
ATQ → SEA
Both Sides
SEA → ATQ
Both Sides
ARN → BKK
Left
BKK → ARN
Right
DOH → PVG
Right
PVG → DOH
Left
HEL → HKT
Both Sides
HKT → HEL
Both Sides
JFK → KTM
Right
KTM → JFK
Left
KTM → LGA
Left
LGA → KTM
Right
LHR → SIN
Left
SIN → LHR
Right
BWA → KTM
Left
KTM → BWA
Right
NMI → SFO
Left
SFO → NMI
Right
DEL → IXB
Left
IXB → DEL
Right
KUU → LHR
Right
LCY → SIN
Left
LHR → KUU
Left
SIN → LCY
Right
ADL → DUB
Right
CCU → DED
Right
DED → CCU
Left
DUB → ADL
Left
DXB → HKG
Left
HKG → DXB
Right
LHR → XSP
Left
XSP → LHR
Right
DXB → KCZ
Left
KCZ → DXB
Right
BAH → PVG
Left
BBI → DED
Right
PVG → BAH
Right
IXW → LGW
Right
LGW → IXW
Left
BNE → KTM
Right
KTM → BNE
Left
SKT → YTZ
Right
YTZ → SKT
Left
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 Himalayas from a plane?
Yes — 417 flight routes pass within 75 miles of Himalayas. The closest routes include Birmingham to Bangkok, Bangkok to Birmingham, Abu Dhabi to Tokyo. Sit on the Right side, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Himalayas?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Himalayas: on a Birmingham to Bangkok flight, sit on the Right side; on a Bangkok to Birmingham flight, sit on the Left side; on a Abu Dhabi to Tokyo flight, sit on the Left side.