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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.
493Flight Routes
OverheadClosest Pass
🏔️ MountainType
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SYD → ZRH
Right
ZRH → SYD
Left
AUH → HND
Left
BNE → KTM
Both Sides
DEL → YYZ
Right
HND → AUH
Right
KTM → BNE
Both Sides
YYZ → DEL
Left
ALA → KUL
Right
BAH → CAN
Both Sides
BKK → ZRH
Both Sides
CAN → BAH
Both Sides
DEL → YKZ
Right
KUL → ALA
Left
YKZ → DEL
Left
ZRH → BKK
Both Sides
BHX → BKK
Right
BKK → BHX
Left
BLR → SXR
Right
DXB → GMP
Right
DXB → ICN
Left
GMP → DXB
Left
ICN → DXB
Right
LHR → SGN
Right
SGN → LHR
Left
SXR → BLR
Left
BKK → VIE
Both Sides
BLR → IXB
Left
BOM → EZE
Right
CTU → KTM
Left
DEL → MEX
Left
DEL → PBH
Left
DOH → KTM
Left
DXB → PVG
Left
EZE → BOM
Left
IXB → BLR
Right
KTM → CTU
Right
KTM → DOH
Right
MEX → DEL
Right
PBH → DEL
Right
PVG → DXB
Right
SYD → MUC
Both Sides
VIE → BKK
Both Sides
ADA → KTM
Left
CCU → JFK
Right
DOH → WUH
Right
JFK → CCU
Left
KTM → ADA
Right
KTM → SHJ
Both Sides
SHJ → KTM
Both Sides
WUH → DOH
Left
AMS → SGN
Left
ARN → CCU
Right
BLR → SFO
Right
CCU → ARN
Left
DOH → PKX
Left
DXB → KTM
Both Sides
KTM → DXB
Both Sides
PKX → DOH
Right
SFO → BLR
Left
SGN → AMS
Right
BOM → HND
Both Sides
HND → BOM
Both Sides
IST → KTM
Both Sides
KTM → IST
Both Sides
KTM → PBH
Left
PBH → KTM
Right
CAN → DEL
Both Sides
CAN → KTM
Right
DEL → CAN
Both Sides
DEL → MOH
Both Sides
DXB → PBH
Left
KTM → CAN
Left
KTM → SAW
Both Sides
MOH → DEL
Both Sides
PBH → DXB
Right
SAW → KTM
Both Sides
BCN → SGN
Both Sides
LHR → SUB
Both Sides
SGN → BCN
Both Sides
SUB → LHR
Both Sides
IXB → MAA
Left
IXL → SXR
Left
MAA → IXB
Right
SXR → IXL
Right
ACH → KTM
Both Sides
DOH → HND
Right
HND → DOH
Left
KTM → ACH
Both Sides
MAN → XSP
Both Sides
XSP → MAN
Both Sides
BWA → SFO
Right
DEL → HKG
Both Sides
HKG → DEL
Both Sides
MAN → SIN
Both Sides
SFO → BWA
Left
SIN → MAN
Both Sides
DWC → HND
Right
HND → DWC
Left
HYD → SXR
Right
KTM → SZX
Left
SXR → HYD
Left
SZX → KTM
Right
AUH → NRT
Right
KTM → MXP
Both Sides
MXP → KTM
Both Sides
NRT → AUH
Left
SGN → BLQ
Both Sides
ADB → KTM
Both Sides
AUH → KTM
Both Sides
KTM → ADB
Both Sides
KTM → AUH
Both Sides
HKT → SVO
Right
ISB → IST
Right
IST → ISB
Left
SVO → HKT
Left
BKK → MXP
Both Sides
BOM → NRT
Both Sides
HKG → KTM
Right
KTM → HKG
Left
MXP → BKK
Both Sides
NRT → BOM
Both Sides
BKK → CIT
Both Sides
CIT → BKK
Both Sides
MAA → SXR
Right
SXR → MAA
Left
BKK → KTM
Left
HKT → MAN
Right
KTM → BKK
Right
MAN → HKT
Left
DAC → DEB
Both Sides
DEB → DAC
Both Sides
KMG → KTM
Right
KTM → KMG
Left
ASP → KTM
Left
CAI → MNL
Both Sides
KTM → ASP
Right
MNL → CAI
Both Sides
BKK → FRA
Right
FRA → BKK
Left
LZY → PEK
Left
PEK → LZY
Right
CAN → DOH
Right
DOH → CAN
Left
LHE → MED
Left
MED → LHE
Right
DOH → PEK
Right
PEK → DOH
Left
ADL → MAN
Both Sides
BDJ → KTM
Left
BKK → PBH
Left
BLR → YOP
Left
BOM → ICN
Both Sides
EZE → KTM
Right
ICN → BOM
Both Sides
KTM → BDJ
Right
KTM → EZE
Left
MAN → ADL
Both Sides
PBH → BKK
Right
YOP → BLR
Right
AVV → CPH
Right
BKK → CDG
Right
BKK → NCE
Right
CDG → BKK
Left
CPH → AVV
Left
NCE → BKK
Left
DOH → NRT
Right
NRT → DOH
Left
BKK → MUC
Both Sides
DPS → LHR
Left
KWI → XIY
Right
LHR → DPS
Right
MUC → BKK
Both Sides
XIY → KWI
Left
BKK → BRU
Both Sides
BKK → WAW
Both Sides
BRU → BKK
Both Sides
WAW → BKK
Both Sides
HND → KTM
Left
KTM → HND
Right
KTM → NRT
Right
NRT → KTM
Left
PBH → SIN
Right
SIN → PBH
Left
ADD → DEL
Right
AUH → TPE
Both Sides
BOM → SXR
Left
DAC → IST
Right
DEL → ADD
Left
DUS → BKK
Both Sides
DXB → HND
Right
HND → DXB
Left
IST → DAC
Left
KCZ → DEL
Left
KTM → PHH
Right
KTM → PKR
Right
PHH → KTM
Left
PKR → KTM
Left
SXR → BOM
Right
TPE → AUH
Both Sides
BOM → DED
Left
DED → BOM
Right
DED → HYD
Left
DEL → EZE
Left
DOH → KCZ
Right
EZE → DEL
Right
HYD → DED
Right
KCZ → DOH
Left
AUH → ICN
Left
DAC → SAW
Right
DEL → SFO
Right
HEL → XSP
Both Sides
ICN → AUH
Right
SAW → DAC
Left
SFO → DEL
Left
XSP → HEL
Both Sides
AMS → DPS
Right
DPS → AMS
Left
BKK → ISB
Right
BKK → LHR
Both Sides
ICN → KTM
Left
ISB → BKK
Left
KTM → ICN
Right
KTM → MBW
Right
LHR → BKK
Both Sides
AMS → BKK
Both Sides
BKK → AMS
Both Sides
DPS → KTM
Left
HEM → SIN
Both Sides
KTM → DPS
Right
LAX → MLE
Right
MLE → LAX
Left
SIN → HEM
Both Sides
BKK → LCY
Both Sides
DAC → PBH
Left
LCY → BKK
Both Sides
PBH → DAC
Right
HEL → SIN
Both Sides
SIN → HEL
Both Sides
DUB → SIN
Both Sides
SIN → DUB
Both Sides
DEL → KIX
Right
DOH → ICN
Left
DXB → ITM
Left
ICN → DOH
Right
ITM → DXB
Right
KIX → DEL
Left
BHX → DPS
Left
CCU → PBH
Left
DPS → BHX
Right
PBH → CCU
Right
AUH → PVG
Left
DEL → YUL
Right
PVG → AUH
Right
YUL → DEL
Left
BKK → CPH
Left
CPH → BKK
Right
DXB → NRT
Right
NRT → DXB
Left
DEL → IAD
Right
HYD → ORD
Right
IAD → DEL
Left
ORD → HYD
Left
AUH → PEK
Right
BKK → LGW
Both Sides
DEL → LAX
Right
FRU → SIN
Both Sides
LAX → DEL
Left
LGW → BKK
Both Sides
PEK → AUH
Left
SIN → FRU
Both Sides
DEL → PDX
Right
DXB → TPE
Both Sides
IXB → PNQ
Right
PDX → DEL
Left
PNQ → IXB
Left
TPE → DXB
Both Sides
ALA → BKK
Left
BKK → ALA
Right
LHE → RUH
Left
RUH → LHE
Right
CPH → MEL
Right
KTM → SIN
Right
KTM → XSP
Right
MAA → ORD
Both Sides
MEL → CPH
Left
ORD → MAA
Both Sides
SIN → KTM
Left
XSP → KTM
Left
CAN → JED
Right
DCA → DEL
Left
DEL → DCA
Right
HEL → KBV
Left
JED → CAN
Left
KBV → HEL
Right
DEL → TPE
Both Sides
DOH → ISB
Right
ISB → DOH
Left
TPE → DEL
Both Sides
AGR → JFK
Right
ALA → DEL
Right
DEL → ALA
Left
DEL → SEA
Right
DEL → TSA
Both Sides
DEL → YVR
Right
DME → SIN
Right
IXB → NMI
Right
JED → LHE
Right
JFK → AGR
Left
LHE → JED
Left
NMI → IXB
Left
SEA → DEL
Left
SIN → DME
Left
TSA → DEL
Both Sides
YVR → DEL
Left
BOM → IXB
Left
GIL → ISB
Left
ISB → GIL
Right
IXB → BOM
Right
LHR → MEL
Both Sides
MEL → LHR
Both Sides
BEK → BOM
Left
DEL → HND
Right
HND → DEL
Left
KTM → KUL
Right
KUL → KTM
Left
KUU → LHR
Right
LHR → KUU
Left
DXB → KIX
Left
KIX → DXB
Right
CAN → DXB
Right
CPH → XSP
Both Sides
DXB → CAN
Left
LXA → PEK
Right
PEK → LXA
Left
XSP → CPH
Both Sides
DEL → NRT
Right
NRT → DEL
Left
DAC → AOE
Right
DEL → ICN
Right
ICN → DEL
Left
BKK → DUB
Left
BKK → STR
Both Sides
CPH → SIN
Both Sides
DEL → GMP
Right
DUB → BKK
Right
GMP → DEL
Left
SIN → CPH
Both Sides
STR → BKK
Both Sides
DEL → ORD
Both Sides
ORD → DEL
Both Sides
ALA → BOM
Right
BOM → ALA
Left
DEL → EWR
Right
DEL → KTM
Left
EWR → DEL
Left
KTM → DEL
Right
BKK → HEL
Right
HEL → BKK
Left
ALA → SIN
Right
BKK → OSL
Right
OSL → BKK
Left
SIN → ALA
Left
DEL → JFK
Right
DOH → HKG
Left
HKG → DOH
Right
JFK → DEL
Left
MAN → MEL
Right
MEL → MAN
Left
DPS → SVO
Left
DXB → PEK
Both Sides
PEK → DXB
Both Sides
SVO → DPS
Right
ALA → BBI
Left
BBI → ALA
Right
BKK → DME
Left
DME → BKK
Right
MLE → SEA
Right
SEA → MLE
Left
AUH → ITM
Left
BOM → SFO
Left
ITM → AUH
Right
LHR → MBW
Both Sides
MBW → LHR
Both Sides
SFO → BOM
Right
DWC → KIX
Left
KIX → DWC
Right
KDU → LHE
Right
LHE → KDU
Left
MBW → LCY
Both Sides
BKK → FBU
Right
FBU → BKK
Left
SIN → SVO
Both Sides
SVO → SIN
Both Sides
DAC → YYZ
Left
DEL → MLE
Left
MLE → DEL
Right
YYZ → DAC
Right
AMS → SIN
Left
SIN → AMS
Right
BKK → NCL
Left
NCL → BKK
Right
BWA → PHL
Right
PHL → BWA
Left
ATQ → DOH
Left
AUH → ISB
Both Sides
BOM → IXL
Left
BOS → DEL
Left
DEL → BOS
Right
DOH → ATQ
Right
ISB → AUH
Both Sides
IXL → BOM
Right
AMS → XSP
Left
BLR → IXL
Both Sides
DOH → KIX
Both Sides
IXL → BLR
Both Sides
IXL → NMI
Right
KIX → DOH
Both Sides
LUH → MIA
Right
MIA → LUH
Left
NMI → IXL
Left
XSP → AMS
Right
DEL → GAU
Left
GAU → DEL
Right
DED → KUU
Right
KUU → DED
Left
AUH → KIX
Left
DEL → JED
Right
JED → DEL
Left
KIX → AUH
Right
PVG → RUH
Right
RUH → PVG
Left
DEL → DOH
Right
DEL → IXL
Both Sides
DOH → DEL
Left
IXL → DEL
Both Sides
ARN → BKK
Left
ATQ → SEA
Both Sides
BKK → ARN
Right
SEA → ATQ
Both Sides
DEL → WIL
Left
WIL → DEL
Right
DOH → PVG
Right
PVG → DOH
Left
DAC → SIN
Left
LHR → SIN
Left
SIN → DAC
Right
SIN → LHR
Right
HEL → HKT
Both Sides
HKT → HEL
Both Sides
JFK → KTM
Right
KTM → JFK
Left
KTM → LGA
Left
LGA → KTM
Right
BWA → KTM
Left
KTM → BWA
Right
NMI → SFO
Left
SFO → NMI
Right
DEL → IXB
Left
IXB → DEL
Right
LCY → SIN
Left
SIN → LCY
Right
CCU → DED
Right
DED → CCU
Left
DXB → HKG
Left
DXB → ISB
Left
HKG → DXB
Right
ISB → DXB
Right
LHR → XSP
Left
XSP → LHR
Right
ADL → DUB
Right
DUB → ADL
Left
DXB → KCZ
Left
KCZ → DXB
Right
GAU → MAA
Right
MAA → GAU
Left
BAH → PVG
Left
PVG → BAH
Right
BBI → DED
Right
DED → BBI
Left
IST → SGN
Left
SGN → IST
Right
IXW → LGW
Right
LGW → IXW
Left
DEL → BAH
Right
SKT → YTZ
Right
YTZ → SKT
Left
BLR → KTM
Right
KTM → BLR
Left
CDG → SGN
Left
DEL → HAN
Left
HAN → DEL
Right
SGN → CDG
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 Himalayas from a plane?
Yes — 493 flight routes pass within 120 km of Himalayas. The closest routes include Sydney to Zurich, Zurich to Sydney, 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 Sydney to Zurich flight, sit on the Right side; on a Zurich to Sydney flight, sit on the Left side; on a Abu Dhabi to Tokyo flight, sit on the Left side.