Horseshoe Bend

106 flight routes pass within 12 miles of Horseshoe Bend.

Horseshoe Bend
🏜️ Desert · United States

Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A dramatic 270-degree meander of the Colorado River near Page, Arizona. The emerald river curving around a massive sandstone mesa 300 m below is one of the Southwest's most photographed aerial sights.
106Flight Routes
OverheadClosest Pass
🏜️ DesertType

Routes that pass it106

CVG → LAS Cincinnati to Las Vegas · directly overhead Both Sides LAS → CVG Las Vegas to Cincinnati · directly overhead Both Sides LAX → YTZ Los Angeles to Toronto · directly overhead Both Sides YTZ → LAX Toronto to Los Angeles · directly overhead Both Sides DRO → LIH Durango to Lihue · 1 mi Both Sides JAN → SFO Jackson to San Francisco · 1 mi Both Sides LAS → LUK Las Vegas to Cincinnati · 1 mi Both Sides LAX → YYZ Los Angeles to Toronto · 1 mi Both Sides LIH → DRO Lihue to Durango · 1 mi Both Sides LUK → LAS Cincinnati to Las Vegas · 1 mi Both Sides SCL → SEA Santiago to Seattle · 1 mi Both Sides SEA → SCL Seattle to Santiago · 1 mi Both Sides SFO → JAN San Francisco to Jackson · 1 mi Both Sides YYZ → LAX Toronto to Los Angeles · 1 mi Both Sides LAX → MKE Los Angeles to Milwaukee · 2 mi Right LIM → PDX Lima to Portland · 2 mi Left MKE → LAX Milwaukee to Los Angeles · 2 mi Left PDX → LIM Portland to Lima · 2 mi Right SLC → TUS Salt Lake City to Tucson · 2 mi Right TUS → SLC Tucson to Salt Lake City · 2 mi Left DCA → LAS Washington to Las Vegas · 2 mi Left DFW → SAC Dallas-Fort Worth to Sacramento · 2 mi Left GRR → SYD Grand Rapids to Sydney · 2 mi Right IAD → LAS Washington to Las Vegas · 2 mi Left LAS → DCA Las Vegas to Washington · 2 mi Right LAS → IAD Las Vegas to Washington · 2 mi Right MSP → PSP Minneapolis to Palm Springs · 2 mi Left PSP → MSP Palm Springs to Minneapolis · 2 mi Right SAC → DFW Sacramento to Dallas-Fort Worth · 2 mi Right SYD → GRR Sydney to Grand Rapids · 2 mi Left FAT → SVN Fresno to Hunter Aaf · 3 mi Left PHX → PGA Phoenix to Page · 3 mi Left SVN → FAT Hunter Aaf to Fresno · 3 mi Right DFW → STS Dallas-Fort Worth to Santa Rosa · 4 mi Right GRR → LAX Grand Rapids to Los Angeles · 4 mi Right LAS → STL Las Vegas to St. Louis · 4 mi Left LAX → GRR Los Angeles to Grand Rapids · 4 mi Left LAX → OMA Los Angeles to Omaha · 4 mi Left MSN → ONT Madison to Ontario · 4 mi Right OMA → LAX Omaha to Los Angeles · 4 mi Right ONT → MSN Ontario to Madison · 4 mi Left STL → LAS St. Louis to Las Vegas · 4 mi Right STS → DFW Santa Rosa to Dallas-Fort Worth · 4 mi Left HON → SAN Huron to San Diego · 4 mi Left LAS → MCI Las Vegas to Kansas City · 4 mi Right MCI → LAS Kansas City to Las Vegas · 4 mi Left PIT → SBA Pittsburgh to Santa Barbara · 4 mi Left SAN → HON San Diego to Huron · 4 mi Right BWI → LAS Baltimore to Las Vegas · 5 mi Left DEN → SNA Denver to Santa Ana · 5 mi Left HNL → RDU Honolulu to Raleigh-Durham · 5 mi Left LAS → BWI Las Vegas to Baltimore · 5 mi Right LAX → MPV Los Angeles to Montpelier · 5 mi Right MPV → LAX Montpelier to Los Angeles · 5 mi Left RDU → HNL Raleigh-Durham to Honolulu · 5 mi Right SNA → DEN Santa Ana to Denver · 5 mi Right IND → LAS Indianapolis to Las Vegas · 6 mi Left LAS → IND Las Vegas to Indianapolis · 6 mi Right ATL → MRY Atlanta to Monterey · 6 mi Left GYM → SLC Guaymas to Salt Lake City · 6 mi Right MRY → ATL Monterey to Atlanta · 6 mi Right SJD → SLC San Jose Del Cabo to Salt Lake City · 6 mi Left SLC → GYM Salt Lake City to Guaymas · 6 mi Left SLC → SJD Salt Lake City to San Jose Del Cabo · 6 mi Right BJC → PSP Denver to Palm Springs · 7 mi Right BUR → MDW Burbank to Chicago · 7 mi Left DSM → LAX Des Moines to Los Angeles · 7 mi Right LAS → RIC Las Vegas to Richmond · 7 mi Left LAX → DSM Los Angeles to Des Moines · 7 mi Left MDW → BUR Chicago to Burbank · 7 mi Right PSP → BJC Palm Springs to Denver · 7 mi Left RIC → LAS Richmond to Las Vegas · 7 mi Right LAS → LOU Las Vegas to Louisville · 8 mi Left LOU → LAS Louisville to Las Vegas · 8 mi Right AUS → RNO Austin to Reno · 9 mi Right CMH → LAS Columbus to Las Vegas · 9 mi Left LAS → CMH Las Vegas to Columbus · 9 mi Right LAS → SDF Las Vegas to Louisville · 9 mi Left RNO → AUS Reno to Austin · 9 mi Left SDF → LAS Louisville to Las Vegas · 9 mi Right DFW → SMF Dallas-Fort Worth to Sacramento · 9 mi Left LAX → MSN Los Angeles to Madison · 9 mi Right MSN → LAX Madison to Los Angeles · 9 mi Left SMF → DFW Sacramento to Dallas-Fort Worth · 9 mi Right DAL → SMF Dallas to Sacramento · 10 mi Left SMF → DAL Sacramento to Dallas · 10 mi Right BUF → LAX Buffalo to Los Angeles · 11 mi Right LAS → PHL Las Vegas to Philadelphia · 11 mi Right LAX → BUF Los Angeles to Buffalo · 11 mi Left MKE → ONT Milwaukee to Ontario · 11 mi Right ONT → MKE Ontario to Milwaukee · 11 mi Left ORL → SFO Orlando to San Francisco · 11 mi Right PHL → LAS Philadelphia to Las Vegas · 11 mi Left SFO → ORL San Francisco to Orlando · 11 mi Left LAS → ORF Las Vegas to Norfolk · 11 mi Left ORF → LAS Norfolk to Las Vegas · 11 mi Right DEN → ONT Denver to Ontario · 12 mi Left EZE → PDX Buenos Aires to Portland · 12 mi Left MCO → SFO Orlando to San Francisco · 12 mi Right ONT → DEN Ontario to Denver · 12 mi Right PDX → EZE Portland to Buenos Aires · 12 mi Right SFO → MCO San Francisco to Orlando · 12 mi Left CDC → IQT Cedar City to Iquitos · 12 mi Left CDC → SJO Cedar City to San Jose · 12 mi Left IQT → CDC Iquitos to Cedar City · 12 mi Right SJO → CDC San Jose to Cedar City · 12 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 Horseshoe Bend from a plane?

Yes — 106 flight routes pass within 12 miles of Horseshoe Bend. The closest routes include Cincinnati to Las Vegas, Las Vegas to Cincinnati, Los Angeles to Toronto. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Horseshoe Bend?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Horseshoe Bend: on a Cincinnati to Las Vegas flight, visible from both sides; on a Las Vegas to Cincinnati flight, visible from both sides; on a Los Angeles to Toronto flight, visible from both sides.