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The inverted-Y-shaped lake nestled in the Italian Alps with its villas and mountain backdrop. Visible on flights across northern Italy and approaches to Milan.
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BGY → STN
Both Sides
JTR → ORY
Both Sides
ORY → JTR
Both Sides
STN → BGY
Both Sides
BGY → MAN
Both Sides
BHX → BGY
Both Sides
BRU → CIA
Both Sides
CDG → HER
Both Sides
CIA → BRU
Both Sides
HER → CDG
Both Sides
LAX → MAN
Both Sides
MAN → BGY
Both Sides
MAN → LAX
Both Sides
BCN → PEK
Both Sides
CDG → ORD
Both Sides
HEW → YUL
Both Sides
IBZ → MXP
Both Sides
ICN → MXP
Both Sides
JNB → ZRH
Both Sides
MXP → IBZ
Both Sides
MXP → ICN
Both Sides
MXP → WRO
Both Sides
ORD → CDG
Both Sides
PEK → BCN
Both Sides
WRO → MXP
Both Sides
YUL → HEW
Both Sides
ZRH → JNB
Both Sides
AMS → MLA
Both Sides
CIA → SEA
Both Sides
KRK → TRN
Both Sides
LHR → PHX
Both Sides
MLA → AMS
Both Sides
MXP → WAW
Both Sides
PHX → LHR
Both Sides
SEA → CIA
Both Sides
TRN → KRK
Both Sides
WAW → MXP
Both Sides
BGY → LGW
Both Sides
BLQ → LHR
Both Sides
BLQ → LTN
Both Sides
CDG → OKC
Both Sides
LBA → NAP
Both Sides
LGW → BGY
Both Sides
LHR → BLQ
Both Sides
LTN → BLQ
Both Sides
NAP → LBA
Both Sides
OKC → CDG
Both Sides
CDG → MDW
Both Sides
CDG → SJD
Both Sides
DXB → VCE
Both Sides
FRA → LIN
Both Sides
LIN → FRA
Both Sides
MDW → CDG
Both Sides
MXP → RAK
Both Sides
RAK → MXP
Both Sides
SJD → CDG
Both Sides
VCE → DXB
Both Sides
BRU → FLR
Both Sides
EIN → MLA
Both Sides
FLR → BRU
Both Sides
GRU → MXP
Both Sides
HND → MXP
Both Sides
MLA → EIN
Both Sides
MXP → GRU
Both Sides
MXP → HND
Both Sides
MXP → PRG
Both Sides
PRG → MXP
Both Sides
BCN → MXP
Both Sides
BGY → EDI
Both Sides
DEN → LHR
Both Sides
EDI → BGY
Both Sides
EZE → MXP
Both Sides
FLR → SEA
Both Sides
LBG → ORD
Both Sides
LHR → DEN
Both Sides
MUC → MXP
Both Sides
MXP → BCN
Both Sides
MXP → EZE
Both Sides
MXP → MUC
Both Sides
ORD → LBG
Both Sides
SEA → FLR
Both Sides
BGY → BRS
Both Sides
BGY → BVA
Both Sides
BLQ → LGW
Both Sides
BRS → BGY
Both Sides
BVA → BGY
Both Sides
CAI → CDG
Both Sides
CDG → CAI
Both Sides
LGW → BLQ
Both Sides
LHR → MRU
Both Sides
MRU → LHR
Both Sides
MXP → RBA
Both Sides
ORY → YUL
Both Sides
PGF → TPE
Both Sides
TPE → PGF
Both Sides
YUL → ORY
Both Sides
ATH → IAH
Right
ATH → ORY
Left
BLQ → STN
Left
ERS → FRA
Left
FRA → ERS
Right
FRA → TUN
Left
HKG → MAD
Right
IAH → ATH
Left
MAD → HKG
Left
MUC → NCE
Right
MXP → PVG
Left
NCE → MUC
Left
ORY → ATH
Right
PVG → MXP
Right
STN → BLQ
Right
TUN → FRA
Right
CPT → FRA
Left
FRA → CPT
Right
NAP → SFO
Left
PMO → ZRH
Left
SFO → NAP
Right
ZRH → PMO
Right
ADL → ZAG
Left
BCN → GRU
Left
BGY → CFU
Left
CFU → BGY
Right
FCO → RTM
Left
GRU → BCN
Right
MAD → MNL
Left
MNL → MAD
Right
RTM → FCO
Right
ZAG → ADL
Right
ATH → YUL
Left
CGO → MXP
Right
FRA → WDH
Right
LPA → MXP
Left
MLA → ZRH
Left
MXP → CGO
Left
MXP → LPA
Right
WDH → FRA
Left
YUL → ATH
Right
ZRH → MLA
Right
BCN → KTW
Left
CPH → LIN
Right
ESB → GVA
Right
GVA → ESB
Left
KTW → BCN
Right
MUC → NRT
Right
NRT → MUC
Left
AMS → PSA
Left
BUD → OPO
Left
FCO → YVR
Right
HEW → BGY
Right
MUC → PMI
Left
OPO → BUD
Right
PMI → MUC
Right
PSA → AMS
Right
YVR → FCO
Left
BGY → EIN
Left
BRU → FCO
Left
CDG → CHQ
Left
CHQ → CDG
Right
EIN → BGY
Right
EIN → PSA
Left
FCO → BRU
Right
LCY → MRU
Right
MRU → LCY
Left
PSA → EIN
Right
AMS → BGY
Right
BGY → AMS
Left
CDG → VRN
Right
HND → MUC
Left
MUC → HND
Right
VRN → CDG
Left
CIA → KEF
Right
HEL → MXP
Left
KEF → CIA
Left
MXP → HEL
Right
BGY → RHO
Left
DET → LBG
Right
GVA → ZAG
Right
LBG → DET
Left
PRG → NCE
Right
RHO → BGY
Right
ZAG → GVA
Left
CDG → DFW
Left
CFU → CWL
Left
CTU → MAD
Right
CWL → CFU
Right
DFW → CDG
Right
FRA → OLB
Left
LAS → MAN
Right
MAD → CTU
Left
MAN → LAS
Left
MXP → VIE
Left
OLB → FRA
Right
VIE → MXP
Right
AMM → BGY
Right
ARN → LIN
Right
BGY → AMM
Left
BRI → CDG
Right
CAI → ORY
Right
CDG → BRI
Left
CKG → MXP
Right
GVA → SAW
Left
ICN → WAW
Right
LIN → ARN
Left
MXP → CKG
Left
MXP → SZX
Left
ORY → CAI
Left
SAW → GVA
Right
SZX → MXP
Right
WAW → ICN
Left
BLQ → BVA
Right
BVA → BLQ
Left
CDG → DAL
Left
CIA → EDI
Right
DAL → CDG
Right
DBV → BGY
Right
DOH → VCE
Left
EDI → CIA
Left
GVA → IST
Left
HKG → MXP
Right
IST → GVA
Right
JMK → ORY
Left
LCY → PHX
Left
MAD → MXP
Left
MXP → HKG
Left
MXP → MAD
Right
ORY → JMK
Right
PHX → LCY
Right
VCE → DOH
Right
AMS → LIN
Left
FCO → ZRH
Left
LIN → AMS
Right
ZRH → FCO
Right
AMS → MPM
Left
BRS → VRN
Right
EIN → FCO
Right
FCO → EIN
Left
HEL → NCE
Left
HEW → YYZ
Left
MPM → AMS
Right
NCE → HEL
Right
VRN → BRS
Left
YYZ → HEW
Right
HEW → IND
Left
IND → HEW
Right
PMI → WRO
Left
WRO → PMI
Right
LIS → MXP
Left
MXP → LIS
Right
BRI → DUB
Left
CDG → DET
Left
CDG → DTW
Left
CDG → JTR
Right
DET → CDG
Right
DTW → CDG
Right
DUB → BRI
Right
DXB → GVA
Right
GRO → OSR
Left
GVA → DXB
Left
HAN → MXP
Right
JTR → CDG
Left
LBG → YTZ
Left
LGW → MRU
Left
MRU → LGW
Right
MXP → HAN
Left
OSR → GRO
Right
RAK → SZG
Left
SZG → RAK
Right
YTZ → LBG
Right
AMS → FCO
Right
BCN → WAW
Right
BFI → FCO
Left
BRI → LGW
Left
EDI → NAP
Right
FAO → VIE
Left
FCO → AMS
Left
FCO → BFI
Right
FCO → SEA
Right
FLR → ZRH
Left
LGW → BRI
Right
NAP → EDI
Left
PSR → STN
Left
SEA → FCO
Left
STN → PSR
Right
VIE → FAO
Right
WAW → BCN
Left
ZRH → FLR
Right
BUD → MXP
Right
CIA → ZRH
Left
IBZ → MUC
Right
MUC → IBZ
Left
MXP → BUD
Left
ZRH → CIA
Right
BGY → SHJ
Left
BRU → LIN
Left
JFK → TLV
Right
LIN → BRU
Right
PMO → RTM
Right
RTM → PMO
Left
SHJ → BGY
Right
TLV → JFK
Left
BRS → HER
Right
CDG → HEW
Right
DUB → ZTH
Right
HER → BRS
Left
HEW → CDG
Left
LIS → VIE
Right
MAN → NAP
Left
NAP → MAN
Right
VIE → LIS
Left
ZTH → DUB
Left
ANC → FRA
Right
CPH → MXP
Left
CPT → ZRH
Right
EFL → LGW
Left
FRA → ANC
Left
LGW → EFL
Right
MXP → CPH
Right
ZRH → CPT
Left
CAI → ORD
Left
CDG → YKZ
Left
CRL → EBB
Left
DBV → EWR
Left
DUB → VRN
Right
EBB → CRL
Right
EWR → DBV
Right
FCO → LIN
Right
LGW → VRN
Right
LIN → FCO
Left
LIN → SEA
Right
ORD → CAI
Right
SEA → LIN
Left
VRN → DUB
Left
VRN → LGW
Left
YKZ → CDG
Right
ADA → GVA
Right
ADD → LHR
Right
CDG → YYZ
Left
EDI → LIN
Left
GVA → ADA
Left
KIV → MXP
Right
LBG → YMX
Left
LHR → ADD
Left
LIN → EDI
Right
LIN → MUC
Left
MUC → LIN
Right
MXP → KIV
Left
MXP → OPO
Right
NAP → STN
Right
OPO → MXP
Left
ORY → TIA
Right
STN → NAP
Left
TIA → ORY
Left
YMX → LBG
Right
YYZ → CDG
Right
AMS → FLR
Right
ATH → CDG
Left
ATH → YTZ
Left
BGO → ZRH
Left
BKK → MXP
Right
CDG → ATH
Right
FLR → AMS
Left
JFK → SPU
Right
KTM → MXP
Right
MXP → BKK
Left
MXP → KTM
Left
SPU → JFK
Left
YTZ → ATH
Right
YVR → ZRH
Right
ZRH → BGO
Right
ZRH → YVR
Left
BWI → TLV
Right
CAI → DFW
Right
CDG → YTZ
Left
DFW → CAI
Left
FCO → PDX
Right
FLR → STN
Right
LIN → REG
Left
MUC → TRN
Left
PDX → FCO
Left
REG → LIN
Right
STN → FLR
Left
TLV → BWI
Left
TRN → MUC
Right
YTZ → CDG
Right
BGY → OLB
Right
EWR → SPU
Right
MXP → SYD
Left
OLB → BGY
Left
SPU → EWR
Left
SYD → MXP
Right
BCN → PVG
Left
BLQ → EDI
Left
CDG → YOW
Left
EDI → BLQ
Right
FCO → YEG
Right
KIX → MUC
Left
MRS → WRO
Right
MUC → KIX
Right
MXP → OSL
Right
OSL → MXP
Left
PVG → BCN
Right
WRO → MRS
Left
YEG → FCO
Left
YOW → CDG
Right
ATH → YYZ
Left
EDI → FCO
Left
EWR → TLV
Right
FCO → EDI
Right
FCO → KEF
Right
FRA → PSA
Right
GVA → PRN
Left
IPL → LHR
Left
KEF → FCO
Left
LAS → LCY
Left
LCY → LAS
Right
LHR → IPL
Right
NCE → WRO
Left
PRN → GVA
Right
TLV → EWR
Left
WRO → NCE
Right
YYZ → ATH
Right
BAK → MXP
Right
BOS → TLV
Right
CAG → FRA
Right
FRA → CAG
Left
FSD → LHR
Right
LHR → FSD
Left
LIN → MAN
Right
MAN → LIN
Left
MXP → BAK
Left
MXP → SIN
Left
SIN → MXP
Right
TLV → BOS
Left
BLQ → BRU
Left
BRU → BLQ
Right
DOH → GVA
Right
GVA → DOH
Left
LIN → NAP
Left
MXP → ZAG
Left
NAP → LIN
Right
ZAG → MXP
Right
ADL → VCE
Right
BCN → SHA
Left
CDG → YMX
Left
CHQ → ORY
Right
KLX → LGW
Left
LAX → LIN
Left
LCY → LIN
Left
LGW → KLX
Right
LIN → LAX
Right
LIN → LCY
Right
LIN → MIB
Right
MIB → LIN
Left
ORY → CHQ
Left
SHA → BCN
Right
VCE → ADL
Left
YMX → CDG
Right
AMS → CIA
Right
BRU → KGL
Left
CDC → LIN
Left
CIA → AMS
Left
FRA → MXP
Left
KGL → BRU
Right
LHR → LIN
Left
LHR → ZTH
Right
LIN → CDC
Right
LIN → LHR
Right
MXP → FRA
Right
ZTH → LHR
Left
AMS → CTA
Right
BRI → MLH
Left
CTA → AMS
Left
EFL → LHR
Left
LGW → LIN
Left
LHR → EFL
Right
LIN → LGW
Right
LIN → PMI
Right
LUX → NAP
Right
MLH → BRI
Right
NAP → LUX
Left
PMI → LIN
Left
BGY → OPO
Right
BRU → WIL
Right
IAD → TLV
Right
KRK → VLC
Right
MXP → ZRH
Right
OPO → BGY
Left
RKV → ZRH
Right
TLV → IAD
Left
VLC → KRK
Left
WIL → BRU
Left
ZRH → MXP
Left
ZRH → RKV
Left
BDS → LGW
Left
BGY → VIT
Right
BLQ → ZRH
Left
BRU → NBO
Right
CDG → YUL
Left
DUB → LIN
Left
FLR → LCY
Right
LCY → FLR
Left
LGW → BDS
Right
LIN → DUB
Right
LTN → NAP
Left
MRS → MUC
Right
MUC → MRS
Left
MVD → WAW
Right
NAP → LTN
Right
NAP → ZRH
Left
NBO → BRU
Left
VIT → BGY
Left
WAW → MVD
Left
YUL → CDG
Right
ZRH → BLQ
Right
ZRH → NAP
Right
AMS → KGL
Right
CDG → JMK
Right
GMP → LIN
Right
IBZ → LIN
Left
JMK → CDG
Left
KEF → ZRH
Right
KGL → AMS
Left
LIN → GMP
Left
LIN → IBZ
Right
MXP → OLB
Left
OLB → MXP
Right
ZRH → KEF
Left
BRS → LIN
Left
CDG → LIN
Left
CDG → YHU
Left
CPT → MXP
Right
JRO → ZRH
Left
LIN → BRS
Right
LIN → CDG
Right
MXP → CPT
Left
YHU → CDG
Right
ZRH → JRO
Right
BDS → DUB
Left
BGY → LIS
Right
CDG → CVG
Left
CVG → CDG
Right
DEN → LTN
Right
DUB → BDS
Right
FCO → YYC
Right
FRA → HNL
Left
HNL → FRA
Right
LGW → ADD
Left
LIS → BGY
Left
LTN → DEN
Left
YYC → FCO
Left
CDG → MTY
Left
MTY → CDG
Right
BGY → VIE
Left
CDG → LOU
Left
DAL → HEW
Right
HEW → DAL
Left
IST → MXP
Right
LBG → TIA
Right
LCY → NAP
Left
LIN → ORD
Right
LIN → ORY
Right
LOU → CDG
Right
MCT → MXP
Right
MXP → IST
Left
MXP → MCT
Left
NAP → LCY
Right
ORD → LIN
Left
ORY → LIN
Left
TIA → LBG
Left
VIE → BGY
Right
BGY → RAK
Right
BGY → WAW
Left
BGY → WRO
Left
CGN → MLA
Right
DXB → MXP
Right
FLR → LHR
Right
LHR → FLR
Left
MLA → CGN
Left
MXP → DXB
Left
WAW → BGY
Right
WRO → BGY
Right
ATH → DTW
Left
AUH → MXP
Right
BAH → MXP
Right
CIA → SFO
Right
DTW → ATH
Right
EDI → ZRH
Right
KWI → MXP
Right
LCY → SLC
Right
LIN → PVG
Left
MXP → AUH
Left
MXP → BAH
Left
MXP → KWI
Left
PVG → LIN
Right
PVK → LIN
Right
SFO → CIA
Left
SLC → LCY
Left
ZRH → EDI
Left
AMS → MXP
Left
CDG → IAH
Left
CHQ → LGW
Left
DOH → MXP
Right
FCO → GLA
Right
GLA → FCO
Left
IAH → CDG
Right
LGW → CHQ
Right
LIN → YUL
Right
MIA → MXP
Left
MXP → AMS
Right
MXP → DOH
Left
MXP → MIA
Right
SFO → ZRH
Right
YUL → LIN
Left
ZRH → SFO
Left
CTA → EDI
Right
DFW → HEW
Right
EDI → CTA
Left
HEW → DFW
Left
HEW → LIN
Right
LAX → LCY
Left
LCY → LAX
Right
LHR → MSP
Left
LIN → HEW
Left
MSP → LHR
Right
CDG → MSP
Right
DBV → MXP
Right
FLR → LGW
Right
LGW → FLR
Left
LHR → NZY
Right
LHR → SAN
Right
LIN → VIE
Left
MSP → CDG
Left
MXP → DBV
Left
NZY → LHR
Left
SAN → LHR
Left
VIE → LIN
Right
ATL → LIN
Left
DAC → DEB
Left
DEB → DAC
Right
DUB → MRU
Left
IAD → ORY
Right
JFK → LIN
Left
LIN → ATL
Right
LIN → JFK
Right
LIN → RHO
Left
MRU → DUB
Right
MXP → RHO
Left
MXP → TLV
Left
ORY → IAD
Left
PMO → MXP
Right
RHO → MXP
Right
TLV → MXP
Right
ATH → MXP
Right
ATL → MXP
Left
BCN → WRO
Right
BED → MXP
Left
BOS → MXP
Left
EDI → MXP
Left
EWR → MXP
Left
HEW → MXP
Right
IAD → MXP
Left
JFK → MXP
Left
KEF → MXP
Left
LGA → MXP
Left
MXP → ATH
Left
MXP → ATL
Right
MXP → BED
Right
MXP → BOS
Right
MXP → EDI
Right
MXP → EWR
Right
MXP → HEW
Left
MXP → IAD
Right
MXP → JFK
Right
MXP → KEF
Right
MXP → LGA
Right
MXP → PHL
Right
MXP → SEA
Right
PHL → MXP
Left
SEA → MXP
Left
WRO → BCN
Left
BCN → ICN
Right
CAI → MXP
Right
CDC → LHR
Left
CLE → MXP
Left
EWR → ORY
Right
GLA → MXP
Left
IAH → MXP
Left
ICN → BCN
Left
JED → MXP
Right
JRO → MXP
Right
LHR → CDC
Right
LIN → SZX
Left
MXP → CAI
Left
MXP → CLE
Right
MXP → GLA
Right
MXP → IAH
Right
MXP → JED
Left
MXP → JRO
Left
MXP → REG
Left
MXP → SFO
Right
MXP → YMX
Right
MXP → YUL
Right
MXP → YYZ
Right
ORY → EWR
Left
REG → MXP
Right
RIC → VCE
Right
SFO → MXP
Left
SZX → LIN
Right
VCE → RIC
Left
YMX → MXP
Left
YUL → MXP
Left
YYZ → MXP
Left
ADD → MXP
Right
BCN → MUC
Right
BUD → LIS
Right
CDC → MXP
Left
CDG → MXP
Left
CHQ → DUB
Left
DBV → LIN
Right
DUB → CHQ
Right
DUB → MXP
Left
GVA → LIN
Left
LAX → MXP
Left
LGA → ORY
Right
LGW → MXP
Left
LHR → MXP
Left
LIN → GVA
Right
LIN → MAD
Right
LIN → PXO
Right
LIS → BUD
Left
LTN → MXP
Left
LXR → MXP
Right
MAD → LIN
Left
MAN → MXP
Left
MDW → MXP
Left
MUC → BCN
Left
MXP → ADD
Left
MXP → CDC
Right
MXP → CDG
Right
MXP → DUB
Right
MXP → LAX
Right
MXP → LGW
Right
MXP → LHR
Right
MXP → LTN
Right
MXP → LXR
Left
MXP → MAN
Right
MXP → MDW
Right
MXP → NAP
Left
MXP → ORD
Right
MXP → ORY
Right
MXP → STN
Right
NAP → MXP
Right
ORD → MXP
Left
ORY → LGA
Left
ORY → MXP
Left
PXO → LIN
Left
STN → MXP
Left
AMS → YDQ
Left
BRU → MLA
Left
CLD → LHR
Left
ICN → MUC
Left
LHR → CLD
Right
LHR → LXR
Right
LIN → LIS
Right
LIN → SPU
Left
LIS → LIN
Left
LXR → LHR
Left
MLA → BRU
Right
MUC → ICN
Right
SPU → LIN
Right
YDQ → AMS
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 Lake Como from a plane?
Yes — 771 flight routes pass within 60 km of Lake Como. The closest routes include Bergamo to London, Santorini to Paris, Paris to Santorini. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Lake Como?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Lake Como: on a Bergamo to London flight, visible from both sides; on a Santorini to Paris flight, visible from both sides; on a Paris to Santorini flight, visible from both sides.