Lut Desert

73 flight routes pass within 75 miles of Lut Desert.

Lut Desert
🏜️ Desert · Iran

Photo: Ninaras · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Iran's scorching Dasht-e Lut holds the record for the hottest surface temperature on Earth. Its dramatic yardangs, sand castles carved by wind, and dark volcanic terrain are striking from altitude.
73Flight Routes
1 miClosest Pass
🏜️ DesertType

Routes that pass it73

CLE → MLE Cleveland to Male · 1 mi Both Sides MAD → SIN Madrid to Singapore · 3 mi Both Sides SIN → MAD Singapore to Madrid · 3 mi Both Sides BCN → SIN Barcelona to Singapore · 4 mi Both Sides SIN → BCN Singapore to Barcelona · 4 mi Both Sides BOM → DUB Bombay to Dublin · 5 mi Both Sides DUB → BOM Dublin to Bombay · 5 mi Both Sides IST → SIN Istanbul to Singapore · 6 mi Left SIN → IST Singapore to Istanbul · 6 mi Right HDD → LHR Hyderabad to London · 7 mi Left IST → XSP Istanbul to Singapore · 7 mi Left XSP → IST Singapore to Istanbul · 7 mi Right DPS → IST Denpasar to Istanbul · 9 mi Right IST → DPS Istanbul to Denpasar · 9 mi Left BKK → AYT Bangkok to Antalya · 11 mi Right FCO → SIN Rome to Singapore · 17 mi Left HKT → SAW Phuket to Pendik, Istanbul · 17 mi Left SAW → HKT Pendik, Istanbul to Phuket · 17 mi Right SIN → FCO Singapore to Rome · 17 mi Right LHR → MAA London to Madras · 17 mi Right MAA → LHR Madras to London · 17 mi Left BDQ → CDG Baroda to Paris · 19 mi Left CDG → BDQ Paris to Baroda · 19 mi Right CIA → XSP Rome to Singapore · 19 mi Left XSP → CIA Singapore to Rome · 19 mi Right IST → KUL Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur · 21 mi Left KUL → IST Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul · 21 mi Right SAW → SIN Pendik, Istanbul to Singapore · 24 mi Left SIN → SAW Singapore to Pendik, Istanbul · 24 mi Right FRA → MAA Frankfurt to Madras · 25 mi Left MAA → FRA Madras to Frankfurt · 25 mi Right KHI → MAN Karachi to Manchester · 25 mi Right MAN → KHI Manchester to Karachi · 25 mi Left AMS → NMI Amsterdam to Navi Mumbai · 26 mi Left NMI → AMS Navi Mumbai to Amsterdam · 26 mi Right BCN → KUL Barcelona to Kuala Lumpur · 28 mi Left KUL → BCN Kuala Lumpur to Barcelona · 28 mi Right AMS → BOM Amsterdam to Bombay · 30 mi Left BOM → AMS Bombay to Amsterdam · 30 mi Right KUL → SAW Kuala Lumpur to Pendik, Istanbul · 37 mi Right SAW → KUL Pendik, Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur · 37 mi Left AMS → BLR Amsterdam to Bangalore · 38 mi Left BLR → AMS Bangalore to Amsterdam · 38 mi Right DOH → TAS Doha to Tashkent · 45 mi Left TAS → DOH Tashkent to Doha · 45 mi Right IST → SYD Istanbul to Sydney · 46 mi Left SYD → IST Sydney to Istanbul · 46 mi Right DEL → SID Delhi to Amilcar Cabral · 49 mi Right SID → DEL Amilcar Cabral to Delhi · 49 mi Left FRA → HYD Frankfurt to Hyderabad · 51 mi Right HYD → FRA Hyderabad to Frankfurt · 51 mi Left LCY → NMI London to Navi Mumbai · 51 mi Left NMI → LCY Navi Mumbai to London · 51 mi Right LHR → NMI London to Navi Mumbai · 52 mi Left NMI → LHR Navi Mumbai to London · 52 mi Right ADL → ZAG Adelaide to Zagreb · 52 mi Right ZAG → ADL Zagreb to Adelaide · 52 mi Left BOM → EDI Bombay to Edinburgh · 56 mi Left BOM → LHR Bombay to London · 56 mi Right EDI → BOM Edinburgh to Bombay · 56 mi Right KHI → LHR Karachi to London · 56 mi Right LHR → BOM London to Bombay · 56 mi Left LHR → KHI London to Karachi · 56 mi Left BOM → PRG Bombay to Prague · 65 mi Right PRG → BOM Prague to Bombay · 65 mi Left CDG → MAA Paris to Madras · 68 mi Left KWI → XIY Kuwait to Xi'an · 68 mi Left MAA → CDG Madras to Paris · 68 mi Right XIY → KWI Xi'an to Kuwait · 68 mi Right BLR → LHR Bangalore to London · 71 mi Right LHR → BLR London to Bangalore · 71 mi Left SAW → SYD Pendik, Istanbul to Sydney · 73 mi Left SYD → SAW Sydney to Pendik, Istanbul · 73 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 Lut Desert from a plane?

Yes — 73 flight routes pass within 75 miles of Lut Desert. The closest routes include Cleveland to Male, Madrid to Singapore, Singapore to Madrid. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 1 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Lut Desert?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Lut Desert: on a Cleveland to Male flight, visible from both sides; on a Madrid to Singapore flight, visible from both sides; on a Singapore to Madrid flight, visible from both sides.