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The Matterhorn's distinctive pyramid-shaped peak on the Swiss-Italian border is one of the most recognizable mountains in the world. At 4,478 metres, it stands out clearly from flights across the Alps.
607Flight Routes
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Routes that pass it607
AMS → OLB
Both Sides
BHX → FCO
Both Sides
CIA → LGW
Both Sides
FCO → BHX
Both Sides
FLR → ORY
Both Sides
GRU → MUC
Both Sides
LGW → CIA
Both Sides
LHR → PSA
Both Sides
MUC → GRU
Both Sides
OLB → AMS
Both Sides
ORY → FLR
Both Sides
PSA → LHR
Both Sides
ADA → GVA
Both Sides
CDG → MRU
Both Sides
CIA → LAX
Both Sides
CMN → MUC
Both Sides
FRA → NCE
Both Sides
GVA → ADA
Both Sides
GVA → PRN
Both Sides
LAX → CIA
Both Sides
MRU → CDG
Both Sides
MUC → CMN
Both Sides
NCE → FRA
Both Sides
PRN → GVA
Both Sides
RHO → MXP
Both Sides
TLV → MXP
Both Sides
AGP → MUC
Both Sides
DOH → GVA
Both Sides
GVA → DOH
Both Sides
MUC → AGP
Both Sides
ATL → LIN
Both Sides
ATL → MXP
Both Sides
BOS → MXP
Both Sides
EWR → MXP
Both Sides
IAD → MXP
Both Sides
JFK → MXP
Both Sides
LGA → MXP
Both Sides
LIN → ATL
Both Sides
MXP → ATL
Both Sides
MXP → BOS
Both Sides
MXP → EWR
Both Sides
MXP → IAD
Both Sides
MXP → JFK
Both Sides
MXP → LGA
Both Sides
MXP → PHL
Both Sides
PHL → MXP
Both Sides
BED → MXP
Both Sides
FCO → LCY
Both Sides
JFK → LIN
Both Sides
LCY → FCO
Both Sides
LGW → PSA
Both Sides
LIN → JFK
Both Sides
MXP → BED
Both Sides
NCE → OSL
Both Sides
OSL → NCE
Both Sides
PSA → LGW
Both Sides
DUB → NAP
Both Sides
DXB → GVA
Both Sides
GVA → DXB
Both Sides
NAP → DUB
Both Sides
ATH → MXP
Both Sides
CAI → YYZ
Both Sides
CDG → NAP
Both Sides
CIA → LHR
Both Sides
LHR → CIA
Both Sides
NAP → CDG
Both Sides
YYZ → CAI
Both Sides
DBV → MXP
Both Sides
FCO → LHR
Both Sides
LHR → FCO
Both Sides
FCO → LTN
Both Sides
GVA → SAW
Both Sides
LCY → PSA
Both Sides
LTN → FCO
Both Sides
SAW → GVA
Both Sides
GVA → IST
Both Sides
IAH → MXP
Both Sides
IST → GVA
Both Sides
MXP → IAH
Both Sides
ADD → CDG
Right
BCN → PRG
Left
CDG → ADD
Left
FRA → TRN
Right
HAJ → NCE
Right
JNB → RTM
Left
NCE → HAJ
Left
PRG → BCN
Right
RTM → JNB
Right
TRN → FRA
Left
CLE → MXP
Right
CRL → GOA
Right
EZE → MUC
Right
GOA → CRL
Left
MIA → MXP
Left
MUC → EZE
Left
MXP → CLE
Left
MXP → MIA
Right
MXP → YMX
Left
MXP → YUL
Left
YMX → MXP
Right
YUL → MXP
Right
CAI → YTZ
Right
ESB → GVA
Left
GVA → ESB
Right
GVA → LIN
Left
LIN → GVA
Right
MXP → YYZ
Left
YTZ → CAI
Left
YYZ → MXP
Right
CAI → MXP
Left
FCO → LGW
Right
GVA → RUH
Left
HAM → TRN
Right
LGW → FCO
Left
MAD → KRK
Right
RUH → GVA
Right
TRN → HAM
Left
AMB → LGW
Left
BUD → OPO
Right
CDG → FLR
Right
FLR → CDG
Left
JED → MXP
Left
LGW → AMB
Right
LIS → VIE
Left
MUC → VLC
Right
OPO → BUD
Left
VIE → LIS
Right
VLC → MUC
Left
BAH → MXP
Right
DOH → MXP
Right
NAP → PHX
Right
PHX → NAP
Left
EDI → MLA
Left
LIN → YUL
Left
MDW → MXP
Right
MLA → EDI
Right
MUC → RAK
Right
MXP → MDW
Left
MXP → ORD
Left
ORD → MXP
Right
RAK → MUC
Left
YUL → LIN
Right
BER → PMI
Left
CIA → LCY
Left
KWI → MXP
Right
LCY → CIA
Right
MAN → PSA
Right
PMI → BER
Right
PSA → MAN
Left
AUH → MXP
Right
FCO → MAN
Left
MAN → FCO
Right
DUB → PSA
Left
PSA → DUB
Right
PSA → STN
Left
STN → PSA
Right
AGP → WRO
Right
CDG → PSA
Left
DXB → MXP
Right
FCO → STN
Left
LXR → MXP
Left
MXP → ORY
Left
ORY → MXP
Right
PSA → CDG
Right
STN → FCO
Right
WRO → AGP
Left
AMS → TRN
Left
DEN → NAP
Left
LGW → SUF
Right
MCT → MXP
Right
NAP → DEN
Right
TRN → AMS
Right
CIA → DUB
Right
DUB → CIA
Left
FCO → LAX
Right
LAX → FCO
Left
CDG → CIA
Left
CIA → CDG
Right
FLR → PHX
Left
PHX → FLR
Right
PMI → ZRH
Right
ZRH → PMI
Left
REG → STN
Left
STN → REG
Right
BCN → ICN
Left
BCN → MUC
Left
BVA → FCO
Left
CDG → MXP
Right
FCO → BVA
Right
ICN → BCN
Right
IST → MXP
Right
LGW → NAP
Right
LIN → ORD
Left
MUC → BCN
Right
MXP → CDG
Left
NAP → LGW
Left
ORD → LIN
Right
BCN → WRO
Left
FCO → SFO
Left
NAP → ORY
Right
NCE → ZRH
Left
ORY → NAP
Left
SFO → FCO
Right
WRO → BCN
Right
ZRH → NCE
Right
ATH → GVA
Right
GVA → ATH
Left
GVA → ZAG
Right
MRS → ZRH
Right
ZAG → GVA
Left
ZRH → MRS
Left
BER → MRS
Left
LIN → ORY
Left
MRS → BER
Right
ORY → LIN
Right
SNA → FCO
Left
ANM → CDG
Right
CDG → ANM
Left
CTA → LTN
Right
LTN → CTA
Left
NBO → LCY
Right
ATH → BOS
Right
BOS → ATH
Left
DUB → MXP
Right
MXP → DUB
Left
ADD → MXP
Left
ATH → IAD
Right
CPH → NCE
Right
IAD → ATH
Left
LPA → MUC
Right
MUC → LPA
Left
NCE → CPH
Left
ATH → EWR
Right
CDG → FCO
Left
CTA → LCY
Right
EWR → ATH
Left
FCO → CDG
Right
JED → YYZ
Right
LCY → CTA
Left
LHR → NAP
Right
LHR → TNR
Left
NAP → LHR
Left
TNR → LHR
Right
YYZ → JED
Left
CIA → EMA
Left
CIA → MAN
Left
CIA → STN
Left
EMA → CIA
Right
LGW → MXP
Right
MAN → CIA
Right
MXP → LGW
Left
STN → CIA
Right
CDC → MXP
Right
DUB → MRU
Right
LGA → ATH
Left
LHR → MXP
Right
MRU → DUB
Left
MVD → WAW
Left
MXP → CDC
Left
MXP → LHR
Left
WAW → MVD
Right
CDC → FCO
Left
CDG → LIN
Right
FCO → CDC
Right
LIN → CDG
Left
MUC → SVQ
Left
NAP → MXP
Left
CAI → DFW
Left
CGN → NCE
Left
CHQ → ORY
Left
DFW → CAI
Right
FCO → PSP
Right
KRK → TLS
Left
LAX → MXP
Right
MXP → LAX
Left
NCE → CGN
Right
ORY → CHQ
Right
PSP → FCO
Left
SIR → ZRH
Right
TLS → KRK
Right
ZRH → SIR
Left
BRS → LIN
Right
CAI → GVA
Right
DUB → FCO
Left
FCO → DUB
Right
FLR → LGW
Left
GVA → CAI
Left
GVA → HER
Left
HER → GVA
Right
LGW → FLR
Right
LIN → BRS
Left
ATH → PHL
Right
FCO → LBG
Right
LBG → FCO
Left
LTN → MXP
Right
MXP → LTN
Left
PHL → ATH
Left
ATH → JFK
Right
JFK → ATH
Left
FAN → NCE
Left
MAN → MXP
Right
MXP → MAN
Left
MXP → STN
Left
NCE → FAN
Right
STN → MXP
Right
AMS → HLA
Right
BHX → CTA
Left
CTA → BHX
Right
FLR → LHR
Left
HLA → AMS
Left
LHR → FLR
Right
AMS → CAG
Left
CAG → AMS
Right
DTW → FLR
Left
FLR → DTW
Right
LYS → VIE
Right
MRS → MUC
Left
MUC → MRS
Right
VIE → LYS
Left
GLA → MLA
Left
MLA → GLA
Right
MXP → SFO
Left
REG → MXP
Left
SFO → MXP
Right
AMS → JNB
Right
DUB → LIN
Right
DUS → NCE
Left
JNB → AMS
Left
LGW → ADD
Right
LIN → DUB
Left
NCE → DUS
Right
ZAG → MXP
Right
JRO → MXP
Left
LCY → NAP
Right
NAP → LCY
Left
MUC → TFN
Left
SIN → MXP
Right
TFN → MUC
Right
GLA → MXP
Right
LGW → LIN
Right
LIN → LGW
Left
MXP → GLA
Left
ATH → ATL
Right
ATL → ATH
Left
ARN → NCE
Right
CIA → SFO
Left
CTA → LHR
Right
EDI → MXP
Right
FLR → LCY
Left
KEF → MXP
Right
LCY → FLR
Right
LHR → CTA
Left
LHR → LIN
Right
LIN → LHR
Left
MRS → WRO
Left
MXP → EDI
Left
MXP → KEF
Left
NCE → ARN
Left
SFO → CIA
Right
WRO → MRS
Right
FCO → ORY
Right
LTN → NAP
Right
MXP → SEA
Left
NAP → LTN
Left
ORY → FCO
Left
SEA → MXP
Right
BCN → ZRH
Right
BRS → FCO
Left
FCO → BRS
Right
FCO → GLA
Left
FLR → YUL
Right
GLA → FCO
Right
MAD → CAN
Left
SYD → MXP
Right
YUL → FLR
Left
ZRH → BCN
Left
BRU → MLA
Right
CDC → LIN
Right
CDG → BLQ
Right
IST → LYS
Right
LIN → CDC
Left
LYS → IST
Left
MLA → BRU
Left
BCN → WAW
Left
CAI → ORY
Left
CTA → EDI
Left
EDI → CTA
Right
LCY → LIN
Right
LHR → TRN
Left
LIN → LCY
Left
LIN → MIB
Left
MIB → LIN
Right
ORY → CAI
Right
TRN → LHR
Right
WAW → BCN
Right
ABV → FRA
Left
BKK → MXP
Right
FRA → ABV
Right
LGW → TRN
Left
TRN → LGW
Right
CTA → LGW
Right
KTM → MXP
Right
LAX → LIN
Right
LGW → CTA
Left
LHR → NBO
Left
LIN → LAX
Left
MAD → VIE
Left
MUC → TRN
Right
NBO → LHR
Right
OPO → VIE
Right
SVQ → WAW
Right
TRN → MUC
Left
VIE → MAD
Right
VIE → OPO
Left
WAW → SVQ
Left
BCN → GDN
Right
FCO → YYC
Left
GDN → BCN
Left
LHR → ZNZ
Left
MXP → OPO
Right
OPO → MXP
Left
RMO → MXP
Right
YYC → FCO
Right
ZNZ → LHR
Right
ATH → IAH
Left
CDG → TRN
Left
HKG → MAD
Right
IAH → ATH
Right
LHR → WIL
Left
MAD → HKG
Left
TRN → CDG
Right
WIL → LHR
Right
ADD → LHR
Left
BRI → CDG
Left
CDG → BRI
Right
LHR → ADD
Right
PMO → MXP
Left
LIN → MAN
Left
MAD → MNL
Left
MAN → LIN
Right
MNL → MAD
Right
REG → TRN
Right
DAR → LHR
Right
EFL → YYZ
Right
FLR → IAH
Right
IAH → FLR
Left
LHR → DAR
Left
MUC → SPC
Left
SPC → MUC
Right
YYZ → EFL
Left
BLQ → BVA
Left
BRS → TRN
Left
BVA → BLQ
Right
FCO → GVA
Right
FLR → STN
Left
GVA → ADD
Left
GVA → FCO
Left
PMO → STN
Right
STN → FLR
Right
TRN → BRS
Right
VLC → ZRH
Right
ZRH → VLC
Left
BUD → MXP
Right
CDG → CHQ
Right
CHQ → CDG
Left
MAD → MUC
Right
MUC → MAD
Left
AOK → BOS
Right
BOS → AOK
Left
LGW → MRU
Right
MRU → LGW
Left
IBZ → MUC
Left
MUC → IBZ
Right
NAP → STN
Left
STN → NAP
Right
AMS → MXP
Right
GVA → VIE
Right
HAN → MXP
Right
MLA → SEN
Right
MXP → AMS
Left
SEN → MLA
Left
VIE → GVA
Left
ATH → CLT
Right
CLT → ATH
Left
GVA → REG
Left
LGW → ZNZ
Left
LIS → MXP
Left
MAN → NAP
Right
MXP → LIS
Right
NAP → MAN
Left
REG → GVA
Right
ZNZ → LGW
Right
CDG → TNR
Left
CTU → MAD
Right
LGW → WIL
Left
MAD → CTU
Left
MLA → STN
Right
MUC → TLS
Left
STN → MLA
Left
TLS → MUC
Right
TNR → CDG
Right
WIL → LGW
Right
BGY → OPO
Right
EDI → FCO
Right
FCO → EDI
Left
FCO → KEF
Left
FCO → YEG
Left
JRO → LHR
Right
KEF → FCO
Right
LHR → JRO
Left
OPO → BGY
Left
YEG → FCO
Right
BRU → KGL
Right
CDG → CTA
Left
CTA → CDG
Right
JTR → ORY
Left
KGL → BRU
Left
ORY → JTR
Right
BJC → FCO
Left
FCO → BJC
Right
KRK → TRN
Right
TRN → KRK
Left
BGY → VIT
Right
FCO → PDX
Left
HKG → MXP
Right
MAD → MXP
Left
MXP → MAD
Right
PDX → FCO
Right
VIT → BGY
Left
AGP → ZRH
Right
BGY → BRS
Left
BGY → BVA
Left
BRS → BGY
Right
BVA → BGY
Right
CKG → MXP
Right
CMN → ZRH
Right
PGF → TPE
Left
SZX → MXP
Right
TPE → PGF
Right
ZRH → AGP
Left
ZRH → CMN
Left
DEN → FCO
Left
EDI → LIN
Right
FCO → DEN
Right
HKG → LIS
Left
LIN → EDI
Left
LIS → HKG
Right
PMF → STN
Left
STN → PMF
Right
VIE → MXP
Right
BCN → PEK
Left
CDG → HER
Right
HER → CDG
Left
PEK → BCN
Right
CDG → GVA
Left
CPT → MXP
Left
CRL → EBB
Right
EBB → CRL
Left
EWR → JTR
Left
LIN → SEA
Left
LIS → MNL
Right
MNL → LIS
Left
SEA → LIN
Right
SFO → GVA
Left
ATH → ORY
Left
BHD → GVA
Left
KRK → LIS
Left
LGW → GVA
Left
LIS → KRK
Right
MXP → OLB
Right
OLB → MXP
Left
ORY → ATH
Right
AMS → NCE
Left
NCE → AMS
Right
PMO → RTM
Left
RTM → PMO
Right
BLQ → LGW
Left
BOS → FLR
Left
CGO → MXP
Right
FLR → BOS
Right
GRU → ZRH
Right
LGW → BLQ
Right
LHR → GVA
Left
LPA → MXP
Left
MXP → CGO
Left
MXP → LPA
Right
ZRH → GRU
Left
AMS → CPT
Left
ATH → YUL
Left
BFI → FCO
Right
CDG → NBO
Left
CPT → AMS
Right
EWR → FLR
Left
FCO → BFI
Left
FCO → SEA
Left
FLR → EWR
Right
LHR → MRU
Right
LYS → MUC
Right
MRU → LHR
Left
MUC → LYS
Left
MXP → ZRH
Left
NBO → CDG
Right
PRG → SVQ
Left
SEA → FCO
Right
SVQ → PRG
Right
YUL → ATH
Right
ZRH → MXP
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 Matterhorn from a plane?
Yes — 607 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Matterhorn. The closest routes include Amsterdam to Olbia, Birmingham to Rome, Rome to London. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Matterhorn?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Matterhorn: on a Amsterdam to Olbia flight, visible from both sides; on a Birmingham to Rome flight, visible from both sides; on a Rome to London flight, visible from both sides.