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.
Routes that pass it439
AMS → OLB
Left
CDG → PHX
Left
FRA → NCE
Right
LGW → CIA
Left
LGW → LAX
Right
LHR → PSA
Left
MRU → CDG
Right
NCE → FRA
Left
OLB → AMS
Right
PHX → CDG
Right
PSA → LHR
Right
BGY → SHJ
Right
FCO → BHX
Left
FLR → ORY
Right
GVA → PRN
Left
MXP → TLV
Left
ORY → FLR
Left
TLV → MXP
Right
AGP → MUC
Right
DOH → GVA
Right
LUF → CDG
Left
MUC → AGP
Left
ATL → MXP
Right
BOS → MXP
Right
EWR → MXP
Right
JFK → MXP
Right
LGA → MXP
Right
MXP → ATL
Left
MXP → BOS
Left
MXP → EWR
Left
MXP → IAD
Left
MXP → JFK
Left
MXP → LGA
Left
MXP → PHL
Left
PHL → MXP
Right
BED → MXP
Right
DUB → NAP
Right
FCO → LCY
Left
JFK → LIN
Right
LCY → FCO
Right
LGW → PSA
Left
NAP → DUB
Left
PSA → LGW
Right
DEN → CDG
Right
DXB → GVA
Left
GVA → DXB
Right
YZD → CAI
Left
ARN → ZRH
Right
ATH → MXP
Left
CDG → NAP
Left
CIA → LHR
Left
LHR → CIA
Right
NAP → CDG
Right
ZRH → ARN
Left
FCO → LHR
Right
LHR → FCO
Left
MUC → PEK
Right
MXP → DBV
Left
MXP → HEW
Right
FCO → LTN
Left
IST → GVA
Left
LTN → FCO
Right
IAH → MXP
Right
ADD → CDG
Right
LIN → HEW
Right
CLE → MXP
Right
CRL → GOA
Right
MIA → MXP
Left
MUC → EZE
Left
MXP → YUL
Left
RTM → JNB
Right
YUL → MXP
Right
ZRH → RVN
Left
GVA → LIN
Left
MXP → YYZ
Left
YYZ → MXP
Right
FCO → LGW
Right
LGW → AMB
Right
LGW → FCO
Left
MXP → CAI
Right
OPO → BUD
Left
CDG → FLR
Right
FLR → CDG
Left
LIS → VIE
Left
MUC → VLC
Right
MXP → JED
Right
VIE → LIS
Right
DOH → MXP
Right
LAX → LHR
Right
LHR → LAX
Left
MXP → BAH
Left
MXP → DOH
Left
NAP → PHX
Right
LHR → SLC
Left
MDW → MXP
Right
MXP → ORD
Left
ORD → MXP
Right
SLC → LHR
Right
LCY → CIA
Right
MAN → PSA
Right
MXP → KWI
Left
PMI → BER
Right
MAN → FCO
Right
DUB → PSA
Left
PSA → DUB
Right
PSA → STN
Left
STN → PSA
Right
CDG → PSA
Left
DXB → MXP
Right
FCO → STN
Left
MXP → DXB
Left
MXP → LXR
Right
MXP → ORY
Left
STN → FCO
Right
LTN → SFO
Right
MCT → MXP
Right
NAP → DEN
Right
SFO → LTN
Left
FCO → LAX
Right
LAX → FCO
Left
CDG → CIA
Left
CIA → CDG
Right
CIA → DUB
Right
IST → MXP
Right
PMI → ZRH
Right
ICN → MUC
Right
MUC → ICN
Left
REG → STN
Left
STN → REG
Right
BCN → MUC
Left
BVA → FCO
Left
CDG → MXP
Right
LGW → NAP
Right
MUC → BCN
Right
MXP → CDG
Left
NAP → LGW
Left
BCN → ICN
Left
GVA → JFK
Right
ICN → BCN
Right
JFK → GVA
Left
NAP → ORY
Right
NCE → ZRH
Left
WRO → BCN
Right
ZRH → NCE
Right
EWR → GVA
Left
FCO → SFO
Left
GVA → EWR
Right
GVA → IAD
Right
IAD → GVA
Left
MRS → ZRH
Right
MUC → PVG
Right
SFO → FCO
Right
ZAG → GVA
Left
HEW → GVA
Right
LIN → ORY
Left
ORY → LIN
Right
CDG → ANM
Left
CDG → MSP
Left
CTA → LTN
Right
LAS → LHR
Right
LHR → LAS
Left
MAD → SCL
Left
MSP → CDG
Right
SCL → MAD
Right
DUB → MXP
Right
MXP → DUB
Left
CPH → NCE
Right
LPA → MUC
Right
NCE → CPH
Left
TNR → LHR
Right
CDG → FCO
Left
FCO → CDG
Right
JED → YYZ
Right
LCY → CTA
Left
LHR → NAP
Right
NAP → LHR
Left
YYZ → JED
Left
CDG → LAS
Right
CIA → EMA
Left
CIA → MAN
Left
CIA → STN
Left
DUB → MRU
Right
LAS → CDG
Left
LGW → MXP
Right
MAN → CIA
Right
MRU → DUB
Left
MXP → LGW
Left
STN → CIA
Right
WAW → MVD
Right
LHR → MXP
Right
MXP → LHR
Left
BGY → AMM
Right
CDG → LIN
Right
CHQ → ORY
Left
FCO → CDC
Right
LIN → CDG
Left
CGN → NCE
Left
FCO → PSP
Right
GVA → YHU
Right
GVA → YUL
Right
LAX → MXP
Right
LIN → IST
Left
NCE → CGN
Right
PSP → FCO
Left
TLS → KRK
Right
YUL → GVA
Left
ZRH → SIR
Left
BRS → LIN
Right
DUB → FCO
Left
DXB → VCE
Left
FCO → DUB
Right
FCO → LBG
Right
GVA → CAI
Left
LBG → FCO
Left
LGW → FLR
Right
LHR → NZY
Left
LHR → SAN
Left
LTN → MXP
Right
MXP → LTN
Left
SAN → LHR
Right
ATH → JFK
Right
FAN → NCE
Left
MAN → MXP
Right
MXP → MAN
Left
MXP → STN
Left
STN → MXP
Right
CDG → LAX
Right
CDG → SLC
Right
LAX → CDG
Left
SLC → CDG
Left
DTW → FLR
Left
FLR → LHR
Left
LHR → FLR
Right
LYS → VIE
Right
MUC → MRS
Right
VIE → LYS
Left
DUB → LIN
Right
LIN → DUB
Left
MXP → REG
Right
SFO → MXP
Right
AMS → JNB
Right
BOS → HEW
Left
DUS → NCE
Left
GLA → MLA
Left
HEW → BOS
Right
JNB → AMS
Left
MXP → ZAG
Left
NCE → DUS
Right
HEW → IAD
Right
IAD → HEW
Left
LCY → NAP
Right
NRT → ZRH
Left
ZRH → NRT
Right
EWR → HEW
Left
HEW → EWR
Right
LIN → BLR
Left
MXP → BAK
Left
MXP → SIN
Left
SIN → MXP
Right
GLA → MXP
Right
ZRH → HND
Right
HEW → LGA
Right
LGA → HEW
Left
ARN → NCE
Right
CTA → LHR
Right
FLR → LCY
Left
KEF → MXP
Right
LCY → FLR
Right
LHR → LIN
Right
LIN → LHR
Left
MXP → KEF
Left
SFO → CIA
Right
BRS → FCO
Left
FCO → BRS
Right
LAX → LBG
Left
LBG → LAX
Right
LTN → NAP
Right
ORY → FCO
Left
SEA → MXP
Right
BCN → ZRH
Right
ZRH → BCN
Left
CAI → ORY
Left
FCO → GLA
Left
GLA → FCO
Right
HEW → JFK
Right
HEW → PHL
Right
JFK → HEW
Left
MUC → KIX
Left
ORY → CAI
Right
PHL → HEW
Left
BCN → WAW
Left
BRU → MLA
Right
CTA → EDI
Left
EDI → CTA
Right
HEW → BGY
Left
LCY → LIN
Right
LHR → TRN
Left
LIN → LCY
Left
MIB → LIN
Right
WAW → BCN
Right
BKK → MXP
Right
LGW → TRN
Left
LHR → IPL
Left
MSP → GVA
Left
IST → LYS
Right
LAX → LIN
Right
LHR → NBO
Left
LYS → IST
Left
MXP → KTM
Left
NBO → LHR
Right
TRN → MUC
Left
WAW → SVQ
Left
BCN → GDN
Right
CTA → LGW
Right
FCO → YYC
Left
KIV → MXP
Right
LGW → CTA
Left
LHR → WIL
Left
OAK → LHR
Left
OPO → MXP
Left
PRG → PEK
Right
TSA → MUC
Left
WIL → LHR
Right
YYC → FCO
Right
CDG → TRN
Left
LHR → SFO
Right
SFO → LHR
Left
TPE → MUC
Left
ADD → LHR
Left
BRI → CDG
Left
LHR → ADD
Right
MAD → HKG
Left
MAN → LIN
Right
REG → TRN
Right
DAR → LHR
Right
IAH → FLR
Left
MUC → SPC
Left
SPC → MUC
Right
YYZ → EFL
Left
BRS → TRN
Left
DOH → VCE
Left
FLR → STN
Left
GVA → FCO
Left
MAD → MUC
Right
MUC → MAD
Left
TRN → BRS
Right
ZRH → VLC
Left
ATL → HEW
Left
HEW → ATL
Right
ADD → FCO
Right
AOK → BOS
Right
BGY → CFU
Right
CDG → CHQ
Right
CFU → BGY
Left
FCO → ADD
Left
LGW → MRU
Right
MRU → LGW
Left
BRS → GVA
Left
GVA → BRS
Right
STN → NAP
Right
AMS → MXP
Right
GVA → VIE
Right
SEN → MLA
Left
VIE → GVA
Left
HEW → YUL
Left
MXP → LIS
Right
REG → GVA
Right
YUL → HEW
Right
BGY → OPO
Right
CDG → TNR
Left
GRU → BCN
Left
GVA → OPO
Left
LGW → WIL
Left
LHR → JRO
Left
MAN → NAP
Right
MLA → STN
Right
MUC → TLS
Left
STN → MLA
Left
TLS → MUC
Right
TNR → CDG
Right
EDI → FCO
Right
GVA → DUB
Right
LBG → ORD
Left
LGW → SFO
Right
LIN → REG
Right
BRU → KGL
Right
CTU → MAD
Right
FCO → KEF
Left
KEF → FCO
Right
KRK → TRN
Right
ZRH → ICN
Right
HKG → MXP
Right
MXP → HKG
Left
MXP → MAD
Right
OKC → CDG
Right
PDX → FCO
Right
PGF → TPE
Left
ZRH → AGP
Left
BGY → BRS
Left
BRS → BGY
Right
FCO → DEN
Right
LIN → EDI
Left
LIS → HKG
Right
VIE → MXP
Right
ZRH → CMN
Left
BCN → PEK
Left
CDG → HER
Right
HER → CDG
Left
LAX → ORY
Left
ORY → LAX
Right
PEK → BCN
Right
CRL → EBB
Right
GVA → SFO
Right
LIS → MNL
Right
SFO → GVA
Left
BHD → GVA
Left
CDG → ORD
Left
GVA → LGW
Right
KRK → LIS
Left
LGW → GVA
Left
ORD → CDG
Right
NCE → AMS
Right
BOS → FLR
Left
GRU → ZRH
Right
GVA → LHR
Right
HND → MUC
Right
KRK → HKG
Right
LHR → GVA
Left
LPA → MXP
Left
MDW → CDG
Right
MUC → HND
Left
MXP → LPA
Right
ZRH → GRU
Left
AMS → CPT
Left
CPT → AMS
Right
FCO → SEA
Left
HEW → CLT
Right
MXP → ZRH
Left
SEA → FCO
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 — 439 flight routes pass within 80 km of Matterhorn. The closest routes include Amsterdam to Olbia, Paris to Phoenix, Frankfurt to Nice. Sit on the Left side.
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, sit on the Left side; on a Paris to Phoenix flight, sit on the Left side; on a Frankfurt to Nice flight, sit on the Right side.