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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.
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AMS → OLB
Both Sides
CDG → MRU
Both Sides
CDG → PHX
Both Sides
CIA → LGW
Both Sides
FRA → NCE
Both Sides
GRU → MUC
Both Sides
LAX → LGW
Both Sides
LGW → CIA
Both Sides
LGW → LAX
Both Sides
LHR → PSA
Both Sides
MRU → CDG
Both Sides
MUC → GRU
Both Sides
NCE → FRA
Both Sides
OLB → AMS
Both Sides
PHX → CDG
Both Sides
PSA → LHR
Both Sides
ADA → GVA
Both Sides
BGY → SHJ
Both Sides
BHX → FCO
Both Sides
CIA → LAX
Both Sides
CMN → MUC
Both Sides
FCO → BHX
Both Sides
FLR → ORY
Both Sides
GVA → ADA
Both Sides
GVA → PRN
Both Sides
LAX → CIA
Both Sides
LIN → RHO
Both Sides
MUC → CMN
Both Sides
MUC → UBN
Both Sides
MXP → RHO
Both Sides
MXP → TLV
Both Sides
ORY → FLR
Both Sides
PRN → GVA
Both Sides
RHO → MXP
Both Sides
SHJ → BGY
Both Sides
TLV → MXP
Both Sides
UBN → MUC
Both Sides
AGP → MUC
Both Sides
CDG → LUF
Both Sides
DOH → GVA
Both Sides
GVA → DOH
Both Sides
LUF → CDG
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
DUB → NAP
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
NAP → DUB
Both Sides
NCE → OSL
Both Sides
OSL → NCE
Both Sides
PSA → LGW
Both Sides
CAI → YYZ
Both Sides
CAI → YZD
Both Sides
CDG → DEN
Both Sides
DEN → CDG
Both Sides
DXB → GVA
Both Sides
GVA → DXB
Both Sides
YYZ → CAI
Both Sides
YZD → CAI
Both Sides
ARN → ZRH
Both Sides
ATH → MXP
Both Sides
CDG → NAP
Both Sides
CIA → LHR
Both Sides
LHR → CIA
Both Sides
MXP → ATH
Both Sides
NAP → CDG
Both Sides
ZRH → ARN
Both Sides
DBV → MXP
Both Sides
EMA → SFO
Both Sides
FCO → LHR
Both Sides
HEW → MXP
Both Sides
LHR → FCO
Both Sides
MUC → PEK
Both Sides
MXP → DBV
Both Sides
MXP → HEW
Both Sides
PEK → MUC
Both Sides
SFO → EMA
Both Sides
FCO → LTN
Both Sides
GVA → IST
Both Sides
GVA → SAW
Both Sides
IST → GVA
Both Sides
LTN → FCO
Both Sides
SAW → GVA
Both Sides
FRA → TRN
Both Sides
IAH → MXP
Both Sides
MXP → IAH
Both Sides
TRN → FRA
Both Sides
ADD → CDG
Right
BCN → PRG
Left
CDG → ADD
Left
HAJ → NCE
Right
HEW → LIN
Left
LIN → HEW
Right
NCE → HAJ
Left
PRG → BCN
Right
CAI → YTZ
Right
CLE → MXP
Right
CRL → GOA
Right
EZE → MUC
Right
GOA → CRL
Left
JNB → RTM
Left
MIA → MXP
Left
MUC → EZE
Left
MXP → CLE
Left
MXP → MIA
Right
MXP → YMX
Left
MXP → YUL
Left
RTM → JNB
Right
RVN → ZRH
Right
YMX → MXP
Right
YTZ → CAI
Left
YUL → MXP
Right
ZRH → RVN
Left
ESB → GVA
Left
GVA → ESB
Right
GVA → LIN
Left
LIN → GVA
Right
MXP → YYZ
Left
YYZ → MXP
Right
AMB → LGW
Left
BUD → OPO
Right
CAI → MXP
Left
FCO → LGW
Right
GVA → RUH
Left
HAM → TRN
Right
LGW → AMB
Right
LGW → FCO
Left
MXP → CAI
Right
OPO → BUD
Left
RUH → GVA
Right
TRN → HAM
Left
CDG → FLR
Right
FLR → CDG
Left
JED → MXP
Left
LIS → VIE
Left
MUC → VLC
Right
MXP → JED
Right
VIE → LIS
Right
VLC → MUC
Left
BAH → MXP
Right
DOH → MXP
Right
LAX → LHR
Right
LHR → LAX
Left
MXP → BAH
Left
MXP → DOH
Left
NAP → PHX
Right
PHX → NAP
Left
EDI → MLA
Left
LHR → SLC
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
SLC → LHR
Right
YUL → LIN
Right
BER → PMI
Left
CIA → LCY
Left
KWI → MXP
Right
LCY → CIA
Right
MAN → PSA
Right
MXP → KWI
Left
PMI → BER
Right
PSA → MAN
Left
AUH → MXP
Right
FCO → MAN
Left
MAN → FCO
Right
MXP → AUH
Left
ADL → ZAG
Left
DUB → PSA
Left
PSA → DUB
Right
PSA → STN
Left
PVK → LIN
Left
STN → PSA
Right
ZAG → ADL
Right
AGP → WRO
Right
CDG → PSA
Left
DXB → MXP
Right
FCO → STN
Left
LXR → MXP
Left
MLH → NCE
Left
MXP → DXB
Left
MXP → LXR
Right
MXP → ORY
Left
ORY → MXP
Right
PSA → CDG
Right
STN → FCO
Right
WRO → AGP
Left
AMS → TRN
Left
DEN → NAP
Left
LTN → SFO
Right
MCT → MXP
Right
MXP → MCT
Left
NAP → DEN
Right
SFO → LTN
Left
TRN → AMS
Right
FCO → LAX
Right
LAX → FCO
Left
CDG → CIA
Left
CIA → CDG
Right
CIA → DUB
Right
DUB → CIA
Left
FLR → PHX
Left
IST → MXP
Right
MXP → IST
Left
PHX → FLR
Right
PMI → ZRH
Right
ZRH → PMI
Left
ICN → MUC
Right
MUC → ICN
Left
REG → STN
Left
STN → REG
Right
BCN → MUC
Left
BVA → FCO
Left
CDG → MXP
Right
FCO → BVA
Right
LGW → NAP
Right
LIN → ORD
Left
MUC → BCN
Right
MXP → CDG
Left
NAP → LGW
Left
ORD → LIN
Right
BCN → ICN
Left
BCN → WRO
Left
GVA → JFK
Right
ICN → BCN
Right
JFK → GVA
Left
NAP → ORY
Right
NCE → ZRH
Left
ORY → NAP
Left
WRO → BCN
Right
ZRH → NCE
Right
ATH → GVA
Right
EWR → GVA
Left
FCO → SFO
Left
GVA → ATH
Left
GVA → EWR
Right
GVA → IAD
Right
GVA → ZAG
Right
IAD → GVA
Left
MRS → ZRH
Right
MUC → PVG
Right
PVG → MUC
Left
SFO → FCO
Right
SNA → FCO
Left
ZAG → GVA
Left
ZRH → MRS
Left
BER → MRS
Left
HEW → GVA
Right
LCY → SFO
Right
LIN → ORY
Left
MRS → BER
Right
ORY → LIN
Right
SFO → LCY
Left
ANM → CDG
Right
CDG → ANM
Left
CDG → MSP
Left
CTA → LTN
Right
LAS → LHR
Right
LHR → LAS
Left
LTN → CTA
Left
MAD → SCL
Left
MSP → CDG
Right
SCL → MAD
Right
ATH → BOS
Right
BOS → ATH
Left
DUB → MXP
Right
MXP → DUB
Left
ADD → MXP
Left
ATH → IAD
Right
CPH → NCE
Right
DXB → LIN
Right
IAD → ATH
Left
LHR → TNR
Left
LIN → DXB
Left
LPA → MUC
Right
MUC → LPA
Left
MXP → ADD
Right
NCE → CPH
Left
TNR → LHR
Right
ADL → VCE
Right
ATH → EWR
Right
CDG → FCO
Left
CTA → LCY
Right
EWR → ATH
Left
FCO → CDG
Right
JED → YYZ
Right
LCY → CTA
Left
LHR → NAP
Right
NAP → LHR
Left
VCE → ADL
Left
YYZ → JED
Left
CDG → LAS
Right
CIA → EMA
Left
CIA → MAN
Left
CIA → STN
Left
CLD → LHR
Right
DUB → MRU
Right
EMA → CIA
Right
LAS → CDG
Left
LGW → MXP
Right
LHR → CLD
Left
MAN → CIA
Right
MRU → DUB
Left
MVD → WAW
Left
MXP → LGW
Left
STN → CIA
Right
WAW → MVD
Right
CDC → MXP
Right
LHR → MXP
Right
MXP → CDC
Left
MXP → LHR
Left
AMM → BGY
Left
BGY → AMM
Right
CDC → FCO
Left
CDC → LHR
Right
CDG → LIN
Right
CHQ → ORY
Left
FCO → CDC
Right
LHR → CDC
Left
LIN → CDG
Left
MXP → NAP
Right
NAP → MXP
Left
ORY → CHQ
Right
CGN → NCE
Left
FCO → PSP
Right
GVA → YHU
Right
GVA → YUL
Right
IST → LIN
Right
KRK → TLS
Left
LAX → MXP
Right
LIN → IST
Left
MXP → LAX
Left
NCE → CGN
Right
PSP → FCO
Left
SIR → ZRH
Right
TLS → KRK
Right
YHU → GVA
Left
YUL → GVA
Left
ZRH → SIR
Left
BRS → LIN
Right
CAI → DFW
Left
CAI → GVA
Right
DFW → CAI
Right
DUB → FCO
Left
DXB → VCE
Left
FCO → DUB
Right
FCO → LBG
Right
FLR → LGW
Left
GVA → CAI
Left
GVA → HER
Left
HER → GVA
Right
LBG → FCO
Left
LGW → FLR
Right
LIN → BRS
Left
VCE → DXB
Right
ATH → PHL
Right
GVA → YTZ
Right
GVA → YYZ
Right
LHR → NZY
Left
LHR → SAN
Left
LTN → MXP
Right
MXP → LTN
Left
NZY → LHR
Right
PHL → ATH
Left
SAN → LHR
Right
ATH → JFK
Right
JFK → ATH
Left
FAN → NCE
Left
MAN → MXP
Right
MXP → MAN
Left
MXP → STN
Left
NCE → FAN
Right
STN → MXP
Right
ADD → CIA
Right
AMS → HLA
Right
BGY → RHO
Right
BHX → CTA
Left
CDG → LAX
Right
CDG → SLC
Right
CIA → ADD
Left
CTA → BHX
Right
HLA → AMS
Left
LAX → CDG
Left
LAX → LCY
Right
LCY → LAX
Left
RHO → BGY
Left
SLC → CDG
Left
AMS → CAG
Left
CAG → AMS
Right
DTW → FLR
Left
FLR → DTW
Right
FLR → LHR
Left
LHR → FLR
Right
LYS → VIE
Right
MRS → MUC
Left
MUC → MRS
Right
VIE → LYS
Left
DUB → LIN
Right
LCY → SLC
Left
LGW → ADD
Right
LIN → DUB
Left
MXP → REG
Right
MXP → SFO
Left
REG → MXP
Left
SFO → MXP
Right
SLC → LCY
Right
AMS → JNB
Right
BOS → HEW
Left
DUS → NCE
Left
GLA → MLA
Left
HEW → BOS
Right
JNB → AMS
Left
MLA → GLA
Right
MXP → ZAG
Left
NCE → DUS
Right
ZAG → MXP
Right
HEW → IAD
Right
IAD → HEW
Left
JRO → MXP
Left
LCY → NAP
Right
MXP → JRO
Right
NAP → LCY
Left
NRT → ZRH
Left
ZRH → NRT
Right
BAK → MXP
Right
BLR → LIN
Right
CDG → PPT
Right
EWR → HEW
Left
HEW → EWR
Right
LIN → BLR
Left
MUC → TFN
Left
MXP → BAK
Left
MXP → SIN
Left
PPT → CDG
Left
SIN → MXP
Right
TFN → MUC
Right
GLA → MXP
Right
GVA → ORK
Right
HND → ZRH
Left
LGW → LIN
Right
LIN → LGW
Left
MXP → GLA
Left
ORK → GVA
Left
ZRH → HND
Right
ATH → ATL
Right
ATL → ATH
Left
HEW → LGA
Right
LGA → HEW
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
BOI → LHR
Left
BRS → FCO
Left
FCO → BRS
Right
FCO → ORY
Right
LAX → LBG
Left
LBG → LAX
Right
LTN → NAP
Right
MXP → SEA
Left
NAP → LTN
Left
ORY → FCO
Left
SEA → MXP
Right
BCN → ZRH
Right
FLR → YUL
Right
MXP → SYD
Left
SYD → MXP
Right
YUL → FLR
Left
ZRH → BCN
Left
CAI → ORY
Left
CDC → LIN
Right
FCO → GLA
Left
GLA → FCO
Right
HEW → JFK
Right
HEW → PHL
Right
JFK → HEW
Left
KIX → MUC
Right
LIN → CDC
Left
MUC → KIX
Left
ORY → CAI
Right
OSL → ZRH
Right
PHL → HEW
Left
ZRH → OSL
Left
ABV → FRA
Left
BCN → WAW
Left
BRU → MLA
Right
CTA → EDI
Left
EDI → CTA
Right
FRA → ABV
Right
HEW → BGY
Left
LCY → LIN
Right
LHR → TRN
Left
LIN → LCY
Left
LIN → MIB
Left
MIB → LIN
Right
MLA → BRU
Left
TRN → LHR
Right
WAW → BCN
Right
BKK → MXP
Right
GVA → MSP
Right
IPL → LHR
Right
LGW → TRN
Left
LHR → IPL
Left
MSP → GVA
Left
MXP → BKK
Left
PMO → STN
Right
TRN → LGW
Right
IST → LYS
Right
KTM → MXP
Right
LAX → LIN
Right
LHR → NBO
Left
LHR → ZNZ
Left
LIN → LAX
Left
LYS → IST
Left
MUC → TRN
Right
MXP → KTM
Left
NBO → LHR
Right
OPO → VIE
Right
SVQ → WAW
Right
TRN → MUC
Left
VIE → OPO
Left
WAW → SVQ
Left
ZNZ → LHR
Right
BCN → GDN
Right
CTA → LGW
Right
FCO → YYC
Left
GDN → BCN
Left
KIV → MXP
Right
LAS → LCY
Right
LCY → LAS
Left
LGW → CTA
Left
LHR → OAK
Right
LHR → WIL
Left
MUC → TSA
Right
MXP → KIV
Left
MXP → OPO
Right
OAK → LHR
Left
OPO → MXP
Left
PEK → PRG
Left
PRG → PEK
Right
TSA → MUC
Left
WIL → LHR
Right
YYC → FCO
Right
ATH → IAH
Left
CDG → TRN
Left
IAH → ATH
Right
LHR → SFO
Right
MUC → TPE
Right
PMO → MXP
Left
SFO → LHR
Left
TPE → MUC
Left
TRN → CDG
Right
ADD → LHR
Left
BRI → CDG
Left
CDG → BRI
Right
LHR → ADD
Right
HKG → MAD
Right
LIN → MAN
Left
MAD → HKG
Left
MAN → LIN
Right
REG → TRN
Right
TRN → REG
Left
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
DOH → VCE
Left
FCO → GVA
Right
FLR → STN
Left
GVA → ADD
Left
GVA → FCO
Left
MAD → MUC
Right
MUC → MAD
Left
STN → FLR
Right
TRN → BRS
Right
VCE → DOH
Right
VLC → ZRH
Right
ZRH → VLC
Left
ATL → HEW
Left
BUD → MXP
Right
HEW → ATL
Right
MAD → MNL
Left
MNL → MAD
Right
MXP → BUD
Left
ADD → FCO
Right
AOK → BOS
Right
BGY → CFU
Right
BOS → AOK
Left
CDG → CHQ
Right
CFU → BGY
Left
CHQ → CDG
Left
FCO → ADD
Left
LGW → MRU
Right
MRU → LGW
Left
BRS → GVA
Left
GVA → BRS
Right
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
MXP → HAN
Left
SEN → MLA
Left
VIE → GVA
Left
ATH → CLT
Right
CLT → ATH
Left
GVA → REG
Left
HEW → YUL
Left
LGW → ZNZ
Left
LIS → MXP
Left
MXP → LIS
Right
REG → GVA
Right
YUL → HEW
Right
ZNZ → LGW
Right
BCN → GRU
Right
BGY → OPO
Right
CDG → TNR
Left
GRU → BCN
Left
GVA → OPO
Left
JRO → LHR
Right
LGW → WIL
Left
LHR → JRO
Left
MAN → NAP
Right
MLA → STN
Right
MUC → TLS
Left
NAP → MAN
Left
OPO → BGY
Left
OPO → GVA
Right
STN → MLA
Left
TLS → MUC
Right
TNR → CDG
Right
WIL → LGW
Right
DUB → GVA
Left
EDI → FCO
Right
FCO → EDI
Left
GVA → DUB
Right
LBG → ORD
Left
LGW → SFO
Right
LIN → REG
Right
ORD → LBG
Right
REG → LIN
Left
SFO → LGW
Left
BRU → KGL
Right
CDG → CTA
Left
CTA → CDG
Right
CTU → MAD
Right
FCO → KEF
Left
FCO → YEG
Left
JTR → ORY
Left
KEF → FCO
Right
KGL → BRU
Left
MAD → CTU
Left
ORY → JTR
Right
YEG → FCO
Right
BGY → VIT
Right
BJC → FCO
Left
FCO → BJC
Right
ICN → ZRH
Left
KRK → TRN
Right
TRN → KRK
Left
VIT → BGY
Left
ZRH → ICN
Right
CDG → SJD
Left
HKG → MXP
Right
MAD → MXP
Left
MXP → HKG
Left
MXP → MAD
Right
SJD → CDG
Right
AGP → ZRH
Right
BGY → BVA
Left
BVA → BGY
Right
CDG → OKC
Left
CKG → MXP
Right
FCO → PDX
Left
MXP → CKG
Left
MXP → SZX
Left
OKC → CDG
Right
PDX → FCO
Right
PGF → TPE
Left
SZX → MXP
Right
TPE → PGF
Right
ZRH → AGP
Left
BGY → BRS
Left
BRS → BGY
Right
CMN → ZRH
Right
DEN → FCO
Left
EDI → LIN
Right
FCO → DEN
Right
HKG → LIS
Left
LIN → EDI
Left
LIS → HKG
Right
MXP → VIE
Left
VIE → MXP
Right
ZRH → CMN
Left
BCN → PEK
Left
CDG → HER
Right
HER → CDG
Left
LAX → ORY
Left
ORY → LAX
Right
PEK → BCN
Right
LCY → YYC
Right
YYC → LCY
Left
CPT → MXP
Left
CRL → EBB
Right
EBB → CRL
Left
GVA → SFO
Right
LIN → SEA
Left
LIS → MNL
Right
MNL → LIS
Left
MXP → CPT
Right
ORY → YUL
Left
SEA → LIN
Right
SFO → GVA
Left
YUL → ORY
Right
ATH → ORY
Left
BHD → GVA
Left
CDG → ORD
Left
GVA → BHD
Right
GVA → LGW
Right
KRK → LIS
Left
LGW → GVA
Left
LIN → SYD
Left
LIS → KRK
Right
MXP → OLB
Right
OLB → MXP
Left
ORD → CDG
Right
ORY → ATH
Right
SYD → LIN
Right
AMS → NCE
Left
NCE → AMS
Right
BLQ → LGW
Left
BOS → FLR
Left
CDG → MDW
Left
CDG → SJC
Right
CGO → MXP
Right
FLR → BOS
Right
GRU → ZRH
Right
GVA → LHR
Right
HKG → KRK
Left
HND → MUC
Right
KRK → HKG
Right
LGW → BLQ
Right
LHR → GVA
Left
LPA → MXP
Left
MDW → CDG
Right
MUC → HND
Left
MXP → CGO
Left
MXP → LPA
Right
ZRH → GRU
Left
AMS → CPT
Left
ATH → YUL
Left
CDG → NBO
Left
CPT → AMS
Right
FCO → SEA
Left
HEW → CLT
Right
LYS → MUC
Right
MUC → LYS
Left
MXP → ZRH
Left
NBO → CDG
Right
SEA → FCO
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 — 809 flight routes pass within 80 km of Matterhorn. The closest routes include Amsterdam to Olbia, Paris to Plaisance, Paris to Phoenix. 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 Paris to Plaisance flight, visible from both sides; on a Paris to Phoenix flight, visible from both sides.