Can You See Mekong Delta From a Plane? Best Seat Side Guide

114 flight routes pass within 100 km of Mekong Delta. Find out which side of the plane has the best views.

The vast river delta of the Mekong in southern Vietnam — a patchwork of rice paddies, river channels, and floating markets visible from Southeast Asian routes.

Routes that pass it114

HKG KUL Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur · 0 km Both KUL HKG Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong · 0 km Both ICN KUL Seoul to Kuala Lumpur · 2 km Both KUL ICN Kuala Lumpur to Seoul · 2 km Both SFO SGN San Francisco to Ho Chi Minh City · 4 km Both SGN SFO Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco · 4 km Both PUS SGN Kimhae to Ho Chi Minh City · 5 km Both SGN PUS Ho Chi Minh City to Kimhae · 5 km Both LAX SGN Los Angeles to Ho Chi Minh City · 7 km Both SGN LAX Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles · 7 km Both SGN TPE Ho Chi Minh City to Taipei · 7 km Both TPE SGN Taipei to Ho Chi Minh City · 7 km Both YVR KUL Vancouver to Kuala Lumpur · 7 km Both SGN TSA Ho Chi Minh City to Taipei · 9 km Both SYD ZRH Sydney to Zurich · 9 km Both TSA SGN Taipei to Ho Chi Minh City · 9 km Both ZRH SYD Zurich to Sydney · 9 km Both KIX SGN Osaka to Ho Chi Minh City · 10 km Both SGN KIX Ho Chi Minh City to Osaka · 10 km Both HGH KUL Hangzhou to Kuala Lumpur · 11 km Both KUL HGH Kuala Lumpur to Hangzhou · 11 km Both PVG SGN Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City · 12 km Both SGN PVG Ho Chi Minh City to Shanghai · 12 km Both BKK PVK Bangkok to Preveza · 13 km Both HND SGN Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh City · 13 km Both PVK BKK Preveza to Bangkok · 13 km Both SGN HND Ho Chi Minh City to Tokyo · 13 km Both HAN JFK Hanoi to New York · 14 km Both JFK HAN New York to Hanoi · 14 km Both KUL SGN Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh City · 14 km Both NRT SGN Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh City · 14 km Both SGN KUL Ho Chi Minh City to Kuala Lumpur · 14 km Both SGN NRT Ho Chi Minh City to Tokyo · 14 km Both SGN SHA Ho Chi Minh City to Shanghai · 14 km Both SHA SGN Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City · 14 km Both AVV CPH Avalon to Copenhagen · 16 km Right CPH AVV Copenhagen to Avalon · 16 km Left ICN SGN Seoul to Ho Chi Minh City · 16 km Right SGN ICN Ho Chi Minh City to Seoul · 16 km Left HKG SGN Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City · 17 km Right SGN HKG Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong · 17 km Left CGK HAN Jakarta to Hanoi · 19 km Left SGN SZX Ho Chi Minh City to Shenzhen · 19 km Left SZX SGN Shenzhen to Ho Chi Minh City · 19 km Right KUL PVG Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai · 22 km Left OKA SGN Naha to Ho Chi Minh City · 22 km Left PEK XSP Beijing to Singapore · 22 km Right PEN SGN Penang to Ho Chi Minh City · 22 km Right PVG KUL Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur · 22 km Right SGN PEN Ho Chi Minh City to Penang · 22 km Left XSP PEK Singapore to Beijing · 22 km Left XSP PKX Singapore to Beijing · 24 km Left CAN SGN Guangzhou to Ho Chi Minh City · 25 km Right SGN CAN Ho Chi Minh City to Guangzhou · 25 km Left PEK SIN Beijing to Singapore · 34 km Right SIN PEK Singapore to Beijing · 34 km Left SIN PKX Singapore to Beijing · 36 km Left BKK SAW Bangkok to Pendik, Istanbul · 37 km Right SAW BKK Pendik, Istanbul to Bangkok · 37 km Left BKK IST Bangkok to Istanbul · 38 km Right IST BKK Istanbul to Bangkok · 38 km Left CAN KUL Guangzhou to Kuala Lumpur · 40 km Left KUL CAN Kuala Lumpur to Guangzhou · 40 km Right BKK BNE Bangkok to Brisbane · 42 km Left BNE BKK Brisbane to Bangkok · 42 km Right DAD SIN Danang to Singapore · 44 km Right SIN DAD Singapore to Danang · 44 km Left KUL EZE Kuala Lumpur to Buenos Aires · 45 km Left SGN SIN Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore · 45 km Right SIN SGN Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City · 45 km Left PEK SGN Beijing to Ho Chi Minh City · 46 km Right SGN PEK Ho Chi Minh City to Beijing · 46 km Left AKL BKK Auckland to Bangkok · 47 km Right CGK CTU Jakarta to Chengdu · 49 km Right ORD SGN Chicago to Ho Chi Minh City · 50 km Right SGN ORD Ho Chi Minh City to Chicago · 50 km Left SGN SBN Ho Chi Minh City to South Bend · 52 km Left SIN TSN Singapore to Tianjin · 57 km Left TSN SIN Tianjin to Singapore · 57 km Right SGN CRK Ho Chi Minh City to Mabalacat · 62 km Right CGI SIN Cape Girardeau to Singapore · 64 km Right MNL SGN Manila to Ho Chi Minh City · 67 km Left SGN MNL Ho Chi Minh City to Manila · 67 km Right CPH MEL Copenhagen to Melbourne · 71 km Right MEL CPH Melbourne to Copenhagen · 71 km Left PQC SGN Phu Quoc Island to Ho Chi Minh City · 71 km Right SGN PQC Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc Island · 71 km Left JFK SGN New York to Ho Chi Minh City · 72 km Right KUL PUS Kuala Lumpur to Kimhae · 72 km Left PUS KUL Kimhae to Kuala Lumpur · 72 km Right SIN WUH Singapore to Wuhan · 73 km Left CSX SIN Changcha to Singapore · 76 km Right BWN DXB Brunei to Dubai · 77 km Right FOC KUL Fuzhou to Kuala Lumpur · 77 km Right KUL FOC Kuala Lumpur to Fuzhou · 77 km Left HAN SGN Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City · 79 km Right MIA SIN Miami to Singapore · 79 km Left SGN HAN Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi · 79 km Left CMB SGN Colombo to Ho Chi Minh City · 84 km Right KUL YNT Kuala Lumpur to Yantai · 84 km Right SGN CMB Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo · 84 km Left BKK TLV Bangkok to Tel-aviv · 87 km Left TLV BKK Tel-aviv to Bangkok · 87 km Right SGN JAD Ho Chi Minh City to Perth · 89 km Right MAN MEL Manchester to Melbourne · 91 km Right MEL MAN Melbourne to Manchester · 91 km Left NOP SGN Masbate to Ho Chi Minh City · 91 km Left CTS KUL Sapporo to Kuala Lumpur · 92 km Right KUL CTS Kuala Lumpur to Sapporo · 92 km Left BKK NCE Bangkok to Nice · 93 km Right HAK SIN Haikou (Meilan) to Singapore · 93 km Right SIN HAK Singapore to Haikou (Meilan) · 93 km Left SIN XIY Singapore to Xi'an · 99 km Right XIY SIN Xi'an to Singapore · 99 km Left

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 Mekong Delta from a plane?

Yes — 114 flight routes pass within 100 km of Mekong Delta. The closest routes include Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong, Seoul to Kuala Lumpur. Sit on the Both side.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Mekong Delta?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Mekong Delta: on a Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur flight, sit on the Both side; on a Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong flight, sit on the Both side; on a Seoul to Kuala Lumpur flight, sit on the Both side.