Mount Ararat

100 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Mount Ararat.

Mount Ararat
🏔️ Mountain · Turkey

Photo: Սէրուժ Ուրիշեան (Serouj Ourishian) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Turkey's highest peak at 5,137 metres, its snow-capped twin cones are a dramatic landmark near the Armenian and Iranian borders. Visible on Middle East–Caucasus routes.
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Routes that pass it100

CDG → NMI Paris to Navi Mumbai · directly overhead Both Sides NMI → CDG Navi Mumbai to Paris · directly overhead Both Sides BOM → CDG Bombay to Paris · 2 mi Both Sides CDG → BOM Paris to Bombay · 2 mi Both Sides CMB → LHR Colombo to London · 2 mi Both Sides LHR → CMB London to Colombo · 2 mi Both Sides ATL → MCT Atlanta to Muscat · 3 mi Both Sides DEL → IST Delhi to Istanbul · 3 mi Both Sides IST → DEL Istanbul to Delhi · 3 mi Both Sides MCT → ATL Muscat to Atlanta · 3 mi Both Sides CMB → LCY Colombo to London · 4 mi Both Sides LCY → CMB London to Colombo · 4 mi Both Sides BKK → SAW Bangkok to Pendik, Istanbul · 6 mi Both Sides SAW → BKK Pendik, Istanbul to Bangkok · 6 mi Both Sides GOJ → EVN Nizhny Novgorod to Yerevan · 6 mi Right BOM → MUC Bombay to Munich · 7 mi Right MUC → BOM Munich to Bombay · 7 mi Left BLR → VIE Bangalore to Vienna · 9 mi Right VIE → BLR Vienna to Bangalore · 9 mi Left GOI → LGW Goa to London · 13 mi Left LGW → GOI London to Goa · 13 mi Right AUH → ORD Abu Dhabi to Chicago · 14 mi Right CMB → LGW Colombo to London · 14 mi Right LGW → CMB London to Colombo · 14 mi Left ORD → AUH Chicago to Abu Dhabi · 14 mi Left DEL → SAW Delhi to Pendik, Istanbul · 16 mi Right DOH → HEL Doha to Helsinki · 16 mi Left HEL → DOH Helsinki to Doha · 16 mi Right SAW → DEL Pendik, Istanbul to Delhi · 16 mi Left AER → DXB Sochi to Dubai · 16 mi Left DXB → AER Dubai to Sochi · 16 mi Right LHE → SAW Lahore to Pendik, Istanbul · 16 mi Left NOP → SIN Sinop to Singapore · 16 mi Right SAW → LHE Pendik, Istanbul to Lahore · 16 mi Right SIN → NOP Singapore to Sinop · 16 mi Left BKK → IST Bangkok to Istanbul · 17 mi Left DOH → EVN Doha to Yerevan · 17 mi Left EVN → DOH Yerevan to Doha · 17 mi Right IST → BKK Istanbul to Bangkok · 17 mi Right AUH → MDW Abu Dhabi to Chicago · 18 mi Right MDW → AUH Chicago to Abu Dhabi · 18 mi Left ADL → ZAG Adelaide to Zagreb · 19 mi Right ZAG → ADL Zagreb to Adelaide · 19 mi Left AUH → EVN Abu Dhabi to Yerevan · 21 mi Left EVN → AUH Yerevan to Abu Dhabi · 21 mi Right LHR → PER London to Perth · 21 mi Right PER → LHR Perth to London · 21 mi Left DXB → EVN Dubai to Yerevan · 22 mi Left EVN → DXB Yerevan to Dubai · 22 mi Right EVN → SHJ Yerevan to Sharjah · 22 mi Right SHJ → EVN Sharjah to Yerevan · 22 mi Left DXB → YYZ Dubai to Toronto · 25 mi Right LCY → PER London to Perth · 25 mi Right PER → LCY Perth to London · 25 mi Left YYZ → DXB Toronto to Dubai · 25 mi Left EVN → WAW Yerevan to Warsaw · 25 mi Left WAW → EVN Warsaw to Yerevan · 25 mi Right DXB → OSL Dubai to Oslo · 26 mi Left OSL → DXB Oslo to Dubai · 26 mi Right BLR → CDG Bangalore to Paris · 27 mi Right CDG → BLR Paris to Bangalore · 27 mi Left DXB → IAH Dubai to Houston · 27 mi Left IAH → DXB Houston to Dubai · 27 mi Right BLR → MUC Bangalore to Munich · 28 mi Right MUC → BLR Munich to Bangalore · 28 mi Left PRG → EVN Prague to Yerevan · 28 mi Right DXB → YTZ Dubai to Toronto · 29 mi Right EVN → FRA Yerevan to Frankfurt · 29 mi Left FRA → EVN Frankfurt to Yerevan · 29 mi Right CDG → EVN Paris to Yerevan · 29 mi Right EVN → CDG Yerevan to Paris · 29 mi Left EVN → LBG Yerevan to Paris · 29 mi Left EVN → VIE Yerevan to Vienna · 29 mi Left LBG → EVN Paris to Yerevan · 29 mi Right VIE → EVN Vienna to Yerevan · 29 mi Right QXB → SIN Aix-les-milles to Singapore · 30 mi Right SIN → QXB Singapore to Aix-les-milles · 30 mi Left DAC → SAW Dhaka to Pendik, Istanbul · 30 mi Left ESB → SGN Ankara to Ho Chi Minh City · 30 mi Left SAW → DAC Pendik, Istanbul to Dhaka · 30 mi Right SGN → ESB Ho Chi Minh City to Ankara · 30 mi Right EVN → FCO Yerevan to Rome · 31 mi Left FCO → EVN Rome to Yerevan · 31 mi Right DAC → AOE Dhaka to Eskişehir · 34 mi Right CDG → MAA Paris to Madras · 35 mi Right MAA → CDG Madras to Paris · 35 mi Left DEN → DOH Denver to Doha · 35 mi Right DOH → DEN Doha to Denver · 35 mi Left BLR → FRA Bangalore to Frankfurt · 37 mi Left FRA → BLR Frankfurt to Bangalore · 37 mi Right CMB → FRA Colombo to Frankfurt · 39 mi Right FRA → CMB Frankfurt to Colombo · 39 mi Left IST → SGN Istanbul to Ho Chi Minh City · 40 mi Right SGN → IST Ho Chi Minh City to Istanbul · 40 mi Left KTM → SAW Kathmandu to Pendik, Istanbul · 44 mi Left SAW → KTM Pendik, Istanbul to Kathmandu · 44 mi Right AUH → IAH Abu Dhabi to Houston · 47 mi Right IAH → AUH Houston to Abu Dhabi · 47 mi Left DWC → YYZ Dubai to Toronto · 49 mi Right YYZ → DWC Toronto to Dubai · 49 mi 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 Mount Ararat from a plane?

Yes — 100 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Mount Ararat. The closest routes include Paris to Navi Mumbai, Navi Mumbai to Paris, Bombay to Paris. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Mount Ararat?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Mount Ararat: on a Paris to Navi Mumbai flight, visible from both sides; on a Navi Mumbai to Paris flight, visible from both sides; on a Bombay to Paris flight, visible from both sides.