Mount Etna

136 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Mount Etna.

Mount Etna

🌋 Mountain · Italy

Photo: BenAveling · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Europe's tallest and most active volcano rises 3,357 metres above Sicily's east coast. Its smoking summit and lava-scarred flanks are a common sight on flights across the central Mediterranean.

136Flight Routes

OverheadClosest Pass

🌋 MountainType

Routes that pass it136

CRL → EBB Charleroi to Entebbe · directly overhead Both Sides CTA → MUC Catania to Munich · directly overhead Both Sides EBB → CRL Entebbe to Charleroi · directly overhead Both Sides MUC → CTA Munich to Catania · directly overhead Both Sides AMS → KGL Amsterdam to Kigali · 1 mi Both Sides CTA → NAP Catania to Naples · 1 mi Both Sides CTA → VCE Catania to Venice · 1 mi Both Sides KGL → AMS Kigali to Amsterdam · 1 mi Both Sides NAP → CTA Naples to Catania · 1 mi Both Sides VCE → CTA Venice to Catania · 1 mi Both Sides NBO → LCY Nairobi to London · 2 mi Both Sides BER → CTA Berlin to Catania · 2 mi Both Sides CTA → BER Catania to Berlin · 2 mi Both Sides CTA → DUS Catania to Duesseldorf · 3 mi Both Sides CTA → PRG Catania to Prague · 3 mi Both Sides DUS → CTA Duesseldorf to Catania · 3 mi Both Sides PRG → CTA Prague to Catania · 3 mi Both Sides AMS → CTA Amsterdam to Catania · 4 mi Both Sides CIA → CTA Rome to Catania · 4 mi Both Sides CTA → AMS Catania to Amsterdam · 4 mi Both Sides CTA → CIA Catania to Rome · 4 mi Both Sides CDG → TNR Paris to Antananarivo · 4 mi Both Sides CTA → FLR Catania to Firenze · 4 mi Both Sides FLR → CTA Firenze to Catania · 4 mi Both Sides TNR → CDG Antananarivo to Paris · 4 mi Both Sides CTA → FCO Catania to Rome · 5 mi Both Sides FCO → CTA Rome to Catania · 5 mi Both Sides MLA → RIX Malta to Riga · 5 mi Both Sides RIX → MLA Riga to Malta · 5 mi Both Sides CTA → EDI Catania to Edinburgh · 6 mi Both Sides CTA → VIE Catania to Vienna · 6 mi Both Sides EDI → CTA Edinburgh to Catania · 6 mi Both Sides PSA → CTA Pisa to Catania · 6 mi Both Sides VIE → CTA Vienna to Catania · 6 mi Both Sides CTA → LCY Catania to London · 7 mi Right CTA → LTN Catania to London · 7 mi Right LCY → CTA London to Catania · 7 mi Left LTN → CTA London to Catania · 7 mi Left BHX → CTA Birmingham to Catania · 7 mi Left CDG → CTA Paris to Catania · 7 mi Left CTA → BHX Catania to Birmingham · 7 mi Right CTA → CDG Catania to Paris · 7 mi Right CTA → LGW Catania to London · 7 mi Right CTA → LHR Catania to London · 7 mi Right LGW → CTA London to Catania · 7 mi Left LHR → CTA London to Catania · 7 mi Left ABV → BUD Abuja to Budapest · 9 mi Left BRS → CTA Bristol to Catania · 9 mi Left BUD → ABV Budapest to Abuja · 9 mi Right BUD → MLA Budapest to Malta · 9 mi Right CTA → BRS Catania to Bristol · 9 mi Right MLA → BUD Malta to Budapest · 9 mi Left BUD → CTA Budapest to Catania · 9 mi Right CTA → BUD Catania to Budapest · 9 mi Left CTA → MLA Catania to Malta · 9 mi Right MLA → CTA Malta to Catania · 9 mi Left BRI → CTA Bari to Catania · 10 mi Right AUH → LIS Abu Dhabi to Lisbon · 11 mi Left LIS → AUH Lisbon to Abu Dhabi · 11 mi Right MLA → VIE Malta to Vienna · 12 mi Right MLA → ZAG Malta to Zagreb · 12 mi Right VIE → MLA Vienna to Malta · 12 mi Left ZAG → MLA Zagreb to Malta · 12 mi Left YYZ → CTA Toronto to Catania · 13 mi Left CTA → JFK Catania to New York · 14 mi Right JFK → CTA New York to Catania · 14 mi Left MLA → WRO Malta to Wroclaw · 14 mi Right WRO → MLA Wroclaw to Malta · 14 mi Left BCN → CTA Barcelona to Catania · 16 mi Left CTA → BCN Catania to Barcelona · 16 mi Right LHR → NBO London to Nairobi · 16 mi Left NBO → LHR Nairobi to London · 16 mi Right CAG → CTA Cagliari to Catania · 17 mi Left CTA → CAG Catania to Cagliari · 17 mi Right LHR → TNR London to Antananarivo · 17 mi Right LHR → ZNZ London to Zanzibar · 17 mi Left TNR → LHR Antananarivo to London · 17 mi Left ZNZ → LHR Zanzibar to London · 17 mi Right LHR → WIL London to Nairobi · 19 mi Left WIL → LHR Nairobi to London · 19 mi Right CTA → IST Catania to Istanbul · 19 mi Left CTA → SVQ Catania to Sevilla · 19 mi Right IST → CTA Istanbul to Catania · 19 mi Right SVQ → CTA Sevilla to Catania · 19 mi Left JNB → MUC Johannesburg to Munich · 21 mi Left MUC → JNB Munich to Johannesburg · 21 mi Right LGW → ZNZ London to Zanzibar · 22 mi Left ZNZ → LGW Zanzibar to London · 22 mi Right DAR → LHR Dar Es Salaam to London · 24 mi Right LGW → WIL London to Nairobi · 24 mi Left LHR → DAR London to Dar Es Salaam · 24 mi Left WIL → LGW Nairobi to London · 24 mi Right JRO → MXP Kilimanjaro to Milano · 27 mi Left MXP → JRO Milano to Kilimanjaro · 27 mi Right MLA → PRG Malta to Prague · 29 mi Right PRG → MLA Prague to Malta · 29 mi Left BEG → MLA Beograd to Malta · 30 mi Right CDG → NBO Paris to Nairobi · 30 mi Left MLA → BEG Malta to Beograd · 30 mi Left NBO → CDG Nairobi to Paris · 30 mi Right MAD → TLV Madrid to Tel Aviv · 30 mi Right TLV → MAD Tel Aviv to Madrid · 30 mi Left CDG → ZNZ Paris to Zanzibar · 31 mi Left NAP → MLA Naples to Malta · 31 mi Left ZNZ → CDG Zanzibar to Paris · 31 mi Right CDG → WIL Paris to Nairobi · 32 mi Left KTW → REG Katowice to Reggio Calabria · 32 mi Right WIL → CDG Nairobi to Paris · 32 mi Right ABS → ORD Abu Simbel to Chicago · 33 mi Right ORD → ABS Chicago to Abu Simbel · 33 mi Left CPH → MLA Copenhagen to Malta · 34 mi Left JRO → LHR Kilimanjaro to London · 34 mi Right LHR → JRO London to Kilimanjaro · 34 mi Left MLA → CPH Malta to Copenhagen · 34 mi Right IST → TUN Istanbul to Tunis · 38 mi Left TUN → IST Tunis to Istanbul · 38 mi Right DXB → LIS Dubai to Lisbon · 39 mi Left LIS → DXB Lisbon to Dubai · 39 mi Right GVA → REG Geneva to Reggio Calabria · 42 mi Right REG → GVA Reggio Calabria to Geneva · 42 mi Left REG → TRN Reggio Calabria to Torino · 42 mi Left TRN → REG Torino to Reggio Calabria · 42 mi Right LIN → REG Milan to Reggio Calabria · 42 mi Right MXP → REG Milano to Reggio Calabria · 42 mi Right REG → LIN Reggio Calabria to Milan · 42 mi Left REG → MXP Reggio Calabria to Milano · 42 mi Left REG → STN Reggio Calabria to London · 42 mi Left STN → REG London to Reggio Calabria · 42 mi Right CDG → JRO Paris to Kilimanjaro · 45 mi Left JRO → CDG Kilimanjaro to Paris · 45 mi Right MLA → MUC Malta to Munich · 46 mi Right MUC → MLA Munich to Malta · 46 mi Left TAS → TUN Tashkent to Tunis · 46 mi Left TUN → TAS Tunis to Tashkent · 46 mi Right BRU → KGL Brussels to Kigali · 47 mi Left KGL → BRU Kigali to Brussels · 47 mi 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 Mount Etna from a plane?

Yes — 136 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Mount Etna. The closest routes include Charleroi to Entebbe, Catania to Munich, Entebbe to Charleroi. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.

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

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Mount Etna: on a Charleroi to Entebbe flight, visible from both sides; on a Catania to Munich flight, visible from both sides; on a Entebbe to Charleroi flight, visible from both sides.