Japan's iconic symmetrical stratovolcano rises to 3,776 metres and is visible from flights approaching Tokyo and Osaka. Its snow-capped cone is one of the most recognizable sights in aviation.
Routes that pass it239
HAN → NRT
Left
NRT → HAN
Right
FUK → HND
Right
HND → FUK
Left
JFK → HNA
Right
KIX → NRT
Right
NRT → KIX
Left
HND → ITM
Left
HND → PVG
Left
ITM → HND
Right
KCZ → BKK
Left
OIT → NRT
Right
PVG → HND
Right
HAN → KIX
Right
HND → SHA
Left
HND → TAK
Right
KIX → HAN
Left
SHA → HND
Right
TAK → HND
Left
HND → FUJ
Right
HND → MYJ
Right
MYJ → HND
Left
HIJ → HND
Right
HND → HIJ
Left
HND → KIX
Right
HND → NGS
Right
KIX → HND
Left
OIT → HND
Left
HAN → HND
Left
CJU → HND
Right
HND → KMJ
Right
HND → MAA
Left
MAA → HND
Right
HND → NGO
Left
NGO → HND
Right
FUK → NRT
Right
ITM → NRT
Right
NRT → FUK
Left
NRT → ITM
Left
CAN → NRT
Left
NRT → CAN
Right
NRT → PVG
Left
PVG → NRT
Right
BKK → NRT
Left
NRT → BKK
Right
CAN → HND
Left
HND → CAN
Right
NRT → SHA
Left
SHA → NRT
Right
BKK → HND
Left
HND → BKK
Right
HND → HNL
Right
HNL → HND
Left
HIJ → NRT
Right
SZX → NRT
Left
HKG → HND
Left
HKG → NRT
Left
HND → HKG
Right
NGO → NRT
Right
NRT → HKG
Right
NRT → NGO
Left
HND → KOJ
Right
HND → KMI
Right
HND → PUS
Left
PUS → HND
Right
CJU → NRT
Right
HND → BOM
Left
PVG → NGO
Right
DAD → NRT
Left
HND → TPE
Right
NRT → DAD
Right
TPE → HND
Left
HND → TSA
Right
TSA → HND
Left
KUL → LAX
Left
BLR → NRT
Right
NRT → BLR
Left
KTM → HND
Right
NRT → TPE
Right
TPE → NRT
Left
HND → SGN
Right
SGN → HND
Left
NRT → TSA
Right
TSA → NRT
Left
BKK → KIX
Right
KIX → BKK
Left
KIX → CAN
Left
HND → KUL
Right
HND → SAN
Left
KUL → HND
Left
HND → LAX
Left
HNL → NRT
Left
LAX → HND
Right
NRT → HNL
Right
HND → SFO
Left
SFO → HND
Right
DEL → HND
Right
HND → DEL
Left
NRT → SGN
Right
SGN → NRT
Left
SMF → HND
Right
PHX → HND
Right
HND → LAS
Left
HND → SIN
Right
HND → XSP
Right
KHH → NRT
Left
SIN → HND
Left
XSP → HND
Left
HND → ICN
Left
HND → OKA
Right
ICN → HND
Right
NRT → PUS
Left
OKA → HND
Left
PUS → NRT
Right
GMP → HND
Right
HND → GMP
Left
KUL → NRT
Left
NRT → KUL
Right
NRT → SAN
Left
SAN → NRT
Right
LAX → NRT
Right
NRT → LAX
Left
NRT → MEX
Left
HND → KMQ
Left
HND → PDX
Left
NRT → EZE
Right
DXB → HND
Right
HKG → KIX
Right
HND → DXB
Left
KIX → HKG
Left
SLC → HND
Right
NRT → SFO
Left
NRT → SJC
Left
SFO → NRT
Right
SJC → NRT
Right
BFI → HND
Right
DOH → HND
Right
HND → BFI
Left
HND → DOH
Left
HND → IAH
Left
HND → SEA
Left
IAH → HND
Right
SEA → HND
Right
BOM → NRT
Right
DFW → HND
Right
HND → DFW
Left
HND → PEK
Left
NRT → BOM
Left
PEK → HND
Right
DEN → HND
Right
HND → DEN
Left
HND → YVR
Left
YVR → HND
Right
CGK → HND
Left
GEG → HND
Right
HND → CGK
Right
HND → MNL
Right
MNL → HND
Left
NGO → CAN
Left
NRT → SIN
Right
NRT → XSP
Right
SIN → NRT
Left
XSP → NRT
Left
NRT → OKA
Right
OKA → NRT
Left
ELP → NRT
Right
NRT → KTM
Left
NRT → XIY
Left
HKG → NGO
Right
NGO → HKG
Left
BKK → ITM
Right
HND → FLL
Left
HND → MCO
Left
ITM → CAN
Left
ANC → HND
Right
ATL → HND
Right
HND → ANC
Left
HND → ATL
Left
HND → MSP
Left
MSP → HND
Right
HND → MDW
Left
HND → ORD
Left
ORD → HND
Right
PDX → NRT
Right
NRT → SLC
Left
SLC → NRT
Right
DEL → NRT
Right
DET → HND
Right
DTW → HND
Right
DUT → NRT
Right
HND → DTW
Left
NRT → DEL
Left
BFI → NRT
Right
IAH → NRT
Right
NRT → BFI
Left
NRT → EFD
Left
NRT → IAH
Left
NRT → SEA
Left
SEA → NRT
Right
DCA → HND
Right
HND → IAD
Left
HNL → KIX
Right
IAD → HND
Right
KIX → HNL
Left
DAL → NRT
Right
DFW → NRT
Right
HND → YYZ
Left
NRT → DFW
Left
YTZ → HND
Right
YYZ → HND
Right
ICN → NRT
Right
NRT → ICN
Left
NRT → SSN
Left
NRT → YVR
Left
PHL → HND
Right
YVR → NRT
Right
DEN → NRT
Right
EWR → HND
Right
GMP → NRT
Right
HND → EWR
Left
MNL → NRT
Left
NRT → DEN
Left
NRT → MNL
Right
NRT → YXX
Left
TPE → NGO
Right
CGK → NRT
Left
HKG → ITM
Right
HND → JFK
Left
HND → LGA
Left
ITM → HKG
Left
JFK → AXT
Left
JFK → HND
Right
LGA → HND
Right
NRT → CGK
Right
BOS → HND
Right
HND → BOS
Left
HND → YHU
Left
NGO → TXG
Left
YUL → HND
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 Fuji from a plane?
Yes — 239 flight routes pass within 80 km of Mount Fuji. The closest routes include Hanoi to Tokyo, Tokyo to Hanoi, Fukuoka to Tokyo. Sit on the Left side.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Mount Fuji?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Mount Fuji: on a Hanoi to Tokyo flight, sit on the Left side; on a Tokyo to Hanoi flight, sit on the Right side; on a Fukuoka to Tokyo flight, sit on the Right side.