Mount Vesuvius

332 flight routes pass within 60 km of Mount Vesuvius.

Mount Vesuvius
🌋 Mountain · Italy

Photo: pietro scerrato · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The only active volcano on mainland Europe looms over the Bay of Naples and the ruins of Pompeii. Visible on approaches to Naples and on many Italy overflights.
332Flight Routes
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ATL → NAP Atlanta to Naples · directly overhead Both Sides CDC → MXP Cedar City to Milano · directly overhead Both Sides EWR → NAP Newark to Naples · directly overhead Both Sides FCO → NAP Rome to Naples · directly overhead Both Sides HEW → PER Athens to Perth · directly overhead Both Sides IAD → NAP Washington to Naples · directly overhead Both Sides JFK → NAP New York to Naples · directly overhead Both Sides MXP → CDC Milano to Cedar City · directly overhead Both Sides NAP → ATL Naples to Atlanta · directly overhead Both Sides NAP → EWR Naples to Newark · directly overhead Both Sides NAP → FCO Naples to Rome · directly overhead Both Sides NAP → IAD Naples to Washington · directly overhead Both Sides NAP → JFK Naples to New York · directly overhead Both Sides NAP → NCE Naples to Nice · directly overhead Both Sides NAP → PHL Naples to Philadelphia · directly overhead Both Sides NCE → NAP Nice to Naples · directly overhead Both Sides PER → HEW Perth to Athens · directly overhead Both Sides PHL → NAP Philadelphia to Naples · directly overhead Both Sides FCO → IAD Rome to Washington · 1 km Both Sides FCO → JFK Rome to New York · 1 km Both Sides FCO → PHL Rome to Philadelphia · 1 km Both Sides IAD → FCO Washington to Rome · 1 km Both Sides JFK → FCO New York to Rome · 1 km Both Sides MLA → PRG Malta to Prague · 1 km Both Sides NAP → YUL Naples to Montreal · 1 km Both Sides NAP → YYZ Naples to Toronto · 1 km Both Sides PHL → FCO Philadelphia to Rome · 1 km Both Sides PRG → MLA Prague to Malta · 1 km Both Sides YUL → NAP Montreal to Naples · 1 km Both Sides YYZ → NAP Toronto to Naples · 1 km Both Sides ATL → FCO Atlanta to Rome · 2 km Both Sides BOS → FCO Boston to Rome · 2 km Both Sides CAI → FCO Cairo to Rome · 2 km Both Sides CIA → CLE Rome to Cleveland · 2 km Both Sides CLE → CIA Cleveland to Rome · 2 km Both Sides EWR → FCO Newark to Rome · 2 km Both Sides FCO → ATL Rome to Atlanta · 2 km Both Sides FCO → BOS Rome to Boston · 2 km Both Sides FCO → CAI Rome to Cairo · 2 km Both Sides FCO → EWR Rome to Newark · 2 km Both Sides LAX → LIN Los Angeles to Milan · 2 km Both Sides LIN → LAX Milan to Los Angeles · 2 km Both Sides NAP → ORD Naples to Chicago · 2 km Both Sides ORD → NAP Chicago to Naples · 2 km Both Sides ATH → NAP Athens to Naples · 3 km Both Sides CAI → EWR Cairo to Newark · 3 km Both Sides DEN → NAP Denver to Naples · 3 km Both Sides EWR → CAI Newark to Cairo · 3 km Both Sides HEW → NAP Athens to Naples · 3 km Both Sides JMK → NAP Mykonos to Naples · 3 km Both Sides NAP → ATH Naples to Athens · 3 km Both Sides NAP → DEN Naples to Denver · 3 km Both Sides NAP → HEW Naples to Athens · 3 km Both Sides NAP → JMK Naples to Mykonos · 3 km Both Sides NAP → ORY Naples to Paris · 3 km Both Sides NAP → SAY Naples to Siena · 3 km Both Sides ORY → NAP Paris to Naples · 3 km Both Sides SAY → NAP Siena to Naples · 3 km Both Sides CDG → NAP Paris to Naples · 4 km Both Sides CLT → FCO Charlotte to Rome · 4 km Both Sides DUB → NAP Dublin to Naples · 4 km Both Sides FCO → CLT Rome to Charlotte · 4 km Both Sides FCO → TYS Rome to Knoxville · 4 km Both Sides GVA → MSP Geneva to Minneapolis · 4 km Both Sides JNB → MUC Johannesburg to Munich · 4 km Both Sides JRO → ZRH Kilimanjaro to Zurich · 4 km Both Sides LGW → NAP London to Naples · 4 km Both Sides LHR → NAP London to Naples · 4 km Both Sides MSP → GVA Minneapolis to Geneva · 4 km Both Sides MUC → JNB Munich to Johannesburg · 4 km Both Sides MXP → NAP Milano to Naples · 4 km Both Sides NAP → CDG Naples to Paris · 4 km Both Sides NAP → DUB Naples to Dublin · 4 km Both Sides NAP → LGW Naples to London · 4 km Both Sides NAP → LHR Naples to London · 4 km Both Sides NAP → MXP Naples to Milano · 4 km Both Sides NAP → PHX Naples to Phoenix · 4 km Both Sides PHX → NAP Phoenix to Naples · 4 km Both Sides SVQ → SAW Sevilla to Pendik, Istanbul · 4 km Both Sides TYS → FCO Knoxville to Rome · 4 km Both Sides ZRH → JRO Zurich to Kilimanjaro · 4 km Both Sides CAI → IAD Cairo to Washington · 5 km Both Sides CDG → LUF Paris to Phoenix · 5 km Both Sides CIA → YYZ Rome to Toronto · 5 km Both Sides DXB → NAP Dubai to Naples · 5 km Both Sides IAD → CAI Washington to Cairo · 5 km Both Sides LBA → NAP Leeds to Naples · 5 km Both Sides LCY → NAP London to Naples · 5 km Both Sides LIN → NAP Milan to Naples · 5 km Both Sides LTN → NAP London to Naples · 5 km Both Sides LUF → CDG Phoenix to Paris · 5 km Both Sides MAN → NAP Manchester to Naples · 5 km Both Sides NAP → DXB Naples to Dubai · 5 km Both Sides NAP → LBA Naples to Leeds · 5 km Both Sides NAP → LCY Naples to London · 5 km Both Sides NAP → LIN Naples to Milan · 5 km Both Sides NAP → LTN Naples to London · 5 km Both Sides NAP → MAN Naples to Manchester · 5 km Both Sides NAP → STN Naples to London · 5 km Both Sides STN → NAP London to Naples · 5 km Both Sides YYZ → CIA Toronto to Rome · 5 km Both Sides BCN → NAP Barcelona to Naples · 6 km Both Sides EDI → NAP Edinburgh to Naples · 6 km Both Sides LUX → NAP Luxemburg to Naples · 6 km Both Sides NAP → BCN Naples to Barcelona · 6 km Both Sides NAP → EDI Naples to Edinburgh · 6 km Both Sides NAP → LUX Naples to Luxemburg · 6 km Both Sides NAP → SFO Naples to San Francisco · 6 km Both Sides NAP → ZRH Naples to Zurich · 6 km Both Sides SFO → NAP San Francisco to Naples · 6 km Both Sides ZRH → NAP Zurich to Naples · 6 km Both Sides CIA → DFW Rome to Dallas-fort Worth · 7 km Both Sides CIA → DTW Rome to Detroit · 7 km Both Sides DFW → CIA Dallas-fort Worth to Rome · 7 km Both Sides DTW → CIA Detroit to Rome · 7 km Both Sides DUS → NAP Duesseldorf to Naples · 7 km Both Sides LIS → NAP Lisbon to Naples · 7 km Both Sides NAP → DUS Naples to Duesseldorf · 7 km Both Sides NAP → LIS Naples to Lisbon · 7 km Both Sides NAP → OLB Naples to Olbia · 7 km Both Sides OLB → NAP Olbia to Naples · 7 km Both Sides FCO → MEX Rome to Mexico City · 8 km Both Sides FRA → NAP Frankfurt to Naples · 8 km Both Sides IST → NAP Istanbul to Naples · 8 km Both Sides MEX → FCO Mexico City to Rome · 8 km Both Sides NAP → FRA Naples to Frankfurt · 8 km Both Sides NAP → IST Naples to Istanbul · 8 km Both Sides NAP → AGP Naples to Malaga · 9 km Left BRU → WIL Brussels to Nairobi · 10 km Right CAI → CIA Cairo to Rome · 10 km Left CAI → JFK Cairo to New York · 10 km Right CDG → MRU Paris to Plaisance · 10 km Right CIA → CAI Rome to Cairo · 10 km Right CTA → NAP Catania to Naples · 10 km Right JFK → CAI New York to Cairo · 10 km Left MRU → CDG Plaisance to Paris · 10 km Left MUC → NAP Munich to Naples · 10 km Left NAP → CTA Naples to Catania · 10 km Left NAP → MUC Naples to Munich · 10 km Right WIL → BRU Nairobi to Brussels · 10 km Left BER → NAP Berlin to Naples · 11 km Left BOS → CIA Boston to Rome · 11 km Right CIA → BOS Rome to Boston · 11 km Left CPH → NAP Copenhagen to Naples · 11 km Left FCO → IAH Rome to Houston · 11 km Right FCO → PIT Rome to Pittsburgh (pennsylva) · 11 km Right IAH → FCO Houston to Rome · 11 km Left NAP → BER Naples to Berlin · 11 km Right NAP → CPH Naples to Copenhagen · 11 km Right NAP → POW Naples to Portoroz · 11 km Right PIT → FCO Pittsburgh (pennsylva) to Rome · 11 km Left POW → NAP Portoroz to Naples · 11 km Left ATL → NCE Atlanta to Nice · 12 km Left CDG → PHX Paris to Phoenix · 12 km Left CIA → EWR Rome to Newark · 12 km Left CIA → IAD Rome to Washington · 12 km Left DBV → NAP Dubrovnik to Naples · 12 km Left EWN → FCO New Bern to Rome · 12 km Right EWR → CIA Newark to Rome · 12 km Right FCO → EWN Rome to New Bern · 12 km Left IAD → CIA Washington to Rome · 12 km Right LIN → MIB Milan to Minot · 12 km Left MIB → LIN Minot to Milan · 12 km Right NAP → DBV Naples to Dubrovnik · 12 km Right NCE → ATL Nice to Atlanta · 12 km Right PHX → CDG Phoenix to Paris · 12 km Right ADD → CDG Addis Ababa to Paris · 13 km Right BRU → NBO Brussels to Nairobi · 13 km Right BUD → NAP Budapest to Naples · 13 km Left CDG → ADD Paris to Addis Ababa · 13 km Left CIA → JFK Rome to New York · 13 km Left CIA → ORD Rome to Chicago · 13 km Right CIA → PHL Rome to Philadelphia · 13 km Left JFK → CIA New York to Rome · 13 km Right NAP → BUD Naples to Budapest · 13 km Right NAP → PMO Naples to Palermo · 13 km Left NAP → SPU Naples to Split · 13 km Right NAP → VIE Naples to Vienna · 13 km Right NAP → ZAG Naples to Zagreb · 13 km Right NBO → BRU Nairobi to Brussels · 13 km Left ORD → CIA Chicago to Rome · 13 km Left PHL → CIA Philadelphia to Rome · 13 km Right PMO → NAP Palermo to Naples · 13 km Right SPU → NAP Split to Naples · 13 km Left VIE → NAP Vienna to Naples · 13 km Left ZAG → NAP Zagreb to Naples · 13 km Left ATL → CIA Atlanta to Rome · 15 km Right BTS → PMO Bratislava to Palermo · 15 km Left CIA → ATL Rome to Atlanta · 15 km Left CVG → FCO Cincinnati to Rome · 15 km Left FCO → CVG Rome to Cincinnati · 15 km Right PMO → BTS Palermo to Bratislava · 15 km Right DOH → PGF Doha to Perpignan · 16 km Left LAX → MXP Los Angeles to Milano · 16 km Left MXP → LAX Milano to Los Angeles · 16 km Right PGF → DOH Perpignan to Doha · 16 km Right AUS → FCO Austin to Rome · 17 km Left FCO → AUS Rome to Austin · 17 km Right ZAG → PMO Zagreb to Palermo · 17 km Left CDC → LIN Cedar City to Milan · 18 km Right FCO → YUL Rome to Montreal · 18 km Right LIN → CDC Milan to Cedar City · 18 km Left YUL → FCO Montreal to Rome · 18 km Left BRI → CAG Bari to Cagliari · 20 km Right CAG → BRI Cagliari to Bari · 20 km Left FCO → IND Rome to Indianapolis · 20 km Right IND → FCO Indianapolis to Rome · 20 km Left CTA → MUC Catania to Munich · 21 km Right FCO → YYZ Rome to Toronto · 21 km Right MUC → CTA Munich to Catania · 21 km Left NCE → PHL Nice to Philadelphia · 21 km Right PHL → NCE Philadelphia to Nice · 21 km Left YYZ → FCO Toronto to Rome · 21 km Left ADD → MXP Addis Ababa to Milano · 22 km Left JFK → NCE New York to Nice · 22 km Left MXP → ADD Milano to Addis Ababa · 22 km Right NCE → JFK Nice to New York · 22 km Right DET → FCO Detroit to Rome · 23 km Left DFW → FCO Dallas-fort Worth to Rome · 23 km Left DTW → FCO Detroit to Rome · 23 km Left FCO → DET Rome to Detroit · 23 km Right FCO → DFW Rome to Dallas-fort Worth · 23 km Right FCO → DTW Rome to Detroit · 23 km Right FCO → TPA Rome to Tampa · 23 km Left MRS → TLV Marseille to Tel-aviv · 23 km Right TLV → MRS Tel-aviv to Marseille · 23 km Left TPA → FCO Tampa to Rome · 23 km Right IAD → NCE Washington to Nice · 24 km Left NCE → IAD Nice to Washington · 24 km Right CPH → MLA Copenhagen to Malta · 25 km Left EWR → NCE Newark to Nice · 25 km Left MLA → CPH Malta to Copenhagen · 25 km Right NCE → EWR Nice to Newark · 25 km Right AMB → LGW Ambilobe to London · 26 km Right BCN → BOM Barcelona to Bombay · 26 km Right BOM → BCN Bombay to Barcelona · 26 km Left FCO → JTR Rome to Santorini · 26 km Right JTR → FCO Santorini to Rome · 26 km Left LGW → AMB London to Ambilobe · 26 km Left BRI → VLC Bari to Valencia · 27 km Left PMO → VIE Palermo to Vienna · 27 km Right VIE → PMO Vienna to Palermo · 27 km Left VLC → BRI Valencia to Bari · 27 km Right BOS → NCE Boston to Nice · 28 km Left NCE → BOS Nice to Boston · 28 km Right CIA → EAR Rome to Kearney · 29 km Right EAR → CIA Kearney to Rome · 29 km Left FCO → MDW Rome to Chicago · 29 km Right MDW → FCO Chicago to Rome · 29 km Left BER → CTA Berlin to Catania · 30 km Right CTA → BER Catania to Berlin · 30 km Left FCO → ORD Rome to Chicago · 30 km Right ORD → FCO Chicago to Rome · 30 km Left BRI → OLB Bari to Olbia · 32 km Left BUD → PMO Budapest to Palermo · 32 km Right OLB → BRI Olbia to Bari · 32 km Right PMO → BUD Palermo to Budapest · 32 km Left CTA → VCE Catania to Venice · 33 km Right LGW → ADD London to Addis Ababa · 33 km Right VCE → CTA Venice to Catania · 33 km Left FCO → MIA Rome to Miami · 34 km Left FCO → TLV Rome to Tel-aviv · 34 km Right MIA → FCO Miami to Rome · 34 km Right TLV → FCO Tel-aviv to Rome · 34 km Left FLR → PHX Firenze to Phoenix · 35 km Left PHX → FLR Phoenix to Firenze · 35 km Right MIA → TLV Miami to Tel-aviv · 37 km Right TLV → MIA Tel-aviv to Miami · 37 km Left AMM → FCO Amman to Rome · 38 km Left FCO → AMM Rome to Amman · 38 km Right FCO → HEW Rome to Athens · 38 km Right HEW → FCO Athens to Rome · 38 km Left SFO → ZRH San Francisco to Zurich · 38 km Right ZRH → SFO Zurich to San Francisco · 38 km Left FCO → RUH Rome to Riyadh · 40 km Right RUH → FCO Riyadh to Rome · 40 km Left ADD → CIA Addis Ababa to Rome · 41 km Right ATH → FCO Athens to Rome · 41 km Left CIA → ADD Rome to Addis Ababa · 41 km Left FCO → ATH Rome to Athens · 41 km Right IST → VLC Istanbul to Valencia · 41 km Left VLC → IST Valencia to Istanbul · 41 km Right DUB → MRU Dublin to Plaisance · 42 km Right EFL → JFK Keffallinia to New York · 42 km Left JFK → EFL New York to Keffallinia · 42 km Right MRU → DUB Plaisance to Dublin · 42 km Left FCO → OMA Rome to Omaha · 43 km Right OMA → FCO Omaha to Rome · 43 km Left CFU → FCO Kerkyra/corfu to Rome · 45 km Left FCO → CFU Rome to Kerkyra/corfu · 45 km Right ADD → LHR Addis Ababa to London · 46 km Left CIA → DUB Rome to Dublin · 46 km Right DUB → CIA Dublin to Rome · 46 km Left LHR → ADD London to Addis Ababa · 46 km Right DUS → SUF Duesseldorf to Lamezia · 47 km Right FCO → JAD Rome to Perth · 47 km Right HEW → MGA Athens to Managua · 47 km Right JAD → FCO Perth to Rome · 47 km Left SUF → DUS Lamezia to Duesseldorf · 47 km Left FCO → MSP Rome to Minneapolis · 48 km Right FCO → PER Rome to Perth · 48 km Right IST → LTM Istanbul to Lethem · 48 km Right LTM → IST Lethem to Istanbul · 48 km Left MSP → FCO Minneapolis to Rome · 48 km Left PER → FCO Perth to Rome · 48 km Left TIA → VLC Tirana to Valencia · 49 km Left VLC → TIA Valencia to Tirana · 49 km Right HER → NTE Heraklion to Nantes · 52 km Left NTE → HER Nantes to Heraklion · 52 km Right CIA → LAX Rome to Los Angeles · 53 km Right CIA → LGW Rome to London · 53 km Right LAX → CIA Los Angeles to Rome · 53 km Left LGW → CIA London to Rome · 53 km Left FRA → SUF Frankfurt to Lamezia · 54 km Right SUF → FRA Lamezia to Frankfurt · 54 km Left CIA → LHR Rome to London · 55 km Right CIA → PER Rome to Perth · 55 km Right LHR → CIA London to Rome · 55 km Left PER → CIA Perth to Rome · 55 km Left DEN → FCO Denver to Rome · 57 km Left FCO → DEN Rome to Denver · 57 km Right BJC → FCO Denver to Rome · 58 km Left CIA → LCY Rome to London · 58 km Right FCO → BJC Rome to Denver · 58 km Right GVA → ADD Geneva to Addis Ababa · 58 km Left LCY → CIA London to Rome · 58 km Left DOH → FCO Doha to Rome · 59 km Left FCO → DOH Rome to Doha · 59 km Right MLA → WRO Malta to Wroclaw · 59 km Left WRO → MLA Wroclaw to Malta · 59 km Right ADD → FCO Addis Ababa to Rome · 60 km Right FCO → ADD Rome to Addis Ababa · 60 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 Mount Vesuvius from a plane?

Yes — 332 flight routes pass within 60 km of Mount Vesuvius. The closest routes include Atlanta to Naples, Cedar City to Milano, Newark to Naples. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.

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

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Mount Vesuvius: on a Atlanta to Naples flight, visible from both sides; on a Cedar City to Milano flight, visible from both sides; on a Newark to Naples flight, visible from both sides.