Red Sea

59 flight routes pass within 186 miles of Red Sea.

Red Sea
🌊 Water · Egypt / Saudi Arabia / Sudan / Eritrea

Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The narrow sea between Africa and Arabia with its vivid blue waters and coral reefs. A major landmark on routes between Europe, Africa, and Asia via the Middle East.
59Flight Routes
24 miClosest Pass
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Routes that pass it59

DOH → GRU Doha to Sao Paulo · 24 mi Left GRU → DOH Sao Paulo to Doha · 24 mi Right ADD → AMM Addis Ababa to Amman · 29 mi Right AMM → ADD Amman to Addis Ababa · 29 mi Left ADD → DME Addis Ababa to Moscow · 43 mi Left DME → ADD Moscow to Addis Ababa · 43 mi Right DXB → GRU Dubai to Sao Paulo · 53 mi Right GRU → DXB Sao Paulo to Dubai · 53 mi Left CGH → DXB Sao Paulo to Dubai · 56 mi Left DXB → CGH Dubai to Sao Paulo · 56 mi Right ADD → TLV Addis Ababa to Tel Aviv · 59 mi Right TLV → ADD Tel Aviv to Addis Ababa · 59 mi Left CMN → SYD Casablanca to Sydney · 62 mi Left LHR → SEZ London to Mahe · 62 mi Right SEZ → LHR Mahe to London · 62 mi Left SYD → CMN Sydney to Casablanca · 62 mi Right DXB → GIG Dubai to Rio De Janeiro · 63 mi Right GIG → DXB Rio De Janeiro to Dubai · 63 mi Left DXB → LOS Dubai to Lagos · 66 mi Left LOS → DXB Lagos to Dubai · 66 mi Right SAW → TNR Pendik, Istanbul to Antananarivo · 67 mi Left ACC → DXB Accra to Dubai · 83 mi Right DXB → ACC Dubai to Accra · 83 mi Left TLV → ZNZ Tel Aviv to Zanzibar · 101 mi Left ZNZ → TLV Zanzibar to Tel Aviv · 101 mi Right DOH → LOS Doha to Lagos · 106 mi Left LOS → DOH Lagos to Doha · 106 mi Right JED → MRU Jeddah to Plaisance · 116 mi Right MRU → JED Plaisance to Jeddah · 116 mi Left ADD → SAW Addis Ababa to Pendik, Istanbul · 122 mi Right SAW → ADD Pendik, Istanbul to Addis Ababa · 122 mi Left BLR → JED Bangalore to Jeddah · 124 mi Left PNY → JED Puducherry to Jeddah · 124 mi Left AMS → JED Amsterdam to Jeddah · 126 mi Right KUL → JED Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah · 126 mi Left FRA → JED Frankfurt to Jeddah · 126 mi Right FRA → MRU Frankfurt to Plaisance · 127 mi Left MAN → JED Manchester to Jeddah · 127 mi Right MRU → FRA Plaisance to Frankfurt · 127 mi Right LHR → JED London to Jeddah · 129 mi Right CAI → JED Cairo to Jeddah · 130 mi Right CGK → JED Jakarta to Jeddah · 131 mi Left MXP → JED Milano to Jeddah · 131 mi Right YYZ → JED Toronto to Jeddah · 132 mi Right IAD → JED Washington to Jeddah · 135 mi Right JED → IAD Jeddah to Washington · 135 mi Left JED → JFK Jeddah to New York · 135 mi Left JFK → JED New York to Jeddah · 135 mi Right FRA → SEZ Frankfurt to Mahe · 136 mi Right CMN → JED Casablanca to Jeddah · 137 mi Right JED → CMN Jeddah to Casablanca · 137 mi Left JED → TUN Jeddah to Tunis · 137 mi Left TUN → JED Tunis to Jeddah · 137 mi Right IST → MRU Istanbul to Plaisance · 169 mi Right MRU → IST Plaisance to Istanbul · 169 mi Left ADD → CAI Addis Ababa to Cairo · 173 mi Right CAI → ADD Cairo to Addis Ababa · 173 mi Left MRU → SAW Plaisance to Pendik, Istanbul · 180 mi Left SAW → MRU Pendik, Istanbul to Plaisance · 180 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 Red Sea from a plane?

Yes — 59 flight routes pass within 186 miles of Red Sea. The closest routes include Doha to Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo to Doha, Addis Ababa to Amman. Sit on the Left side, with the landmark passing about 24 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Red Sea?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Red Sea: on a Doha to Sao Paulo flight, sit on the Left side; on a Sao Paulo to Doha flight, sit on the Right side; on a Addis Ababa to Amman flight, sit on the Right side.