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The volcanic caldera island of Santorini and the scattered Cyclades are a striking sight on flights approaching Athens from the west — turquoise water framed by whitewashed cliffside towns.
396Flight Routes
OverheadClosest Pass
🏛️ IslandType
Routes that pass it396
DUB → HEW
Both Sides
HEW → DUB
Both Sides
HRG → MAN
Both Sides
MAN → HRG
Both Sides
FCO → JTR
Both Sides
HEW → LCY
Both Sides
HEW → LHR
Both Sides
IST → JTR
Both Sides
JTR → FCO
Both Sides
JTR → IST
Both Sides
JTR → SAW
Both Sides
LCY → HEW
Both Sides
LHR → HEW
Both Sides
SAW → JTR
Both Sides
ATH → JTR
Both Sides
CDG → JTR
Both Sides
DOH → MAD
Both Sides
FRA → JTR
Both Sides
HEW → JTR
Both Sides
JTR → ATH
Both Sides
JTR → CDG
Both Sides
JTR → FRA
Both Sides
JTR → HEW
Both Sides
JTR → LGW
Both Sides
JTR → LHR
Both Sides
JTR → MAN
Both Sides
JTR → ORY
Both Sides
LGW → JTR
Both Sides
LHR → JTR
Both Sides
MAD → DOH
Both Sides
MAN → JTR
Both Sides
ORY → JTR
Both Sides
HEW → LGW
Both Sides
LGW → HEW
Both Sides
ATH → FRA
Both Sides
FRA → ATH
Both Sides
HEW → STN
Both Sides
HEW → ZRH
Both Sides
JED → LHR
Both Sides
LHR → JED
Both Sides
STN → HEW
Both Sides
ZRH → HEW
Both Sides
ATH → STR
Both Sides
EMA → HRG
Both Sides
HEW → ORD
Both Sides
HRG → EMA
Both Sides
ORD → HEW
Both Sides
STR → ATH
Both Sides
AMS → ATH
Both Sides
ATH → AMS
Both Sides
ATH → BRU
Both Sides
ATH → CAI
Both Sides
BRU → ATH
Both Sides
CAI → ATH
Both Sides
CAI → HEW
Both Sides
HEW → CAI
Both Sides
HEW → LUX
Both Sides
HEW → MDW
Both Sides
HRG → LPL
Both Sides
LPL → HRG
Both Sides
MDW → HEW
Both Sides
ATH → EDI
Both Sides
ATH → MUC
Both Sides
BRU → CAI
Both Sides
CAI → BRU
Both Sides
EDI → ATH
Both Sides
MUC → ATH
Both Sides
ATH → MAN
Both Sides
MAN → ATH
Both Sides
HEW → MAN
Right
MAN → HEW
Left
BRU → HEW
Left
DAL → HEW
Right
DFW → HEW
Right
HEW → BRU
Right
HEW → DAL
Left
HEW → DFW
Left
AOK → BOS
Left
BOS → AOK
Right
ADD → VIE
Left
ATH → STN
Left
BEY → SYD
Left
DXB → LIS
Left
LIS → DXB
Right
STN → ATH
Right
SYD → BEY
Right
VIE → ADD
Right
CDG → HEW
Right
HEW → CDG
Left
ATH → LTN
Left
HEW → IND
Left
HEW → YYZ
Left
IND → HEW
Right
LTN → ATH
Right
YYZ → HEW
Right
ATH → DUB
Left
BRI → EWR
Right
DUB → ATH
Right
EWR → BRI
Left
ATH → LHR
Left
HEW → YUL
Left
LHR → ATH
Right
YUL → HEW
Right
ATH → LGW
Left
ATH → ORD
Left
CAI → LCY
Right
LCY → CAI
Left
ORD → ATH
Right
ATH → ZRH
Left
ZRH → ATH
Right
FRA → HEW
Left
HEW → FRA
Right
CAI → DUB
Right
DUB → CAI
Left
AMS → HEW
Left
HEW → AMS
Right
ATH → DFW
Left
CAI → LHR
Right
DFW → ATH
Right
LHR → CAI
Left
HEW → MUC
Right
HEW → MXP
Left
MUC → HEW
Left
MXP → HEW
Right
TNG → WRE
Right
ATH → DTW
Left
DTW → ATH
Right
ATH → YYZ
Left
CAI → ZRH
Right
YYZ → ATH
Right
ZRH → CAI
Left
ATH → CDG
Left
ATH → YTZ
Left
CDG → ATH
Right
HEW → GVA
Left
HEW → LXR
Left
LXR → HEW
Right
YTZ → ATH
Right
HER → SAW
Left
SAW → HER
Right
BOS → HEW
Right
EWR → HEW
Right
HEW → BOS
Left
HEW → EWR
Left
HEW → IAD
Left
HEW → LGA
Left
IAD → HEW
Right
LGA → HEW
Right
ATH → ORY
Left
ATH → YUL
Left
HEW → JFK
Left
HEW → PHL
Left
JFK → HEW
Right
ORY → ATH
Right
PHL → HEW
Right
YUL → ATH
Right
AMS → RMF
Right
ATL → HEW
Right
HEW → ATL
Left
RMF → AMS
Left
CAI → FRA
Left
FRA → CAI
Right
ATH → IAH
Left
IAH → ATH
Right
HEW → CLT
Left
ATH → RNO
Right
RNO → ATH
Left
ATH → PRG
Right
CAI → MUC
Left
MUC → CAI
Right
PRG → ATH
Left
AUH → MAD
Left
MAD → AUH
Right
SFO → ATH
Left
ATH → MXP
Left
CAI → DUS
Left
DUS → CAI
Right
FRA → HRG
Right
HEW → KEF
Right
MRS → TLV
Right
MXP → ATH
Right
TLV → MRS
Left
CGN → HRG
Right
HRG → CGN
Left
ATH → BOS
Left
ATH → GVA
Left
AUH → LIS
Right
BOS → ATH
Right
GVA → ATH
Right
LIS → AUH
Left
ATH → EWR
Left
ATH → IAD
Left
EWR → ATH
Right
FCO → TLV
Right
IAD → ATH
Right
TLV → FCO
Left
ATH → JFK
Left
ATH → PHL
Left
JFK → ATH
Right
MIA → TLV
Right
PHL → ATH
Right
TLV → MIA
Left
ATH → ATL
Left
ATL → ATH
Right
HEW → ADD
Left
ATH → CLT
Left
CAI → ORD
Right
CLT → ATH
Right
ORD → CAI
Left
BEY → MAD
Left
MAD → BEY
Right
AMS → HRG
Right
HER → POZ
Right
HRG → AMS
Left
LHR → SEZ
Left
POZ → HER
Left
SEZ → LHR
Right
ATH → ORF
Left
ORF → ATH
Right
RNO → HEW
Left
JED → MAN
Left
MAN → JED
Right
CAI → CDG
Right
CDG → CAI
Left
ATH → HER
Left
HER → ATH
Right
HEW → NCE
Left
ATH → YVR
Right
YVR → ATH
Left
HEW → PRG
Right
HEW → TLV
Right
PRG → HEW
Left
BCN → DOH
Right
DOH → BCN
Left
AMM → FCO
Left
ATH → CPH
Right
CPH → ATH
Left
FCO → AMM
Right
HER → HEW
Right
HER → VIE
Right
HEW → HER
Left
MAN → SSH
Right
SSH → MAN
Left
VIE → HER
Left
HER → PRG
Right
PRG → HER
Left
AMM → HEW
Left
HEW → AMM
Right
JMK → LHR
Left
LHR → JMK
Right
CAI → ORY
Right
JMK → LGW
Left
LGW → JMK
Right
ORY → CAI
Left
COO → SAW
Right
SAW → COO
Left
HEW → RUH
Right
BER → HEW
Left
HEW → BER
Right
HEW → TXL
Right
TXL → HEW
Left
ATH → TLV
Right
CAI → DFW
Right
CDG → JMK
Right
DFW → CAI
Left
JMK → CDG
Left
JSI → MAN
Left
MAN → JSI
Right
TLV → ATH
Left
JMK → ORY
Left
ORY → JMK
Right
ATH → NCE
Left
NCE → ATH
Right
DWC → MAD
Left
MAD → DWC
Right
ATH → OSL
Right
HEW → PER
Right
OSL → ATH
Left
PER → HEW
Left
AMM → ATH
Left
ATH → AMM
Right
ATH → BOD
Left
BOD → ATH
Right
HER → MUC
Right
MUC → HER
Left
DUS → HER
Left
FCO → RUH
Right
HER → DUS
Right
HER → TIA
Right
RUH → FCO
Left
TIA → HER
Left
TIA → YYZ
Left
YYZ → TIA
Right
AMS → HER
Left
CAI → MXP
Right
FRA → HER
Left
HER → AMS
Right
HER → FRA
Right
MXP → CAI
Left
HER → STR
Right
STR → HER
Left
BRU → HER
Left
HER → BRU
Right
HER → LBA
Right
LBA → HER
Left
CPH → HEW
Left
HER → MAN
Right
HEW → CPH
Right
MAN → HER
Left
CAI → YYZ
Right
FRA → MRU
Left
LCA → RML
Right
MRU → FRA
Right
RML → LCA
Left
YYZ → CAI
Left
CAI → YZD
Right
YZD → CAI
Left
DOH → NOB
Left
HER → ZRH
Right
HEW → MGA
Left
HEW → RHO
Right
NOB → DOH
Right
RHO → HEW
Left
ZRH → HER
Left
ATH → KRK
Right
CAI → YTZ
Right
HER → LGW
Right
HER → LHR
Right
KRK → ATH
Left
LGW → HER
Left
LHR → HER
Left
MAD → TLV
Left
MUH → JCL
Right
TLV → MAD
Right
YTZ → CAI
Left
BRS → HER
Left
HER → BRS
Right
CDG → HER
Left
HER → CDG
Right
JED → MXP
Right
MXP → JED
Left
JMK → NAP
Left
NAP → JMK
Right
ATH → KGS
Right
ATH → RHO
Right
DOH → HEW
Left
HEW → DOH
Right
KGS → ATH
Left
RHO → ATH
Left
GVA → HER
Left
HER → GVA
Right
CAI → GVA
Right
DXB → MAD
Left
GVA → CAI
Left
MAD → DXB
Right
BUD → SFO
Left
HER → NTE
Right
NTE → HER
Left
SFO → BUD
Right
AUH → HEW
Left
AZI → HEW
Left
HEW → AUH
Right
HEW → BCN
Left
BRS → JSI
Right
FCO → MEX
Right
JSI → BRS
Left
MEX → FCO
Left
HEW → LCA
Right
ATH → DOH
Right
DOH → ATH
Left
ATH → BEY
Right
ATH → WAW
Right
AUH → BCN
Left
BCN → AUH
Right
BEY → ATH
Left
WAW → ATH
Left
EFL → JFK
Right
JFK → EFL
Left
FRA → JED
Right
JED → FRA
Left
CHQ → HEL
Right
DXB → HEW
Left
HEL → CHQ
Left
HEW → DXB
Right
HEW → MAD
Left
MAD → HEW
Right
ATH → LCA
Right
HEW → KRK
Right
AMM → HER
Right
ATH → AUH
Right
AUH → ATH
Left
HER → AMM
Left
HER → TLV
Left
TLV → HER
Right
ATH → BCN
Left
BCN → ATH
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 Santorini & the Aegean Islands from a plane?
Yes — 396 flight routes pass within 120 km of Santorini & the Aegean Islands. The closest routes include Dublin to Athens, Athens to Dublin, Hurghada to Manchester. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Santorini & the Aegean Islands?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Santorini & the Aegean Islands: on a Dublin to Athens flight, visible from both sides; on a Athens to Dublin flight, visible from both sides; on a Hurghada to Manchester flight, visible from both sides.