Scotland's rugged Highlands, with their lochs, glens, and dramatic moorland, are visible on UK domestic routes and many flights to and from northern Scotland. Ben Nevis — the UK's highest peak — dominates the western Highlands.
Routes that pass it397
AEY → EDI
Right
LAS → FRA
Left
DUB → ACE
Right
HNL → LHR
Left
AMS → SLC
Right
EDI → TUN
Left
SLC → AMS
Left
SNA → AMS
Left
BRU → KEF
Left
DXB → EWR
Right
EWR → DXB
Left
GLA → AGP
Right
KEF → BRU
Right
AMS → LAX
Left
LAX → AMS
Right
MRS → EDI
Left
AMS → LAS
Right
EDI → GVA
Left
GVA → EDI
Right
KEF → ZRH
Right
ZRH → KEF
Left
SEA → MXP
Left
FCO → SEA
Left
SEA → FCO
Right
ORY → DUR
Left
PDX → FCO
Left
AMS → SAN
Right
LCY → GCJ
Left
LCY → JNB
Left
KEF → CIA
Left
BRU → WIL
Left
WIL → BRU
Right
GLA → RAK
Right
FRA → LAX
Left
LAX → FRA
Right
BWI → DXB
Right
EDI → RKV
Right
RKV → EDI
Left
STL → OTP
Right
AGA → GLA
Left
DXB → JFK
Right
FCO → KEF
Right
JFK → DXB
Left
KEF → FCO
Left
CTA → EDI
Right
EDI → CTA
Left
ATL → AUH
Right
AUH → ATL
Left
EDI → FCO
Left
RKV → ZRH
Right
ZRH → RKV
Left
GLA → IBZ
Left
IBZ → GLA
Right
LIN → EDI
Right
CIA → EDI
Right
EDI → CIA
Left
CDG → JNB
Right
JNB → CDG
Left
YYC → EDI
Left
FAE → EDI
Right
BCN → EDI
Left
BGY → EDI
Right
EDI → BCN
Right
EDI → NAP
Left
EDI → TLS
Right
NAP → EDI
Right
KEF → MXP
Left
MCO → WAW
Left
MXP → KEF
Right
AMS → MXL
Right
AUH → IAD
Right
CIA → SEA
Left
IAD → AUH
Left
IST → ORD
Right
ORD → IST
Left
EDI → ZRH
Left
ZRH → EDI
Right
SFO → EDI
Left
TFN → DUB
Left
MUC → SAN
Left
SAN → MUC
Right
BOS → DXB
Left
DXB → BOS
Right
EDI → VCE
Left
INV → LHR
Right
LHR → INV
Left
SEA → FLR
Right
GLA → LPA
Right
INV → LGW
Right
IST → MDW
Right
LGW → INV
Left
LPA → GLA
Left
LAX → EDI
Left
SFO → ZRH
Left
ZRH → SFO
Right
EDI → STR
Left
GCJ → LHR
Right
JNB → LHR
Right
LHR → GCJ
Left
LHR → JNB
Left
STR → EDI
Right
DXB → IAD
Left
EDI → LAS
Right
IAD → DXB
Right
KRK → YYZ
Left
YHU → DOH
Right
YYZ → KRK
Right
MRU → FRA
Right
IST → DFW
Right
BLL → JAX
Left
CGN → EDI
Right
EDI → FRA
Left
EDI → TIA
Left
FRA → EDI
Right
DUS → EDI
Right
EDI → DUS
Left
EDI → MUC
Left
MUC → EDI
Right
DOH → YUL
Left
YUL → DOH
Right
AMS → INV
Left
DUR → LHR
Right
BER → INV
Left
DEB → YYZ
Right
CPT → LHR
Left
LHR → CPT
Right
ANC → LHR
Right
DEN → MUC
Left
EDI → RHO
Left
FCO → YYC
Right
MUC → DEN
Right
OAK → AMS
Right
RHO → EDI
Right
YYC → FCO
Left
AMS → SFO
Left
ELP → EDI
Left
SFO → AMS
Right
AMS → KEF
Left
JFK → WAW
Right
KEF → AMS
Right
WAW → JFK
Left
MRO → EDI
Right
IAH → OTP
Left
LGW → CPT
Right
AMS → DEN
Right
DEN → AMS
Left
GLA → RKV
Right
EDI → KOI
Left
YVR → GLA
Left
LAX → MUC
Right
MUC → LAX
Left
EDI → VIE
Left
GLA → KEF
Right
GLA → MLA
Left
KEF → GLA
Left
VIE → EDI
Right
EWR → WAW
Right
WAW → EWR
Left
EDI → ORD
Right
ORD → EDI
Left
AMS → RKV
Left
EDI → BUD
Left
IST → EDI
Right
RKV → AMS
Right
EDI → PRG
Left
RKV → VCE
Right
FCO → GLA
Right
GLA → FCO
Left
GLA → MXP
Left
BLL → JFK
Left
EDI → YYZ
Right
YYZ → EDI
Left
SFO → NAP
Left
CMH → EDI
Left
BER → IAD
Right
DEN → FRA
Left
FRA → DEN
Right
EDI → MSY
Right
DOH → EDI
Right
EDI → DOH
Left
EDI → LIS
Right
EDI → LSI
Left
BER → MDW
Left
CPH → YHZ
Left
FRA → KEF
Left
KEF → FRA
Right
OPO → EDI
Left
RKV → LTQ
Left
YHZ → CPH
Right
ATL → EDI
Left
EDI → ATL
Right
BER → EDI
Right
DAR → AMS
Left
EDI → BER
Left
EDI → IAD
Right
EDI → KRK
Left
IAD → EDI
Left
AMS → WIL
Right
BRU → KGL
Right
DFW → BER
Right
EDI → EWR
Right
EDI → JFK
Right
EDI → PHL
Right
EWR → EDI
Left
JFK → EDI
Left
PHL → EDI
Left
WIL → AMS
Left
BOS → EDI
Left
EDI → BOS
Right
DXB → EDI
Right
EDI → DXB
Left
LCY → CPT
Right
SFO → AVB
Right
AMS → YYC
Left
EDI → ACE
Right
EDI → ORF
Right
ORF → EDI
Left
RZE → EDI
Right
YYC → AMS
Right
EDI → YHZ
Right
YHZ → EDI
Left
FBU → BKK
Right
KEF → STN
Left
STN → KEF
Right
YAW → EDI
Left
BER → EWR
Right
TPA → EDI
Left
EDI → LPA
Right
EDI → MCO
Right
GLA → AMS
Left
THF → JFK
Right
WAW → MIA
Right
AUH → JFK
Right
GLA → KGS
Left
JFK → AUH
Left
AMS → JRO
Right
JRO → AMS
Left
YVR → ZRH
Right
ZRH → YVR
Left
EDI → TFS
Right
TFS → EDI
Left
FRA → RKV
Left
ORD → VIE
Left
RKV → FRA
Right
VIE → ORD
Right
BER → JFK
Right
GLA → AYT
Left
EDI → PXO
Right
FRA → SFO
Left
SFO → FRA
Right
BOS → BER
Left
LCY → RKV
Right
ABZ → AMS
Right
AMS → ABZ
Left
LTN → RKV
Right
NCL → PMI
Right
RKV → CDG
Left
DFW → KSC
Right
EWR → KRK
Left
GLA → YYZ
Right
KRK → EWR
Right
YYZ → GLA
Left
YZD → GLA
Left
KOI → BHX
Right
AMS → YEG
Left
PHX → AAH
Left
YEG → AMS
Right
AUH → BOS
Right
BLL → EDI
Right
BOS → AUH
Left
CPH → EDI
Right
EDI → CPH
Left
AMS → MSP
Right
DXB → GLA
Right
GLA → DXB
Left
MSP → AMS
Left
GLA → CUN
Right
GLA → ILY
Right
MAN → RKV
Right
RKV → MAN
Left
EDI → ORK
Right
ATL → DXB
Right
AMS → PDX
Left
EDI → BNE
Left
EDI → RVN
Left
KEF → LTN
Left
PDX → AMS
Right
LCA → NCL
Right
NCL → LCA
Left
EDI → BGO
Left
EDI → PEK
Left
CDG → KEF
Right
EDI → BBA
Right
EDI → SNN
Right
KEF → CDG
Left
BHD → EDI
Left
EDI → GOT
Left
EDI → BWU
Left
EDI → LIM
Right
KEF → MUC
Right
MAN → KEF
Right
MUC → KEF
Left
BKK → OSL
Left
EDI → OSL
Left
FBU → EDI
Right
OSL → EDI
Right
ARN → EDI
Right
EDI → HEL
Left
YYZ → PRG
Left
LHR → RKV
Right
RKV → LHR
Left
DUS → ZNZ
Right
AMS → SEA
Left
LGW → RKV
Right
RKV → LGW
Left
SEA → AMS
Right
AMS → BFI
Left
BFI → AMS
Right
LGW → ABZ
Left
ABZ → LHR
Right
LHR → ABZ
Left
BOS → CPH
Right
CPH → BOS
Left
ATL → DOH
Left
DOH → ATL
Right
KEF → LHR
Left
KEF → ORY
Left
LHR → KEF
Right
RKV → MUC
Right
SFO → CIA
Left
CPH → JFK
Left
JFK → CPH
Right
LGW → KEF
Right
DET → IST
Left
IST → DET
Right
CDG → YVR
Right
YVR → CDG
Left
BHX → KEF
Right
CPH → EWR
Left
EWR → CPH
Right
SFO → MXP
Left
CPH → PHL
Left
PHL → CPH
Right
AMS → YVR
Left
BUD → YYZ
Right
YVR → AMS
Right
YYZ → BUD
Left
LAX → ZRH
Left
ORD → KRK
Right
ZRH → LAX
Right
YYC → FRA
Right
DCA → CPH
Right
DUB → BNE
Left
KGL → LHR
Right
LHR → KGL
Left
FCO → SFO
Right
LHR → YVR
Right
SFO → FCO
Left
YVR → LHR
Left
CPH → IAD
Left
IAD → CPH
Right
LGW → YVR
Right
LHR → YXX
Right
AND → CPH
Right
CDG → SEA
Right
SEA → CDG
Left
DUB → EZE
Right
NCL → DXB
Left
DOH → IAD
Right
IAD → DOH
Left
LAS → ZRH
Left
ZRH → LAS
Right
LHR → LOS
Right
LOS → LHR
Left
BFI → LHR
Left
DUB → PEK
Left
LHR → BFI
Right
LHR → SEA
Right
SEA → LHR
Left
CHQ → LBA
Right
LBA → CHQ
Left
YDQ → AMS
Right
ATL → CPH
Right
CPH → ATL
Left
HEW → KEF
Left
IST → YYZ
Right
YYZ → IST
Left
MUC → SFO
Left
SFO → MUC
Right
DPA → AMS
Left
AMS → ORD
Right
HER → LBA
Right
ORD → AMS
Left
FRA → PDX
Left
LHR → PDX
Right
PDX → FRA
Right
PDX → LHR
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 Scottish Highlands from a plane?
Yes — 397 flight routes pass within 200 km of Scottish Highlands. The closest routes include Akureyri to Edinburgh, Las Vegas to Frankfurt, Dublin to Lanzerote. Sit on the Right side.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Scottish Highlands?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Scottish Highlands: on a Akureyri to Edinburgh flight, sit on the Right side; on a Las Vegas to Frankfurt flight, sit on the Left side; on a Dublin to Lanzerote flight, sit on the Right side.