Sri Lanka

116 flight routes pass within 124 miles of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka
🏝️ Island · Sri Lanka

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The teardrop-shaped island south of India with its mountainous interior, beaches, and the distinctive Adam's Bridge land connection to India. A landmark on routes across the Indian Ocean.
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Routes that pass it116

CMB → SHA Colombo to Shanghai · 1 mi Both Sides SHA → CMB Shanghai to Colombo · 1 mi Both Sides CGK → MED Jakarta to Madinah · 6 mi Left MED → CGK Madinah to Jakarta · 6 mi Right CAN → CMB Guangzhou to Colombo · 11 mi Right CMB → HKG Colombo to Hong Kong · 13 mi Left HKG → CMB Hong Kong to Colombo · 13 mi Right KUL → TRV Kuala Lumpur to Trivandrum · 13 mi Right TRV → KUL Trivandrum to Kuala Lumpur · 13 mi Left AUH → SYD Abu Dhabi to Sydney · 17 mi Left SYD → AUH Sydney to Abu Dhabi · 17 mi Right AUH → BWU Abu Dhabi to Sydney · 19 mi Left BWU → AUH Sydney to Abu Dhabi · 19 mi Right SIN → TRV Singapore to Trivandrum · 21 mi Right TRV → SIN Trivandrum to Singapore · 21 mi Left BKK → CMB Bangkok to Colombo · 25 mi Right CMB → BKK Colombo to Bangkok · 25 mi Left AKL → AMM Auckland to Amman · 26 mi Right AMM → AKL Amman to Auckland · 26 mi Left CMB → DAC Colombo to Dhaka · 29 mi Right DAC → CMB Dhaka to Colombo · 29 mi Left CMB → SGN Colombo to Ho Chi Minh City · 37 mi Left SGN → CMB Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo · 37 mi Right LCY → PER London to Perth · 40 mi Left PER → LCY Perth to London · 40 mi Right LHR → PER London to Perth · 44 mi Left PER → LHR Perth to London · 44 mi Right AKL → DOH Auckland to Doha · 45 mi Right DOH → AKL Doha to Auckland · 45 mi Left BKK → RML Bangkok to Colombo · 47 mi Right RML → BKK Colombo to Bangkok · 47 mi Left CMB → KTM Colombo to Kathmandu · 48 mi Right KTM → CMB Kathmandu to Colombo · 48 mi Left BWU → DXB Sydney to Dubai · 55 mi Left DXB → BWU Dubai to Sydney · 55 mi Right DXB → SYD Dubai to Sydney · 56 mi Right SYD → DXB Sydney to Dubai · 56 mi Left CMB → KUL Colombo to Kuala Lumpur · 58 mi Left KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur to Colombo · 58 mi Right CMB → MAA Colombo to Madras · 58 mi Right MAA → CMB Madras to Colombo · 58 mi Left CMB → SIN Colombo to Singapore · 60 mi Left CMB → XSP Colombo to Singapore · 60 mi Left SIN → CMB Singapore to Colombo · 60 mi Right XSP → CMB Singapore to Colombo · 60 mi Right RML → SGN Colombo to Ho Chi Minh City · 60 mi Left AKL → DWC Auckland to Dubai · 61 mi Left DWC → AKL Dubai to Auckland · 61 mi Right DOH → SYD Doha to Sydney · 62 mi Left SYD → DOH Sydney to Doha · 62 mi Right BWU → DOH Sydney to Doha · 63 mi Right DOH → BWU Doha to Sydney · 63 mi Left CMB → DEL Colombo to Delhi · 66 mi Right DEL → CMB Delhi to Colombo · 66 mi Left CMB → HYD Colombo to Hyderabad · 66 mi Right HYD → CMB Hyderabad to Colombo · 66 mi Left COK → SIN Kochi to Singapore · 67 mi Right SIN → COK Singapore to Kochi · 67 mi Left CMB → ORD Colombo to Chicago · 69 mi Right ORD → CMB Chicago to Colombo · 69 mi Left BLR → CMB Bangalore to Colombo · 73 mi Left CMB → BLR Colombo to Bangalore · 73 mi Right CMB → DOH Colombo to Doha · 75 mi Right CMB → SYD Colombo to Sydney · 75 mi Left DOH → CMB Doha to Colombo · 75 mi Left KUL → COK Kuala Lumpur to Kochi · 75 mi Left SYD → CMB Sydney to Colombo · 75 mi Right AUH → CMB Abu Dhabi to Colombo · 75 mi Left CMB → AUH Colombo to Abu Dhabi · 75 mi Right CMB → DMM Colombo to Dammam · 75 mi Right DMM → CMB Dammam to Colombo · 75 mi Left CMB → COK Colombo to Kochi · 76 mi Right CMB → DXB Colombo to Dubai · 76 mi Right CMB → KWI Colombo to Kuwait · 76 mi Right COK → CMB Kochi to Colombo · 76 mi Left DXB → CMB Dubai to Colombo · 76 mi Left KWI → CMB Kuwait to Colombo · 76 mi Left BOM → CMB Bombay to Colombo · 76 mi Left CMB → BOM Colombo to Bombay · 76 mi Right CMB → MEB Colombo to Melbourne · 76 mi Left CMB → MEL Colombo to Melbourne · 76 mi Left CMB → NMI Colombo to Navi Mumbai · 76 mi Right MEB → CMB Melbourne to Colombo · 76 mi Right MEL → CMB Melbourne to Colombo · 76 mi Right NMI → CMB Navi Mumbai to Colombo · 76 mi Left CMB → FRA Colombo to Frankfurt · 77 mi Right CMB → IST Colombo to Istanbul · 77 mi Right CMB → LCY Colombo to London · 77 mi Right CMB → LGW Colombo to London · 77 mi Right CMB → LHR Colombo to London · 77 mi Right CMB → ZRH Colombo to Zurich · 77 mi Right FRA → CMB Frankfurt to Colombo · 77 mi Left IST → CMB Istanbul to Colombo · 77 mi Left LCY → CMB London to Colombo · 77 mi Left LGW → CMB London to Colombo · 77 mi Left LHR → CMB London to Colombo · 77 mi Left DEB → RML Debrecen to Colombo · 93 mi Left RML → DEB Colombo to Debrecen · 93 mi Right RML → TRV Colombo to Trivandrum · 93 mi Right TRV → RML Trivandrum to Colombo · 93 mi Left DXB → RML Dubai to Colombo · 94 mi Left KWI → RML Kuwait to Colombo · 94 mi Left LCA → RML Larnaca to Colombo · 94 mi Left MEB → RML Melbourne to Colombo · 94 mi Right RML → DXB Colombo to Dubai · 94 mi Right RML → KWI Colombo to Kuwait · 94 mi Right RML → LCA Colombo to Larnaca · 94 mi Right RML → MEB Colombo to Melbourne · 94 mi Left AKL → DXB Auckland to Dubai · 95 mi Left DXB → AKL Dubai to Auckland · 95 mi Right BEY → SYD Beirut to Sydney · 96 mi Right SYD → BEY Sydney to Beirut · 96 mi Left CGK → JED Jakarta to Jeddah · 98 mi Right JED → CGK Jeddah to Jakarta · 98 mi Left ADL → DXB Adelaide to Dubai · 112 mi Right DXB → ADL Dubai to Adelaide · 112 mi 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 Sri Lanka from a plane?

Yes — 116 flight routes pass within 124 miles of Sri Lanka. The closest routes include Colombo to Shanghai, Shanghai to Colombo, Jakarta to Madinah. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 1 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Sri Lanka?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Sri Lanka: on a Colombo to Shanghai flight, visible from both sides; on a Shanghai to Colombo flight, visible from both sides; on a Jakarta to Madinah flight, sit on the Left side.