St. Elias Icefields & Coast Mountains

112 flight routes pass within 93 miles of St. Elias Icefields & Coast Mountains.

St. Elias Icefields & Coast Mountains
🧊 Ice · United States / Canada

Photo: Mr. David Sinson, NOAA, Office of Coast Survey · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

One of the largest non-polar icefields on Earth spans the Alaska-Yukon border along the St. Elias and Coast Mountains — crossed by many flights between the US West Coast and Alaska or Asia.
112Flight Routes
6 miClosest Pass
🧊 IceType

Routes that pass it112

IAH → FNJ Houston to Pyongyang · 6 mi Both Sides DFW → HKG Dallas-Fort Worth to Hong Kong · 6 mi Left HKG → DFW Hong Kong to Dallas-Fort Worth · 6 mi Right FAI → SFO Fairbanks to San Francisco · 7 mi Right SFO → FAI San Francisco to Fairbanks · 7 mi Left ANC → RSW Anchorage to Fort Myers · 8 mi Right RSW → ANC Fort Myers to Anchorage · 8 mi Left HND → MCO Tokyo to Orlando · 9 mi Left MCO → HND Orlando to Tokyo · 9 mi Right FAI → SJC Fairbanks to San Jose · 11 mi Right SJC → FAI San Jose to Fairbanks · 11 mi Left ATL → NRT Atlanta to Tokyo · 21 mi Left NRT → ATL Tokyo to Atlanta · 21 mi Right NRT → ORL Tokyo to Orlando · 21 mi Left ORL → NRT Orlando to Tokyo · 21 mi Right ANC → ATL Anchorage to Atlanta · 22 mi Right ATL → ANC Atlanta to Anchorage · 22 mi Left ANC → JAX Anchorage to Jacksonville · 23 mi Right JAX → ANC Jacksonville to Anchorage · 23 mi Left ATL → EDF Atlanta to Anchorage · 27 mi Left EDF → ATL Anchorage to Atlanta · 27 mi Right FAI → LAX Fairbanks to Los Angeles · 29 mi Right LAX → FAI Los Angeles to Fairbanks · 29 mi Left ATL → HND Atlanta to Tokyo · 34 mi Left HND → ATL Tokyo to Atlanta · 34 mi Right FLL → HND Fort Lauderdale to Tokyo · 35 mi Right HND → FLL Tokyo to Fort Lauderdale · 35 mi Left ANC → MSP Anchorage to Minneapolis · 37 mi Right MSP → ANC Minneapolis to Anchorage · 37 mi Left ANC → JNU Anchorage to Juneau · 38 mi Left JNU → ANC Juneau to Anchorage · 38 mi Right DAL → SHA Dallas to Shanghai · 39 mi Right SHA → DAL Shanghai to Dallas · 39 mi Left JNU → YAK Juneau to Yakutat · 40 mi Right CDV → YAK Cordova to Yakutat · 41 mi Left YAK → CDV Yakutat to Cordova · 41 mi Right DFW → ICN Dallas-Fort Worth to Seoul · 44 mi Right ICN → DFW Seoul to Dallas-Fort Worth · 44 mi Left ANC → ORD Anchorage to Chicago · 46 mi Right DFW → SHA Dallas-Fort Worth to Shanghai · 46 mi Right ORD → ANC Chicago to Anchorage · 46 mi Left SHA → DFW Shanghai to Dallas-Fort Worth · 46 mi Left ANC → CLT Anchorage to Charlotte · 47 mi Right CLT → ANC Charlotte to Anchorage · 47 mi Left ANC → DFW Anchorage to Dallas-Fort Worth · 48 mi Left DFW → ANC Dallas-Fort Worth to Anchorage · 48 mi Right EDF → ORD Anchorage to Chicago · 50 mi Right ORD → EDF Chicago to Anchorage · 50 mi Left ANC → IAH Anchorage to Houston · 52 mi Left DEN → EDF Denver to Anchorage · 52 mi Right EDF → DEN Anchorage to Denver · 52 mi Left IAH → ANC Houston to Anchorage · 52 mi Right ANC → HOU Anchorage to Houston · 53 mi Left FAI → PDX Fairbanks to Portland · 53 mi Right HNL → LHR Honolulu to London · 53 mi Left HOU → ANC Houston to Anchorage · 53 mi Right LHR → HNL London to Honolulu · 53 mi Right PDX → FAI Portland to Fairbanks · 53 mi Left DEN → MRI Denver to Anchorage · 54 mi Right MRI → DEN Anchorage to Denver · 54 mi Left ICN → YYC Seoul to Calgary · 55 mi Right YYC → ICN Calgary to Seoul · 55 mi Left ANC → DEN Anchorage to Denver · 57 mi Left DEN → ANC Denver to Anchorage · 57 mi Right ANC → BJC Anchorage to Denver · 60 mi Left ANC → RDU Anchorage to Raleigh-Durham · 60 mi Right BJC → ANC Denver to Anchorage · 60 mi Right RDU → ANC Raleigh-Durham to Anchorage · 60 mi Left ANC → GRR Anchorage to Grand Rapids · 62 mi Right GRR → ANC Grand Rapids to Anchorage · 62 mi Left DFW → PVG Dallas-Fort Worth to Shanghai · 63 mi Right PVG → DFW Shanghai to Dallas-Fort Worth · 63 mi Left DFW → SSN Dallas-Fort Worth to Seoul East · 63 mi Right SSN → DFW Seoul East to Dallas-Fort Worth · 63 mi Left IAH → ICN Houston to Seoul · 67 mi Right ICN → IAH Seoul to Houston · 67 mi Left ANC → DTW Anchorage to Detroit · 68 mi Right DTW → ANC Detroit to Anchorage · 68 mi Left FAI → SEA Fairbanks to Seattle · 71 mi Right SEA → FAI Seattle to Fairbanks · 71 mi Left ANC → DET Anchorage to Detroit · 71 mi Right BFI → FAI Seattle to Fairbanks · 71 mi Left DET → ANC Detroit to Anchorage · 71 mi Left FAI → BFI Fairbanks to Seattle · 71 mi Right DFW → SIN Dallas-Fort Worth to Singapore · 75 mi Right SIN → DFW Singapore to Dallas-Fort Worth · 75 mi Left EIL → SEA Fairbanks to Seattle · 76 mi Right SEA → EIL Seattle to Fairbanks · 76 mi Left BFI → EIL Seattle to Fairbanks · 76 mi Left EIL → BFI Fairbanks to Seattle · 76 mi Right DEL → SFO Delhi to San Francisco · 81 mi Right SFO → DEL San Francisco to Delhi · 81 mi Left ANC → BWI Anchorage to Baltimore · 84 mi Right ANC → GEG Anchorage to Spokane · 84 mi Left BWI → ANC Baltimore to Anchorage · 84 mi Left GEG → ANC Spokane to Anchorage · 84 mi Right DCA → EDF Washington to Anchorage · 85 mi Left EDF → DCA Anchorage to Washington · 85 mi Right EIL → PHX Fairbanks to Phoenix · 86 mi Right PHX → EIL Phoenix to Fairbanks · 86 mi Left HKG → YYC Hong Kong to Calgary · 87 mi Right YYC → HKG Calgary to Hong Kong · 87 mi Left ANC → SIT Anchorage to Sitka · 89 mi Left SIT → ANC Sitka to Anchorage · 89 mi Right IAH → PVG Houston to Shanghai · 90 mi Right PVG → IAH Shanghai to Houston · 90 mi Left BTH → DFW Batam to Dallas-Fort Worth · 91 mi Left DFW → BTH Dallas-Fort Worth to Batam · 91 mi Right ANC → IPT Anchorage to Williamsport · 93 mi Right ANC → YYZ Anchorage to Toronto · 93 mi Right IPT → ANC Williamsport to Anchorage · 93 mi Left YYZ → ANC Toronto to Anchorage · 93 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 St. Elias Icefields & Coast Mountains from a plane?

Yes — 112 flight routes pass within 93 miles of St. Elias Icefields & Coast Mountains. The closest routes include Houston to Pyongyang, Dallas-Fort Worth to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Dallas-Fort Worth. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 6 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing St. Elias Icefields & Coast Mountains?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near St. Elias Icefields & Coast Mountains: on a Houston to Pyongyang flight, visible from both sides; on a Dallas-Fort Worth to Hong Kong flight, sit on the Left side; on a Hong Kong to Dallas-Fort Worth flight, sit on the Right side.