Suez Canal

78 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Suez Canal.

Suez Canal
🚢 Monument · Egypt

Photo: Mohamed kamal 1984 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The 193 km canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas is visible as a thin blue line through the desert on flights across Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula.
78Flight Routes
1 miClosest Pass
🚢 MonumentType

Routes that pass it78

AMM → CAI Amman to Cairo · 1 mi Both Sides CAI → AMM Cairo to Amman · 1 mi Both Sides MAN → SSH Manchester to Sharm El Sheikh · 4 mi Both Sides SSH → MAN Sharm El Sheikh to Manchester · 4 mi Both Sides CAI → PVG Cairo to Shanghai · 6 mi Both Sides HRG → POZ Hurghada to Poznan · 6 mi Both Sides POZ → HRG Poznan to Hurghada · 6 mi Both Sides PVG → CAI Shanghai to Cairo · 6 mi Both Sides SHA → CAI Shanghai to Cairo · 6 mi Both Sides FRA → JED Frankfurt to Jeddah · 9 mi Right JED → BRU Jeddah to Brussels · 9 mi Right JED → FRA Jeddah to Frankfurt · 9 mi Left EZE → CAI Buenos Aires to Cairo · 9 mi Right CAI → MNL Cairo to Manila · 11 mi Left HBE → SHJ Alexandria to Sharjah · 11 mi Right JED → MAN Jeddah to Manchester · 11 mi Right MAN → JED Manchester to Jeddah · 11 mi Left MNL → CAI Manila to Cairo · 11 mi Right SAW → ZNZ Pendik, Istanbul to Zanzibar · 11 mi Left HRG → WRO Hurghada to Wroclaw · 12 mi Right WRO → HRG Wroclaw to Hurghada · 12 mi Left CAI → PEK Cairo to Beijing · 12 mi Right PEK → CAI Beijing to Cairo · 12 mi Left CAI → DEL Cairo to Delhi · 14 mi Left DEL → CAI Delhi to Cairo · 14 mi Right FRA → SEZ Frankfurt to Mahe · 16 mi Right AMS → JED Amsterdam to Jeddah · 16 mi Right JED → AMS Jeddah to Amsterdam · 16 mi Left CAI → CCU Cairo to Calcutta · 17 mi Left CCU → CAI Calcutta to Cairo · 17 mi Right AUH → BLA Abu Dhabi to Barcelona · 21 mi Left BLA → AUH Barcelona to Abu Dhabi · 21 mi Right CAI → BEY Cairo to Beirut · 26 mi Right BOM → CAI Bombay to Cairo · 30 mi Right CAI → BOM Cairo to Bombay · 30 mi Left CAI → DXB Cairo to Dubai · 30 mi Left DXB → CAI Dubai to Cairo · 30 mi Right IST → ZNZ Istanbul to Zanzibar · 30 mi Left ZNZ → IST Zanzibar to Istanbul · 30 mi Right BAH → CAI Bahrain to Cairo · 31 mi Right CAI → BAH Cairo to Bahrain · 31 mi Left CAI → SIN Cairo to Singapore · 31 mi Left JED → LHR Jeddah to London · 31 mi Right LHR → JED London to Jeddah · 31 mi Left SIN → CAI Singapore to Cairo · 31 mi Right CAI → DWC Cairo to Dubai · 32 mi Left CAI → MCT Cairo to Muscat · 32 mi Left DWC → CAI Dubai to Cairo · 32 mi Right MCT → CAI Muscat to Cairo · 32 mi Right AUH → CAI Abu Dhabi to Cairo · 33 mi Right CAI → AUH Cairo to Abu Dhabi · 33 mi Left CAI → DOH Cairo to Doha · 34 mi Left DOH → CAI Doha to Cairo · 34 mi Right LXR → SAW Luxor to Pendik, Istanbul · 34 mi Right SCL → TLV Santiago to Tel Aviv · 37 mi Right TLV → SCL Tel Aviv to Santiago · 37 mi Left NBO → SAW Nairobi to Pendik, Istanbul · 38 mi Right SAW → NBO Pendik, Istanbul to Nairobi · 38 mi Left CMN → CAI Casablanca to Cairo · 39 mi Left CAI → RUH Cairo to Riyadh · 39 mi Left CCE → CDC New Cairo to Cedar City · 39 mi Right CDC → CCE Cedar City to New Cairo · 39 mi Left RUH → CAI Riyadh to Cairo · 39 mi Right CCE → VIE New Cairo to Vienna · 40 mi Right VIE → CCE Vienna to New Cairo · 40 mi Left ADD → SAW Addis Ababa to Pendik, Istanbul · 41 mi Left JRO → SAW Kilimanjaro to Pendik, Istanbul · 41 mi Right SAW → ADD Pendik, Istanbul to Addis Ababa · 41 mi Right FCO → SSH Rome to Sharm El Sheikh · 42 mi Left SSH → FCO Sharm El Sheikh to Rome · 42 mi Right CAI → MEB Cairo to Melbourne · 47 mi Left CAI → MEL Cairo to Melbourne · 47 mi Left MEB → CAI Melbourne to Cairo · 47 mi Right MEL → CAI Melbourne to Cairo · 47 mi Right TUN → CAI Tunis to Cairo · 47 mi Left MAD → CAI Madrid to Cairo · 48 mi Left CAI → PER Cairo to Perth · 49 mi Left PER → CAI Perth to Cairo · 49 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 Suez Canal from a plane?

Yes — 78 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Suez Canal. The closest routes include Amman to Cairo, Cairo to Amman, Manchester to Sharm El Sheikh. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 1 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Suez Canal?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Suez Canal: on a Amman to Cairo flight, visible from both sides; on a Cairo to Amman flight, visible from both sides; on a Manchester to Sharm El Sheikh flight, visible from both sides.