Sydney Harbour

357 flight routes pass within 60 km of Sydney Harbour.

Sydney Harbour
🎭 City · Australia

Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sydney's iconic harbour — with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge clearly visible — is one of the most recognizable aerial views in the world. Approaches to Sydney Kingsford Smith from the north offer direct views of the city.
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HBA → SYD Hobart to Sydney · directly overhead Both Sides LST → SYD Launceston to Sydney · directly overhead Both Sides OOL → SYD Coolangatta to Sydney · directly overhead Both Sides SYD → HBA Sydney to Hobart · directly overhead Both Sides SYD → LST Sydney to Launceston · directly overhead Both Sides SYD → OOL Sydney to Coolangatta · directly overhead Both Sides ANC → SYD Anchorage to Sydney · 1 km Both Sides BNE → SYD Brisbane to Sydney · 1 km Both Sides BNK → SYD Ballina to Sydney · 1 km Both Sides BWU → DFW Sydney to Dallas-fort Worth · 1 km Both Sides BWU → NLK Sydney to Norfolk Island · 1 km Both Sides CFS → SYD Coff's Harbour to Sydney · 1 km Both Sides CRP → NLK Corpus Christi to Norfolk Island · 1 km Both Sides DFW → BWU Dallas-fort Worth to Sydney · 1 km Both Sides HVB → SYD Hervey Bay to Sydney · 1 km Both Sides MCY → SYD Maroochydore to Sydney · 1 km Both Sides NLK → BWU Norfolk Island to Sydney · 1 km Both Sides NLK → CRP Norfolk Island to Corpus Christi · 1 km Both Sides SYD → ANC Sydney to Anchorage · 1 km Both Sides SYD → BNE Sydney to Brisbane · 1 km Both Sides SYD → BNK Sydney to Ballina · 1 km Both Sides SYD → CFS Sydney to Coff's Harbour · 1 km Both Sides SYD → HVB Sydney to Hervey Bay · 1 km Both Sides SYD → MCY Sydney to Maroochydore · 1 km Both Sides ADL → BWU Adelaide to Sydney · 3 km Both Sides BWU → ADL Sydney to Adelaide · 3 km Both Sides BWU → JAD Sydney to Perth · 4 km Both Sides BWU → NAN Sydney to Nandi · 4 km Both Sides BWU → PER Sydney to Perth · 4 km Both Sides CTS → SYD Sapporo to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides HND → SYD Tokyo to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides HTI → SYD Hamilton Island to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides JAD → BWU Perth to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides NAN → BWU Nandi to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides NRT → SYD Tokyo to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides PDX → SYD Portland to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides PER → BWU Perth to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides PPP → SYD Prosserpine to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides ROK → SYD Rockhampton to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides SEA → SYD Seattle to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides SYD → CTS Sydney to Sapporo · 4 km Both Sides SYD → HND Sydney to Tokyo · 4 km Both Sides SYD → HTI Sydney to Hamilton Island · 4 km Both Sides SYD → NRT Sydney to Tokyo · 4 km Both Sides SYD → PDX Sydney to Portland · 4 km Both Sides SYD → PPP Sydney to Prosserpine · 4 km Both Sides SYD → ROK Sydney to Rockhampton · 4 km Both Sides SYD → SEA Sydney to Seattle · 4 km Both Sides SYD → VLI Sydney to Port-vila · 4 km Both Sides SYD → YLJ Sydney to Meadow Lake · 4 km Both Sides SYD → YVR Sydney to Vancouver · 4 km Both Sides VLI → SYD Port-vila to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides YLJ → SYD Meadow Lake to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides YVR → SYD Vancouver to Sydney · 4 km Both Sides AVV → SYD Avalon to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides BOI → SYD Boise to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides BWU → LAX Sydney to Los Angeles · 5 km Both Sides CBR → SYD Canberra to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides CNS → SYD Cairns to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides GCJ → SYD Johannesburg to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides GEA → SYD Noumea to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides HNL → SYD Honolulu to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides JNB → SYD Johannesburg to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides KIX → SYD Osaka to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides LAX → BWU Los Angeles to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides MBW → SYD Melbourne to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides MEB → SYD Melbourne to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides MEL → SYD Melbourne to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides NOU → SYD Noumea to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides SFO → SYD San Francisco to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides SYD → AVV Sydney to Avalon · 5 km Both Sides SYD → CBR Sydney to Canberra · 5 km Both Sides SYD → CNS Sydney to Cairns · 5 km Both Sides SYD → GCJ Sydney to Johannesburg · 5 km Both Sides SYD → HNL Sydney to Honolulu · 5 km Both Sides SYD → JNB Sydney to Johannesburg · 5 km Both Sides SYD → KIX Sydney to Osaka · 5 km Both Sides SYD → MBW Sydney to Melbourne · 5 km Both Sides SYD → MEB Sydney to Melbourne · 5 km Both Sides SYD → MEL Sydney to Melbourne · 5 km Both Sides SYD → NOU Sydney to Noumea · 5 km Both Sides SYD → SFO Sydney to San Francisco · 5 km Both Sides SYD → TSV Sydney to Townsville · 5 km Both Sides TSV → SYD Townsville to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides YQY → SYD Sydney to Sydney · 5 km Both Sides BWU → SFO Sydney to San Francisco · 6 km Both Sides DEN → SYD Denver to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides EZE → SYD Buenos Aires to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides GMP → SYD Seoul to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides GRR → SYD Grand Rapids to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides ICN → SYD Seoul to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides LAS → SYD Las Vegas to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides LAX → SYD Los Angeles to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides MSP → SYD Minneapolis to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides NAN → SYD Nandi to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides ORD → SYD Chicago to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides PEK → SYD Beijing to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides PVG → SYD Shanghai to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides SFO → BWU San Francisco to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides SYD → DEN Sydney to Denver · 6 km Both Sides SYD → EZE Sydney to Buenos Aires · 6 km Both Sides SYD → GMP Sydney to Seoul · 6 km Both Sides SYD → GRR Sydney to Grand Rapids · 6 km Both Sides SYD → ICN Sydney to Seoul · 6 km Both Sides SYD → LAS Sydney to Las Vegas · 6 km Both Sides SYD → LAX Sydney to Los Angeles · 6 km Both Sides SYD → MSP Sydney to Minneapolis · 6 km Both Sides SYD → NAN Sydney to Nandi · 6 km Both Sides SYD → ORD Sydney to Chicago · 6 km Both Sides SYD → PEK Sydney to Beijing · 6 km Both Sides SYD → PVG Sydney to Shanghai · 6 km Both Sides SYD → YKZ Sydney to Toronto · 6 km Both Sides SYD → YOW Sydney to Ottawa · 6 km Both Sides SYD → YUL Sydney to Montreal · 6 km Both Sides SYD → YYZ Sydney to Toronto · 6 km Both Sides YKZ → SYD Toronto to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides YOW → SYD Ottawa to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides YUL → SYD Montreal to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides YYZ → SYD Toronto to Sydney · 6 km Both Sides AND → SYD Andersen to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides CRK → SYD Mabalacat to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides DAL → SYD Dallas to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides DFW → SYD Dallas-fort Worth to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides DUB → SYD Dublin to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides EWR → SYD Newark to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides HEL → SYD Helsinki to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides IAD → SYD Washington to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides IAH → SYD Houston to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides JFK → SYD New York to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides MNL → SYD Manila to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides NKG → SYD Nanjing to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides PKX → SYD Beijing to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides SCL → SYD Santiago to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides SHA → SYD Shanghai to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides SYD → AND Sydney to Andersen · 7 km Both Sides SYD → CRK Sydney to Mabalacat · 7 km Both Sides SYD → DAL Sydney to Dallas · 7 km Both Sides SYD → DFW Sydney to Dallas-fort Worth · 7 km Both Sides SYD → DUB Sydney to Dublin · 7 km Both Sides SYD → EWR Sydney to Newark · 7 km Both Sides SYD → HEL Sydney to Helsinki · 7 km Both Sides SYD → IAD Sydney to Washington · 7 km Both Sides SYD → IAH Sydney to Houston · 7 km Both Sides SYD → JFK Sydney to New York · 7 km Both Sides SYD → MNL Sydney to Manila · 7 km Both Sides SYD → NKG Sydney to Nanjing · 7 km Both Sides SYD → PKX Sydney to Beijing · 7 km Both Sides SYD → SCL Sydney to Santiago · 7 km Both Sides SYD → SHA Sydney to Shanghai · 7 km Both Sides SYD → TPE Sydney to Taipei · 7 km Both Sides SYD → TSA Sydney to Taipei · 7 km Both Sides TPE → SYD Taipei to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides TSA → SYD Taipei to Sydney · 7 km Both Sides ADL → SYD Adelaide to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides AMS → SYD Amsterdam to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides BKI → SYD Kota Kinabalu to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides BWU → MEB Sydney to Melbourne · 8 km Both Sides BWU → MEL Sydney to Melbourne · 8 km Both Sides CAN → SYD Guangzhou to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides CDG → SYD Paris to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides DRW → SYD Darwin to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides HAN → SYD Hanoi to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides HKG → SYD Hong Kong to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides HOU → SYD Houston to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides JAD → SYD Perth to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides LCY → SYD London to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides LHR → SYD London to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides MEB → BWU Melbourne to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides MEL → BWU Melbourne to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides MIA → SYD Miami to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides NIP → SYD Jacksonville to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides NLK → SYD Norfolk Island to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides PER → SYD Perth to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides RAR → SYD Avarua to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides SYD → ADL Sydney to Adelaide · 8 km Both Sides SYD → AMS Sydney to Amsterdam · 8 km Both Sides SYD → BKI Sydney to Kota Kinabalu · 8 km Both Sides SYD → CAN Sydney to Guangzhou · 8 km Both Sides SYD → CDG Sydney to Paris · 8 km Both Sides SYD → DRW Sydney to Darwin · 8 km Both Sides SYD → HAN Sydney to Hanoi · 8 km Both Sides SYD → HKG Sydney to Hong Kong · 8 km Both Sides SYD → HOU Sydney to Houston · 8 km Both Sides SYD → JAD Sydney to Perth · 8 km Both Sides SYD → LCY Sydney to London · 8 km Both Sides SYD → LHR Sydney to London · 8 km Both Sides SYD → MIA Sydney to Miami · 8 km Both Sides SYD → NIP Sydney to Jacksonville · 8 km Both Sides SYD → NLK Sydney to Norfolk Island · 8 km Both Sides SYD → PER Sydney to Perth · 8 km Both Sides SYD → RAR Sydney to Avarua · 8 km Both Sides SYD → TBU Sydney to Tongatapu · 8 km Both Sides SYD → ZQN Sydney to Queenstown International · 8 km Both Sides TBU → SYD Tongatapu to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides ZQN → SYD Queenstown International to Sydney · 8 km Both Sides AKL → SYD Auckland to Sydney · 9 km Right AMD → SYD Ahmedabad to Sydney · 9 km Left ASP → SYD Alice Springs to Sydney · 9 km Left ATH → SYD Athens to Sydney · 9 km Left AUH → SYD Abu Dhabi to Sydney · 9 km Left AYQ → SYD Yulara to Sydney · 9 km Left BBI → SYD Bhubaneswar to Sydney · 9 km Left BEY → SYD Beirut to Sydney · 9 km Left BKK → SYD Bangkok to Sydney · 9 km Left BLR → SYD Bangalore to Sydney · 9 km Left BME → SYD Broome to Sydney · 9 km Left BOM → SYD Bombay to Sydney · 9 km Left BWU → HNL Sydney to Honolulu · 9 km Right BWU → SYD Sydney to Sydney · 9 km Left CGK → SYD Jakarta to Sydney · 9 km Left CHC → SYD Christchurch to Sydney · 9 km Right CIA → SYD Rome to Sydney · 9 km Left CMB → SYD Colombo to Sydney · 9 km Left CMN → SYD Casablanca to Sydney · 9 km Left DEL → SYD Delhi to Sydney · 9 km Left DOH → SYD Doha to Sydney · 9 km Left DPS → SYD Denpasar to Sydney · 9 km Left DXB → SYD Dubai to Sydney · 9 km Left HKT → SYD Phuket to Sydney · 9 km Left HLZ → SYD Hamilton to Sydney · 9 km Right HNL → BWU Honolulu to Sydney · 9 km Left IST → SYD Istanbul to Sydney · 9 km Left KUL → SYD Kuala Lumpur to Sydney · 9 km Left LIM → SYD Lima to Sydney · 9 km Right LIN → SYD Milan to Sydney · 9 km Left MAD → SYD Madrid to Sydney · 9 km Left MXP → SYD Milano to Sydney · 9 km Left NSN → SYD Nelson to Sydney · 9 km Right SAW → SYD Pendik, Istanbul to Sydney · 9 km Left SGN → SYD Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney · 9 km Left SIN → SYD Singapore to Sydney · 9 km Left SYD → AKL Sydney to Auckland · 9 km Left SYD → AMD Sydney to Ahmedabad · 9 km Right SYD → ASP Sydney to Alice Springs · 9 km Right SYD → ATH Sydney to Athens · 9 km Right SYD → AUH Sydney to Abu Dhabi · 9 km Right SYD → AYQ Sydney to Yulara · 9 km Right SYD → BBI Sydney to Bhubaneswar · 9 km Right SYD → BEY Sydney to Beirut · 9 km Right SYD → BKK Sydney to Bangkok · 9 km Right SYD → BLR Sydney to Bangalore · 9 km Right SYD → BME Sydney to Broome · 9 km Right SYD → BOM Sydney to Bombay · 9 km Right SYD → BWU Sydney to Sydney · 9 km Right SYD → CGK Sydney to Jakarta · 9 km Right SYD → CHC Sydney to Christchurch · 9 km Left SYD → CIA Sydney to Rome · 9 km Right SYD → CMB Sydney to Colombo · 9 km Right SYD → CMN Sydney to Casablanca · 9 km Right SYD → DEL Sydney to Delhi · 9 km Right SYD → DOH Sydney to Doha · 9 km Right SYD → DPS Sydney to Denpasar · 9 km Right SYD → DXB Sydney to Dubai · 9 km Right SYD → HEW Sydney to Athens · 9 km Right SYD → HKT Sydney to Phuket · 9 km Right SYD → HLZ Sydney to Hamilton · 9 km Left SYD → IST Sydney to Istanbul · 9 km Right SYD → KUL Sydney to Kuala Lumpur · 9 km Right SYD → LIM Sydney to Lima · 9 km Left SYD → LIN Sydney to Milan · 9 km Right SYD → MAD Sydney to Madrid · 9 km Right SYD → MUC Sydney to Munich · 9 km Right SYD → MXP Sydney to Milano · 9 km Right SYD → NSN Sydney to Nelson · 9 km Left SYD → SAW Sydney to Pendik, Istanbul · 9 km Right SYD → SGN Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City · 9 km Right SYD → SIN Sydney to Singapore · 9 km Right SYD → TIA Sydney to Tirana · 9 km Right SYD → VCE Sydney to Venice · 9 km Right SYD → WLG Sydney to Wellington · 9 km Left SYD → XSP Sydney to Singapore · 9 km Right SYD → ZRH Sydney to Zurich · 9 km Right TIA → SYD Tirana to Sydney · 9 km Left VCE → SYD Venice to Sydney · 9 km Left WLG → SYD Wellington to Sydney · 9 km Right XSP → SYD Singapore to Sydney · 9 km Left ZRH → SYD Zurich to Sydney · 9 km Left BWU → YVR Sydney to Vancouver · 10 km Right YVR → BWU Vancouver to Sydney · 10 km Left AKL → BWU Auckland to Sydney · 11 km Right BWU → AKL Sydney to Auckland · 11 km Left AUH → BWU Abu Dhabi to Sydney · 12 km Left BWU → AUH Sydney to Abu Dhabi · 12 km Right BWU → DOH Sydney to Doha · 12 km Right BWU → DXB Sydney to Dubai · 12 km Right DOH → BWU Doha to Sydney · 12 km Left DXB → BWU Dubai to Sydney · 12 km Left BWU → CGK Sydney to Jakarta · 14 km Right BWU → CIA Sydney to Rome · 14 km Right CGK → BWU Jakarta to Sydney · 14 km Left CIA → BWU Rome to Sydney · 14 km Left BWU → DPS Sydney to Denpasar · 15 km Right BWU → SIN Sydney to Singapore · 15 km Right BWU → WLG Sydney to Wellington · 15 km Left BWU → XSP Sydney to Singapore · 15 km Right DPS → BWU Denpasar to Sydney · 15 km Left SIN → BWU Singapore to Sydney · 15 km Left WLG → BWU Wellington to Sydney · 15 km Right XSP → BWU Singapore to Sydney · 15 km Left BNE → HBA Brisbane to Hobart · 16 km Left BWU → DEL Sydney to Delhi · 16 km Right DEL → BWU Delhi to Sydney · 16 km Left HBA → BNE Hobart to Brisbane · 16 km Right MEX → PER Mexico City to Perth · 16 km Left PER → MEX Perth to Mexico City · 16 km Right BWU → CHC Sydney to Christchurch · 17 km Left BWU → LST Sydney to Launceston · 17 km Left BWU → OOL Sydney to Coolangatta · 17 km Right CHC → BWU Christchurch to Sydney · 17 km Right LST → BWU Launceston to Sydney · 17 km Right OOL → BWU Coolangatta to Sydney · 17 km Left BNE → BWU Brisbane to Sydney · 18 km Left BWU → BNE Sydney to Brisbane · 18 km Right BWU → HBA Sydney to Hobart · 18 km Left BWU → MCY Sydney to Maroochydore · 18 km Right BWU → SGN Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City · 18 km Right HBA → BWU Hobart to Sydney · 18 km Right MCY → BWU Maroochydore to Sydney · 18 km Left SGN → BWU Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney · 18 km Left BWU → LHR Sydney to London · 19 km Right BWU → ZQN Sydney to Queenstown International · 19 km Left LHR → BWU London to Sydney · 19 km Left ZQN → BWU Queenstown International to Sydney · 19 km Right BWU → CAN Sydney to Guangzhou · 20 km Right BWU → HKG Sydney to Hong Kong · 20 km Right BWU → MNL Sydney to Manila · 20 km Right BWU → SCL Sydney to Santiago · 20 km Left CAN → BWU Guangzhou to Sydney · 20 km Left HKG → BWU Hong Kong to Sydney · 20 km Left MNL → BWU Manila to Sydney · 20 km Left SCL → BWU Santiago to Sydney · 20 km Right BWU → CNS Sydney to Cairns · 21 km Right BWU → CTS Sydney to Sapporo · 21 km Right BWU → EDI Sydney to Edinburgh · 21 km Right BWU → HND Sydney to Tokyo · 21 km Right CNS → BWU Cairns to Sydney · 21 km Left CTS → BWU Sapporo to Sydney · 21 km Left EDI → BWU Edinburgh to Sydney · 21 km Left HND → BWU Tokyo to Sydney · 21 km Left SIN → WSI Singapore to Sydney · 24 km Left WSI → SIN Sydney to Singapore · 24 km Right ASP → QXB Alice Springs to Aix-les-milles · 25 km Right QXB → ASP Aix-les-milles to Alice Springs · 25 km Left HNL → MEL Honolulu to Melbourne · 35 km Left MEL → HNL Melbourne to Honolulu · 35 km Right AKL → DOH Auckland to Doha · 36 km Left DOH → AKL Doha to Auckland · 36 km Right MEL → VLI Melbourne to Port-vila · 40 km Right VLI → MEL Port-vila to Melbourne · 40 km Left OOL → WSI Coolangatta to Sydney · 41 km Left WSI → OOL Sydney to Coolangatta · 41 km Right BNE → LST Brisbane to Launceston · 47 km Left LST → BNE Launceston to Brisbane · 47 km Right AKL → AMM Auckland to Amman · 48 km Left AMM → AKL Amman to Auckland · 48 km Right MEL → SFO Melbourne to San Francisco · 54 km Left SFO → MEL San Francisco to Melbourne · 54 km 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 Sydney Harbour from a plane?

Yes — 357 flight routes pass within 60 km of Sydney Harbour. The closest routes include Hobart to Sydney, Launceston to Sydney, Coolangatta to Sydney. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Sydney Harbour?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Sydney Harbour: on a Hobart to Sydney flight, visible from both sides; on a Launceston to Sydney flight, visible from both sides; on a Coolangatta to Sydney flight, visible from both sides.