Table Mountain

86 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Table Mountain.

Table Mountain
🏔️ Mountain · South Africa

Photo: Danie van der Merwe from Cape Town, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The flat-topped mountain overlooking Cape Town and Table Bay is one of the most distinctive city backdrops in the world, framed by the Atlantic on one side and the Cape Peninsula on the other.
86Flight Routes
1 miClosest Pass
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Routes that pass it86

CPT → PLZ Cape Town to Port Elizabeth · 1 mi Both Sides PLZ → CPT Port Elizabeth to Cape Town · 1 mi Both Sides CPT → SIN Cape Town to Singapore · 1 mi Both Sides SIN → CPT Singapore to Cape Town · 1 mi Both Sides CPT → LAX Cape Town to Los Angeles · 2 mi Both Sides LAX → CPT Los Angeles to Cape Town · 2 mi Both Sides CPT → GRU Cape Town to Sao Paulo · 2 mi Both Sides CPT → SFO Cape Town to San Francisco · 2 mi Both Sides GRU → CPT Sao Paulo to Cape Town · 2 mi Both Sides SFO → CPT San Francisco to Cape Town · 2 mi Both Sides ATL → CPT Atlanta to Cape Town · 4 mi Both Sides CPT → ATL Cape Town to Atlanta · 4 mi Both Sides CPT → DUR Cape Town to Durban · 4 mi Both Sides DUR → CPT Durban to Cape Town · 4 mi Both Sides CPT → IAD Cape Town to Washington · 5 mi Both Sides CPT → PER Cape Town to Perth · 5 mi Both Sides IAD → CPT Washington to Cape Town · 5 mi Both Sides PER → CPT Perth to Cape Town · 5 mi Both Sides CPT → EWR Cape Town to Newark · 6 mi Both Sides CPT → EZE Cape Town to Buenos Aires · 6 mi Both Sides CPT → HLE Cape Town to Jamestown · 6 mi Both Sides CPT → JFK Cape Town to New York · 6 mi Both Sides EWR → CPT Newark to Cape Town · 6 mi Both Sides EZE → CPT Buenos Aires to Cape Town · 6 mi Both Sides HLE → CPT Jamestown to Cape Town · 6 mi Both Sides JFK → CPT New York to Cape Town · 6 mi Both Sides CPT → MQP Cape Town to Mbombela · 7 mi Left CPT → NLP Cape Town to Nelspruit · 7 mi Left MQP → CPT Mbombela to Cape Town · 7 mi Right NLP → CPT Nelspruit to Cape Town · 7 mi Right CPT → BOM Cape Town to Bombay · 7 mi Left CPT → GCJ Cape Town to Johannesburg · 8 mi Left CPT → HLA Cape Town to Johannesburg · 8 mi Left CPT → JNB Cape Town to Johannesburg · 8 mi Left GCJ → CPT Johannesburg to Cape Town · 8 mi Right HLA → CPT Johannesburg to Cape Town · 8 mi Right JNB → CPT Johannesburg to Cape Town · 8 mi Right CPT → DXB Cape Town to Dubai · 9 mi Left CPT → ZNZ Cape Town to Zanzibar · 9 mi Left DXB → CPT Dubai to Cape Town · 9 mi Right ZNZ → CPT Zanzibar to Cape Town · 9 mi Right ADD → CPT Addis Ababa to Cape Town · 10 mi Right CPT → ADD Cape Town to Addis Ababa · 10 mi Left CPT → DOH Cape Town to Doha · 10 mi Left CPT → NBO Cape Town to Nairobi · 10 mi Left CPT → WIL Cape Town to Nairobi · 10 mi Left DOH → CPT Doha to Cape Town · 10 mi Right NBO → CPT Nairobi to Cape Town · 10 mi Right WIL → CPT Nairobi to Cape Town · 10 mi Right CDG → CPT Paris to Cape Town · 11 mi Right CPT → CDG Cape Town to Paris · 11 mi Left CPT → LAD Cape Town to Luanda · 11 mi Left CPT → LCY Cape Town to London · 11 mi Left CPT → LGW Cape Town to London · 11 mi Left CPT → LHR Cape Town to London · 11 mi Left CPT → LVI Cape Town to Livingstone · 11 mi Left CPT → MUB Cape Town to Maun · 11 mi Left CPT → VFA Cape Town to Victoria Falls · 11 mi Left CPT → WVB Cape Town to Walvis Bay · 11 mi Left LAD → CPT Luanda to Cape Town · 11 mi Right LCY → CPT London to Cape Town · 11 mi Right LGW → CPT London to Cape Town · 11 mi Right LHR → CPT London to Cape Town · 11 mi Right LVI → CPT Livingstone to Cape Town · 11 mi Right MUB → CPT Maun to Cape Town · 11 mi Right NBJ → CPT Luanda to Cape Town · 11 mi Right VFA → CPT Victoria Falls to Cape Town · 11 mi Right WVB → CPT Walvis Bay to Cape Town · 11 mi Right AMS → CPT Amsterdam to Cape Town · 11 mi Right CPT → AMS Cape Town to Amsterdam · 11 mi Left CPT → FRA Cape Town to Frankfurt · 11 mi Left CPT → HNL Cape Town to Honolulu · 11 mi Right CPT → IST Cape Town to Istanbul · 11 mi Left CPT → MXP Cape Town to Milano · 11 mi Left CPT → SAW Cape Town to Pendik, Istanbul · 11 mi Left CPT → WAW Cape Town to Warsaw · 11 mi Left CPT → WDH Cape Town to Windhoek · 11 mi Left CPT → ZRH Cape Town to Zurich · 11 mi Left FRA → CPT Frankfurt to Cape Town · 11 mi Right HNL → CPT Honolulu to Cape Town · 11 mi Left IST → CPT Istanbul to Cape Town · 11 mi Right MXP → CPT Milano to Cape Town · 11 mi Right SAW → CPT Pendik, Istanbul to Cape Town · 11 mi Right WAW → CPT Warsaw to Cape Town · 11 mi Right WDH → CPT Windhoek to Cape Town · 11 mi Right ZRH → CPT Zurich to Cape Town · 11 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 Table Mountain from a plane?

Yes — 86 flight routes pass within 50 miles of Table Mountain. The closest routes include Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, Cape Town to Singapore. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 1 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Table Mountain?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Table Mountain: on a Cape Town to Port Elizabeth flight, visible from both sides; on a Port Elizabeth to Cape Town flight, visible from both sides; on a Cape Town to Singapore flight, visible from both sides.