Thar Desert

141 flight routes pass within 124 miles of Thar Desert.

Thar Desert
🏜️ Desert · India / Pakistan

Photo: sushmita balasubramani · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

India's Great Indian Desert along the Pakistan border features golden sand dunes and arid scrubland. Visible on approaches to Delhi and on routes across northern India.
141Flight Routes
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Routes that pass it141

DPS → IST Denpasar to Istanbul · 1 mi Both Sides IST → DPS Istanbul to Denpasar · 1 mi Both Sides IST → XSP Istanbul to Singapore · 1 mi Both Sides XSP → IST Singapore to Istanbul · 1 mi Both Sides AUH → KTM Abu Dhabi to Kathmandu · 2 mi Both Sides KTM → AUH Kathmandu to Abu Dhabi · 2 mi Both Sides AMD → YYZ Ahmedabad to Toronto · 2 mi Both Sides YYZ → AMD Toronto to Ahmedabad · 2 mi Both Sides IST → SIN Istanbul to Singapore · 3 mi Both Sides SIN → IST Singapore to Istanbul · 3 mi Both Sides BCN → SIN Barcelona to Singapore · 5 mi Both Sides SIN → BCN Singapore to Barcelona · 5 mi Both Sides FCO → SIN Rome to Singapore · 6 mi Both Sides MAD → SIN Madrid to Singapore · 6 mi Both Sides SIN → FCO Singapore to Rome · 6 mi Both Sides SIN → MAD Singapore to Madrid · 6 mi Both Sides CAN → DXB Guangzhou to Dubai · 8 mi Left CIA → XSP Rome to Singapore · 8 mi Left DXB → CAN Dubai to Guangzhou · 8 mi Right XSP → CIA Singapore to Rome · 8 mi Right DXB → HKG Dubai to Hong Kong · 11 mi Left HKG → DXB Hong Kong to Dubai · 11 mi Right SAW → SIN Pendik, Istanbul to Singapore · 11 mi Left SIN → SAW Singapore to Pendik, Istanbul · 11 mi Right AUS → BOM Austin to Bombay · 12 mi Right BOM → AUS Bombay to Austin · 12 mi Left DEL → MCT Delhi to Muscat · 17 mi Left MCT → DEL Muscat to Delhi · 17 mi Right IST → KUL Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur · 18 mi Left KUL → IST Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul · 18 mi Right CAN → JED Guangzhou to Jeddah · 19 mi Left JED → CAN Jeddah to Guangzhou · 19 mi Right DXB → PBH Dubai to Paro · 19 mi Right PBH → DXB Paro to Dubai · 19 mi Left DOH → HKG Doha to Hong Kong · 23 mi Right DXB → KTM Dubai to Kathmandu · 23 mi Right HKG → DOH Hong Kong to Doha · 23 mi Left KTM → DXB Kathmandu to Dubai · 23 mi Left BCN → KUL Barcelona to Kuala Lumpur · 24 mi Left BLR → JFK Bangalore to New York · 24 mi Right JFK → BLR New York to Bangalore · 24 mi Left KUL → BCN Kuala Lumpur to Barcelona · 24 mi Right AMD → ORD Ahmedabad to Chicago · 24 mi Left ORD → AMD Chicago to Ahmedabad · 24 mi Right KTM → SHJ Kathmandu to Sharjah · 25 mi Left SHJ → KTM Sharjah to Kathmandu · 25 mi Right AUH → JAI Abu Dhabi to Jaipur · 30 mi Left JAI → AUH Jaipur to Abu Dhabi · 30 mi Right KUL → SAW Kuala Lumpur to Pendik, Istanbul · 32 mi Right SAW → KUL Pendik, Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur · 32 mi Left PIA → PNQ Peoria to Pune · 32 mi Right PNQ → PIA Pune to Peoria · 32 mi Left BKK → TLV Bangkok to Tel Aviv · 37 mi Right TLV → BKK Tel Aviv to Bangkok · 37 mi Left BOM → ORD Bombay to Chicago · 39 mi Right ORD → BOM Chicago to Bombay · 39 mi Left ADD → DEL Addis Ababa to Delhi · 42 mi Left DEL → ADD Delhi to Addis Ababa · 42 mi Right DEL → EZE Delhi to Buenos Aires · 43 mi Right EZE → DEL Buenos Aires to Delhi · 43 mi Left CAI → CCU Cairo to Calcutta · 45 mi Right CCU → CAI Calcutta to Cairo · 45 mi Left AUH → TPE Abu Dhabi to Taipei · 45 mi Right CAN → DOH Guangzhou to Doha · 45 mi Left DOH → CAN Doha to Guangzhou · 45 mi Right TPE → AUH Taipei to Abu Dhabi · 45 mi Left DOH → KTM Doha to Kathmandu · 47 mi Right KTM → DOH Kathmandu to Doha · 47 mi Left HKT → SAW Phuket to Pendik, Istanbul · 47 mi Left SAW → HKT Pendik, Istanbul to Phuket · 47 mi Right AUH → HKG Abu Dhabi to Hong Kong · 48 mi Left HKG → AUH Hong Kong to Abu Dhabi · 48 mi Right CMH → IXG Columbus to Belgaum · 51 mi Left IXG → CMH Belgaum to Columbus · 51 mi Right IST → SYD Istanbul to Sydney · 55 mi Left SYD → IST Sydney to Istanbul · 55 mi Right AUH → DEL Abu Dhabi to Delhi · 56 mi Right DEL → AUH Delhi to Abu Dhabi · 56 mi Left DOH → HAN Doha to Hanoi · 58 mi Left HAN → DOH Hanoi to Doha · 58 mi Right DEL → DXB Delhi to Dubai · 68 mi Left DXB → DEL Dubai to Delhi · 68 mi Right DEL → SHJ Delhi to Sharjah · 68 mi Left SHJ → DEL Sharjah to Delhi · 68 mi Right KHI → LHE Karachi to Lahore · 75 mi Right LHE → KHI Lahore to Karachi · 75 mi Left ATL → IXG Atlanta to Belgaum · 78 mi Left IXG → ATL Belgaum to Atlanta · 78 mi Right DXB → HAN Dubai to Hanoi · 78 mi Left HAN → DXB Hanoi to Dubai · 78 mi Right DAC → DOH Dhaka to Doha · 80 mi Right DOH → DAC Doha to Dhaka · 80 mi Left DXB → TPE Dubai to Taipei · 80 mi Right NOP → SIN Sinop to Singapore · 80 mi Right SIN → NOP Singapore to Sinop · 80 mi Left TPE → DXB Taipei to Dubai · 80 mi Left DEL → JED Delhi to Jeddah · 81 mi Left JED → DEL Jeddah to Delhi · 81 mi Right ADD → ICN Addis Ababa to Seoul · 82 mi Right DEL → DOH Delhi to Doha · 83 mi Left DOH → DEL Doha to Delhi · 83 mi Right SAW → SYD Pendik, Istanbul to Sydney · 83 mi Left SYD → SAW Sydney to Pendik, Istanbul · 83 mi Right AMS → HYD Amsterdam to Hyderabad · 85 mi Left HYD → AMS Hyderabad to Amsterdam · 85 mi Right CGK → ZRH Jakarta to Zurich · 86 mi Left ZRH → CGK Zurich to Jakarta · 86 mi Right QXB → SIN Aix-les-milles to Singapore · 89 mi Right SIN → QXB Singapore to Aix-les-milles · 89 mi Left BOM → YYZ Bombay to Toronto · 89 mi Right YYZ → BOM Toronto to Bombay · 89 mi Left DAC → SHJ Dhaka to Sharjah · 90 mi Right SHJ → DAC Sharjah to Dhaka · 90 mi Left BOM → YTZ Bombay to Toronto · 91 mi Right YTZ → BOM Toronto to Bombay · 91 mi Left DAC → DXB Dhaka to Dubai · 93 mi Right DXB → DAC Dubai to Dhaka · 93 mi Left DOH → MNL Doha to Manila · 99 mi Left MNL → DOH Manila to Doha · 99 mi Right HDD → HKG Hyderabad to Hong Kong · 101 mi Left DEL → BAH Delhi to Bahrain · 103 mi Left BAH → CAN Bahrain to Guangzhou · 105 mi Right CAN → BAH Guangzhou to Bahrain · 105 mi Left DEL → WIL Delhi to Nairobi · 107 mi Right WIL → DEL Nairobi to Delhi · 107 mi Left CLT → IXG Charlotte to Belgaum · 109 mi Left IXG → CLT Belgaum to Charlotte · 109 mi Right AMD → LGW Ahmedabad to London · 111 mi Right LGW → AMD London to Ahmedabad · 111 mi Left DXB → MNL Dubai to Manila · 116 mi Left MNL → DXB Manila to Dubai · 116 mi Right BDQ → LHR Baroda to London · 116 mi Right LHR → BDQ London to Baroda · 116 mi Left CIA → SYD Rome to Sydney · 117 mi Left SYD → CIA Sydney to Rome · 117 mi Right FRA → HYD Frankfurt to Hyderabad · 119 mi Left HYD → FRA Hyderabad to Frankfurt · 119 mi Right BWU → CIA Sydney to Rome · 122 mi Right CIA → BWU Rome to Sydney · 122 mi Left ALB → IXG Albany to Belgaum · 122 mi Left IXG → ALB Belgaum to Albany · 122 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 Thar Desert from a plane?

Yes — 141 flight routes pass within 124 miles of Thar Desert. The closest routes include Denpasar to Istanbul, Istanbul to Denpasar, Istanbul 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 Thar Desert?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Thar Desert: on a Denpasar to Istanbul flight, visible from both sides; on a Istanbul to Denpasar flight, visible from both sides; on a Istanbul to Singapore flight, visible from both sides.