Tonle Sap

92 flight routes pass within 60 km of Tonle Sap.

Tonle Sap
🌊 Water · Cambodia

Photo: Deror_avi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake, expanding fivefold during monsoon season. The vast silvery expanse and its floating villages are unmistakable on flights into Siem Reap and across Cambodia.
92Flight Routes
OverheadClosest Pass
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Routes that pass it92

PNH REP Phnom-penh to Siem-reap · directly overhead Both Sides REP PNH Siem-reap to Phnom-penh · directly overhead Both Sides IST SGN Istanbul to Ho Chi Minh City · 1 km Both Sides SGN IST Ho Chi Minh City to Istanbul · 1 km Both Sides HAN SAI Hanoi to Siem Reap · 4 km Both Sides SAI HAN Siem Reap to Hanoi · 4 km Both Sides CAN SFO Guangzhou to San Francisco · 6 km Both Sides ESB SGN Ankara to Ho Chi Minh City · 6 km Both Sides SFO CAN San Francisco to Guangzhou · 6 km Both Sides SGN ESB Ho Chi Minh City to Ankara · 6 km Both Sides SIN TFU Singapore to Chengdu (Jianyang) · 6 km Both Sides TFU SIN Chengdu (Jianyang) to Singapore · 6 km Both Sides BKK BOM Bangkok to Bombay · 9 km Left BNE SGN Brisbane to Ho Chi Minh City · 9 km Left BOM BKK Bombay to Bangkok · 9 km Right SGN BNE Ho Chi Minh City to Brisbane · 9 km Right SYD MUC Sydney to Munich · 11 km Left CAN LAX Guangzhou to Los Angeles · 12 km Right LAX CAN Los Angeles to Guangzhou · 12 km Left SAI SIN Siem Reap to Singapore · 12 km Right SIN SAI Singapore to Siem Reap · 12 km Left CTU SIN Chengdu to Singapore · 14 km Left SIN CTU Singapore to Chengdu · 14 km Right BKK PNQ Bangkok to Pune · 15 km Left PNQ BKK Pune to Bangkok · 15 km Right LPQ REP Luang Prabang to Siem-reap · 17 km Left REP LPQ Siem-reap to Luang Prabang · 17 km Right DEL SGN Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City · 19 km Left SGN DEL Ho Chi Minh City to Delhi · 19 km Right BCN SGN Barcelona to Ho Chi Minh City · 21 km Right CCU SGN Calcutta to Ho Chi Minh City · 21 km Left HAN SBN Hanoi to South Bend · 21 km Left REP SGN Siem-reap to Ho Chi Minh City · 21 km Right SBN HAN South Bend to Hanoi · 21 km Right SGN BCN Ho Chi Minh City to Barcelona · 21 km Left SGN CCU Ho Chi Minh City to Calcutta · 21 km Right SGN REP Ho Chi Minh City to Siem-reap · 21 km Left HAN KUL Hanoi to Kuala Lumpur · 23 km Left KUL HAN Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi · 23 km Right DAD NRT Danang to Tokyo · 28 km Left LPQ SAI Luang Prabang to Siem Reap · 28 km Right NRT DAD Tokyo to Danang · 28 km Right SAI LPQ Siem Reap to Luang Prabang · 28 km Left AVV CPH Avalon to Copenhagen · 29 km Right CPH AVV Copenhagen to Avalon · 29 km Left REP SIN Siem-reap to Singapore · 30 km Left SGN BLQ Ho Chi Minh City to Bologna · 30 km Left SIN REP Singapore to Siem-reap · 30 km Right REP XSP Siem-reap to Singapore · 31 km Left XSP REP Singapore to Siem-reap · 31 km Right AUH BKK Abu Dhabi to Bangkok · 32 km Left BKK AUH Bangkok to Abu Dhabi · 32 km Right BKK RUH Bangkok to Riyadh · 33 km Right RUH BKK Riyadh to Bangkok · 33 km Left LPQ PNH Luang Prabang to Phnom-penh · 34 km Right PNH LPQ Phnom-penh to Luang Prabang · 34 km Left HAN PQC Hanoi to Phu Quoc Island · 35 km Right PQC HAN Phu Quoc Island to Hanoi · 35 km Left BKK DOH Bangkok to Doha · 38 km Right DOH BKK Doha to Bangkok · 38 km Left BKK DXB Bangkok to Dubai · 41 km Right DXB BKK Dubai to Bangkok · 41 km Left KUL REP Kuala Lumpur to Siem-reap · 42 km Right REP KUL Siem-reap to Kuala Lumpur · 42 km Left HAN REP Hanoi to Siem-reap · 43 km Left REP HAN Siem-reap to Hanoi · 43 km Right SAI SGN Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City · 46 km Right SGN SAI Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap · 46 km Left BAH BKK Bahrain to Bangkok · 47 km Left BKK BAH Bangkok to Bahrain · 47 km Right AMD BKK Ahmedabad to Bangkok · 48 km Left BKK AMD Bangkok to Ahmedabad · 48 km Right RGN SGN Yangon to Ho Chi Minh City · 50 km Left SGN RGN Ho Chi Minh City to Yangon · 50 km Right BKK REP Bangkok to Siem-reap · 51 km Right MDL SGN Mandalay to Ho Chi Minh City · 51 km Right REP BKK Siem-reap to Bangkok · 51 km Left SGN MDL Ho Chi Minh City to Mandalay · 51 km Left BKK LFW Bangkok to Lome · 54 km Left BKK SAI Bangkok to Siem Reap · 54 km Right LFW BKK Lome to Bangkok · 54 km Right SAI BKK Siem Reap to Bangkok · 54 km Left SGN SYD Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney · 54 km Right SYD SGN Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City · 54 km Left BWU SGN Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City · 55 km Left NEL SIN Lakehurst to Singapore · 55 km Left SGN BWU Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney · 55 km Right SIN NEL Singapore to Lakehurst · 55 km Right CPH MEL Copenhagen to Melbourne · 57 km Right MEL CPH Melbourne to Copenhagen · 57 km Left EWR SIN Newark to Singapore · 59 km Left SIN EWR Singapore to Newark · 59 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 Tonle Sap from a plane?

Yes — 92 flight routes pass within 60 km of Tonle Sap. The closest routes include Phnom-penh to Siem-reap, Siem-reap to Phnom-penh, Istanbul to Ho Chi Minh City. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Tonle Sap?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Tonle Sap: on a Phnom-penh to Siem-reap flight, visible from both sides; on a Siem-reap to Phnom-penh flight, visible from both sides; on a Istanbul to Ho Chi Minh City flight, visible from both sides.