Turnagain Arm

180 flight routes pass within 37 miles of Turnagain Arm.

Turnagain Arm
🌊 Water · United States

Photo: diverus from U.S. A. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A narrow tidal inlet southeast of Anchorage flanked by the Chugach and Kenai Mountains — one of the most scenic approaches into Anchorage.
180Flight Routes
2 miClosest Pass
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Routes that pass it180

ANC → OAK Anchorage to Oakland · 2 mi Both Sides ANC → SFO Anchorage to San Francisco · 2 mi Both Sides OAK → ANC Oakland to Anchorage · 2 mi Both Sides SFO → ANC San Francisco to Anchorage · 2 mi Both Sides ANC → OTZ Anchorage to Kotzebue · 2 mi Both Sides OTZ → ANC Kotzebue to Anchorage · 2 mi Both Sides ANC → LAX Anchorage to Los Angeles · 3 mi Both Sides ANC → ONT Anchorage to Ontario · 3 mi Both Sides ANC → SAN Anchorage to San Diego · 3 mi Both Sides LAX → ANC Los Angeles to Anchorage · 3 mi Both Sides ONT → ANC Ontario to Anchorage · 3 mi Both Sides SAN → ANC San Diego to Anchorage · 3 mi Both Sides DFW → PVG Dallas-Fort Worth to Shanghai · 4 mi Both Sides PVG → DFW Shanghai to Dallas-Fort Worth · 4 mi Both Sides DFW → SSN Dallas-Fort Worth to Seoul East · 4 mi Both Sides SSN → DFW Seoul East to Dallas-Fort Worth · 4 mi Both Sides ANC → LAS Anchorage to Las Vegas · 5 mi Both Sides IAH → ICN Houston to Seoul · 5 mi Both Sides ICN → IAH Seoul to Houston · 5 mi Both Sides LAS → ANC Las Vegas to Anchorage · 5 mi Both Sides ANC → OME Anchorage to Nome · 6 mi Left ANC → PDX Anchorage to Portland · 6 mi Right OME → ANC Nome to Anchorage · 6 mi Right PDX → ANC Portland to Anchorage · 6 mi Left ANC → PHX Anchorage to Phoenix · 6 mi Right PHX → ANC Phoenix to Anchorage · 6 mi Left ANC → BFI Anchorage to Seattle · 7 mi Right ANC → SEA Anchorage to Seattle · 7 mi Right BFI → ANC Seattle to Anchorage · 7 mi Left SEA → ANC Seattle to Anchorage · 7 mi Left ANC → BOI Anchorage to Boise · 8 mi Right ANC → YVR Anchorage to Vancouver · 8 mi Right BOI → ANC Boise to Anchorage · 8 mi Left YVR → ANC Vancouver to Anchorage · 8 mi Left ANC → SLC Anchorage to Salt Lake City · 9 mi Right SLC → ANC Salt Lake City to Anchorage · 9 mi Left ANC → SIT Anchorage to Sitka · 9 mi Right EDF → SFO Anchorage to San Francisco · 9 mi Right FAI → HNL Fairbanks to Honolulu · 9 mi Left HNL → FAI Honolulu to Fairbanks · 9 mi Right SFO → EDF San Francisco to Anchorage · 9 mi Left SIT → ANC Sitka to Anchorage · 9 mi Left ANC → GEG Anchorage to Spokane · 10 mi Right GEG → ANC Spokane to Anchorage · 10 mi Left LAS → MRI Las Vegas to Anchorage · 10 mi Left MRI → LAS Anchorage to Las Vegas · 10 mi Right EDF → LAX Anchorage to Los Angeles · 11 mi Right LAX → EDF Los Angeles to Anchorage · 11 mi Left ANC → BJC Anchorage to Denver · 11 mi Right ANC → DEN Anchorage to Denver · 11 mi Right BJC → ANC Denver to Anchorage · 11 mi Left DEN → ANC Denver to Anchorage · 11 mi Left MRI → SEA Anchorage to Seattle · 11 mi Right SEA → MRI Seattle to Anchorage · 11 mi Left ANC → CDV Anchorage to Cordova · 12 mi Right ANC → DFW Anchorage to Dallas-Fort Worth · 12 mi Right ANC → HOU Anchorage to Houston · 12 mi Right ANC → IAH Anchorage to Houston · 12 mi Right CDV → ANC Cordova to Anchorage · 12 mi Left DFW → ANC Dallas-Fort Worth to Anchorage · 12 mi Left HND → MCO Tokyo to Orlando · 12 mi Left HOU → ANC Houston to Anchorage · 12 mi Left IAH → ANC Houston to Anchorage · 12 mi Left MCO → HND Orlando to Tokyo · 12 mi Right ANC → BRW Anchorage to Barrow · 12 mi Right ANC → JNU Anchorage to Juneau · 12 mi Right BRW → ANC Barrow to Anchorage · 12 mi Left JNU → ANC Juneau to Anchorage · 12 mi Left EDF → PDX Anchorage to Portland · 13 mi Right PDX → EDF Portland to Anchorage · 13 mi Left EDF → PHX Anchorage to Phoenix · 14 mi Right PHX → EDF Phoenix to Anchorage · 14 mi Left ATL → NRT Atlanta to Tokyo · 14 mi Left BAG → ANC Baguio to Anchorage · 14 mi Right BFI → EDF Seattle to Anchorage · 14 mi Left EDF → BFI Anchorage to Seattle · 14 mi Right EDF → HNL Anchorage to Honolulu · 14 mi Left EDF → SEA Anchorage to Seattle · 14 mi Right HNL → EDF Honolulu to Anchorage · 14 mi Right NRT → ATL Tokyo to Atlanta · 14 mi Right SEA → EDF Seattle to Anchorage · 14 mi Left ANC → KIX Anchorage to Osaka · 15 mi Left DEN → MRI Denver to Anchorage · 15 mi Left DFW → SHA Dallas-Fort Worth to Shanghai · 15 mi Left EDF → YVR Anchorage to Vancouver · 15 mi Right KIX → ANC Osaka to Anchorage · 15 mi Right MRI → DEN Anchorage to Denver · 15 mi Right SHA → DFW Shanghai to Dallas-Fort Worth · 15 mi Right YVR → EDF Vancouver to Anchorage · 15 mi Left ANC → RSW Anchorage to Fort Myers · 16 mi Right RSW → ANC Fort Myers to Anchorage · 16 mi Left ANC → ATL Anchorage to Atlanta · 16 mi Right ANC → HND Anchorage to Tokyo · 16 mi Left ANC → JAX Anchorage to Jacksonville · 16 mi Right ATL → ANC Atlanta to Anchorage · 16 mi Left HND → ANC Tokyo to Anchorage · 16 mi Right JAX → ANC Jacksonville to Anchorage · 16 mi Left ANC → BET Anchorage to Bethel · 17 mi Left ANC → MSP Anchorage to Minneapolis · 17 mi Right ANC → VDZ Anchorage to Valdez · 17 mi Right BET → ANC Bethel to Anchorage · 17 mi Right DFW → ICN Dallas-Fort Worth to Seoul · 17 mi Left ICN → DFW Seoul to Dallas-Fort Worth · 17 mi Right MSP → ANC Minneapolis to Anchorage · 17 mi Left VDZ → ANC Valdez to Anchorage · 17 mi Left ANC → CLT Anchorage to Charlotte · 17 mi Right ANC → ORD Anchorage to Chicago · 17 mi Right ANC → SCC Anchorage to Deadhorse · 17 mi Right CLT → ANC Charlotte to Anchorage · 17 mi Left DFW → SIN Dallas-Fort Worth to Singapore · 17 mi Right ORD → ANC Chicago to Anchorage · 17 mi Left SCC → ANC Deadhorse to Anchorage · 17 mi Left SIN → DFW Singapore to Dallas-Fort Worth · 17 mi Left ANC → GRR Anchorage to Grand Rapids · 18 mi Right ANC → RDU Anchorage to Raleigh-Durham · 18 mi Right DEN → EDF Denver to Anchorage · 18 mi Left EDF → DEN Anchorage to Denver · 18 mi Right GRR → ANC Grand Rapids to Anchorage · 18 mi Left RDU → ANC Raleigh-Durham to Anchorage · 18 mi Left ANC → DET Anchorage to Detroit · 19 mi Right ANC → DTW Anchorage to Detroit · 19 mi Right DET → ANC Detroit to Anchorage · 19 mi Left DTW → ANC Detroit to Anchorage · 19 mi Left ANC → BWI Anchorage to Baltimore · 19 mi Right ANC → HNL Anchorage to Honolulu · 19 mi Left ANC → IPT Anchorage to Williamsport · 19 mi Right ANC → YYZ Anchorage to Toronto · 19 mi Right BWI → ANC Baltimore to Anchorage · 19 mi Left EDF → HOM Anchorage to Homer · 19 mi Left HNL → ANC Honolulu to Anchorage · 19 mi Right HOM → EDF Homer to Anchorage · 19 mi Right IPT → ANC Williamsport to Anchorage · 19 mi Left YYZ → ANC Toronto to Anchorage · 19 mi Left ANC → EWR Anchorage to Newark · 20 mi Right ANC → FAI Anchorage to Fairbanks · 20 mi Right ANC → JFK Anchorage to New York · 20 mi Right EWR → ANC Newark to Anchorage · 20 mi Left FAI → ANC Fairbanks to Anchorage · 20 mi Left JFK → ANC New York to Anchorage · 20 mi Left ANC → FRA Anchorage to Frankfurt · 21 mi Right FRA → ANC Frankfurt to Anchorage · 21 mi Left ANC → EIL Anchorage to Fairbanks · 21 mi Right ANC → LHR Anchorage to London · 21 mi Right ATL → EDF Atlanta to Anchorage · 21 mi Left DAL → SHA Dallas to Shanghai · 21 mi Left EDF → ATL Anchorage to Atlanta · 21 mi Right EIL → ANC Fairbanks to Anchorage · 21 mi Left LHR → ANC London to Anchorage · 21 mi Left SHA → DAL Shanghai to Dallas · 21 mi Right ADK → ANC Adak Island to Anchorage · 22 mi Right ADQ → ANC Kodiak to Anchorage · 22 mi Right ANC → ADK Anchorage to Adak Island · 22 mi Left ANC → ADQ Anchorage to Kodiak · 22 mi Left ANC → DLG Anchorage to Dillingham · 22 mi Left DLG → ANC Dillingham to Anchorage · 22 mi Right ANC → HOM Anchorage to Homer · 22 mi Left EDF → ORD Anchorage to Chicago · 22 mi Right HOM → ANC Homer to Anchorage · 22 mi Right MRI → ANC Anchorage to Anchorage · 22 mi Left ORD → EDF Chicago to Anchorage · 22 mi Left AKN → ANC King Salmon to Anchorage · 23 mi Right ANC → AKN Anchorage to King Salmon · 23 mi Left DCA → EDF Washington to Anchorage · 23 mi Left EDF → DCA Anchorage to Washington · 23 mi Right ANC → EDF Anchorage to Anchorage · 24 mi Right ANC → SYD Anchorage to Sydney · 24 mi Left EDF → ANC Anchorage to Anchorage · 24 mi Left SYD → ANC Sydney to Anchorage · 24 mi Right NRT → ORL Tokyo to Orlando · 24 mi Left ORL → NRT Orlando to Tokyo · 24 mi Right PEK → YVR Beijing to Vancouver · 25 mi Left YVR → PEK Vancouver to Beijing · 25 mi Right ATL → HND Atlanta to Tokyo · 28 mi Left HND → ATL Tokyo to Atlanta · 28 mi Right IAH → PVG Houston to Shanghai · 30 mi Right PVG → IAH Shanghai to Houston · 30 mi Left BTH → DFW Batam to Dallas-Fort Worth · 34 mi Left DFW → BTH Dallas-Fort Worth to Batam · 34 mi Right FLL → HND Fort Lauderdale to Tokyo · 36 mi Right HND → FLL Tokyo to Fort Lauderdale · 36 mi Left
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 Turnagain Arm from a plane?

Yes — 180 flight routes pass within 37 miles of Turnagain Arm. The closest routes include Anchorage to Oakland, Anchorage to San Francisco, Oakland to Anchorage. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 2 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Turnagain Arm?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Turnagain Arm: on a Anchorage to Oakland flight, visible from both sides; on a Anchorage to San Francisco flight, visible from both sides; on a Oakland to Anchorage flight, visible from both sides.