Vatnajökull Glacier

123 flight routes pass within 62 miles of Vatnajökull Glacier.

Vatnajökull Glacier
🧊 Ice · Iceland

Photo: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Europe's largest glacier by volume covers 8% of Iceland's surface. Its ice cap and outlet glaciers — including Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon — are visible on transatlantic overflights.
123Flight Routes
1 miClosest Pass
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Routes that pass it123

BOM → JFK Bombay to New York · 1 mi Both Sides JFK → BOM New York to Bombay · 1 mi Both Sides HEL → KEF Helsinki to Keflavik · 2 mi Both Sides KEF → HEL Keflavik to Helsinki · 2 mi Both Sides AUH → MDW Abu Dhabi to Chicago · 4 mi Both Sides MDW → AUH Chicago to Abu Dhabi · 4 mi Both Sides EWR → TRD Newark to Trondheim · 5 mi Both Sides TRD → EWR Trondheim to Newark · 5 mi Both Sides JFK → SVO New York to Moscow · 6 mi Left SVO → JFK Moscow to New York · 6 mi Right HEL → RKV Helsinki to Reykjavik · 7 mi Left RKV → HEL Reykjavik to Helsinki · 7 mi Right ARN → YTZ Stockholm to Toronto · 8 mi Right YTZ → ARN Toronto to Stockholm · 8 mi Left FRA → PDX Frankfurt to Portland · 11 mi Left PDX → FRA Portland to Frankfurt · 11 mi Right ARN → RKV Stockholm to Reykjavik · 12 mi Right RKV → ARN Reykjavik to Stockholm · 12 mi Left AMS → BFI Amsterdam to Seattle · 12 mi Right BFI → AMS Seattle to Amsterdam · 12 mi Left MUC → YYC Munich to Calgary · 12 mi Left YVR → ZRH Vancouver to Zurich · 12 mi Left YYC → MUC Calgary to Munich · 12 mi Right ZRH → YVR Zurich to Vancouver · 12 mi Right AMS → SEA Amsterdam to Seattle · 13 mi Right SEA → AMS Seattle to Amsterdam · 13 mi Left DCA → HEL Washington to Helsinki · 14 mi Right HEL → DCA Helsinki to Washington · 14 mi Left LAX → VIE Los Angeles to Vienna · 14 mi Left VIE → LAX Vienna to Los Angeles · 14 mi Right DXB → IAH Dubai to Houston · 14 mi Right IAH → DXB Houston to Dubai · 14 mi Left HEL → JFK Helsinki to New York · 15 mi Right JFK → HEL New York to Helsinki · 15 mi Left AMS → YVR Amsterdam to Vancouver · 16 mi Left YVR → AMS Vancouver to Amsterdam · 16 mi Right AUH → ORD Abu Dhabi to Chicago · 17 mi Left ORD → AUH Chicago to Abu Dhabi · 17 mi Right ARN → KEF Stockholm to Keflavik · 19 mi Right KEF → ARN Keflavik to Stockholm · 19 mi Left SFO → SZG San Francisco to Salzburg · 19 mi Left SZG → SFO Salzburg to San Francisco · 19 mi Right BOM → EWR Bombay to Newark · 21 mi Left EWR → BOM Newark to Bombay · 21 mi Right MJF → PTY Mosjoen to Panama City · 22 mi Right PTY → MJF Panama City to Mosjoen · 22 mi Left CPH → GOH Copenhagen to Godthaab · 23 mi Right GOH → CPH Godthaab to Copenhagen · 23 mi Left OSL → RKV Oslo to Reykjavik · 23 mi Right RKV → OSL Reykjavik to Oslo · 23 mi Left CAI → LAX Cairo to Los Angeles · 26 mi Left LAX → CAI Los Angeles to Cairo · 26 mi Right DFW → DOH Dallas-Fort Worth to Doha · 27 mi Left DOH → DFW Doha to Dallas-Fort Worth · 27 mi Right AMS → PDX Amsterdam to Portland · 29 mi Right FRA → SEA Frankfurt to Seattle · 29 mi Left PDX → AMS Portland to Amsterdam · 29 mi Left SEA → FRA Seattle to Frankfurt · 29 mi Right BFI → FRA Seattle to Frankfurt · 30 mi Right FRA → BFI Frankfurt to Seattle · 30 mi Left AEY → EDI Akureyri to Edinburgh · 31 mi Right EDI → AEY Edinburgh to Akureyri · 31 mi Left KEF → OSL Keflavik to Oslo · 31 mi Left OSL → KEF Oslo to Keflavik · 31 mi Right FRA → YYC Frankfurt to Calgary · 33 mi Right YYC → FRA Calgary to Frankfurt · 33 mi Left DEN → SAW Denver to Pendik, Istanbul · 34 mi Left SAW → DEN Pendik, Istanbul to Denver · 34 mi Right BGO → RKV Bergen to Reykjavik · 37 mi Right RKV → BGO Reykjavik to Bergen · 37 mi Left DTW → MSQ Detroit to Minsk 2 · 37 mi Left EGS → RKV Egilsstadir to Reykjavik · 37 mi Left FCO → YVR Rome to Vancouver · 37 mi Right MSQ → DTW Minsk 2 to Detroit · 37 mi Right RKV → EGS Reykjavik to Egilsstadir · 37 mi Right YVR → FCO Vancouver to Rome · 37 mi Left DAL → DOH Dallas to Doha · 38 mi Left DOH → DAL Doha to Dallas · 38 mi Right PRG → SLC Prague to Salt Lake City · 40 mi Right SLC → PRG Salt Lake City to Prague · 40 mi Left AMS → YEG Amsterdam to Edmonton · 41 mi Right MUC → SFO Munich to San Francisco · 41 mi Right SFO → MUC San Francisco to Munich · 41 mi Left YEG → AMS Edmonton to Amsterdam · 41 mi Left DCA → GOI Washington to Goa · 42 mi Right GOI → DCA Goa to Washington · 42 mi Left DEN → IST Denver to Istanbul · 43 mi Left GDN → RKV Gdansk to Reykjavik · 43 mi Right IST → DEN Istanbul to Denver · 43 mi Right RKV → GDN Reykjavik to Gdansk · 43 mi Left AMM → PHX Amman to Phoenix · 45 mi Left PHX → AMM Phoenix to Amman · 45 mi Right BGO → KEF Bergen to Keflavik · 46 mi Right KEF → BGO Keflavik to Bergen · 46 mi Left WAW → RKV Warsaw to Reykjavik · 47 mi Right IXE → JFK Mangalore to New York · 50 mi Right JFK → IXE New York to Mangalore · 50 mi Left AEY → MUC Akureyri to Munich · 52 mi Right CPH → RKV Copenhagen to Reykjavik · 52 mi Right MUC → AEY Munich to Akureyri · 52 mi Left RKV → CPH Reykjavik to Copenhagen · 52 mi Left CPH → PHX Copenhagen to Phoenix · 52 mi Left PHX → CPH Phoenix to Copenhagen · 52 mi Right CCE → CDC New Cairo to Cedar City · 53 mi Right CDC → CCE Cedar City to New Cairo · 53 mi Left DXB → MDW Dubai to Chicago · 53 mi Left FAE → RKV Vagar to Reykjavik · 53 mi Right MDW → DXB Chicago to Dubai · 53 mi Right RKV → FAE Reykjavik to Vagar · 53 mi Left BGO → DFW Bergen to Dallas-Fort Worth · 54 mi Right DFW → BGO Dallas-Fort Worth to Bergen · 54 mi Left SAN → VIE San Diego to Vienna · 55 mi Left VIE → SAN Vienna to San Diego · 55 mi Right HEL → YHU Helsinki to Montreal · 57 mi Left YHU → HEL Montreal to Helsinki · 57 mi Right KEF → WAW Keflavik to Warsaw · 58 mi Left WAW → KEF Warsaw to Keflavik · 58 mi Right AMS → YDQ Amsterdam to Dawson Creek · 58 mi Left YDQ → AMS Dawson Creek to Amsterdam · 58 mi Right KUL → RKV Kuala Lumpur to Reykjavik · 60 mi Left RKV → KUL Reykjavik to Kuala Lumpur · 60 mi Right FAE → KEF Vagar to Keflavik · 62 mi Right KEF → FAE Keflavik to Vagar · 62 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 Vatnajökull Glacier from a plane?

Yes — 123 flight routes pass within 62 miles of Vatnajökull Glacier. The closest routes include Bombay to New York, New York to Bombay, Helsinki to Keflavik. The landmark is visible from both sides, with the landmark passing about 1 miles away.

Which side of the plane is best for viewing Vatnajökull Glacier?

The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Vatnajökull Glacier: on a Bombay to New York flight, visible from both sides; on a New York to Bombay flight, visible from both sides; on a Helsinki to Keflavik flight, visible from both sides.