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A 1,600 km mountain chain running along India's western coast, older than the Himalayas. The forested escarpments and deep valleys are visible on coastal flights between Mumbai and Kerala.
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BOM → COK
Both Sides
CMB → KWI
Both Sides
COK → BOM
Both Sides
KWI → CMB
Both Sides
ALB → IXG
Right
AUH → BLR
Right
BLR → AUH
Left
BLR → GOI
Left
BOM → CCJ
Left
BOM → DED
Right
CCJ → BOM
Right
CMB → DXB
Left
CMB → LCY
Both Sides
CMB → LHR
Both Sides
DED → BOM
Left
DXB → CMB
Right
GOI → BLR
Right
IXG → ALB
Left
LCY → CMB
Both Sides
LHR → CMB
Both Sides
NMI → TRV
Both Sides
TRV → NMI
Both Sides
BLR → FRA
Right
BOM → TRV
Left
DOH → GOI
Right
FRA → BLR
Left
KUL → MED
Right
MED → KUL
Left
NMI → SFO
Right
PNQ → TRV
Both Sides
SFO → NMI
Left
TRV → BOM
Right
TRV → PNQ
Both Sides
BLR → DOH
Right
DOH → BLR
Left
DXB → GOI
Left
HDD → COK
Left
MLE → SEA
Left
SEA → MLE
Right
BOM → DEL
Right
DEL → BOM
Left
IXL → NMI
Left
KUL → TRV
Right
NMI → COK
Both Sides
NMI → IXL
Right
SHJ → GOI
Left
SIN → TRV
Right
TRV → KUL
Left
TRV → SIN
Left
BLR → DMM
Left
BOM → CMB
Right
CLT → IXG
Right
CMB → BOM
Left
COK → RKT
Left
DMM → BLR
Right
IXG → CLT
Left
KUL → MCT
Left
LHR → MAA
Left
MAA → LHR
Right
MCT → KUL
Right
RKT → COK
Right
BNE → DOH
Right
CMB → COK
Left
CMB → LGW
Both Sides
COK → CMB
Right
COK → DXB
Left
COK → PNQ
Both Sides
DOH → BNE
Left
DXB → COK
Right
LGW → CMB
Both Sides
MAA → TRV
Left
MCT → COK
Right
PNQ → COK
Both Sides
RML → TRV
Right
SHJ → COK
Right
TRV → MAA
Right
TRV → RML
Left
TRV → VTZ
Right
VTZ → TRV
Left
AUH → COK
Right
AUH → TRV
Left
COK → AUH
Left
COK → DOH
Left
DOH → COK
Right
DOH → TRV
Left
DXB → TRV
Left
HYD → RAJ
Left
KWI → TRV
Left
RAJ → HYD
Right
TRV → AUH
Right
TRV → DOH
Right
TRV → DXB
Right
TRV → KWI
Right
BLR → TRV
Both Sides
BOM → CNN
Left
CNN → BOM
Right
HYD → TRV
Both Sides
LHR → TRV
Left
TRV → BLR
Both Sides
TRV → HYD
Both Sides
TRV → LHR
Right
CJB → TRV
Both Sides
DEL → TRV
Both Sides
DOH → SYD
Both Sides
SYD → DOH
Both Sides
TRV → CJB
Both Sides
TRV → CNN
Right
TRV → DEL
Both Sides
BLR → LHR
Left
CNN → DEL
Left
DEL → CNN
Right
LHR → BLR
Right
PIA → PNQ
Left
PNQ → PIA
Right
BWU → DOH
Both Sides
COK → DEL
Right
DEL → COK
Left
DOH → BWU
Both Sides
DXB → MEB
Both Sides
MEB → DXB
Both Sides
AMD → PNQ
Left
BOM → JAI
Right
CMB → FRA
Both Sides
FRA → CMB
Both Sides
JAI → BOM
Left
PNQ → AMD
Right
ATL → IXG
Both Sides
BLR → VIE
Right
COK → SIN
Right
DXB → MEL
Both Sides
IXG → ATL
Both Sides
KUL → COK
Left
MAA → MRU
Right
MEL → DXB
Both Sides
MRU → MAA
Left
SIN → COK
Left
VIE → BLR
Left
AKL → DOH
Left
DOH → AKL
Right
GOI → MAA
Right
MAA → GOI
Left
AGX → COK
Right
CGK → MCT
Left
COK → AGX
Left
COK → HYD
Right
HYD → COK
Left
MCT → CGK
Right
BLR → COK
Left
CMB → NMI
Left
COK → BLR
Right
DEL → NMI
Right
HLP → MCT
Left
MCT → HLP
Right
MUC → PER
Left
NMI → CMB
Right
NMI → DEL
Left
PER → MUC
Right
AUH → CMB
Both Sides
AUH → KUL
Left
CMB → AUH
Both Sides
KUL → AUH
Right
BLR → CDG
Right
BLR → DXB
Left
BLR → MUC
Right
CDG → BLR
Left
CGK → MED
Left
DXB → BLR
Right
MED → CGK
Right
MUC → BLR
Left
AKL → DWC
Left
BOM → IXC
Right
DOH → KUL
Left
DWC → AKL
Right
IXC → BOM
Left
KUL → DOH
Right
AUH → SIN
Left
AUH → XSP
Left
CMH → IXG
Both Sides
COK → MAA
Right
IXG → CMH
Both Sides
MAA → COK
Left
SIN → AUH
Right
XSP → AUH
Right
AMS → BLR
Right
BLR → AMS
Left
BWU → DXB
Left
DXB → BWU
Right
CMB → DMM
Both Sides
DMM → CMB
Both Sides
DOH → SIN
Left
DOH → XSP
Left
DXB → SYD
Right
SIN → DOH
Right
SYD → DXB
Left
XSP → DOH
Right
BOM → IXL
Right
IXL → BOM
Left
BOM → SFO
Right
DWC → SIN
Right
DXB → RML
Both Sides
RML → DXB
Both Sides
SFO → BOM
Left
SIN → DWC
Left
BEK → BOM
Right
BLR → RUH
Right
JED → MAA
Left
KWI → RML
Both Sides
LGW → GOI
Left
MAA → JED
Right
RML → KWI
Both Sides
RUH → BLR
Left
BOM → IXE
Left
CMB → DOH
Both Sides
DOH → CMB
Both Sides
ATH → SYD
Left
BAH → SIN
Right
FRA → MAA
Left
MAA → FRA
Right
SIN → BAH
Left
SYD → ATH
Right
AMD → GOI
Left
BLR → MLE
Left
GOI → AMD
Right
MLE → BLR
Right
MEL → SAW
Right
SAW → MEL
Left
LCA → RML
Both Sides
RML → LCA
Both Sides
BLR → BOM
Left
BOM → BLR
Right
SAW → MEB
Left
AUH → CGK
Left
AUH → HLP
Left
CAI → SIN
Right
CGK → AUH
Right
GOX → JAI
Left
HLP → AUH
Right
JAI → GOX
Both Sides
JFK → IXE
Left
SIN → CAI
Left
LCY → PER
Both Sides
PER → LCY
Both Sides
BOM → UDR
Right
DEB → RML
Both Sides
RML → DEB
Both Sides
UDR → BOM
Left
DOH → GOX
Right
ADL → DXB
Both Sides
BOM → IDR
Left
DXB → ADL
Both Sides
IDR → BOM
Right
LAX → MLE
Right
MLE → LAX
Left
GOI → IXC
Both Sides
IXC → GOI
Both Sides
CGK → DXB
Left
CGK → JED
Right
CMB → IST
Both Sides
DXB → CGK
Right
IST → CMB
Both Sides
JED → CGK
Left
LHR → PER
Both Sides
PER → LHR
Both Sides
ADL → VCE
Left
AKL → AMM
Left
ALA → BOM
Left
AMM → AKL
Right
ATQ → BOM
Left
BOM → ALA
Right
VCE → ADL
Right
DCA → GOI
Left
DOH → DPS
Right
DPS → DOH
Left
CMB → ZRH
Both Sides
IAD → GOI
Left
JED → KUL
Right
KUL → JED
Left
AMD → BLR
Right
BLR → AMD
Left
BOM → SXR
Right
DEL → GOX
Both Sides
GOX → DEL
Left
SXR → BOM
Left
BDQ → BOM
Left
BOM → BDQ
Right
MBW → SAW
Right
SAW → MBW
Left
BOM → GOI
Left
DEL → MLE
Both Sides
GOI → BOM
Right
MLE → DEL
Both Sides
CDG → MAA
Left
DEL → GOI
Both Sides
GOI → DEL
Both Sides
MAA → CDG
Right
DXB → XSP
Right
KWI → HKT
Right
XSP → DXB
Left
ATQ → PNQ
Right
BLR → IXE
Left
BLR → LIN
Both Sides
DPS → DXB
Right
DXB → DPS
Left
DXB → KUL
Right
DXB → SIN
Right
IXE → BLR
Right
KUL → DXB
Left
LIN → BLR
Both Sides
PNQ → ATQ
Left
SIN → DXB
Left
BLR → JFK
Left
BOM → LKO
Left
JFK → BLR
Right
LKO → BOM
Right
CCJ → DEL
Left
DEL → CCJ
Right
RJA → GOI
Left
AUH → BWU
Both Sides
BHO → BOM
Right
BOM → BHO
Left
BWU → AUH
Both Sides
AUH → SYD
Both Sides
CDG → PER
Left
CGK → DOH
Right
DOH → CGK
Left
PER → CDG
Right
SYD → AUH
Both Sides
AUH → DPS
Right
DPS → AUH
Left
BNE → DXB
Right
DXB → BNE
Left
KUL → SHJ
Left
SHJ → KUL
Right
IXE → JFK
Right
GOI → HYD
Right
HYD → GOI
Left
BLR → MRU
Left
BOM → MEB
Right
CHC → DXB
Right
DXB → CHC
Left
MEB → BOM
Left
MRU → BLR
Right
BEY → SYD
Both Sides
SYD → BEY
Both Sides
BOM → MAA
Right
CCU → GOI
Left
GOI → CCU
Right
MAA → BOM
Left
AKL → DXB
Both Sides
BOM → TIR
Right
DXB → AKL
Both Sides
TIR → BOM
Left
AMD → BOM
Left
BOM → AMD
Right
GRU → HKG
Right
HKG → GRU
Left
MAA → NMI
Left
BCN → CGK
Right
CGK → BCN
Left
BLR → PNQ
Left
PNQ → BLR
Right
AGX → GOI
Right
GOI → AGX
Left
BLR → JED
Right
JED → BLR
Left
DXB → MAA
Left
HYD → WIL
Left
IXR → STV
Left
MAA → DXB
Right
STV → IXR
Right
WIL → HYD
Right
BKK → NBO
Both Sides
KUL → DQM
Right
NBO → BKK
Both Sides
BOM → SYD
Right
JAI → PNQ
Right
PNQ → JAI
Left
SYD → BOM
Left
HKT → SHJ
Right
SHJ → HKT
Left
PAT → PNQ
Left
BOM → CGK
Right
BOM → MLE
Left
CGK → BOM
Left
DOH → MAA
Right
MAA → DOH
Left
MLE → BOM
Right
DPS → DWC
Right
DWC → DPS
Left
AUH → CCJ
Left
CCJ → AUH
Right
IXB → PNQ
Left
AUS → BOM
Left
BOM → AUS
Right
AUH → MAA
Right
BOM → ICN
Left
DXB → HKT
Left
HKT → DXB
Right
ICN → BOM
Right
MAA → AUH
Left
CCJ → DOH
Right
DOH → CCJ
Left
JED → PNY
Right
PNY → JED
Left
AMD → MAA
Right
GOI → IAD
Right
MAA → AMD
Left
MAA → PNQ
Left
PNQ → MAA
Right
BKK → LFW
Left
CGK → FCO
Left
FCO → CGK
Right
GOI → DCA
Right
LFW → BKK
Right
DEL → PNQ
Right
PNQ → DEL
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 Western Ghats from a plane?
Yes — 416 flight routes pass within 62 miles of Western Ghats. The closest routes include Bombay to Kochi, Colombo to Kuwait, Kochi to Bombay. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Western Ghats?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Western Ghats: on a Bombay to Kochi flight, visible from both sides; on a Colombo to Kuwait flight, visible from both sides; on a Kochi to Bombay flight, visible from both sides.