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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
BOM → YYZ
Both Sides
CMB → KWI
Both Sides
COK → BOM
Both Sides
KWI → CMB
Both Sides
YYZ → BOM
Both Sides
ALB → IXG
Right
BOM → CCJ
Left
BOM → DED
Right
BOM → YTZ
Both Sides
CCJ → BOM
Right
CMB → DXB
Left
CMB → LCY
Both Sides
CMB → LHR
Both Sides
DED → BOM
Left
DXB → CMB
Right
IXG → ALB
Left
LCY → CMB
Both Sides
LHR → CMB
Both Sides
NMI → TRV
Both Sides
TRV → NMI
Both Sides
YTZ → BOM
Both Sides
BOM → TRV
Left
DOH → GOI
Right
GOI → DOH
Left
HDD → COK
Both Sides
KUL → MED
Right
MED → KUL
Left
NMI → SFO
Right
PIA → PNQ
Both Sides
PNQ → PIA
Both Sides
PNQ → TRV
Both Sides
SFO → NMI
Left
TRV → BOM
Right
TRV → PNQ
Both Sides
AMS → BLR
Right
BLR → AMS
Left
BLR → DXB
Right
BLR → GOI
Right
DXB → BLR
Left
DXB → GOI
Left
GOI → BLR
Left
GOI → DXB
Right
MLE → SEA
Left
SEA → MLE
Right
BOM → DEL
Right
BOM → MRU
Left
CJB → DEL
Left
DCA → GOI
Both Sides
DEL → BOM
Left
DEL → CJB
Right
GOI → DCA
Both Sides
IXL → NMI
Left
KUL → MCT
Left
KUL → TRV
Right
LHR → MAA
Left
MAA → LHR
Right
MCT → KUL
Right
MRU → BOM
Right
NMI → COK
Both Sides
NMI → IXL
Right
SIN → TRV
Right
TRV → KUL
Left
TRV → SIN
Left
BOM → CMB
Right
CLT → IXG
Right
CMB → BOM
Left
IXG → CLT
Left
ATQ → PNQ
Right
CMB → COK
Left
CMB → LGW
Both Sides
COK → CMB
Right
COK → DXB
Left
COK → PNQ
Both Sides
COK → RKT
Left
DXB → COK
Right
LGW → CMB
Both Sides
MAA → TRV
Left
MCT → COK
Right
PNQ → ATQ
Left
PNQ → COK
Both Sides
RKT → COK
Right
RML → TRV
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
TRV → AUH
Right
TRV → DOH
Right
BOM → CNN
Left
BOM → JFK
Both Sides
CNN → BOM
Right
DXB → TRV
Left
GOI → IAD
Both Sides
IAD → GOI
Both Sides
JFK → BOM
Both Sides
LHR → TRV
Left
TRV → DXB
Right
TRV → LHR
Right
BLR → TRV
Both Sides
BNE → DOH
Right
BOM → EWR
Both Sides
CJB → TRV
Both Sides
DEL → TRV
Both Sides
DOH → BNE
Left
EWR → BOM
Both Sides
HYD → TRV
Both Sides
IXE → JFK
Both Sides
JFK → IXE
Both Sides
TRV → BLR
Both Sides
TRV → CJB
Both Sides
TRV → DEL
Both Sides
TRV → HYD
Both Sides
AKL → DOH
Left
AMD → ORD
Both Sides
BLR → LHR
Right
BLR → SFO
Both Sides
CNN → DEL
Left
DEL → CNN
Right
DEL → SFO
Right
DOH → AKL
Right
LHR → BLR
Left
ORD → AMD
Both Sides
SFO → BLR
Both Sides
SFO → DEL
Left
COK → DEL
Right
DEL → COK
Left
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
JAI → PNQ
Both Sides
PNQ → AMD
Right
PNQ → JAI
Both Sides
ATL → IXG
Both Sides
COK → SIN
Right
DOH → SYD
Both Sides
DXB → MEL
Both Sides
IXG → ATL
Both Sides
MEL → DXB
Both Sides
SYD → DOH
Both Sides
BWU → DOH
Both Sides
DOH → BWU
Both Sides
KUL → COK
Left
MAA → MRU
Right
MRU → MAA
Left
AGX → COK
Right
CGK → MCT
Left
CMB → MEB
Right
CMB → MEL
Right
COK → AGX
Left
COK → HYD
Right
GOI → MAA
Right
HLP → MCT
Left
HYD → COK
Left
HYD → RAJ
Left
MAA → GOI
Left
MCT → CGK
Right
MCT → HLP
Right
MEB → CMB
Left
MEB → RML
Both Sides
MEL → CMB
Left
RAJ → HYD
Right
RML → MEB
Both Sides
CMB → NMI
Left
DEL → NMI
Right
MUC → PER
Left
NMI → CMB
Right
NMI → DEL
Left
PER → MUC
Right
AMD → YYZ
Left
AUH → CMB
Both Sides
AUH → KUL
Left
BLR → COK
Left
CMB → AUH
Both Sides
COK → BLR
Right
KUL → AUH
Right
YYZ → AMD
Right
BLR → DMM
Right
CGK → MED
Left
DMM → BLR
Left
MED → CGK
Right
AKL → DWC
Left
BOM → IXC
Right
DWC → AKL
Right
IXC → BOM
Left
BLR → SYD
Right
CMH → IXG
Both Sides
COK → MAA
Right
DEL → PNQ
Both Sides
IXG → CMH
Both Sides
MAA → COK
Left
PNQ → DEL
Both Sides
SYD → BLR
Left
AUH → BLR
Left
AUH → SIN
Left
AUH → XSP
Left
BLR → AUH
Right
DOH → KUL
Left
KUL → DOH
Right
SIN → AUH
Right
XSP → AUH
Right
BLR → FRA
Right
BOM → CPH
Left
BWU → DXB
Left
CPH → BOM
Right
DXB → BWU
Right
FRA → BLR
Left
CMB → DMM
Both Sides
DMM → CMB
Both Sides
BOM → IXL
Right
DOH → SIN
Left
DXB → SYD
Right
IXL → BOM
Left
SIN → DOH
Right
SYD → DXB
Left
BLR → MLE
Left
BOM → EDI
Left
BOM → SFO
Right
DOH → XSP
Left
DWC → SIN
Right
DXB → RML
Both Sides
EDI → BOM
Right
HDD → LHR
Right
MLE → BLR
Right
RML → DXB
Both Sides
SFO → BOM
Left
SIN → DWC
Left
XSP → DOH
Right
BEK → BOM
Right
BLR → DOH
Right
DOH → BLR
Left
JED → MAA
Left
MAA → JED
Right
BOM → IXE
Left
GOI → LGW
Both Sides
KWI → RML
Both Sides
LGW → GOI
Both Sides
RML → KWI
Both Sides
BKK → BLR
Left
BLR → BKK
Right
CMB → DOH
Both Sides
DOH → CMB
Both Sides
FRA → MAA
Left
MAA → FRA
Right
ATH → SYD
Left
BAH → SIN
Right
BLR → BOM
Left
BOM → BLR
Right
SIN → BAH
Left
SYD → ATH
Right
AMD → GOI
Left
CMB → SYD
Both Sides
GOI → AMD
Right
SYD → CMB
Both Sides
MEL → SAW
Right
SAW → MEL
Left
LCA → RML
Both Sides
RML → LCA
Both Sides
BLR → VIE
Both Sides
BOM → DUB
Left
DUB → BOM
Right
VIE → BLR
Both Sides
BLR → MFM
Left
MFM → BLR
Right
BLR → HKG
Left
HKG → BLR
Right
AUH → HLP
Left
CAI → SIN
Right
GOX → JAI
Both Sides
HLP → AUH
Right
JAI → GOX
Both Sides
SIN → CAI
Left
AMS → BOM
Right
AUH → CGK
Left
BLR → CDG
Both Sides
BLR → HAN
Left
BOM → AMS
Left
BOM → UDR
Right
CDG → BLR
Both Sides
CGK → AUH
Right
HAN → BLR
Right
LCY → PER
Both Sides
PER → LCY
Both Sides
UDR → BOM
Left
BLR → MUC
Both Sides
BLR → SEA
Both Sides
DEB → RML
Both Sides
DEL → LAX
Both Sides
LAX → DEL
Both Sides
MUC → BLR
Both Sides
RML → DEB
Both Sides
SEA → BLR
Both Sides
DOH → GOX
Right
ADL → DXB
Both Sides
BLR → JFK
Left
BOM → IDR
Left
CMB → IST
Both Sides
DXB → ADL
Both Sides
IDR → BOM
Right
IST → CMB
Both Sides
JFK → BLR
Right
LAX → MLE
Right
MLE → LAX
Left
BOM → LHR
Left
GOI → IXC
Both Sides
IXC → GOI
Both Sides
LHR → BOM
Right
SYD → HEW
Right
BOM → PRG
Left
PRG → BOM
Right
CGK → DXB
Left
CGK → JED
Right
DEL → PDX
Both Sides
DOH → DPS
Right
DPS → DOH
Left
DXB → CGK
Right
JED → CGK
Left
LHR → PER
Both Sides
PDX → DEL
Both Sides
PER → LHR
Both Sides
AKL → AMM
Left
ALA → BOM
Left
AMD → BLR
Right
AMM → AKL
Right
BLR → AMD
Left
BOM → ALA
Right
BOM → ORD
Right
ORD → BOM
Left
ADL → VCE
Left
BOM → FRA
Left
FRA → BOM
Right
VCE → ADL
Right
AMS → NMI
Right
JED → KUL
Right
KUL → JED
Left
NMI → AMS
Left
HND → MAA
Left
MAA → HND
Right
BOM → SXR
Right
DEL → GOX
Both Sides
GOX → DEL
Both Sides
SXR → BOM
Left
BDQ → BOM
Left
BOM → BDQ
Right
LCY → NMI
Right
LHR → NMI
Right
NMI → LCY
Left
NMI → LHR
Left
BLR → IXE
Left
BLR → RUH
Right
BOM → CDG
Left
CDG → BOM
Right
IXE → BLR
Right
MBW → SAW
Right
RUH → BLR
Left
SAW → MBW
Left
BOM → MUC
Left
MUC → BOM
Right
BOM → GOI
Left
CDG → MAA
Left
GOI → BOM
Right
MAA → CDG
Right
DEL → GOI
Both Sides
DEL → MLE
Both Sides
FRA → NMI
Right
GOI → DEL
Both Sides
MLE → DEL
Both Sides
NMI → FRA
Left
DPS → DXB
Right
DXB → DPS
Left
ASP → HEW
Right
BOM → ZRH
Left
DXB → KUL
Right
DXB → SIN
Right
DXB → XSP
Right
KUL → DXB
Left
SIN → DXB
Left
XSP → DXB
Left
ZRH → BOM
Right
BOM → LKO
Left
LKO → BOM
Right
BLR → MRU
Left
CCJ → DEL
Both Sides
CDG → NMI
Right
DEL → CCJ
Both Sides
MRU → BLR
Right
NMI → CDG
Left
RJA → GOI
Left
DEL → YVR
Both Sides
YVR → DEL
Both Sides
AUH → BWU
Both Sides
BWU → AUH
Both Sides
DEL → SEA
Both Sides
SEA → DEL
Both Sides
AUH → SYD
Both Sides
BHO → BOM
Right
BOM → BHO
Left
CDG → PER
Left
PER → CDG
Right
SYD → AUH
Both Sides
AUH → DPS
Right
BLR → IXZ
Right
DPS → AUH
Left
IXZ → BLR
Left
AUS → BOM
Left
BOM → AUS
Right
BKK → NBO
Right
BNE → DXB
Right
CGK → DOH
Right
DOH → CGK
Left
DXB → BNE
Left
KUL → SHJ
Left
NBO → BKK
Left
SHJ → KUL
Right
AUH → CCJ
Both Sides
CCJ → AUH
Both Sides
BOM → MEB
Right
CHC → DXB
Right
DXB → CHC
Left
MEB → BOM
Left
GOI → HYD
Right
HYD → GOI
Left
BOM → IST
Left
BOM → SAW
Left
IST → BOM
Right
SAW → BOM
Right
BEY → SYD
Both Sides
BOM → MAA
Right
CCU → GOI
Left
GOI → CCU
Right
MAA → BOM
Left
SIN → TRZ
Right
SYD → BEY
Both Sides
TRZ → SIN
Left
BLR → LIN
Both Sides
BOM → MLE
Left
BOM → TIR
Right
LIN → BLR
Both Sides
MLE → BOM
Right
TIR → BOM
Left
AKL → DXB
Both Sides
AMD → BOM
Left
BOM → AMD
Right
DXB → AKL
Both Sides
GRU → HKG
Right
HKG → GRU
Left
CMB → SIN
Left
SIN → CMB
Right
BLR → PNQ
Left
CMB → XSP
Left
MAA → NMI
Left
PNQ → BLR
Right
XSP → CMB
Right
BCN → CGK
Right
CGK → BCN
Left
BCN → BOM
Right
BOM → BCN
Left
KUL → TRZ
Right
TRZ → KUL
Left
AGX → GOI
Right
GOI → AGX
Left
BLR → KCZ
Left
DXB → MAA
Left
IXR → STV
Left
MAA → DXB
Right
STV → IXR
Right
KUL → DQM
Right
BOM → SYD
Right
SYD → BOM
Left
BLR → SIN
Left
BLR → XSP
Left
HKT → SHJ
Right
SHJ → HKT
Left
SIN → BLR
Right
XSP → BLR
Right
CMB → KUL
Left
KUL → CMB
Right
PAT → PNQ
Left
PNQ → PAT
Right
BLR → NRT
Left
DOH → MAA
Right
MAA → DOH
Left
NRT → BLR
Right
BLR → KUL
Left
DPS → DWC
Right
DWC → DPS
Left
KUL → BLR
Right
IXB → PNQ
Left
PNQ → IXB
Right
BLR → HKT
Right
HKT → BLR
Left
AUH → MAA
Right
BOM → ICN
Left
DXB → HKT
Left
HKT → DXB
Right
ICN → BOM
Right
MAA → AUH
Left
JED → PNY
Right
PNY → JED
Left
AMD → MAA
Right
MAA → AMD
Left
MAA → PNQ
Left
PNQ → MAA
Right
CGK → FCO
Left
FCO → CGK
Right
HYD → MEL
Right
MEL → HYD
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 — 517 flight routes pass within 100 km of Western Ghats. The closest routes include Bombay to Kochi, Bombay to Toronto, Colombo to Kuwait. 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 Bombay to Toronto flight, visible from both sides; on a Colombo to Kuwait flight, visible from both sides.