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The iconic chalk cliffs facing France across the English Channel are a striking white line visible on flights over the Dover Strait and approaches to London from the south.
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CGN → LGW
Both Sides
LGW → CGN
Both Sides
YYZ → LCY
Both Sides
FRA → MIA
Both Sides
FRA → ORK
Both Sides
IST → LHR
Both Sides
LGW → PRG
Both Sides
LHR → ADA
Both Sides
LHR → IST
Both Sides
LHR → MUC
Both Sides
LHR → SAW
Both Sides
LTN → ZRH
Both Sides
MIA → FRA
Both Sides
MUC → LHR
Both Sides
ORK → FRA
Both Sides
PRG → LGW
Both Sides
SAW → LHR
Both Sides
YOW → LCY
Both Sides
ZRH → LTN
Both Sides
BHX → ZTH
Both Sides
CIA → MAN
Both Sides
FCO → MAN
Both Sides
FCO → STN
Both Sides
MAN → CIA
Both Sides
MAN → FCO
Both Sides
PSA → STN
Both Sides
STN → FCO
Both Sides
STN → PSA
Both Sides
ZTH → BHX
Both Sides
BEG → LHR
Both Sides
CDG → FAE
Both Sides
DFW → LCY
Both Sides
FAE → CDG
Both Sides
GVA → RKV
Both Sides
HOU → LCY
Both Sides
LCY → AMM
Both Sides
LCY → LUX
Both Sides
LHR → BEG
Both Sides
LHR → SZG
Both Sides
LUX → LCY
Both Sides
MAN → PSA
Both Sides
PSA → MAN
Both Sides
REG → STN
Both Sides
STN → REG
Both Sides
SZG → LHR
Both Sides
YHU → LCY
Both Sides
CIA → EMA
Both Sides
CIA → STN
Both Sides
EMA → CIA
Both Sides
GOI → LGW
Both Sides
LGW → GOI
Both Sides
STN → CIA
Both Sides
AMD → LGW
Both Sides
BHX → CHQ
Both Sides
CHQ → BHX
Both Sides
CMB → LGW
Both Sides
LCA → LCY
Both Sides
LCY → LCA
Both Sides
LGW → AMD
Both Sides
LGW → CMB
Both Sides
LHR → RUH
Both Sides
MAN → MXP
Both Sides
MDW → LCY
Both Sides
MXP → MAN
Both Sides
MXP → STN
Both Sides
RUH → LHR
Both Sides
STN → MXP
Both Sides
DBV → DUB
Both Sides
DUB → DBV
Both Sides
LHR → GAN
Both Sides
LTN → TSF
Both Sides
LTN → VCE
Both Sides
MLA → SEN
Both Sides
ORD → LCY
Both Sides
SEN → MLA
Both Sides
TSF → LTN
Both Sides
VCE → LTN
Both Sides
BAH → LHR
Both Sides
CLT → MUC
Both Sides
DBV → LCY
Both Sides
DOH → LHR
Both Sides
DUB → LCY
Both Sides
EDI → TUN
Both Sides
LHR → BAH
Both Sides
LHR → DOH
Both Sides
LHR → SOF
Both Sides
MSP → ZRH
Both Sides
MUC → CLT
Both Sides
OKC → LCY
Both Sides
SOF → LHR
Both Sides
TUN → EDI
Both Sides
ZRH → MSP
Both Sides
CDG → NCL
Both Sides
FLR → STN
Both Sides
LCY → TIA
Both Sides
NAP → STN
Both Sides
NCL → CDG
Both Sides
PMO → STN
Both Sides
STN → FLR
Both Sides
STN → NAP
Both Sides
TIA → LCY
Both Sides
ATL → BQH
Left
GVA → LBA
Left
LBA → GVA
Right
LCY → PUY
Left
LCY → SPU
Left
LHR → BEY
Left
LHR → STR
Left
MCI → LCY
Left
MLA → STN
Right
PMF → STN
Left
PUY → LCY
Right
SPU → LCY
Right
STN → MLA
Left
STN → PMF
Right
STR → LHR
Right
ATL → LCY
Right
ATL → RUH
Right
ATW → LCY
Left
BHX → VCE
Right
CAI → LCY
Right
LCY → CAI
Left
LCY → RUH
Right
RUH → ATL
Left
VCE → BHX
Left
AUH → LHR
Left
AYT → LHR
Right
BLQ → LTN
Right
BOS → LCY
Right
EWR → LCY
Right
JFK → LCY
Right
LCA → LHR
Right
LHR → AUH
Right
LHR → AYT
Left
LHR → LCA
Left
LHR → LUX
Left
LHR → ZAG
Left
LIN → MAN
Left
LTN → BLQ
Left
LTN → SPU
Right
LUX → LHR
Right
MAN → LIN
Right
MUC → LCY
Left
PHL → LCY
Right
SPU → LTN
Left
ZAG → LHR
Right
ATH → DUB
Right
ATH → LTN
Left
BBU → LHR
Left
BGY → STN
Left
DUB → ATH
Left
LHR → BBU
Right
LHR → OTP
Right
LTN → ATH
Right
OTP → LHR
Left
STN → BGY
Right
BLQ → STN
Left
DWC → LHR
Left
FRA → LHR
Left
JFK → MUC
Right
LHR → DWC
Right
LHR → FRA
Right
LHR → VIE
Right
LTN → TIA
Right
MAN → NAP
Right
MUC → JFK
Left
NAP → MAN
Left
STN → BLQ
Right
TIA → LTN
Left
VIE → LHR
Left
AMM → LHR
Right
BRS → BUD
Left
BUD → BRS
Right
CUN → FRA
Right
DXB → LHR
Left
FRA → CUN
Left
LCY → SAW
Right
LCY → ZRH
Left
LHR → AMM
Left
LHR → DXB
Right
LHR → LJU
Left
LHR → MLE
Right
LJU → LHR
Right
LTN → TIV
Right
MLE → LHR
Left
TIV → LTN
Left
ZRH → LCY
Right
BOS → MUC
Right
BRS → VIE
Left
BUD → LGW
Right
BUD → LHR
Left
CHQ → LCY
Right
FLO → LCY
Right
LCY → CHQ
Left
LGW → BUD
Left
LHR → BUD
Right
MUC → BOS
Left
STN → CLY
Left
VIE → BRS
Right
FCO → SFO
Left
FRA → RSW
Left
LAX → LIN
Left
LGW → VIE
Left
LHR → TLV
Left
LIN → LAX
Right
PSR → STN
Left
RSW → FRA
Right
SFO → FCO
Right
STN → PSR
Right
TLV → LHR
Right
VIE → LGW
Right
DCA → MUC
Right
DXB → LGW
Right
EWR → MUC
Right
LGW → DXB
Left
LGW → SHJ
Left
LHR → MCT
Right
MCT → LHR
Left
MUC → DCA
Left
MUC → EWR
Left
OLB → STN
Right
STN → OLB
Left
BHX → BGY
Left
BRU → LHR
Left
DLM → LHR
Right
INN → LHR
Right
LGW → OTP
Left
LHR → BRU
Right
LHR → DLM
Left
LHR → INN
Left
LTN → NAP
Left
NAP → LTN
Right
OTP → LGW
Right
STN → VRN
Right
AMM → YUL
Left
BAH → LCY
Left
CVG → TLV
Left
DOH → LCY
Left
DUB → SKG
Right
INN → LTN
Left
LCY → BAH
Right
LCY → DOH
Right
LTN → INN
Right
SKG → DUB
Left
TLV → CVG
Right
YUL → AMM
Right
AMS → LPB
Left
AMS → SCL
Right
LHR → SKG
Left
LPB → AMS
Right
LTN → MXP
Left
LTN → RHO
Right
MXP → LTN
Right
RHO → LTN
Left
SCL → AMS
Left
SKG → LHR
Right
AMS → IRJ
Right
ATL → MUC
Right
CAI → DUB
Right
DEB → LHR
Left
DUB → CAI
Left
FRA → LCY
Left
IRJ → AMS
Left
ISB → LGW
Left
KUL → LGW
Left
LCY → FRA
Right
LGW → ISB
Right
LGW → KUL
Right
LHR → DEB
Right
LTQ → RKV
Right
MCO → LCY
Right
MUC → ATL
Left
PHX → LCY
Left
RKV → LTQ
Left
AUH → LCY
Left
IAD → MUC
Right
LCY → BBU
Right
LCY → MRU
Left
LHR → MED
Left
MED → LHR
Right
MRU → LCY
Right
MUC → IAD
Left
OMA → ZRH
Left
STN → ZTH
Right
ZRH → OMA
Right
ZTH → STN
Left
BAH → LGW
Right
BGY → MAN
Left
CDG → EDI
Right
DOH → LGW
Right
EDI → CDG
Left
IXW → LGW
Left
KGS → LHR
Right
LCY → VIE
Right
LGW → BAH
Left
LGW → DOH
Left
LGW → IXW
Right
LGW → SDT
Right
LGW → SIN
Right
LHR → KGS
Left
LTN → SJJ
Right
MAN → BGY
Right
SDT → LGW
Left
SIN → LGW
Left
SJJ → LTN
Left
VIE → LCY
Left
BRU → LCY
Left
DXB → FLL
Right
DXB → LCY
Left
FLL → DXB
Left
LCY → BUD
Right
LCY → DXB
Right
LCY → MLE
Right
LGW → WAW
Right
MLE → LCY
Left
WAW → LGW
Left
BHX → TIV
Right
DLM → SEN
Left
FCO → LTN
Right
LTN → FCO
Left
MIA → LCY
Right
SEN → DLM
Right
TIV → BHX
Left
BER → LGW
Left
CFU → STN
Left
DBV → LHR
Right
DEN → ZRH
Right
DUB → VCE
Left
FRA → MCO
Left
JMK → LHR
Right
LGW → BER
Right
LHR → DBV
Left
LHR → JMK
Left
LHR → TRV
Right
LTN → TLV
Right
MCO → FRA
Right
STN → CFU
Right
TLV → LTN
Left
TRV → LHR
Left
VCE → DUB
Right
ZRH → DEN
Left
CGN → LHR
Left
EWR → LUX
Left
IST → LGW
Right
LAS → LCY
Left
LGW → IST
Left
LGW → MUC
Left
LGW → SAW
Left
LHR → CGN
Right
LHR → TIA
Left
LUX → EWR
Right
MEX → MUC
Right
MUC → LGW
Right
MUC → MEX
Left
SAW → LGW
Right
STN → VCE
Right
TIA → LHR
Right
VCE → STN
Left
ATH → LHR
Right
CDG → STN
Right
FLR → LCY
Right
GLA → MLA
Right
LCY → FLR
Left
LCY → LIN
Left
LHR → ATH
Left
LHR → SPU
Left
LIN → LCY
Right
MLA → GLA
Left
SPU → LHR
Right
STN → CDG
Left
ATL → STR
Left
JED → LHR
Right
JTR → LHR
Right
LAX → LCY
Left
LCY → NAP
Left
LGW → SZG
Left
LHR → JED
Left
LHR → JTR
Left
LHR → PUY
Left
LIN → MIB
Right
MIB → LIN
Left
NAP → LCY
Right
PUY → LHR
Right
SLC → LCY
Left
STR → ATL
Right
SZG → LGW
Right
BFS → LCY
Left
CMB → LHR
Left
LHR → CMB
Right
ORK → LCY
Right
PUY → STN
Left
STN → PUY
Right
AMS → ORG
Left
BHD → LCY
Left
CAI → LHR
Right
CTA → LTN
Right
LHR → CAI
Left
LHR → PER
Right
LHR → PRG
Right
LHR → VCE
Left
LTN → CTA
Left
ORG → AMS
Right
PER → LHR
Left
PRG → LHR
Left
VCE → LHR
Right
BKK → LGW
Left
CIA → LCY
Right
DUB → ZRH
Left
EWR → HHN
Right
GCM → LCY
Right
HHN → EWR
Left
LCA → LTN
Left
LCY → CIA
Left
LGW → BKK
Right
LHR → SEZ
Left
LTN → LCA
Right
SEZ → LHR
Right
ZRH → DUB
Right
ATH → STN
Left
DBV → STN
Left
DXB → MIA
Right
FCO → LCY
Right
JFK → STR
Left
LCY → FCO
Left
LCY → PSA
Left
LHR → ZRH
Left
MIA → DXB
Left
MXP → SFO
Left
SFO → MXP
Right
STN → ATH
Right
STN → DBV
Right
STN → TIA
Right
STR → JFK
Right
TIA → STN
Left
ZRH → LHR
Right
ADB → DUB
Left
DUB → ADB
Right
HER → LHR
Right
LAX → MXP
Left
LHR → HER
Left
MXP → LAX
Right
BLR → LHR
Left
BOM → LHR
Left
CFU → LHR
Right
CMB → LCY
Left
DUB → IGL
Right
EDI → GVA
Right
GVA → EDI
Left
GVA → MAN
Right
IGL → DUB
Left
KHI → LHR
Left
LCY → CMB
Right
LHR → BLR
Right
LHR → BOM
Right
LHR → CFU
Left
LHR → KHI
Right
LHR → NMI
Right
LTN → SOF
Right
MAN → GVA
Left
MAN → MLA
Left
MLA → MAN
Right
NMI → LHR
Left
RJK → STN
Left
SJJ → YUL
Right
SOF → LTN
Left
STN → RJK
Right
YUL → SJJ
Left
ANK → TPA
Right
BHX → SKG
Right
CDC → LIN
Left
FKB → STN
Left
LCA → LGW
Right
LCY → PER
Right
LGW → LCA
Left
LIN → CDC
Right
PER → LCY
Left
SKG → BHX
Left
TPA → ANK
Left
AYT → LGW
Right
CHQ → LHR
Right
CTA → LCY
Right
LCY → CTA
Left
LGW → AYT
Left
LHR → CHQ
Left
LHR → TBS
Right
LTN → MUC
Right
LUX → STN
Left
MBJ → LCY
Right
MRS → STN
Right
MUC → LTN
Left
NBO → LCY
Right
SFO → LCY
Left
STN → LUX
Right
STN → MRS
Left
TBS → LHR
Left
DUS → LHR
Left
HDD → LHR
Left
HOU → TLV
Left
LGW → LJU
Left
LHR → DUS
Right
LHR → LXR
Left
LHR → MAA
Right
LJU → LGW
Right
LXR → LHR
Right
MAA → LHR
Left
TLV → HOU
Right
CIA → SFO
Left
LGW → PFO
Left
PFO → LGW
Right
SFO → CIA
Right
EFL → LHR
Right
GVA → LTN
Right
INN → LGW
Right
JFK → SOF
Left
KRK → LHR
Left
LCY → NMI
Right
LGW → INN
Left
LHR → EFL
Left
LHR → KRK
Right
LHR → ZTH
Left
LTN → GVA
Left
LTN → MLA
Left
MLA → LTN
Right
NMI → LCY
Left
SMI → STN
Left
SOF → JFK
Right
STN → SMI
Right
TLV → YYZ
Left
YYZ → TLV
Right
ZTH → LHR
Right
BDQ → LHR
Left
BHX → FCO
Left
BRU → EWN
Left
EDI → ORY
Left
EWN → BRU
Right
FCO → BHX
Right
LCY → TBS
Right
LGW → SJJ
Left
LHR → BDQ
Right
ORY → EDI
Right
SJJ → LGW
Right
TBS → LCY
Left
YUL → LGW
Left
AMS → LGW
Left
DLM → LGW
Right
DUB → ZAG
Right
FRA → JAX
Left
JAX → FRA
Right
LGW → AMS
Right
LGW → DLM
Left
MAN → TPS
Left
YYC → LCY
Left
ZAG → DUB
Left
BRS → SAW
Left
GDN → LGW
Left
GVA → LCY
Right
LCY → GVA
Left
LGW → GDN
Right
LGW → SKG
Left
SKG → LGW
Right
SXB → LGW
Right
YOW → LGW
Left
YTZ → LGW
Left
IST → LTN
Left
LGW → RHO
Left
LTN → IST
Right
LTN → SAW
Right
RHO → LGW
Right
SAW → LTN
Left
STN → TLV
Right
STN → ZAG
Right
TLV → STN
Left
YYZ → LGW
Left
ZAG → STN
Left
BRU → FLO
Left
CHQ → DUB
Right
DUB → CHQ
Left
FLO → BRU
Right
KGS → LGW
Right
LGW → KGS
Left
LGW → TGD
Left
MAN → ZRH
Right
PFO → STN
Left
SEA → LCY
Left
STN → PFO
Right
TGD → LGW
Right
ZRH → MAN
Left
AMM → STN
Left
BLQ → LHR
Right
LHR → BLQ
Left
NCE → RKV
Right
RKV → NCE
Left
STN → AMM
Right
AYT → STN
Left
DBV → LGW
Right
HAM → LGW
Left
LGW → DBV
Left
LGW → HAM
Right
LGW → TIV
Left
LHR → MRU
Left
LHR → WRO
Right
MRU → LHR
Right
STN → AYT
Right
TIV → LGW
Right
WRO → LHR
Left
BZO → LGW
Right
JMK → LGW
Right
LGW → BZO
Left
LGW → JMK
Left
LGW → TIA
Left
STN → LCA
Right
TIA → LGW
Right
YVR → LCY
Left
AMS → SOU
Left
LGW → SPU
Left
SOU → AMS
Right
SPU → LGW
Right
ADD → LHR
Right
ATH → LGW
Right
BDS → DUB
Right
DUB → BDS
Left
JTR → LGW
Right
KEF → LCY
Left
LCY → NCE
Left
LGW → JTR
Left
LHR → ADD
Left
NCE → LCY
Right
SOF → STN
Left
STN → SOF
Right
STN → SZG
Right
SZG → STN
Left
CDG → LCY
Right
EDI → MRS
Left
EMA → CFU
Right
HHN → STN
Left
LCY → CDG
Left
LGW → VCE
Left
LGW → ZRH
Left
LHR → LIN
Left
LIN → LHR
Right
LTN → NCE
Left
MRS → EDI
Right
MUC → STN
Left
NCE → LTN
Right
RKV → LCY
Left
STN → HHN
Right
STN → MUC
Right
VCE → LGW
Right
ZRH → LGW
Right
BHX → CTA
Left
BRU → JFK
Left
CDG → LTN
Right
CTA → BHX
Right
FLR → LHR
Right
JFK → BRU
Right
JFK → INI
Left
LHR → FLR
Left
LTN → CDG
Left
BRU → DCA
Left
BRU → EWR
Left
CDC → MXP
Left
CDG → RKV
Right
DCA → BRU
Right
EWR → BRU
Right
LHR → MXP
Left
LHR → NAP
Left
MAH → STN
Right
MAN → ZTH
Right
MXP → CDC
Right
MXP → LHR
Right
NAP → LHR
Right
RKV → CDG
Left
STN → MAH
Left
ZTH → MAN
Left
BBU → LTN
Left
BRU → BWI
Left
BWI → BRU
Right
HER → LGW
Right
LGW → HER
Left
LGW → TFU
Right
LTN → BBU
Right
TFU → LGW
Left
ATL → BRU
Right
BRU → ATL
Left
BRU → IAD
Left
CFU → LGW
Right
CGK → LCY
Left
DEL → LCY
Left
IAD → BRU
Right
LCY → DEL
Right
LGW → CFU
Left
LTN → OTP
Right
OTP → LTN
Left
UIO → LCY
Right
BEY → LTQ
Right
CAG → LCY
Right
CDG → KEF
Right
CHQ → LGW
Right
FLO → FRA
Right
FRA → FLO
Left
JFK → STN
Right
KEF → CDG
Left
LCY → CAG
Left
LGW → CHQ
Left
LHR → MES
Right
LTQ → BEY
Left
MES → LHR
Left
MUC → TPA
Right
TPA → MUC
Left
BDS → LGW
Right
BER → LCY
Left
BVA → MAN
Right
CAN → LGW
Left
CDG → MAN
Right
CGK → LHR
Left
CIA → LHR
Right
DEL → LHR
Left
DUB → VRN
Left
GLA → LCY
Left
IST → STN
Left
KLX → LGW
Right
KUL → LCY
Left
LCY → BER
Right
LCY → KUL
Right
LGW → BDS
Left
LGW → CAN
Right
LGW → KLX
Left
LHR → CGK
Right
LHR → CIA
Left
LHR → DEL
Right
MAN → BVA
Left
MAN → CDG
Left
SAW → STN
Left
STN → IST
Right
STN → SAW
Right
VRN → DUB
Right
BRI → LGW
Right
DUB → LGW
Left
DUB → ZTH
Left
EFL → LGW
Right
LCY → ORY
Left
LCY → SIN
Right
LGW → BRI
Left
LGW → EFL
Left
LGW → VRN
Left
LGW → ZTH
Left
LHR → PSA
Left
ORY → LCY
Right
PSA → LHR
Right
SIN → LCY
Left
VRN → LGW
Right
ZTH → DUB
Right
ZTH → LGW
Right
BRI → DUB
Right
DUB → BRI
Left
FCO → LHR
Right
FLO → STN
Right
FRA → STN
Left
LGW → MNL
Right
LHR → FCO
Left
MNL → LGW
Left
STN → FRA
Right
BER → LHR
Left
BHX → MUC
Right
CND → LTN
Left
KUL → LHR
Left
LHR → BER
Right
LHR → KUL
Right
LHR → LKO
Right
LHR → RTM
Right
LHR → WAW
Right
LKO → LHR
Left
LTN → CND
Right
MAN → VCE
Right
MUC → BHX
Left
RTM → LHR
Left
VCE → MAN
Left
WAW → LHR
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 White Cliffs of Dover from a plane?
Yes — 778 flight routes pass within 37 miles of White Cliffs of Dover. The closest routes include Cologne to London, London to Cologne, Toronto to London. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing White Cliffs of Dover?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near White Cliffs of Dover: on a Cologne to London flight, visible from both sides; on a London to Cologne flight, visible from both sides; on a Toronto to London flight, visible from both sides.