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Asia's longest river winds 6,300 km from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea. The Three Gorges section and its vast delta are clearly visible on flights across central and eastern China.
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BKK → XIY
Left
DOH → PVG
Right
DXB → PVG
Both Sides
HGH → TFU
Both Sides
HLP → PEK
Right
PEK → HLP
Left
PVG → DOH
Left
PVG → DXB
Both Sides
SHA → WUH
Both Sides
TFU → HGH
Both Sides
WUH → SHA
Both Sides
XIY → BKK
Right
ARN → HKG
Right
AUH → PVG
Both Sides
BAH → PVG
Right
CKG → SEA
Right
CKG → SHA
Both Sides
CTU → SHA
Both Sides
DLC → WUH
Left
HKG → ARN
Left
PVG → AUH
Both Sides
PVG → BAH
Left
PVG → RUH
Left
RUH → PVG
Right
SEA → CKG
Left
SHA → CKG
Both Sides
SHA → CTU
Both Sides
WUH → DLC
Right
HEL → HKG
Left
HKG → HEL
Right
HKG → KRK
Right
KRK → HKG
Left
PEK → PHX
Both Sides
PHX → PEK
Both Sides
CKG → PEK
Right
HAN → ICN
Left
HKG → LIS
Right
HKG → MUC
Left
ICN → HAN
Right
LIS → HKG
Left
MUC → HKG
Right
PEK → CKG
Left
BKK → CKG
Left
CKG → BKK
Right
DEL → EZE
Right
EZE → DEL
Left
GMP → XSP
Right
HEM → HKG
Left
HKG → HEM
Right
KMG → SHA
Right
PVG → XIY
Left
SHA → KMG
Left
XIY → CKG
Right
XIY → PVG
Right
XSP → GMP
Left
BAK → TSA
Right
BOS → KUL
Right
CTU → PVG
Both Sides
CTU → SIN
Left
HKG → ZRH
Left
HND → SHA
Left
ITM → SHA
Left
KIX → SHA
Left
KUL → BOS
Left
NRT → SHA
Left
PVG → CTU
Both Sides
SHA → HND
Right
SHA → ITM
Right
SHA → KIX
Right
SHA → NRT
Right
SIN → CTU
Right
SIN → XIY
Left
TSA → BAK
Left
XIY → SIN
Right
ZRH → HKG
Right
CMB → SHA
Right
HEL → MEL
Left
ICN → YYC
Left
MEL → HEL
Right
SFO → WUH
Left
SHA → CMB
Left
WUH → SFO
Right
YYC → ICN
Right
CAI → PVG
Right
CGK → PEK
Right
GMP → SIN
Right
KHG → PVG
Right
KWL → SHA
Right
PEK → CGK
Left
PVG → CAI
Left
PVG → KHG
Left
SBN → SGN
Left
SGN → SBN
Right
SHA → KWL
Left
SIN → GMP
Left
BNE → LHR
Left
CGO → PVG
Right
CKG → PVG
Both Sides
HAN → SHA
Right
KCZ → DEL
Right
KMG → URC
Right
LHR → BNE
Right
PBU → SCL
Left
PVG → CGO
Left
PVG → CKG
Both Sides
PVG → TAS
Left
SHA → HAN
Left
SIN → WUH
Left
TAS → PVG
Right
URC → KMG
Left
WUH → SIN
Right
BKK → SHA
Right
HGH → SZX
Left
ICN → SIN
Left
SHA → BKK
Left
SHA → TLQ
Right
SIN → ICN
Right
SZX → HGH
Right
TLQ → SHA
Left
ALA → PVG
Right
ATL → HKG
Left
ATL → WUH
Right
CKG → ICN
Both Sides
HKG → ATL
Right
HKT → SHA
Right
ICN → CKG
Both Sides
LIS → MNL
Right
MNL → LIS
Left
PVG → ALA
Left
PVG → TBS
Left
SHA → HKT
Left
TBS → PVG
Right
TPE → BAK
Right
WUH → ATL
Left
BKK → MSP
Right
CAN → SHA
Right
CKG → SIN
Right
DYG → PVG
Left
MSP → BKK
Left
MXP → SZX
Left
PKX → SYD
Right
PVG → DYG
Right
SFO → SHA
Left
SHA → CAN
Left
SHA → SFO
Right
SIN → CKG
Left
SYD → PKX
Left
SYD → TPE
Right
SZX → MXP
Right
TPE → SYD
Left
ATH → PVG
Right
BCN → SHA
Left
HEW → PVG
Right
HKG → SHA
Right
ICN → XSP
Left
IST → PVG
Right
PVG → ATH
Left
PVG → IST
Left
PVG → SAW
Left
SAW → PVG
Right
SGN → SHA
Right
SHA → BCN
Right
SHA → HKG
Left
SHA → SGN
Left
SHA → SVO
Right
SHA → SZX
Left
SHA → VCE
Right
SHA → YVR
Right
SVO → SHA
Left
SZX → SHA
Right
VCE → SHA
Left
XSP → ICN
Right
YVR → SHA
Left
CDG → SHA
Left
CGK → CTU
Left
CGO → HKG
Left
CGQ → SIN
Left
CTU → CGK
Right
CTU → HGH
Right
DAL → SHA
Left
DFW → SHA
Left
EZE → MNL
Right
FRA → SHA
Left
GMP → SHA
Left
HET → SHA
Left
HGH → CTU
Left
HGH → HKG
Left
HKG → CGO
Right
HKG → HGH
Right
ICN → SHA
Left
LGW → SHA
Left
LHR → SHA
Left
MNL → EZE
Left
SHA → CDG
Right
SHA → DAL
Right
SHA → DFW
Right
SHA → FRA
Right
SHA → GMP
Right
SHA → HET
Right
SHA → ICN
Right
SHA → LGW
Right
SHA → LHR
Right
SHA → SIN
Left
SIN → CGQ
Right
SIN → SHA
Right
BNE → SHA
Right
DUB → SHA
Left
KMG → PVG
Left
MAN → SHA
Left
PKX → SHA
Left
PVG → KMG
Right
SHA → BNE
Left
SHA → DUB
Right
SHA → MAN
Right
SHA → PKX
Right
SHA → SYD
Left
SYD → SHA
Right
DTW → SHA
Left
HRB → SHA
Left
MEB → SHA
Right
OKA → PVG
Left
PEK → SHA
Left
PVG → OKA
Right
SHA → DTW
Right
SHA → HRB
Right
SHA → MEB
Left
SHA → PEK
Right
BKK → YYZ
Left
CGO → SZX
Left
FUK → PVG
Right
HKG → MAN
Right
IST → MNL
Left
JFK → WUH
Right
KIX → PVG
Right
MAN → HKG
Left
MNL → IST
Right
PVG → FUK
Left
PVG → KIX
Left
SHA → MNL
Left
SHA → TPE
Left
SHA → TSA
Left
SZX → CGO
Right
TPE → SHA
Right
TSA → SHA
Right
WUH → JFK
Left
YYZ → BKK
Right
BUD → PVG
Right
CSX → SIN
Right
HGH → KUL
Left
HND → PVG
Right
ITM → PVG
Right
KMG → PEK
Right
KUL → HGH
Right
LIN → SZX
Left
NGO → PVG
Right
NRT → PVG
Right
PEK → KMG
Left
PVG → BUD
Left
PVG → HND
Left
PVG → ITM
Left
PVG → NGO
Left
PVG → NRT
Left
PVG → VCE
Left
PVG → VIE
Left
SIN → CSX
Left
SZX → LIN
Right
VCE → PVG
Right
VIE → PVG
Right
AKL → PVG
Left
BCN → PVG
Right
CGO → MXP
Right
CNX → PVG
Left
CSX → PKX
Right
DFW → ICN
Left
DME → PVG
Right
GVA → PVG
Right
HKG → ORD
Right
HKG → SAW
Left
ICN → DFW
Right
KZN → PVG
Right
LIN → PVG
Right
MUC → PVG
Right
MXP → CGO
Left
MXP → PVG
Right
ORD → HKG
Left
PKX → CSX
Left
PVG → AKL
Right
PVG → BCN
Left
PVG → CNX
Right
PVG → GVA
Left
PVG → KZN
Left
PVG → LIN
Left
PVG → MUC
Left
PVG → MXP
Left
PVG → SVO
Left
PVG → ZRH
Left
SAW → HKG
Right
SVO → PVG
Right
SYD → TSA
Left
TSA → SYD
Right
ZRH → PVG
Right
BNE → ZRH
Left
CSX → PEK
Right
ELS → PVG
Left
FRA → PVG
Right
HET → PVG
Right
KWL → PVG
Left
PEK → CSX
Left
PVG → ELS
Right
PVG → FRA
Left
PVG → HET
Left
PVG → KWL
Right
XSP → YXU
Left
YXU → XSP
Right
ZRH → BNE
Right
AMS → CSX
Left
BRU → PVG
Right
CAN → SFO
Left
CDG → PVG
Right
CSX → AMS
Right
LED → PVG
Right
PVG → BRU
Left
PVG → CDG
Left
PVG → LED
Left
SFO → CAN
Right
AMS → PVG
Right
CIA → MNL
Right
CJU → PVG
Right
CKG → HAK
Right
CPH → PVG
Right
HAK → CKG
Left
HAN → PVG
Left
HEL → PVG
Right
ICN → NHA
Left
LCY → PVG
Right
LGW → PVG
Right
LHR → PVG
Right
MNL → CIA
Left
NHA → ICN
Right
PVG → AMS
Left
PVG → CJU
Left
PVG → CPH
Left
PVG → HAN
Right
PVG → HEL
Left
PVG → LCY
Left
PVG → LGW
Left
PVG → LHR
Left
PVG → RKE
Left
RKE → PVG
Right
BNE → PVG
Left
CAN → DLC
Right
DLC → CAN
Left
HKG → IST
Left
IST → HKG
Right
MAN → PVG
Right
PUS → PVG
Right
PVG → BNE
Right
PVG → MAN
Left
PVG → PUS
Left
PVG → ULN
Left
TFU → KUL
Right
ULN → PVG
Right
BKK → PVG
Left
CGI → SIN
Left
HGH → PVG
Left
PVG → BKK
Right
PVG → HGH
Right
PVG → SYD
Right
SIN → CGI
Right
SYD → PVG
Left
CTS → PVG
Right
DXB → TPE
Left
HKT → PVG
Left
IAH → ICN
Left
ICN → IAH
Right
ILO → LYR
Left
LYR → ILO
Right
PEK → PVG
Right
PVG → CTS
Left
PVG → HKT
Right
PVG → PEK
Left
PVG → TAE
Left
SIN → ORD
Right
TAE → PVG
Right
TPE → DXB
Right
CAN → PVG
Left
DME → SYX
Left
HKG → MAD
Right
KUL → PEK
Left
LAX → PVG
Right
MAD → HKG
Left
MEB → PVG
Left
MEL → PVG
Left
PEK → KUL
Right
PVG → CAN
Right
PVG → LAX
Left
PVG → MEB
Right
PVG → MEL
Right
PVG → SFO
Left
SFO → PVG
Right
SYX → DME
Right
BKK → IAH
Both Sides
CKG → DOH
Left
CKG → LHR
Left
CKG → URC
Left
DOH → CKG
Right
HKG → PVG
Left
IAH → BKK
Both Sides
LHR → CKG
Right
MFM → PVG
Left
PNH → PVG
Left
PVG → HKG
Right
PVG → MFM
Right
PVG → PNH
Right
PVG → SZX
Right
SZX → PVG
Left
URC → CKG
Right
BFI → PVG
Right
BLR → NRT
Both Sides
CAN → CKG
Left
CKG → CAN
Right
CKG → HKG
Right
CKG → MXP
Left
CKG → TPE
Right
HAN → SBN
Right
HKG → CKG
Left
HKG → MXP
Right
KUL → PVG
Left
MXP → CKG
Right
MXP → HKG
Left
NRT → BLR
Both Sides
PVG → BFI
Left
PVG → KUL
Right
PVG → SEA
Left
PVG → SGN
Right
PVG → YVR
Left
SBN → HAN
Left
SEA → PVG
Right
SGN → PVG
Left
TPE → CKG
Left
YVR → PVG
Right
BWU → HKG
Right
CEB → PVG
Left
CKG → CTU
Left
CTU → CKG
Right
CTU → WUH
Right
DFW → PVG
Right
GMP → PVG
Right
HAN → MEL
Left
HKG → BWU
Left
IAH → PVG
Right
ICN → PVG
Right
MEL → HAN
Right
PVG → CEB
Right
PVG → DFW
Left
PVG → GMP
Left
PVG → IAH
Left
PVG → ICN
Left
PVG → SIN
Right
PVG → XSP
Right
SIN → PVG
Left
WUH → CTU
Left
XSP → PVG
Left
ATL → PVG
Right
BNE → LCY
Right
CGK → PVG
Left
DFW → SSN
Right
DLC → PVG
Right
HKG → SEA
Right
MIA → PVG
Right
MNL → PVG
Left
MSP → PVG
Right
ORD → PVG
Right
PVG → ATL
Left
PVG → CGK
Right
PVG → DLC
Left
PVG → MIA
Left
PVG → MNL
Right
PVG → MSP
Left
PVG → ORD
Left
PVG → TPE
Right
PVG → TSA
Right
PVG → XMN
Right
PVG → YNT
Left
SEA → HKG
Left
SSN → DFW
Left
TPE → PVG
Left
TSA → PVG
Left
XMN → PVG
Left
YNT → PVG
Right
BLR → KCZ
Right
BOS → PVG
Right
BWU → CAN
Right
CAN → BWU
Left
DPS → PVG
Left
DTW → PVG
Right
HAN → PUS
Right
HGH → SIN
Left
HKG → SYD
Left
HRB → PVG
Right
JFK → PVG
Right
KHH → PVG
Left
LGA → PVG
Right
PKX → DYG
Left
PUS → HAN
Left
PVG → BOS
Left
PVG → DPS
Right
PVG → DTW
Left
PVG → HRB
Left
PVG → JFK
Left
PVG → KHH
Right
PVG → LGA
Left
PVG → SHE
Left
PVG → YYZ
Left
PVG → YZD
Left
SHE → PVG
Right
SIN → HGH
Right
SYD → HKG
Right
YYZ → PVG
Right
YZD → PVG
Right
BKK → PUS
Left
DEL → TSA
Left
EZE → HAN
Right
HAN → EZE
Left
JFK → SGN
Right
NKG → PUS
Left
PUS → BKK
Right
SGN → JFK
Left
TSA → DEL
Right
CAN → SYD
Left
DYG → PEK
Right
HAN → LAX
Left
KUL → YVR
Right
LAX → HAN
Right
PEK → DYG
Left
SYD → CAN
Right
YVR → KUL
Left
ICN → EZE
Left
LHR → WUH
Right
WUH → LHR
Left
CAN → LAX
Left
DEL → TPE
Left
DOH → WUH
Right
KUL → YNT
Right
LAX → CAN
Right
TPE → DEL
Right
WUH → DOH
Left
YNT → KUL
Left
CAN → CGO
Right
CAN → KHG
Left
CGO → CAN
Left
GMP → HFE
Left
HFE → GMP
Right
KHG → CAN
Right
MAD → MNL
Left
MNL → MAD
Right
BCN → SZX
Left
SZX → BCN
Right
BNE → FRA
Right
DAD → PHX
Left
FRA → BNE
Left
MRO → ZRH
Left
PHX → DAD
Right
ZRH → MRO
Right
HND → MAA
Right
IAD → PEK
Right
MAA → HND
Left
PEK → IAD
Left
SIN → TFU
Left
TFU → SIN
Right
DEL → KIX
Right
KIX → DEL
Left
HAN → YVR
Left
LCY → SYD
Right
ORD → SGN
Right
SGN → ORD
Left
SYD → LCY
Left
YVR → HAN
Right
AKL → CAN
Right
BKK → IAD
Right
CAN → AKL
Left
IAD → BKK
Left
BKK → ICN
Left
DUB → SYD
Right
ICN → BKK
Right
LAX → PEK
Left
PEK → LAX
Right
SIN → TSN
Right
SYD → DUB
Left
TSN → SIN
Left
AUH → TPE
Left
TPE → AUH
Right
BKK → YVR
Right
CAN → TAS
Left
TAS → CAN
Right
YVR → BKK
Left
BNE → CAN
Left
BWU → LHR
Left
CAN → BNE
Right
FRA → HKG
Right
HAN → HTA
Both Sides
HKG → FRA
Left
HTA → HAN
Both Sides
ICN → XMN
Right
LHR → BWU
Right
SIN → YYZ
Right
XMN → ICN
Left
YYZ → SIN
Left
IST → TPE
Left
TPE → IST
Right
AMS → XMN
Left
CAN → PKX
Left
CAN → URC
Left
HKG → YVR
Right
PKX → CAN
Right
URC → CAN
Right
XMN → AMS
Right
YVR → HKG
Left
BKK → GMP
Left
CAN → PEK
Left
GMP → BKK
Right
HGH → KWL
Right
KWL → HGH
Left
PEK → CAN
Right
PEK → SYD
Right
SAW → TPE
Left
SYD → PEK
Left
TPE → SAW
Right
LHR → TSA
Left
SZX → URC
Left
TSA → LHR
Right
URC → SZX
Right
BOS → HKG
Right
CAN → IST
Left
HKG → BOS
Left
HKG → STN
Right
HKG → ULN
Left
IST → CAN
Right
NGB → PEK
Right
PEK → NGB
Left
STN → HKG
Left
ULN → HKG
Right
BCN → HKG
Left
CAN → LHR
Right
HKG → BCN
Right
LHR → CAN
Left
MEX → PEK
Right
PEK → MEX
Left
AMS → SYD
Right
DFW → SIN
Right
HKG → LHR
Right
LCY → TSA
Left
LHR → HKG
Left
SIN → DFW
Left
SYD → AMS
Left
TSA → LCY
Right
CAN → FRA
Left
CAN → LCY
Right
FRA → CAN
Right
LCY → CAN
Left
BKK → CLT
Left
BKK → LAS
Right
CLT → BKK
Right
LAS → BKK
Left
CAN → TFU
Right
HKG → LCY
Right
LCY → HKG
Left
TFU → CAN
Left
HAK → PEK
Right
HGH → KIX
Left
KIX → HGH
Right
PEK → HAK
Left
CAN → LGW
Right
ICN → SGN
Left
LGW → CAN
Left
PKX → SFO
Right
SFO → PKX
Left
SGN → ICN
Right
AKL → VIE
Left
BOS → SIN
Right
FRA → SZX
Right
SIN → BOS
Left
SZX → FRA
Left
VIE → AKL
Right
HKG → TFU
Right
TFU → HKG
Left
AKL → HKG
Right
CAN → FRU
Left
FRU → CAN
Right
HKG → AKL
Left
HKG → ICN
Right
ICN → HKG
Left
KWL → ZGC
Right
MEL → PEK
Right
PEK → MEL
Left
ZGC → KWL
Left
AKL → CYI
Right
CYI → AKL
Left
CAN → CTU
Right
CDG → HKG
Right
CTU → CAN
Left
GMP → SLC
Right
HKG → CDG
Left
HKG → LBG
Left
ICN → KUL
Left
KUL → ICN
Right
LBG → HKG
Right
SLC → GMP
Left
TAO → TPE
Left
TPE → TAO
Right
BKK → ONT
Left
ONT → BKK
Right
CSX → URC
Right
MIB → SIN
Left
SIN → MIB
Right
URC → CSX
Left
AMS → CAN
Left
BFI → GMP
Left
CAN → AMS
Right
CJJ → SFO
Right
CTU → HKG
Left
GMP → BFI
Right
HKG → CTU
Right
SFO → CJJ
Left
CAN → DME
Left
DME → CAN
Right
GMP → SEA
Right
ICN → MFM
Left
MFM → ICN
Right
MIA → SIN
Right
SEA → GMP
Left
SIN → MIA
Left
SZX → TYN
Right
TYN → SZX
Left
BKK → PHX
Right
BKK → SSN
Left
HAN → JFK
Right
JFK → HAN
Left
PHX → BKK
Left
SSN → BKK
Right
AMS → HKG
Left
CAN → CDG
Left
CDG → CAN
Right
HKG → AMS
Right
ICN → YVR
Right
LHR → SYD
Right
SYD → LHR
Left
YVR → ICN
Left
BKK → LAX
Right
DNH → SZX
Right
HAN → MAN
Right
LAX → BKK
Left
MAN → HAN
Left
SZX → DNH
Left
FCO → HKG
Right
HKG → FCO
Left
ICN → SZX
Left
SZX → ICN
Right
MNL → PEK
Left
PEK → MNL
Right
BKK → SFO
Left
SFO → BKK
Right
ALA → CAN
Left
CLT → HKG
Left
HKG → CLT
Right
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 Yangtze River from a plane?
Yes — 765 flight routes pass within 80 km of Yangtze River. The closest routes include Bangkok to Xi'an, Doha to Shanghai, Dubai to Shanghai. Sit on the Left side, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Yangtze River?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Yangtze River: on a Bangkok to Xi'an flight, sit on the Left side; on a Doha to Shanghai flight, sit on the Right side; on a Dubai to Shanghai flight, visible from both sides.