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China's second-longest river carries silt that colors it yellow and shaped Chinese civilization. Its great bends across the Loess Plateau and wide delta are visible on flights across northern China.
410Flight Routes
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Routes that pass it410
BKK → IAH
Right
CDG → TPE
Right
IAH → BKK
Left
SIN → YYZ
Left
TPE → CDG
Left
YYZ → SIN
Right
DEL → ICN
Both Sides
DEL → NRT
Left
EDI → PEK
Right
ICN → DEL
Both Sides
NRT → DEL
Right
PEK → EDI
Left
FRA → SZX
Right
HND → KTM
Right
KTM → HND
Left
SZX → FRA
Left
CAN → FRA
Right
FRA → CAN
Left
KWL → ZGC
Right
MEB → SHA
Left
SHA → MEB
Right
XIY → XNN
Right
XNN → XIY
Left
ZGC → KWL
Left
DUB → PEK
Right
LHR → MNL
Left
MNL → LHR
Right
PEK → DUB
Left
CDG → NKG
Right
DXB → ITM
Right
ITM → DXB
Left
NKG → CDG
Left
PVG → VCE
Left
VCE → PVG
Right
AUH → ITM
Left
AUH → PEK
Both Sides
DOH → NRT
Both Sides
DUB → SYD
Left
ITM → AUH
Right
JFK → SGN
Left
NRT → DOH
Both Sides
PEK → AUH
Both Sides
SGN → JFK
Right
SYD → DUB
Right
DEL → GMP
Both Sides
GMP → DEL
Both Sides
PKX → DYG
Left
BLQ → MNL
Right
MNL → BLQ
Left
CAN → CGO
Right
CGO → CAN
Left
CKG → SEA
Left
HKG → ULN
Right
SEA → CKG
Right
ULN → HKG
Left
BKK → CMX
Right
CMX → BKK
Left
PUS → XIY
Both Sides
XIY → PUS
Both Sides
AKL → VIE
Left
FRA → HKG
Left
HKG → FRA
Right
KUL → PEK
Left
OSL → PEK
Right
PEK → KUL
Right
PEK → OSL
Left
VIE → AKL
Right
BCN → SHA
Right
DXB → PEK
Both Sides
PEK → DXB
Both Sides
PEK → SYD
Left
SHA → BCN
Left
SYD → PEK
Right
ALA → CAN
Left
ATH → PVG
Right
DOH → PEK
Both Sides
HEW → PVG
Right
PEK → DOH
Both Sides
PVG → ATH
Left
AMS → PKX
Left
BKK → ORD
Left
CGO → SZX
Left
KTM → NRT
Both Sides
NRT → KTM
Both Sides
ORD → BKK
Right
PKX → AMS
Right
SZX → CGO
Right
SZX → URC
Right
URC → SZX
Left
CGO → HKG
Left
DEL → KIX
Right
DOH → PKX
Left
HKG → CGO
Right
ICN → XIY
Left
KIX → DEL
Left
MAN → PEK
Right
PBU → SCL
Right
PEK → MAN
Left
PKX → DOH
Right
XIY → ICN
Right
BKK → MSP
Left
CAN → URC
Right
CGO → MXP
Left
DOH → KIX
Right
KIX → DOH
Left
MSP → BKK
Right
MXP → CGO
Right
URC → CAN
Left
CLT → HKG
Right
DYG → PEK
Right
HKG → CLT
Left
LXA → PEK
Left
NRT → XIY
Both Sides
PEK → DYG
Left
PEK → LXA
Right
XIY → NRT
Both Sides
BNE → LCY
Right
DEL → HND
Left
HND → DEL
Right
HAN → SBN
Left
SBN → HAN
Right
BNE → LHR
Left
BOS → SIN
Right
BUD → PVG
Left
DOH → HND
Both Sides
HND → DOH
Both Sides
LHR → BNE
Right
PKX → SVO
Left
PVG → BUD
Right
PVG → VIE
Left
SIN → BOS
Left
SVO → PKX
Right
VIE → PVG
Right
BCN → MNL
Right
MNL → BCN
Left
PEK → PVG
Left
PVG → PEK
Right
AMS → XMN
Left
BIK → TLL
Left
CDG → HKG
Right
HKG → CDG
Left
HKG → LBG
Left
LBG → HKG
Right
LHR → PKX
Left
PKX → LHR
Right
SHA → VCE
Right
TLL → BIK
Right
VCE → SHA
Left
XMN → AMS
Right
PVG → SAW
Left
SAW → PVG
Right
BKK → IAD
Right
BOM → ICN
Right
DNH → SZX
Right
IAD → BKK
Left
ICN → BOM
Left
SZX → DNH
Left
CAN → DME
Left
DME → CAN
Right
HAN → HTA
Right
HTA → HAN
Left
ARN → PEK
Right
KCZ → DEL
Both Sides
PEK → ARN
Left
AMS → SYD
Left
IST → PVG
Right
LHR → PEK
Right
PEK → LHR
Left
PEK → STN
Left
PVG → IST
Left
STN → PEK
Right
SYD → AMS
Right
LCY → PEK
Right
PEK → LCY
Left
CAN → CDG
Left
CDG → CAN
Right
DOH → KCZ
Right
HAM → TPE
Right
KCZ → DOH
Left
LGW → PEK
Right
PEK → LGW
Left
TPE → HAM
Left
KWI → XIY
Both Sides
MIA → SIN
Left
SIN → MIA
Right
XIY → KWI
Both Sides
CKG → URC
Right
CMN → TPE
Right
CTU → ZGC
Right
TPE → CMN
Left
URC → CKG
Left
ZGC → CTU
Left
KZN → PVG
Right
ORD → SGN
Left
PVG → KZN
Left
SGN → ORD
Right
DXB → KIX
Left
KIX → DXB
Right
PEK → SHA
Left
PVG → XIY
Right
SHA → PEK
Right
XIY → PVG
Left
PEK → SFO
Left
SFO → PEK
Right
CKG → LHR
Left
DXB → KCZ
Left
KCZ → DXB
Right
LHR → CKG
Right
PVG → TBS
Right
TBS → PVG
Left
LAX → PEK
Right
PEK → LAX
Left
AMS → PEK
Right
LIN → PVG
Right
PEK → AMS
Left
PVG → LIN
Left
SHA → TLQ
Right
TLQ → SHA
Left
CPH → PEK
Right
PEK → CPH
Left
BKK → XIY
Right
DWC → KIX
Left
KIX → DWC
Right
XIY → BKK
Left
BCN → PVG
Right
KWE → LAX
Right
LAX → KWE
Left
PVG → BCN
Left
EZE → PEK
Right
LHR → TSA
Left
PEK → EZE
Left
TSA → LHR
Right
HAN → PEK
Right
PEK → HAN
Left
BRU → PEK
Right
LED → PEK
Right
PEK → BRU
Left
PEK → LED
Left
PVG → SYD
Left
SYD → PVG
Right
AUH → KIX
Left
DXB → NRT
Left
KIX → AUH
Right
MEB → PVG
Left
MEL → PVG
Left
NRT → DXB
Right
PVG → MEB
Right
PVG → MEL
Right
FRA → TPE
Left
LCY → TSA
Left
TPE → FRA
Right
TSA → LCY
Right
CAN → SVO
Left
CDG → PEK
Right
NGB → PEK
Right
PEK → CDG
Left
PEK → NGB
Left
SVO → CAN
Right
MXP → PVG
Right
PKX → TAS
Left
PVG → MXP
Left
TAS → PKX
Right
AMS → TPE
Right
ARN → HKG
Left
HKG → ARN
Right
PEK → XSP
Right
TPE → AMS
Left
XSP → PEK
Left
MEL → PEK
Right
PEK → MEL
Left
KMG → URC
Right
LIS → PEK
Right
PEK → LIS
Left
PEK → SIN
Right
SIN → PEK
Left
URC → KMG
Left
ALA → XIY
Right
XIY → ALA
Left
CGK → CTU
Right
CTU → CGK
Left
KMG → PEK
Left
PEK → KMG
Right
PEK → SGN
Right
SGN → PEK
Left
SHA → SVO
Left
SVO → SHA
Right
HAN → YVR
Right
HEL → HKG
Left
HKG → HEL
Right
YVR → HAN
Left
FCO → HKG
Left
HEM → HKG
Left
HKG → FCO
Right
HKG → HEM
Right
PKX → SYD
Left
PKX → XSP
Right
SYD → PKX
Right
XSP → PKX
Left
BER → PEK
Right
FRA → PEK
Right
PEK → BER
Left
PEK → FRA
Left
PKX → SIN
Right
SIN → PKX
Left
ALA → PVG
Left
BRU → HKG
Right
HKG → BRU
Left
PVG → ALA
Right
BKK → YVR
Left
BOS → KUL
Right
IST → TPE
Left
KUL → BOS
Left
TPE → IST
Right
YVR → BKK
Right
CKG → PEK
Left
DME → PVG
Right
PEK → CKG
Right
AKL → TYN
Right
AUH → NRT
Left
MAD → PEK
Right
NRT → AUH
Right
PEK → MAD
Left
TYN → AKL
Left
BCN → HKG
Right
BKK → YYZ
Left
HKG → BCN
Left
PKX → SHA
Left
SHA → PKX
Right
TPE → VIE
Left
VIE → TPE
Right
YYZ → BKK
Right
SAW → TPE
Left
TPE → SAW
Right
ATL → BKK
Left
BKK → ATL
Right
CSX → URC
Right
LHR → TPE
Left
PKX → SFO
Left
SFO → PKX
Right
TPE → LHR
Right
URC → CSX
Left
CTU → PKX
Right
GVA → PEK
Right
HET → ICN
Right
ICN → HET
Left
PKX → CTU
Left
HKT → PEK
Right
PEK → HKT
Left
CAN → FRU
Right
CTU → MAD
Left
FRU → CAN
Left
MAD → CTU
Right
PEK → PRG
Left
PRG → PEK
Right
LCY → TPE
Left
PKX → XIY
Left
TPE → LCY
Right
XIY → PKX
Right
BAK → TSA
Left
MUC → PVG
Right
PVG → MUC
Left
TSA → BAK
Right
DXB → HND
Left
HND → DXB
Right
ICN → KTM
Both Sides
KTM → ICN
Both Sides
MUC → PEK
Right
PEK → MUC
Left
CGO → LGW
Left
LGW → CGO
Right
LHR → WUH
Right
PEK → WAW
Left
PEK → WHK
Right
WAW → PEK
Right
WHK → PEK
Left
WUH → LHR
Left
PEK → XIY
Left
TFU → YNT
Left
XIY → PEK
Right
YNT → TFU
Right
BKK → PEK
Right
HKG → MAN
Right
HRB → XIY
Left
MAN → HKG
Left
PEK → BKK
Left
XIY → HRB
Right
BCN → PEK
Right
BNE → FRA
Left
FRA → BNE
Right
JFK → WUH
Right
PEK → BCN
Left
PEK → SVO
Left
SVO → PEK
Right
WUH → JFK
Left
BWU → EDI
Right
EDI → BWU
Left
EZE → KTM
Left
KTM → EZE
Right
PEK → TSA
Left
PGF → TPE
Right
PVG → SVO
Left
SVO → PVG
Right
TPE → PGF
Left
TSA → PEK
Right
KHG → PVG
Right
LZY → PEK
Right
PEK → LZY
Left
PVG → KHG
Left
BCN → SZX
Right
SZX → BCN
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 Yellow River (Huang He) from a plane?
Yes — 410 flight routes pass within 80 km of Yellow River (Huang He). The closest routes include Bangkok to Houston, Paris to Taipei, Houston to Bangkok. Sit on the Right side, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Yellow River (Huang He)?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Yellow River (Huang He): on a Bangkok to Houston flight, sit on the Right side; on a Paris to Taipei flight, sit on the Right side; on a Houston to Bangkok flight, sit on the Left side.