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The banana-shaped lake at the foot of the Alps, with the city of Zurich at its north end. A recognizable landmark on flights across Switzerland.
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BRS → VCE
Both Sides
BRU → NBO
Both Sides
CAG → FRA
Both Sides
DAL → VCE
Both Sides
FCO → ZRH
Both Sides
FRA → CAG
Both Sides
NBO → BRU
Both Sides
VCE → BRS
Both Sides
VCE → DAL
Both Sides
ZRH → FCO
Both Sides
AMS → ZRH
Both Sides
BRU → WIL
Both Sides
CIA → ZRH
Both Sides
DFW → VCE
Both Sides
EIN → FCO
Both Sides
FCO → EIN
Both Sides
FLR → ZRH
Both Sides
GVA → MUC
Both Sides
MUC → GVA
Both Sides
VCE → DFW
Both Sides
WIL → BRU
Both Sides
ZRH → AMS
Both Sides
ZRH → CIA
Both Sides
ZRH → FLR
Both Sides
FRA → MXP
Both Sides
LUX → NAP
Both Sides
MLA → ZRH
Both Sides
MXP → FRA
Both Sides
NAP → LUX
Both Sides
PMO → ZRH
Both Sides
YVR → ZRH
Both Sides
ZRH → MLA
Both Sides
ZRH → PMO
Both Sides
ZRH → YVR
Both Sides
AMS → BGY
Both Sides
BGY → AMS
Both Sides
BLQ → ZRH
Both Sides
LYS → MUC
Both Sides
MUC → LYS
Both Sides
NAP → ZRH
Both Sides
RKV → ZRH
Both Sides
ZRH → BLQ
Both Sides
ZRH → NAP
Both Sides
ZRH → RKV
Both Sides
BLQ → BRU
Both Sides
BRU → BLQ
Both Sides
BRU → ZRH
Both Sides
CHQ → LCY
Both Sides
JNB → ZRH
Both Sides
JRO → ZRH
Both Sides
KEF → ZRH
Both Sides
LCY → CHQ
Both Sides
LUX → ZRH
Both Sides
ZRH → BRU
Both Sides
ZRH → JNB
Both Sides
ZRH → JRO
Both Sides
ZRH → KEF
Both Sides
BGY → EIN
Both Sides
CFU → LHR
Both Sides
CGN → ZRH
Both Sides
DUS → ZRH
Both Sides
EDI → ZRH
Both Sides
EIN → BGY
Both Sides
LHR → CFU
Both Sides
SFO → ZRH
Both Sides
ZRH → CGN
Both Sides
ZRH → DUS
Both Sides
ZRH → EDI
Both Sides
ZRH → SFO
Both Sides
AMS → FCO
Both Sides
FCO → AMS
Both Sides
HER → LHR
Both Sides
LHR → HER
Both Sides
BHX → ZTH
Both Sides
BRS → TIA
Both Sides
CDG → LCA
Both Sides
LAS → ZRH
Both Sides
LAX → ZRH
Both Sides
LCA → CDG
Both Sides
SLC → ZRH
Both Sides
TIA → BRS
Both Sides
VCE → YYZ
Both Sides
YYZ → VCE
Both Sides
ZRH → LAS
Both Sides
ZRH → LAX
Both Sides
ZRH → SLC
Both Sides
ZTH → BHX
Both Sides
ADD → ZRH
Both Sides
BGO → ZRH
Both Sides
BLQ → EDI
Both Sides
CPT → ZRH
Both Sides
EDI → BLQ
Both Sides
MAN → ZRH
Both Sides
TIA → YYZ
Both Sides
YYZ → TIA
Both Sides
ZRH → ADD
Both Sides
ZRH → BGO
Both Sides
ZRH → CPT
Both Sides
ZRH → MAN
Both Sides
BRI → ZRH
Left
BRS → SPU
Right
BSL → BNX
Right
CPH → NCE
Left
DEN → ZRH
Right
HER → LGW
Right
LGW → HER
Left
NCE → CPH
Right
OLB → ZRH
Right
SPU → BRS
Left
STN → ZTH
Right
SVQ → WAW
Left
WAW → SVQ
Right
ZRH → BRI
Right
ZRH → DEN
Left
ZTH → STN
Left
LIS → MUC
Right
LTN → ZRH
Right
MSP → ZRH
Right
MUC → LIS
Left
MXP → ZRH
Right
ZRH → LTN
Left
ZRH → MSP
Left
ZRH → MXP
Left
AMM → CDG
Right
BEY → CDG
Left
CDG → AMM
Left
CDG → BEY
Right
DUB → ZRH
Right
HER → ZRH
Left
LCY → ZRH
Right
LHR → ZRH
Right
MUC → TLS
Right
OMA → ZRH
Right
TLS → MUC
Left
ZRH → DUB
Left
ZRH → HER
Right
ZRH → LCY
Left
ZRH → LHR
Left
ZRH → OMA
Left
AMS → FLR
Right
CAI → ZRH
Left
CHQ → LHR
Right
FLR → AMS
Left
FRA → ZRH
Left
LGW → ZRH
Right
LHR → CHQ
Left
ORD → ZRH
Right
VCE → ZRH
Left
ZRH → CAI
Right
ZRH → FRA
Right
ZRH → LGW
Left
ZRH → ORD
Left
ZRH → VCE
Right
ATH → ZRH
Left
BRS → ZRH
Right
DFW → ZRH
Right
MDW → ZRH
Right
SAW → BSL
Left
SPU → ZRH
Left
TIA → ZRH
Left
ZRH → ATH
Right
ZRH → BRS
Left
ZRH → DFW
Left
ZRH → MDW
Left
ZRH → SPU
Right
ZRH → TIA
Right
BER → PMI
Left
DBV → ZRH
Left
FCO → RTM
Right
FRA → OLB
Right
IAH → ZRH
Right
KGS → ZRH
Left
KRK → LIS
Right
KTM → ACH
Left
LIS → KRK
Left
MAD → MUC
Left
MUC → MAD
Right
OLB → FRA
Left
OSL → ZRH
Left
PMI → BER
Right
RTM → FCO
Left
VCE → YUL
Right
YHU → ZRH
Right
YTZ → ZRH
Right
YUL → VCE
Left
YUL → ZRH
Right
YYZ → ZRH
Right
ZRH → DBV
Right
ZRH → IAH
Left
ZRH → OSL
Right
ZRH → YHU
Left
ZRH → YTZ
Left
ZRH → YUL
Left
ZRH → YYZ
Left
AMM → IAD
Right
DOH → MIA
Right
FNC → KTW
Right
HAM → ZRH
Left
IAD → AMM
Left
JFK → PFO
Left
KTW → FNC
Left
LIS → MNL
Left
MIA → DOH
Left
MNL → LIS
Right
MUC → SPC
Right
ORK → ZRH
Right
PFO → JFK
Right
SKG → ZRH
Left
SPC → MUC
Left
ZRH → HAM
Right
ZRH → ORK
Left
ZRH → SKG
Right
ATL → ZRH
Right
AYT → ZRH
Left
BOS → ZRH
Right
CLT → ZRH
Right
DCA → ZRH
Right
EWR → ZRH
Right
GOT → ZRH
Left
IAD → ZRH
Right
JFK → ZRH
Right
LGW → VCE
Right
PHL → ZRH
Right
VCE → LGW
Left
YHZ → ZRH
Right
ZRH → ATL
Left
ZRH → AYT
Right
ZRH → BOS
Left
ZRH → CLT
Left
ZRH → DCA
Left
ZRH → EWR
Left
ZRH → GOT
Right
ZRH → IAD
Left
ZRH → JFK
Left
ZRH → PHL
Left
BRS → DBV
Right
CDG → ZRH
Right
CFU → LGW
Right
CPH → ZRH
Left
DBV → BRS
Left
EDI → NAP
Left
LGW → CFU
Left
LHR → SEZ
Right
MXP → OSL
Left
NAP → EDI
Right
NCE → ZRH
Right
OSL → MXP
Right
SEZ → LHR
Left
ZRH → CDG
Left
ZRH → CPH
Right
ZRH → NCE
Left
AMM → LBG
Right
AMS → CIA
Right
AMS → MLA
Left
ATH → ORD
Left
BEY → ORY
Right
BHX → CHQ
Right
BRS → JSI
Right
CHQ → BHX
Left
CIA → AMS
Left
CUN → ZRH
Right
HKG → LIS
Right
JSI → BRS
Left
LBG → AMM
Left
LHR → LXR
Left
LIS → HKG
Left
LXR → LHR
Right
MLA → AMS
Right
ORD → ATH
Right
ORY → BEY
Left
PRG → SVQ
Left
RVN → ZRH
Left
SVQ → PRG
Right
TPA → ZRH
Right
ZRH → CUN
Left
ZRH → RVN
Right
ZRH → TPA
Left
ARN → ZRH
Left
AUH → ZRH
Left
CDG → RUH
Right
CDG → TLV
Left
CHQ → DUB
Right
DOH → ZRH
Left
DUB → CHQ
Left
IST → ZRH
Left
LJU → ZRH
Left
MIA → ZRH
Right
RUH → CDG
Left
SAW → ZRH
Left
STR → ZRH
Left
TLV → CDG
Right
ZAG → ZRH
Left
ZRH → ARN
Right
ZRH → AUH
Right
ZRH → DOH
Right
ZRH → IST
Right
ZRH → LJU
Right
ZRH → MIA
Left
ZRH → SAW
Right
ZRH → STR
Right
ZRH → ZAG
Right
AMS → CTA
Right
ARN → NCE
Right
ATH → DFW
Right
CTA → AMS
Left
DFW → ATH
Left
DXB → ZRH
Left
JAD → ZRH
Left
NCE → ARN
Left
ZRH → DXB
Right
ZRH → JAD
Right
ABV → FRA
Right
ADA → MIA
Right
CMB → ZRH
Left
FRA → ABV
Left
FRA → TUN
Right
JTR → LGW
Left
LGW → JTR
Right
LIR → ZRH
Right
MIA → ADA
Left
TUN → FRA
Left
ZRH → LIR
Left
AMS → KGL
Right
BER → ZRH
Left
BOM → ZRH
Left
BRS → TIV
Right
EIN → MLA
Left
GRZ → ZRH
Left
KGL → AMS
Left
LHR → VCE
Right
MLA → EIN
Right
MRS → ZRH
Right
ORK → VCE
Left
OTP → ZRH
Left
PMI → ZRH
Right
PUJ → ZRH
Right
TIV → BRS
Left
VCE → LHR
Left
VCE → ORK
Right
ZRH → BER
Right
ZRH → BOM
Right
ZRH → GRZ
Right
ZRH → MRS
Left
ZRH → OTP
Right
ZRH → PMI
Left
ZRH → PUJ
Left
BER → MRS
Left
CGK → ZRH
Left
FRA → LIN
Right
GDN → ZRH
Left
HND → ZRH
Left
LIN → FRA
Left
MRS → BER
Right
NRT → ZRH
Left
SIR → ZRH
Right
STN → VRN
Left
ZRH → CGK
Right
ZRH → GDN
Right
ZRH → HND
Right
ZRH → NRT
Right
ZRH → SIR
Left
BCN → ZRH
Right
BUD → ZRH
Left
DEL → ZRH
Left
DUB → VCE
Right
POZ → ZRH
Left
SIN → ZRH
Left
VCE → DUB
Left
VLC → ZRH
Right
XSP → ZRH
Left
ZRH → BCN
Left
ZRH → BUD
Right
ZRH → DEL
Right
ZRH → POZ
Right
ZRH → SIN
Right
ZRH → VLC
Left
ZRH → XSP
Right
ACE → ZRH
Right
AGP → ZRH
Right
BKK → ZRH
Left
CMN → ZRH
Right
EZE → ZRH
Right
GRU → ZRH
Right
GVA → WAW
Right
ICN → ZRH
Left
LPA → ZRH
Right
MUC → TFN
Right
PDL → ZRH
Right
PRG → ZRH
Left
PVG → ZRH
Left
SYD → ZRH
Left
TFN → MUC
Left
VIE → ZRH
Left
WAW → GVA
Left
ZRH → ACE
Left
ZRH → AGP
Left
ZRH → BKK
Right
ZRH → CMN
Left
ZRH → EZE
Left
ZRH → GRU
Left
ZRH → ICN
Right
ZRH → LPA
Left
ZRH → PDL
Left
ZRH → PRG
Right
ZRH → PVG
Right
ZRH → SYD
Right
ZRH → VIE
Right
BIO → ZRH
Right
BNE → ZRH
Left
CAI → LHR
Left
CHQ → LGW
Right
GVA → ZRH
Right
HAN → ZRH
Left
HKG → ZRH
Left
KRK → ZRH
Left
LGW → CHQ
Left
LHR → CAI
Right
LIS → ZRH
Right
MAD → ZRH
Right
MRO → ZRH
Left
MUC → ZRH
Left
OPO → ZRH
Right
WAW → ZRH
Left
ZRH → BNE
Right
ZRH → GVA
Left
ZRH → HAN
Right
ZRH → HKG
Right
ZRH → KRK
Right
ZRH → LIS
Left
ZRH → MAD
Left
ZRH → MRO
Right
ZRH → MUC
Right
ZRH → OPO
Left
ZRH → WAW
Right
AMS → PSA
Left
ATH → LGW
Left
PSA → AMS
Right
BIO → MUC
Right
CDG → VCE
Left
FLR → SEA
Right
MUC → BIO
Left
SEA → FLR
Left
VCE → CDG
Right
BDS → DUB
Right
DUB → BDS
Left
EIN → PSA
Left
PSA → EIN
Right
MAN → ZTH
Right
ZTH → MAN
Left
BCN → GDN
Right
BRU → FLR
Left
FLR → BRU
Right
GDN → BCN
Left
LBG → VCE
Left
VCE → LBG
Right
BLQ → EIN
Left
CDG → DBV
Left
DBV → CDG
Right
EIN → BLQ
Right
MUC → SVQ
Right
AGP → WRO
Left
AMM → JFK
Right
BDS → LGW
Right
EFL → LHR
Right
GVA → PVG
Right
JFK → AMM
Left
LGW → BDS
Left
LHR → EFL
Left
LHR → ZTH
Left
PVG → GVA
Left
WRO → AGP
Right
ZTH → LHR
Right
AMS → LIN
Left
AMS → MPM
Left
CAI → DUB
Left
CDG → SPU
Left
CPT → FRA
Left
DUB → CAI
Right
ERS → FRA
Left
FRA → CPT
Right
FRA → ERS
Right
LGW → SPU
Right
LIN → AMS
Right
LPA → MUC
Left
MAD → WAW
Right
MPM → AMS
Right
MUC → LPA
Right
SPU → CDG
Right
SPU → LGW
Left
WAW → MAD
Left
BGY → EDI
Right
CFU → STN
Left
EDI → BGY
Left
LTN → VCE
Right
STN → CFU
Right
VCE → LTN
Left
BHX → VCE
Right
BRU → CIA
Left
BVA → LCA
Right
CIA → BRU
Right
FRA → WDH
Right
JTR → LHR
Left
LCA → BVA
Left
LHR → JTR
Right
VCE → BHX
Left
WDH → FRA
Left
AMS → BLQ
Right
BLQ → AMS
Left
BRS → RHO
Right
JED → LHR
Left
KLX → LGW
Right
LGW → KLX
Left
LGW → TIA
Right
LHR → JED
Right
LTN → TSF
Right
RHO → BRS
Left
TIA → LGW
Left
TSF → LTN
Left
DBV → LBG
Right
LBG → DBV
Left
MUC → OPO
Left
NAP → SFO
Right
OPO → MUC
Right
PSR → STN
Right
SFO → NAP
Left
STN → PSR
Left
CIA → SEA
Right
IAD → VCE
Left
PRG → TLS
Left
SEA → CIA
Left
VCE → IAD
Right
ATH → DTW
Right
DTW → ATH
Left
EWR → VCE
Left
LHR → PUY
Right
PUY → LHR
Left
VCE → EWR
Right
CPH → MXP
Right
HAM → TRN
Left
JFK → SKG
Left
MXP → CPH
Left
PHL → VCE
Left
SKG → JFK
Right
TRN → HAM
Right
VCE → PHL
Right
ATH → LHR
Left
ATL → VCE
Left
IST → ORY
Left
JFK → VCE
Left
LHR → ATH
Right
ORY → IST
Right
ORY → SKG
Left
ORY → VCE
Left
SKG → ORY
Right
STN → VCE
Right
VCE → ATL
Right
VCE → JFK
Right
VCE → ORY
Right
VCE → STN
Left
BZO → LGW
Left
CAI → LCY
Left
CGN → MLA
Right
HAJ → NCE
Left
JMK → LGW
Left
LCY → CAI
Right
LGW → BZO
Right
LGW → JMK
Right
MLA → CGN
Left
NCE → HAJ
Right
AYT → EXT
Left
DBV → LGW
Left
DUB → VRN
Left
EXT → AYT
Right
GVA → PEK
Right
LGW → DBV
Right
LGW → VRN
Left
LHR → SPU
Right
MAD → PRG
Right
PRG → MAD
Left
SPU → LHR
Left
VRN → DUB
Right
VRN → LGW
Right
DUB → ZTH
Left
EFL → LGW
Right
LGW → EFL
Left
ZTH → DUB
Right
FCO → YVR
Right
LGW → ZTH
Left
YVR → FCO
Left
ZTH → LGW
Right
BRU → FCO
Left
EZE → MUC
Left
FCO → BRU
Right
MUC → EZE
Right
RIC → VCE
Left
VCE → RIC
Right
GVA → VIE
Left
LBG → TIA
Left
LCY → PUY
Right
PUY → LCY
Left
TIA → LBG
Right
VIE → GVA
Right
BRI → DUB
Right
BRI → LGW
Right
CDG → JMK
Left
CGN → FCO
Right
DUB → BRI
Left
FCO → CGN
Left
JMK → CDG
Right
KRK → TLS
Right
LGW → BRI
Left
LGW → TIV
Right
TIV → LGW
Left
TLS → KRK
Left
LHR → TIA
Right
MIA → SAW
Right
SAW → MIA
Left
TIA → LHR
Left
FRA → TRN
Left
TRN → FRA
Right
AGP → MUC
Left
BCN → PRG
Left
EMA → CFU
Right
MUC → AGP
Right
PMO → RTM
Right
PRG → BCN
Right
RTM → PMO
Left
ATH → DUB
Left
BLQ → STN
Right
DUB → ATH
Right
FRA → PSA
Right
GRU → MUC
Left
LCY → MRU
Left
MAN → VCE
Right
MRU → LCY
Right
MUC → GRU
Right
STN → BLQ
Left
VCE → MAN
Left
BRS → HER
Left
CDG → LJU
Right
CMN → MUC
Left
HER → BRS
Right
LBA → NAP
Left
LCY → SPU
Right
LJU → CDG
Left
MUC → CMN
Right
NAP → LBA
Right
SPU → LCY
Left
ATH → YYZ
Right
CDG → ZAG
Right
DOH → LBG
Left
LBG → DOH
Right
OPO → VIE
Left
VIE → OPO
Right
YYZ → ATH
Left
ZAG → CDG
Left
CAI → ORD
Right
CIA → KEF
Right
DBV → LHR
Left
JFK → LCA
Right
KEF → CIA
Left
LCA → JFK
Left
LHR → DBV
Right
ORD → CAI
Left
DEN → VCE
Right
FRA → NCE
Left
NCE → FRA
Right
VCE → DEN
Left
BGY → MAN
Right
BRU → LIN
Left
IAD → TLV
Left
LIN → BRU
Right
MAN → BGY
Left
TLV → IAD
Right
AGP → NUE
Right
AMS → MXP
Left
ATH → CDG
Right
ATH → YTZ
Right
CDG → ATH
Left
CFU → MAN
Left
JMK → LHR
Left
LHR → JMK
Right
MAN → CFU
Right
MXP → AMS
Right
NUE → AGP
Left
YTZ → ATH
Left
BGY → STN
Right
BRS → VRN
Left
CGN → CIA
Right
CIA → CGN
Left
CIA → EDI
Right
EDI → CIA
Left
IST → MIA
Left
LGW → TGD
Right
MIA → IST
Right
STN → BGY
Left
TGD → LGW
Left
VRN → BRS
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 Lake Zurich from a plane?
Yes — 698 flight routes pass within 37 miles of Lake Zurich. The closest routes include Bristol to Venice, Brussels to Nairobi, Cagliari to Frankfurt. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Lake Zurich?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Lake Zurich: on a Bristol to Venice flight, visible from both sides; on a Brussels to Nairobi flight, visible from both sides; on a Cagliari to Frankfurt flight, visible from both sides.