Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Aguascalientes to Chicago. While takeoff offers Sierra Fría views, the landing approach into Midway provides more dramatic visual variety—Lake Michigan, the Chicago skyline, and the urban-suburban transition are more distinctive than the high plateau terrain visible during departure.

During takeoff from Jesus Teran International (AGU), sit on the Right side for the best views. Aguascalientes typically departs runways 05 or 23. Right-side seats offer views of the Sierra Fría to the northwest during northbound climbs, and the high-altitude plateau terrain that defines central Mexico's geography. Notable sights include: Sierra Fría mountain range (northwest), Aguascalientes city grid (directly below initially), high-altitude Mexican plateau extending north, scattered volcanic peaks in the distance.

When landing at Chicago Midway International (MDW), sit on the Left side for the best views. Chicago Midway typically lands runways 04L/R or 22L/R depending on wind. Left-side seats on northbound approaches offer views of Lake Michigan's shoreline, the Chicago skyline, and the transition from suburban sprawl to the urban core—more visually distinctive than the industrial southwest approach. Notable sights include: Lake Michigan (eastern edge of approach corridor), Chicago downtown skyline and Willis Tower, suburban residential grid of southwest Chicago, Des Plaines River valley.

The flight from Jesus Teran International (AGU) to Chicago Midway International (MDW) takes Approximately 3 hours 45 minutes to 4 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses central Mexico's high plateau (elevation 6,000-7,000 feet), passes over the Sierra Madre Occidental foothills in northern Mexico, crosses the Rio Grande near the Texas-Mexico border, then transitions over Texas panhandle grasslands and into the Mississippi River valley as it approaches the Midwest. The Ozark plateau becomes visible in southern Missouri/northern Arkansas during the final descent phase.