Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Albany to Denver. While the left side offers good views on departure, the right side delivers the most dramatic payoff of the entire flight: the Rocky Mountain Front Range on approach to Denver is one of the most visually striking arrivals in US aviation, with the mountains rising suddenly from the flat plains in a way that rewards the patient window-seat passenger.

During takeoff from Albany International (ALB), sit on the Left side for the best views. Albany's primary departure runway 01/19 means westbound flights often depart heading north then turn west. The left side gives you a clear view of the Hudson River valley below and the Catskill Mountains to the southwest as the aircraft banks toward its westerly heading. Notable sights include: Hudson River corridor, Catskill Mountains to the southwest, Adirondack foothills to the northwest, Albany city grid below.

When landing at Denver International (DEN), sit on the Right side for the best views. Denver International sits east of the city, and aircraft typically land from the east on runway 16R/34L or similar headings. Approaching from the east on a westbound flight, the right side gives you the iconic view of the Front Range — the Rocky Mountains rising abruptly from the plains — with Denver's downtown skyline visible in the middle distance. Notable sights include: Rocky Mountain Front Range, Denver downtown skyline, Denver International Airport ramp area, South Platte River corridor.

The flight from Albany International (ALB) to Denver International (DEN) takes Approximately 3 hours 45 minutes to 4 hours 15 minutes.

The flight crosses the southern Great Lakes region or northern Ohio, then tracks across Indiana and Illinois flatlands, the Mississippi River near the Iowa/Illinois border, the rolling Iowa and Nebraska plains, and the increasingly arid high plains of eastern Colorado before the Front Range comes into view. The transition from green Midwest farmland to the tan-brown shortgrass prairie of the Great Plains is clearly visible from altitude around the Nebraska-Colorado border.