Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Atlanta to Paris. The Paris approach on the right side delivers the most dramatic and iconic single view of the flight — central Paris laid out below on final approach. The left side at Atlanta is good but the Georgia Piedmont is less visually distinctive than the Paris basin cityscape.

During takeoff from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Left side for the best views. ATL departures heading northeast (runway 26L/27R departures swing north) put the Atlanta skyline and Stone Mountain to the left side. The downtown cluster of skyscrapers is clearly visible a few miles northwest before you climb out over the Georgia Piedmont. Notable sights include: Atlanta downtown skyline, Stone Mountain (granite dome 16 miles east of downtown), Lake Lanier reservoir to the north, Chattahoochee River corridor.

When landing at Charles De Gaulle (CDG), sit on the Right side for the best views. CDG arrivals from the west on runway 27L/27R (the most common configuration) approach from the southwest over the Paris basin. The right side gives a clear view of central Paris — the Seine bends, the Eiffel Tower, and the dense Haussmann grid are all visible to the south of the flight path before touchdown. Notable sights include: Eiffel Tower and Champ de Mars, Seine River bends through central Paris, La Défense business district tower cluster, Stade de France just north of Paris.

The flight from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) to Charles De Gaulle (CDG) takes Approximately 9 hours 30 minutes to 10 hours.

The flight tracks northeast over the US East Coast (Carolinas, Virginia), crosses the Atlantic near Newfoundland and the Grand Banks, passes south of Greenland, crosses Ireland and southern England (Cornwall, Thames Estuary visible on clear days), then descends over the English Channel and northern France toward Paris