Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Atlanta to Cleveland. Left side delivers the Atlanta skyline on departure and the Lake Erie shoreline with Cleveland's lakefront on arrival. The right side offers less distinctive views throughout — mostly Ohio and Kentucky farmland at cruise altitude.

During takeoff from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Left side for the best views. ATL's primary departure to the northeast (runways 26L/26R departing east, or 10s departing west) means a left-seat passenger gets a view back over downtown Atlanta's skyline as the aircraft climbs and banks northward. The dense cluster of Midtown and Downtown skyscrapers is clearly visible on the left side during the initial climb and turn. Notable sights include: Downtown Atlanta skyline, Stone Mountain (the massive granite dome 16 miles east of downtown), Hartsfield-Jackson airport complex itself, Lake Allatoona to the northwest.

When landing at Cleveland Hopkins International (CLE), sit on the Left side for the best views. CLE typically lands on runways 06 or 24. On an approach from the south on runway 06, the aircraft tracks northeast over the Ohio landscape and the left side offers a clear view of Lake Erie's southern shoreline and the Cleveland downtown lakefront. The lake's vast open water and the city's compact downtown peninsula are the dominant visual features. Notable sights include: Lake Erie southern shoreline, Cleveland downtown skyline and the Cuyahoga River valley, Burke Lakefront Airport on the lakefront, the broad flat Ohio farmland south of the city.

The flight from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) to Cleveland Hopkins International (CLE) takes Approximately 1 hour 40 minutes.

The flight tracks northeast over the southern Appalachian foothills of northern Georgia and Tennessee, crossing the Tennessee River valley near Chattanooga, then over the Cumberland Plateau and the rolling farmland of Kentucky. At cruise altitude the Ohio River crossing near Cincinnati or Lexington is visible as a broad winding ribbon. Northern Kentucky and southern Ohio are flat agricultural land with grid road patterns. No major mountain ranges are crossed at full height — the Appalachians are largely behind you by the time you reach cruising altitude.