Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Atlanta to Willemstad. The right side wins overall because the takeoff view of Atlanta is more dramatic and the flight path south over Cuba and the Caribbean gives the right side periodic views of the Cuban coastline and eventually the southern Caribbean islands on descent. The left side landing view of Willemstad is excellent but brief, whereas the right side accumulates more interesting geography across the full flight.

During takeoff from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Right side for the best views. ATL's primary departure runways (8L/8R/9L/9R heading east, or 26L/26R/27L/27R heading west) mean a southbound flight to Curaçao typically involves a right turn after takeoff. The right side picks up the Atlanta skyline to the northwest and the sprawling suburban grid of south Atlanta and Clayton County below. Departing on westbound runways, the right side faces south toward the route of flight. Notable sights include: Atlanta downtown skyline (visible to the north/northwest on climb-out), Stone Mountain (distinctive granite dome ~15 miles east-northeast), Lake Lanier reservoir to the north, Hartsfield-Jackson airport complex and its parallel runway layout directly below.

When landing at Hato (CUR), sit on the Left side for the best views. Hato Airport in Curaçao uses runway 11/29. Arrivals typically come in from the east on runway 29 (heading west-northwest), or from the west on runway 11 (heading east-southeast). On the standard approach from the east over the Caribbean, the left side faces south toward the open sea while the right faces north — but on approach from the northeast, the left side gives the best view of Willemstad's iconic harbor, the Queen Emma pontoon bridge, and the colorful Dutch colonial waterfront of the Punda and Otrobanda districts. Notable sights include: Willemstad harbor and Sint Annabaai channel, Queen Emma pontoon bridge, colorful Handelskade waterfront buildings of Punda district, the rugged arid interior hills of Curaçao (Christoffelberg visible to the west).

The flight from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) to Hato (CUR) takes Approximately 4 hours 15 minutes to 4 hours 45 minutes.

The flight tracks south-southeast over Georgia and Florida, crossing the Florida Straits and the length of Cuba (the Sierra Maestra mountains are visible in eastern Cuba), then over the Caribbean Sea passing north of Jamaica and Hispaniola, skirting the eastern tip of Venezuela's coast, before reaching the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) in the southern Caribbean near the Venezuelan coast