Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Atlanta to Detroit. While the left side offers the Atlanta skyline on departure, the right side wins overall. It provides views of the Tennessee River valley and Appalachian ridgelines in Kentucky during cruise, and delivers the most dramatic arrival scenery with the Detroit River, Belle Isle, and the downtown skyline on approach into DET.

During takeoff from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Left side for the best views. ATL's primary departure runways (8L/8R heading east, or 27L/27R heading west) mean a left-side seat gives you a view over downtown Atlanta's skyline during the initial climb and turn northward. You'll see the dense cluster of Midtown and Downtown skyscrapers clearly before the aircraft banks northeast toward Detroit. Notable sights include: Downtown Atlanta skyline, Stone Mountain (visible to the northeast as a distinctive granite dome), Lake Allatoona to the northwest, Hartsfield-Jackson terminal complex below.

When landing at Detroit City (DET), sit on the Right side for the best views. Detroit City Airport (DET) sits on the northeast side of Detroit, and aircraft typically approach from the south or southwest on runway 33 (heading northwest) or runway 15 (heading southeast). A right-side seat on approach from the south gives you a clear view over the Detroit River, the Windsor, Ontario waterfront across the border, and the downtown Detroit skyline as you descend. Notable sights include: Detroit River and the US-Canada border, Downtown Detroit skyline, Windsor Ontario waterfront, Belle Isle in the Detroit River.

The flight from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) to Detroit City (DET) takes Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.

The flight tracks northeast over the southern Appalachian foothills of northern Georgia, crosses into Tennessee over Chattanooga and the Tennessee River valley, then passes over central Kentucky's rolling Bluegrass region near Lexington, crosses the Ohio River into Ohio, and traverses the flat agricultural plains of central Ohio before descending over the Detroit metro area and the Great Lakes lowlands.