Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Atlanta to Key West. The left side wins overall because while the right side has the better Atlanta departure view, the left side captures the most spectacular portion of the flight: the transition over central Florida, the approach over Florida Bay, and the stunning shallow-water color gradients of the Gulf backcountry on arrival into Key West. The Key West approach view from the left is genuinely one of the more dramatic domestic arrival scenes in the US.

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 heading east, or 27L/27R heading west) mean the right side gives you a clear view south over the Atlanta metro sprawl and eventually toward the Georgia piedmont. On a southbound departure, the right side tracks toward the city's southern suburbs and the beginning of the coastal plain. Notable sights include: Downtown Atlanta skyline, Stone Mountain (visible to the northeast as a distinctive granite dome), Hartsfield-Jackson airport complex itself, Georgia piedmont rolling terrain.

When landing at Key West International (EYW), sit on the Left side for the best views. Key West International typically uses runway 09 (eastward) or 27 (westward) for approaches. On the standard approach from the north, the left side gives you the Gulf of Mexico and the backcountry shallow flats of the Lower Keys, while the right side faces the Atlantic. The left side's view of the Gulf shallows with their vivid turquoise-to-green color gradients is the more dramatic arrival view. Notable sights include: Florida Bay shallow flats (vivid turquoise and green water), the Lower Keys chain visible as a string of small islands, Key West island itself, the shallow Gulf backcountry with sandbars and mangrove islands.

The flight from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) to Key West International (EYW) takes Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours.

The flight tracks south-southeast over the Georgia coastal plain, crossing into Florida near Valdosta or Lake City. Over central Florida you pass west of the Ocala National Forest and the Orlando metro area is visible to the east. The flight then crosses Tampa Bay or the Charlotte Harbor area on the left side, transitions over the Everglades' vast sawgrass prairies and tree islands, crosses Florida Bay's shallow flats, and threads down the Keys chain to Key West.