Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Atlanta to Spokane. The right side wins overall because the takeoff views over Atlanta and Stone Mountain are more dramatic and distinctive than the landing views, and during the cruise portion the right side faces generally southward, offering better views of the Rockies' eastern faces as the flight crosses Idaho and the Bitterroot Range. The left side has a slight edge at landing but not enough to overcome the right side's advantage at departure.

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) head eastward, then aircraft bank northwest toward Spokane. A right-side seat catches the Atlanta skyline and downtown core as the plane turns, plus Stone Mountain's distinctive granite dome is clearly visible to the northeast. The Chattahoochee River corridor is also readable from the right side during the initial climb. Notable sights include: Atlanta downtown skyline, Stone Mountain granite dome (northeast of city), Chattahoochee River, Lake Allatoona (northwest Georgia).

When landing at Spokane International (GEG), sit on the Left side for the best views. GEG typically uses runways 21 or 03 depending on wind. On the more common southwesterly approach (runway 21), aircraft arrive from the northeast, putting the left side toward downtown Spokane, the Spokane River canyon, and the dramatic view of the Columbia Basin dropping away to the south. Mount Spokane is also visible to the northeast on the left during descent. Notable sights include: Downtown Spokane and Spokane River canyon, Mount Spokane (northeast), Columbia Basin plateau, Spokane Valley suburban grid.

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

The flight crosses the Tennessee River valley and Appalachian ridges in northern Alabama and Tennessee, then the Mississippi River near Memphis, the flat agricultural plains of Missouri and Kansas, the Ozark Plateau, then climbs over the Rocky Mountain front in Wyoming or southern Montana, crosses the Continental Divide, descends through the Bitterroot Range and Clearwater Mountains of Idaho before reaching the Columbia Basin plateau approaching Spokane. The Rockies crossing — typically over Wyoming or southern Montana — is the most visually dramatic segment of the flight.