Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Atlanta to Fort Myers. While the right side wins at takeoff for the Atlanta skyline, the left side delivers the more sustained and visually rewarding experience. Once the flight tracks south-southeast over Georgia and Florida, the left side picks up views of the Florida peninsula's interior lakes district and then the spectacular Gulf Coast approach into RSW with Sanibel Island and Charlotte Harbor.

During takeoff from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Right side for the best views. ATL typically departs south on runways 26L/26R or 28L/28R, meaning a right-side seat gives you a view over downtown Atlanta's skyline as you climb out to the southwest. You'll see the dense cluster of Midtown and Downtown skyscrapers clearly before the city gives way to suburban sprawl. Notable sights include: Downtown Atlanta skyline, Stone Mountain (visible to the northeast as a distinctive granite dome), Lake Allatoona to the northwest, I-285 perimeter highway loop.

When landing at Southwest Florida International (RSW), sit on the Left side for the best views. RSW typically lands on runway 06, approaching from the southwest over the Gulf of Mexico and Charlotte Harbor. A left-side seat gives you a prolonged view over the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico and then Charlotte Harbor as you descend, with the barrier islands of Sanibel and Captiva clearly visible as thin strips of land separating the Gulf from Pine Island Sound. Notable sights include: Gulf of Mexico open water, Charlotte Harbor estuary, Sanibel Island and Captiva Island barrier chain, Pine Island Sound.

The flight from The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) to Southwest Florida International (RSW) takes Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.

The flight tracks south-southeast over central Georgia, crossing the Okefenokee Swamp region near the Georgia-Florida border, then over north-central Florida's lake-dotted interior including the greater Orlando area lakes visible to the east. The flight then crosses the broad flat agricultural lands of south-central Florida before descending toward the Gulf Coast. Lake Okeechobee, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the US, may be visible to the southeast depending on exact routing.