Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Abu Dhabi to Abakan. While takeoff offers striking coastal water views, the landing approach over the Sayan Mountains and Yenisei River provides more sustained and dramatic scenery. The left side captures the most visually distinctive features of the destination region.

During takeoff from Abu Dhabi International (AUH), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right-side seats capture the Persian Gulf coastline and the intricate network of Abu Dhabi's coastal islands and shallow waters as the aircraft climbs northeastward. The contrast between turquoise shallows and deeper blue water is striking during initial climb. Notable sights include: Persian Gulf coastline, Abu Dhabi archipelago (including Saadiyat and Lulu islands), shallow turquoise waters transitioning to deeper blue, coastal salt flats and sabkha.

When landing at Abakan (ABA), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left-side seats provide views of the Sayan Mountains and the Yenisei River valley as the aircraft descends toward Abakan. These are the dominant geographical features in the approach corridor, with the river creating a distinctive linear feature through the landscape. Notable sights include: Sayan Mountains (western range), Yenisei River valley, Abakan steppe transitioning to taiga, forested ridgelines.

The flight from Abu Dhabi International (AUH) to Abakan (ABA) takes Approximately 5 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses the Caspian Sea (southern portion visible 1.5 hours into flight), then transitions over the Ustyurt Plateau and Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan. The Aral Sea remnants may be visible as a pale, fragmented water body. Further northeast, the Betpak-Dala steppe dominates the landscape—a vast, flat, arid plateau with minimal vegetation. As the aircraft approaches the Altai-Sayan region, forested terrain becomes increasingly visible, with the Sayan Mountains appearing on the horizon approximately 45 minutes before landing at Abakan.