Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Bridgetown to Charlotte. The left side wins overall because the Barbados departure view over Carlisle Bay and Bridgetown is genuinely spectacular and hard to beat. Over the open Caribbean and Atlantic the views are symmetric, and while the Charlotte arrival on the right has merit, the takeoff scenery on the left is the highlight of this route.

During takeoff from Grantley Adams International (BGI), sit on the Left side for the best views. Grantley Adams typically departs on runway 09 (eastward) or 27 (westward). On a northbound departure to CLT, aircraft usually climb out heading northwest, putting the west and south coasts of Barbados on the left side. You get a clear view of Bridgetown, the Careenage harbor, and the turquoise shallows of Carlisle Bay before the island shrinks behind you. Notable sights include: Carlisle Bay and its turquoise shallows, Bridgetown and the Careenage harbor, the west coast reef line, the island's southern tip at South Point.

When landing at Charlotte Douglas International (CLT), sit on the Right side for the best views. Charlotte Douglas typically uses runway 18C/36C or 18L/36L, with arrivals from the south often on a northward final approach heading. Coming in from the south-southeast over the Carolinas, the right side gives you views over the Charlotte skyline and the Catawba River corridor as you descend. The left side faces west toward less distinctive suburban sprawl. Notable sights include: Charlotte city skyline and uptown towers, Lake Wylie on the Catawba River, Lake Norman to the north, piedmont farmland and suburban grid of the greater Charlotte metro.

The flight from Grantley Adams International (BGI) to Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) takes Approximately 4 hours 15 minutes to 4 hours 45 minutes.

After leaving Barbados the flight tracks northwest over the open eastern Caribbean Sea, passing north of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola at cruising altitude where those islands may be faintly visible on clear days as low dark landmasses on the horizon. The flight then crosses the Bahamas archipelago, where the shallow Bahamian banks appear as brilliant turquoise patches against deep blue ocean — one of the most striking aerial sights on any Atlantic route. Approaching the US coast, the flight crosses over Florida or the Carolinas coastline, transitioning over the flat Atlantic Coastal Plain and Piedmont before descending into Charlotte.