Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Nashville to Kirtland A.f.b.. Right side offers the most continuous visual interest: Cumberland River and plateau terrain on departure, then the transition across Tennessee and Arkansas highlands, and finally the approach to the Rio Grande valley and Sandia Mountains. Left side has excellent landing views but less compelling departure scenery.

During takeoff from Nashville International (BNA), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right side captures the Cumberland River valley and the ridge-and-valley topography southeast of Nashville as the aircraft climbs westward. This provides immediate visual context of the terrain the flight is departing over. Notable sights include: Cumberland River (meandering through Nashville basin), Nashville's downtown skyline to the left rear, ridgelines of the Cumberland Plateau to the southeast, suburban sprawl of Williamson County to the south.

When landing at Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left side during descent into ABQ provides views of the Sandia Mountains' dramatic eastern escarpment and the Rio Grande valley, which frame the airport's approach corridor. This is the most visually distinctive terrain on the descent. Notable sights include: Sandia Mountains (eastern face), Rio Grande valley floor, Albuquerque's urban grid and West Mesa, Kirtland Air Force Base runways and facilities.

The flight from Nashville International (BNA) to Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) takes Approximately 3 hours 15 minutes.

The flight crosses the Cumberland Plateau (eastern Tennessee), then the Ozark Plateau (Arkansas/Missouri border region), transitioning into the flat Mississippi embayment and then the High Plains. The Arkansas River valley is visible in western Arkansas. As the aircraft approaches New Mexico, the terrain rises gradually into the Colorado Plateau, with the Sangre de Cristo Mountains visible to the north near the New Mexico-Colorado border before the final descent into the Rio Grande valley and Albuquerque basin.