Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Bogota to Chicago. The right side wins overall because the Eastern Cordillera departure from Bogota is genuinely dramatic and hard to beat, and during the cruise over Central America and the Gulf of Mexico the right side also picks up the Yucatan Peninsula coastline and Gulf waters. The Chicago arrival view on the left is excellent but shorter in duration.

During takeoff from Eldorado International (BOG), sit on the Right side for the best views. Bogota sits on the Sabana de Bogota plateau at 8,600 ft, and departures to the north on runway 13R/31L typically swing right, giving the right side a clear view of the Eastern Cordillera rising sharply east of the city. The urban grid of Bogota spreads below before the terrain drops dramatically into the Llanos to the east. Notable sights include: Eastern Cordillera ridgeline east of Bogota, Cerro de Monserrate and Cerro de Guadalupe peaks above the city, the flat Sabana de Bogota plateau stretching north, Bogota urban grid below.

When landing at Chicago Ohare International (ORD), sit on the Left side for the best views. O'Hare arrivals from the south typically use runways oriented northeast-southwest. On approach from the south or southeast, the left side gives a clear view of downtown Chicago's skyline and Lake Michigan's southwestern shoreline. The lakefront is one of the most visually striking urban approaches in North America. Notable sights include: Chicago downtown skyline including Willis Tower and the Loop, southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan, the Chicago River corridor, suburban grid of the North Shore.

The flight from Eldorado International (BOG) to Chicago Ohare International (ORD) takes Approximately 7 to 7.5 hours.

The route tracks northwest over Colombia's Magdalena River valley, then crosses the Isthmus of Panama, the Caribbean coast of Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula and Gulf of Mexico, before crossing the US Gulf Coast near the Texas-Louisiana border and tracking north over the Mississippi River valley through Missouri and Illinois toward Chicago.