Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Boston to Abu Dhabi. The left side delivers the dramatic Boston departure with the full city panorama, and while the right side wins at landing, the Boston takeoff experience is the more memorable and visually rich moment of the two. Over the mid-flight the views are broadly similar, but left also gets better looks at the Alps and parts of the Mediterranean coast depending on exact routing.

During takeoff from General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Logan's primary departure runway 33L/33R sends aircraft northwest over Boston Harbor and the city. Left side gives you the downtown Boston skyline, the Charles River, and Cambridge laid out clearly below. Right side faces east over open ocean with little of interest. Notable sights include: Downtown Boston skyline and Back Bay, Charles River and Cambridge/MIT campus, Boston Harbor islands, Fenway Park.

When landing at Abu Dhabi International (AUH), sit on the Right side for the best views. Abu Dhabi International typically uses runways 31L/31R or 13L/13R. Approaches from the northeast over the Arabian Gulf put the right side facing southeast toward Abu Dhabi island, the Corniche waterfront, and the dense urban core. Left side faces northwest over open desert and salt flats with little visual interest. Notable sights include: Abu Dhabi island and Corniche waterfront, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (visible as large white complex), Arabian Gulf shallow turquoise waters, Abu Dhabi city skyline.

The flight from General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) to Abu Dhabi International (AUH) takes Approximately 13 to 14 hours nonstop.

The route typically tracks northeast Canada briefly then crosses the North Atlantic, passing south of Iceland and over the UK and Ireland. It then crosses continental Europe, often over France and the Alps where Mont Blanc and the main Alpine chain are visible as a dramatic snow-covered ridge. The route continues over the Adriatic or eastern Mediterranean, then across Turkey or the Levant, over the Arabian Peninsula desert, and descends into Abu Dhabi from the northeast over the Arabian Gulf.