Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Boston to Phoenix. The left side wins overall. The Boston Harbor and downtown skyline departure is one of the best urban takeoff views in the US, and across the flight the left side tracks closer to the Colorado Rockies as you cross the continental interior. While the right side has a slight edge on landing at Luke, the departure and mid-flight scenery tips the balance to the left.

During takeoff from General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Logan typically departs westbound on runway 33L/33R or 22L heading northwest or southwest. Left side gives you Boston Harbor, the downtown skyline, and the Charles River basin as you climb out over the city. The view of the harbor islands and the dense urban core is genuinely spectacular from the left. Notable sights include: Boston Harbor and Harbor Islands, downtown Boston skyline, Charles River and Cambridge, Quincy Bay.

When landing at Luke Afb (LUF), sit on the Right side for the best views. Luke AFB sits northwest of Phoenix, and aircraft typically approach from the east or northeast on runway 03L/03R or similar headings. The right side gives you the best view of the Phoenix metro grid, the South Mountains, and the distinctive desert basin as you descend. The Estrella Mountains and White Tank Mountains are visible to the right on final approach. Notable sights include: Phoenix metro grid and urban sprawl, White Tank Mountains, Estrella Mountains, Sonoran Desert basin.

The flight from General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) to Luke Afb (LUF) takes Approximately 5 hours 15 minutes.

The flight crosses the Appalachians over upstate New York, then the flat agricultural plains of Ohio and Indiana, the Mississippi River near St. Louis, the Ozark Plateau, the Texas Panhandle, and the New Mexico high desert before descending into the Sonoran Desert basin. The southern Rockies and Sangre de Cristo Mountains are visible to the left in New Mexico. The Rio Grande valley is faintly visible near Albuquerque.