Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Burbank to Dallas-fort Worth. The left side wins overall because the departure from BUR delivers the most dramatic scenery of the flight — the immediate wall of the San Gabriel Mountains is genuinely spectacular and hard to beat. The mid-flight view over the Mojave, New Mexico highlands, and West Texas is relatively flat on both sides, so the takeoff view is the defining moment of this route.

During takeoff from Burbank Glendale Pasadena (BUR), sit on the Left side for the best views. BUR typically departs east on runway 08, so the left (north) side gives you a clear look at the San Gabriel Mountains rising immediately behind Burbank, including the front face of the range above Glendale and La Cañada. As the aircraft climbs and turns southeast, the left side also picks up the broad sweep of the LA Basin and downtown Los Angeles in the distance. Notable sights include: San Gabriel Mountains front range, downtown Los Angeles skyline to the south, Griffith Park and the Observatory on the hillside, the broad San Fernando Valley floor.

When landing at Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW), sit on the Right side for the best views. DFW typically lands from the east on runways oriented roughly east-west, meaning the approach comes in from the east heading west. The right (north) side on approach gives a good look at the Fort Worth skyline and the sprawling DFW airport complex itself. However, if landing on south-facing runways, the right side picks up the Dallas skyline to the southeast, which is the more visually striking view. Notable sights include: Dallas skyline to the southeast, Fort Worth skyline to the west, Lake Grapevine to the north, the massive DFW airport terminal complex.

The flight from Burbank Glendale Pasadena (BUR) to Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) takes Approximately 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours.

After leaving the LA Basin the route crosses the Mojave Desert with its dry lake beds and sparse Joshua tree terrain, then passes over the Arizona-New Mexico border region near the White Sands area, followed by the Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas-New Mexico border — the highest point in Texas at about 8,700 ft — before descending over the flat Permian Basin and rolling West Texas plains toward the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex