Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Paris to Phoenix. While the departure offers Seine River views, the arrival into Phoenix provides more dramatic and visually distinct scenery with the urban landscape, mountain escarpment, and desert terrain. The landing approach is the stronger scenic segment of this transatlantic flight.

During takeoff from Charles De Gaulle (CDG), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left side offers views of the Seine River valley and the Île-de-France region's patchwork farmland as you climb out westbound. Right side faces inland toward flat agricultural plains with less visual distinction. Notable sights include: Seine River winding through the Paris basin, Île-de-France agricultural grid pattern, distant Chevreuse Valley to the southwest, suburban sprawl of greater Paris.

When landing at Luke Afb (LUF), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right side provides views of the Phoenix metropolitan area and the Salt River valley as you descend toward Luke AFB. Left side faces the open Sonoran Desert with less urban context. Notable sights include: Phoenix city grid and downtown skyline, Salt River valley floor, South Mountain Park escarpment, Sonoran Desert terrain with saguaro distribution.

The flight from Charles De Gaulle (CDG) to Luke Afb (LUF) takes 10h 15m.

North Atlantic Ocean crossing with potential views of Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers if flying a northern polar route; the Canadian Arctic archipelago and Baffin Island; the Rocky Mountains (Alberta/British Columbia border) during descent into western North America; the Great Plains of Colorado and New Mexico showing agricultural patterns and the Rio Grande valley