Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Charleston to New York. Left side wins both takeoff and landing with the most dramatic urban and coastal scenery. During the cruise portion heading northeast, the left side also tracks closer to the coastline, offering occasional glimpses of the Outer Banks, Cape Hatteras, and the Virginia and Maryland shoreline through breaks in cloud cover.

During takeoff from Charleston Afb International (CHS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Charleston International typically departs northeast on runway 15/33. On a northbound departure, the left (west) side gives you a clear view back over the Charleston peninsula, the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, and Charleston Harbor. The right side faces inland toward flat pine forest with little of interest. Notable sights include: Charleston Harbor, Ashley River, Cooper River, Charleston Peninsula historic district.

When landing at John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK primarily uses runways 13L/31R and 13R/31L. Arriving from the south on a runway 13 approach, the left side faces north and west over Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, and lower Manhattan. The right side looks southeast over the Atlantic Ocean and the Rockaways with far less to see. Notable sights include: Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn waterfront, Lower Manhattan skyline, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

The flight from Charleston Afb International (CHS) to John F Kennedy International (JFK) takes Approximately 2 hours to 2 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks northeast along the Atlantic Seaboard. Notable features include the North Carolina Outer Banks and Cape Hatteras visible to the left around the midpoint, the broad Chesapeake Bay mouth near Norfolk Virginia, the Delaware Bay further north, and the New Jersey Pine Barrens and coastal plain on descent into JFK.