Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Copenhagen to Newark. Left side wins both ends of the flight. Over the Atlantic the views are similar on both sides, but the left side captures the Greenland ice sheet and southern tip of Greenland more directly on the great circle route, plus delivers the iconic Manhattan approach at EWR.

During takeoff from Kastrup (CPH), sit on the Left side for the best views. CPH typically departs on runway 22L/22R heading southwest, or 04 heading northeast. On the dominant southwesterly departure (22L/22R), the left side gives you views over the Øresund strait and the city of Copenhagen including the harbor and Amager Flat. On a northeasterly departure (04), left side still captures the Swedish coastline across the Øresund. Notable sights include: Øresund Bridge (connecting Denmark and Sweden), Copenhagen harbor and city center, Amager Flat wetlands, Malmö city across the strait in Sweden.

When landing at Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Left side for the best views. EWR primarily lands on runways 22L/22R (heading southwest) or 04L/04R (heading northeast). On the common northeast approach (04), the left side faces northwest over Manhattan and the Hudson River — the most dramatic urban approach view in the world. On a southwest landing (22), left side still captures Upper New York Bay and Staten Island. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, Newark Bay.

The flight from Kastrup (CPH) to Newark Liberty International (EWR) takes Approximately 8 to 9 hours.

The great circle route from CPH to EWR tracks northwest over southern Norway and the Norwegian Sea, then across the southern tip of Greenland where the ice sheet and fjords are visible, then over the Labrador Sea and the coast of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, before descending over the northeastern United States seaboard toward New Jersey.