Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Copenhagen to New York. Left side wins both departure and arrival. The Øresund Bridge at takeoff and the Manhattan skyline on approach are the two headline views of this route, and both fall on the left. During the transatlantic cruise, left-side passengers also have a slightly better angle toward the southern tip of Greenland's ice sheet as the flight arcs over the North Atlantic.

During takeoff from Kastrup (CPH), sit on the Left side for the best views. CPH typically departs westward on runway 22L/22R, meaning a left-side seat looks south over the Øresund strait and the Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark to Sweden. You get a clear view of the bridge-tunnel structure and central Copenhagen receding behind you. Notable sights include: Øresund Bridge, central Copenhagen including the harbor district, Amager Fælled wetlands, Malmö waterfront across the strait.

When landing at John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK approaches typically come in from the east or northeast on runway 13L/13R or 22L, with the aircraft tracking over Long Island before turning over Jamaica Bay. Left-side seats get the Manhattan skyline view as the plane banks over the bay, while right-side seats face south toward the open Atlantic. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Jamaica Bay and its barrier islands, Rockaway Peninsula, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge visible to the southwest.

The flight from Kastrup (CPH) to John F Kennedy International (JFK) takes Approximately 8 to 9 hours.

The great-circle route tracks northwest over southern Norway and the North Sea, then across the southern tip of Greenland where the ice sheet and fjords are visible on clear days, followed by the largely featureless North Atlantic, then the coast of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, and finally the northeastern US seaboard approaching New York