Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Washington to Burlington. Left seats capture the most dramatic geography: the Potomac River and Blue Ridge during departure, then the entire Lake Champlain and Green Mountains corridor during the approach and landing. Right seats miss the lake entirely on approach, which is the flight's most visually distinctive feature.

During takeoff from Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA), sit on the Right side for the best views. DCA typically departs to the north on Runway 01 or northeast on Runway 19. Right-side seats offer views of the Potomac River's northern reaches and the Maryland suburbs expanding toward the Blue Ridge foothills. Left seats face the city core and Arlington, which are less distinctive at altitude. Notable sights include: Potomac River (winding northward), Washington Monument and Capitol Building (small but identifiable in the urban grid below), Arlington National Cemetery (distinctive rectangular layout), Blue Ridge Mountains (distant horizon to the northwest).

When landing at Burlington International (BTV), sit on the Left side for the best views. BTV typically lands on Runway 15 (southeast approach) or Runway 33 (northwest approach). For a southeast approach, left seats show Lake Champlain and the Green Mountains' western slopes. For a northwest approach, left seats still capture the lake and the Adirondacks across it in New York. Either way, left provides the most dramatic water and mountain scenery. Notable sights include: Lake Champlain (large freshwater lake, Vermont's western border), Green Mountains (north-south ridge, Vermont side), Adirondack Mountains (New York side, across the lake), Burlington waterfront and downtown (small urban cluster on the lake's eastern shore).

The flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) to Burlington International (BTV) takes Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses the Shenandoah Valley (Virginia), then the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Virginia-West Virginia border. Further north, it passes over the Appalachian plateau of Pennsylvania and New York. The Hudson River valley and Catskill Mountains are visible to the east (right) on clear days. Lake George (New York) may be visible in the final 30 minutes before Lake Champlain appears. The entire route follows the spine of the eastern Appalachian system.