Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Denver to Dallas. The right side captures the Rocky Mountain Front Range during departure — the most visually dramatic feature of this entire route — and also gets a decent view of the Dallas approach. The left side has a slight edge on Dallas landing but the Rockies on departure from the right side are the highlight of the flight.

During takeoff from Denver International (DEN), sit on the Left side for the best views. DEN typically departs southeast or east on runways 16/17, meaning the left (east-facing) side briefly sees the Denver metro grid, but more importantly the right side faces west toward the Rockies. Wait — departing southeast, the LEFT side faces northeast (away from mountains) while the RIGHT side faces southwest toward the Front Range. Actually, for southeast departures, the right side has the Rocky Mountain Front Range including Pikes Peak and the entire Colorado high country. However, DEN also frequently departs on runway 35L/35R heading north, then turns southeast — in that case the left side catches the Rockies during the turn. For the dominant southeast departure, the RIGHT side wins for the Rockies. Notable sights include: Rocky Mountain Front Range (including Pikes Peak at 14,115 ft), Denver metro grid and downtown skyline, Chatfield Reservoir south of Denver, the Palmer Divide rolling terrain.

When landing at Dallas Love Fld (DAL), sit on the Right side for the best views. Dallas Love Field sits in the northwest quadrant of Dallas, and aircraft typically approach from the north or northeast on runway 31L/31R or from the south on runway 13. On the common northerly approach heading south, the right side faces west toward Fort Worth and the Trinity River corridor, while the left side sees the Dallas urban core, downtown skyline, and White Rock Lake. The left side is actually better for the Dallas skyline on final approach heading south. For the standard ILS approach to runway 13 (heading southeast), aircraft come in from the northwest, putting downtown Dallas clearly on the LEFT side. Notable sights include: Dallas downtown skyline (Reunion Tower, Bank of America Plaza), White Rock Lake east of downtown, Trinity River and its levee corridor, Love Field airport grid and surrounding Oak Lawn neighborhood.

The flight from Denver International (DEN) to Dallas Love Fld (DAL) takes Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours.

The flight crosses the Texas Panhandle's flat High Plains (Llano Estacado), the Canadian River breaks and caprock escarpment near Amarillo, the Red River valley marking the Oklahoma-Texas border, and the rolling Cross Timbers terrain of north-central Texas before descending into the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The terrain is predominantly flat to gently rolling throughout, with the Caprock Escarpment being the most visually distinctive landform at cruise altitude.