Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Denver to Tucson. The left side delivers the more dramatic and sustained scenery. Departing Denver, the entire Front Range panorama is on the left. Through the cruise, the left side tracks closer to the Colorado Plateau terrain, the San Juan Mountains, and the high desert canyon country of northern Arizona. The right side wins at landing, but the takeoff and en-route views on the left are more consistently spectacular.

During takeoff from Denver International (DEN), sit on the Left side for the best views. DEN typically departs south or southeast on runways 16/17, meaning the left (east-facing) side gets a clear look back at the Front Range and Rocky Mountain foothills as the aircraft climbs and banks southwest. The entire wall of the Rockies from Pikes Peak to Longs Peak lines up along the western horizon from the left side. Notable sights include: Front Range Rocky Mountains (Pikes Peak, Mount Evans, Longs Peak), Denver city grid and downtown skyline, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Palmer Lake divide area.

When landing at Davis Monthan Afb (DMA), sit on the Right side for the best views. Davis-Monthan sits on the southeast side of Tucson, and aircraft typically approach from the north or northwest on runway 12/30. A right-side seat gives a clear view of the Santa Catalina Mountains rising dramatically north of Tucson, plus the sprawling Tucson basin and the famous aircraft boneyard at Davis-Monthan itself visible just before touchdown. Notable sights include: Santa Catalina Mountains (Mount Lemmon), Tucson city basin, Davis-Monthan aircraft boneyard (AMARG), Rincon Mountains to the east.

The flight from Denver International (DEN) to Davis Monthan Afb (DMA) takes Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.

The flight crosses the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado (peaks above 14,000 ft visible on the left), the high plateau of the Four Corners region, the Navajo Nation's open red-rock desert, the Mogollon Rim escarpment in central Arizona, and the transition into the Sonoran Desert basin approaching Tucson from the north.