Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Denver to Grand Rapids. Left side wins both ends of the flight. At takeoff you get the full Rocky Mountain Front Range panorama, and at landing you get Lake Michigan and the Grand River approach into Grand Rapids. The right side offers only flat plains and featureless midwestern farmland for most of the journey.

During takeoff from Denver International (DEN), sit on the Left side for the best views. DEN typically departs eastward on runways 16/34 or 8/26. On an eastbound departure heading northeast toward GRR, the left (north) side gives you a clear view back toward the Rocky Mountains as you climb out over the plains. The Front Range — from Longs Peak down through the Denver foothills — is laid out in a long north-south wall on the left side. Notable sights include: Front Range of the Rockies (Longs Peak, Mount Evans visible as distant high points), Denver city grid spreading west toward the foothills, Cherry Creek Reservoir southeast of downtown, the flat checkerboard of the eastern Colorado plains.

When landing at Gerald R Ford International (GRR), sit on the Left side for the best views. GRR typically lands on runway 08/26 or 17/35. On approach from the west or southwest, the left side faces south and gives views over Lake Michigan's eastern shoreline and the Grand Rapids metro area. The distinctive blue expanse of Lake Michigan appears clearly to the left on final approach. Notable sights include: Lake Michigan eastern shoreline, Grand River corridor running through Grand Rapids, Muskegon Lake and coastal dune terrain, the flat agricultural patchwork of western Michigan.

The flight from Denver International (DEN) to Gerald R Ford International (GRR) takes Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.

The flight crosses the Nebraska Sandhills — a vast, lightly populated grass-covered dune landscape — then the Missouri River valley near Omaha, followed by the flat corn and soybean fields of Iowa and Illinois. The Mississippi River crossing near the Iowa-Illinois border is visible as a wide, winding silver ribbon. Chicago's southern suburbs may be visible to the north depending on exact routing before descending into western Michigan.