Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Denver to Knoxville. Left side wins both ends of this flight. At departure you get the full Rocky Mountain Front Range panorama, and at arrival you get the Tennessee River valley and the Smoky Mountains. The right side offers Kansas plains at departure and less dramatic terrain on approach.

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 climbing out, the left (north) side gives you a clear view back toward the Front Range and the Rocky Mountains as you bank south toward your heading. The entire Front Range from Longs Peak down through Pikes Peak is visible on the left as you climb. Notable sights include: Front Range Rocky Mountains (Longs Peak, Mount Evans, Pikes Peak), Denver city grid below, Cherry Creek Reservoir, the distinctive white tent roof of DEN terminal.

When landing at Mc Ghee Tyson (TYS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Approaching TYS from the west, aircraft typically land on runway 23L/23R heading southeast, or runway 5 heading northeast. On approach from the west, the left side faces south and gives you the Great Smoky Mountains and the Tennessee River valley. The Smokies ridgelines and the Knoxville urban area along the Tennessee River are clearly visible on the left. Notable sights include: Great Smoky Mountains (Clingmans Dome ridge visible to the south), Tennessee River and Fort Loudoun Lake, Knoxville downtown along the river, Clinch River valley.

The flight from Denver International (DEN) to Mc Ghee Tyson (TYS) takes Approximately 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours.

The flight crosses the Kansas and Missouri plains — largely flat agricultural land with the Arkansas River visible early on, then the Ozark Plateau in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas with forested rolling hills, followed by the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee before descending into the Ridge and Valley province toward Knoxville