Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Dallas-fort Worth to Santiago. The right side wins both ends of this flight. At takeoff you get Fort Worth and the Metroplex, and at landing you get the full Andes wall including Aconcagua — arguably one of the best mountain approaches in the world. Over the Gulf of Mexico and over the Amazon basin the views are similar on both sides, so the decisive factor is the Andes arrival.

During takeoff from Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW), sit on the Right side for the best views. DFW departures heading south typically use runways oriented north-south. A right-side seat gives you a clear view west over Fort Worth's downtown skyline and the sprawling DFW metroplex as you climb out southbound. You'll also catch the Trinity River corridor and the dense suburban grid of the Metroplex spreading toward the horizon. Notable sights include: Fort Worth downtown skyline, Trinity River corridor, Joe Pool Lake to the southwest, suburban DFW grid extending to the horizon.

When landing at Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL), sit on the Right side for the best views. Santiago sits in a valley between the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west. Arrivals into SCL typically approach from the north or east, and a right-side seat faces east toward the Andes, giving you a dramatic view of the snow-capped Cordillera including Aconcagua and the peaks directly east of Santiago. This is one of the most spectacular mountain approaches in commercial aviation. Notable sights include: Aconcagua (6,961m, visible to the north), Andes Cordillera wall east of Santiago, Santiago urban basin, Maipo River valley to the south.

The flight from Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) to Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours.

The route crosses the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, then tracks over Central America and Colombia before crossing the vast Amazon basin of Brazil and Peru. Over the Amazon you'll see the world's largest river system with its braided tributaries and dense rainforest canopy stretching to the horizon. The flight then crosses the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, one of the driest places on Earth, before descending toward Santiago along the Andes.