Newark to Bangkok flight path: EWR to BKK

Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Newark to Bangkok. While takeoff favors the right side for the NYC skyline, the long polar-route cruise phase over Canada, Greenland's ice cap, and Siberian terrain is generally more visible and dramatic from the left side of the aircraft as it tracks north and curves east across the Arctic, and the left side also wins the Bangkok approach.

During takeoff from Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departures off EWR's runway 4 climb out to the northeast before turning onto the polar track toward Canada, giving right-side passengers a good look back at the Manhattan skyline and the Hudson River before the aircraft banks north over New Jersey and New York State. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Hudson River, Newark Bay, Staten Island.

When landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), sit on the Left side for the best views. On the dry-season approach into BKK, aircraft descend from the north over the flat Chao Phraya delta, and left-side passengers get a clear view of Bangkok's dense skyline and the winding river as the plane lines up for runway 19. Notable sights include: Chao Phraya River, Bangkok skyline, Gulf of Thailand haze on horizon, patchwork rice paddies.

The flight from Newark Liberty International (EWR) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) takes about 17 hours 5 minutes. The shortest flight path between them is 8,666 miles (13,947 km); winds and air traffic control usually add a few percent.

Route passes over Hudson Bay, southern Greenland's ice sheet and coastal fjords, the Arctic Ocean near Svalbard's longitude, Siberian tundra and the Verkhoyansk mountain range, then south across Mongolia and China's interior before descending into the Chao Phraya river basin in Thailand.