Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Newark to Houston. Left side wins both ends of the flight. The Manhattan departure view is exceptional, and the Houston arrival gives you the downtown skyline on approach. During the cruise over the mid-South, the left side also tracks slightly closer to the Mississippi River valley and the Ouachita highlands of Arkansas.

During takeoff from Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Left side for the best views. EWR departures heading southwest on runway 22L/22R put Manhattan directly to the left. You get a clear view of the full NYC skyline, the Hudson River, and the Statue of Liberty before the aircraft turns west. This is one of the most iconic urban departure views in aviation. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline and Central Park, Hudson River and New York Harbor, Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

When landing at George Bush Intcntl Houston (IAH), sit on the Left side for the best views. IAH arrivals from the northeast typically approach on runways oriented to the south or southeast, putting downtown Houston to the left side. You get a clear view of the Houston skyline, the Ship Channel industrial complex, and the sprawling urban grid as you descend over the flat Gulf Coastal Plain. Notable sights include: Downtown Houston skyline, Houston Ship Channel and Buffalo Bayou corridor, Lake Houston to the northeast, Intercontinental Airport's distinctive parallel runway layout below.

The flight from Newark Liberty International (EWR) to George Bush Intcntl Houston (IAH) takes Approximately 3 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours 50 minutes.

The flight tracks southwest over the Appalachian ridges of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, then crosses the Ohio River valley near Louisville or Cincinnati. Over Kentucky and Tennessee the terrain flattens into the Interior Plains. The Mississippi River is crossed near Memphis, Tennessee — a wide, brown, meandering river clearly visible from altitude. The flight then crosses the Arkansas lowlands and the pine forests of East Texas before descending into the flat Gulf Coastal Plain approaching Houston.