Newark to Los Angeles flight path: EWR to LAX

Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Newark to Los Angeles. The right side delivers the two strongest set-piece views of the flight: the Manhattan skyline during the EWR departure turn and the San Gabriel Mountains/LA basin panorama during the LAX descent, giving it the edge over the largely featureless plains and open-water-free but less distinctive left-side views.

During takeoff from Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departures off EWR's runway 22 complex bank south then turn west, and during that turn the Manhattan skyline, Hudson River, and Upper New York Bay swing into view on the right side of the aircraft. It's a brief but classic New York send-off before the plane settles onto its westbound track over New Jersey. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Hudson River, Newark Bay, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge/Upper NY Bay.

When landing at Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. On the typical descent into LAX from the east, the flight path passes north of downtown LA before curving toward the coast, putting the San Gabriel Mountains, the San Fernando Valley, and the Hollywood Hills on the right side of the plane. Passengers get a sweeping view of the LA basin's mountain backdrop right before the final turn to the runways. Notable sights include: San Gabriel Mountains, San Fernando Valley, Hollywood Hills/Griffith Park, downtown Los Angeles skyline.

The flight from Newark Liberty International (EWR) to Los Angeles International (LAX) takes 6h 15m.

Appalachian ridges over Pennsylvania, the Ohio River valley, the Great Plains of Kansas, the Rocky Mountains and Continental Divide over Colorado, the Wasatch Range and Great Salt Lake in Utah, and the Mojave Desert before descending into the Los Angeles basin.