Newark to Salt Lake City flight path: EWR to SLC

Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Newark to Salt Lake City. The right side wins both bookends of the flight: a clear Manhattan skyline view on departure and a close-up of the Wasatch Range on arrival, while the long cruise over Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the Great Plains offers little differentiation between sides.

During takeoff from Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Right side for the best views. Westbound departures out of EWR typically climb out over the Newark/Elizabeth waterfront and bank to the north before turning west, putting the Manhattan skyline and Hudson River on the right side of the aircraft. Left-side passengers mostly see the flatter Jersey Meadowlands and refinery corridor. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Hudson River, George Washington Bridge, Newark Bay.

When landing at Salt Lake City International (SLC), sit on the Right side for the best views. Arrivals from the east descend toward Salt Lake City after crossing the Wasatch Range, and the final turn onto the north-south runway typically keeps the jagged, snow-streaked Wasatch peaks on the right side while the Great Salt Lake and salt flats stay more distant on the left. The close mountain wall makes for the more dramatic view. Notable sights include: Wasatch Range, Great Salt Lake (distant), Salt Lake Valley, Traverse Mountains.

The flight from Newark Liberty International (EWR) to Salt Lake City International (SLC) takes about 4 hours 45 minutes. The shortest flight path between them is 1,964 miles (3,160 km); winds and air traffic control usually add a few percent.

Appalachian ridgelines in central Pennsylvania, the flat farmland of Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa, the Platte River valley in Nebraska, and the first foothills of the Rockies appearing over southern Wyoming before the descent into Utah.