Fort Lauderdale to Seattle flight path: FLL to SEA

Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Fort Lauderdale to Seattle. The left side wins on both ends of the flight: a scenic coastal departure past Fort Lauderdale's beaches and port, and a dramatic Cascade/Mount Rainier view during the descent into Seattle. The right side offers mostly open ocean at takeoff and flatter terrain on approach.

During takeoff from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (FLL), sit on the Left side for the best views. Departing FLL on runway 10 sends the aircraft east over the beach before banking north toward the transcon routing, and that turn keeps the Fort Lauderdale shoreline and Port Everglades in view on the left. The right side mostly just shows open Atlantic water during the initial climb. Notable sights include: Fort Lauderdale Beach and Las Olas Isles, Port Everglades cruise terminal, Hillsboro Inlet, Atlantic barrier islands north toward Boca Raton.

When landing at Seattle Tacoma International (SEA), sit on the Left side for the best views. Arriving from the east, flights into SEA cross the Cascades before turning to align with the north-south runways, and this pattern puts Mount Rainier's snow-capped bulk and the Cascade foothills on the left side during the final descent. The right side mainly faces open farmland and the less dramatic eastern approach corridor. Notable sights include: Mount Rainier, Cascade Range foothills, Green River valley, Puget Sound glimpsed to the west.

The flight from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (FLL) to Seattle Tacoma International (SEA) takes 5h 55m.

The route crosses the Southeastern coastal plain and Appalachian foothills, then the Mississippi and Missouri River valleys, the Great Plains of Kansas and Nebraska, and the Rocky Mountains near Wyoming/Idaho before descending toward the Cascade Range into Washington.