Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Frankfurt to Jacksonville. Left seats win at both ends of this flight. Over the Atlantic the views are largely featureless ocean regardless of side, but the left seat delivers the better show at departure over Frankfurt and the Main valley, and again on approach over the St. Johns River and Jacksonville's coastline.

During takeoff from Frankfurt Main (FRA), sit on the Left side for the best views. Frankfurt typically departs westbound on runway 25C/25R, so a left (south-facing) seat gives you views over the Main River valley, the Taunus hills, and the city of Frankfurt's skyline including the banking district skyscrapers. Right seats face north toward less distinctive terrain. Notable sights include: Frankfurt Bankenviertel skyline, Main River bends, Taunus ridge to the northwest, Sachsenhausen district.

When landing at Jacksonville International (JAX), sit on the Left side for the best views. Jacksonville International sits northwest of the city, and aircraft typically approach from the northeast on runway 07 or from the east on runway 14. A left seat on approach gives views over the St. Johns River, Jacksonville's downtown, and the Atlantic coastline to the east. Right seats face inland toward flat pine scrubland. Notable sights include: St. Johns River, Jacksonville downtown skyline, Atlantic Ocean coastline, Intracoastal Waterway.

The flight from Frankfurt Main (FRA) to Jacksonville International (JAX) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

The flight tracks westbound over the English Channel, then across the North Atlantic following a great circle route that passes south of Iceland and Greenland's tip. Mid-ocean the route crosses near the Azores latitude before curving southwest toward the US East Coast, making landfall somewhere around the Carolinas before tracking south to Jacksonville. The mid-Atlantic portion is open ocean with occasional cloud systems visible below.