Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Fukuoka to Los Angeles. Right side wins both the departure over Hakata Bay and the arrival over the Los Angeles Basin with downtown and the Santa Monica Mountains. Over the Pacific the views are largely ocean on both sides, so the departure and arrival phases determine the winner.

During takeoff from Fukuoka (FUK), sit on the Right side for the best views. Fukuoka Airport's primary departure runway 16 sends aircraft southeast over Hakata Bay before turning northeast. Right-side seats get clear views of Hakata Bay, the Fukuoka city waterfront, and the Genkai Sea. Left side faces inland toward suburban sprawl. Notable sights include: Hakata Bay, Fukuoka city waterfront and port, Genkai Sea, Shikanoshima island.

When landing at Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. LAX primarily uses runways 24L/24R for westward landings, with the approach coming from the east over the Los Angeles Basin. Right-side seats face north and get views of the Santa Monica Mountains, the Hollywood Hills, downtown LA skyline, and the San Fernando Valley. Left side looks south toward less distinctive suburban sprawl and the South Bay. Notable sights include: Downtown Los Angeles skyline, Santa Monica Mountains, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Bay coastline.

The flight from Fukuoka (FUK) to Los Angeles International (LAX) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours nonstop.

The great circle route from Fukuoka to LAX tracks northeast across the Sea of Japan, passes over or near the Kuril Islands and the Kamchatka Peninsula, then arcs across the North Pacific Ocean at high latitudes near the Aleutian Island chain. The midpoint is deep open ocean south of the Aleutians. On clear days the volcanic peaks of Kamchatka and individual Aleutian islands such as Unimak or the Shumagin Islands may be briefly visible as distant landmasses before the long featureless ocean crossing toward the California coast.