Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Hong Kong to Dallas-fort Worth. The right side wins overall because the Hong Kong departure delivers a genuinely spectacular and rare view of one of the world's most dramatic urban-harbor-mountain combinations. The DFW landing views on the left are interesting but relatively modest by comparison. For the long transpacific cruise, neither side has a meaningful advantage over open Pacific and then flat American interior.

During takeoff from Hong Kong International (HKG), sit on the Right side for the best views. HKG typically departs eastward over Lantau Island and the Pearl River estuary. The right side gives you a clear view back over Kowloon, Hong Kong Island's dramatic skyline, and Victoria Harbour as the aircraft banks north. Left side faces open South China Sea with little of interest. Notable sights include: Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island skyline, Kowloon Peninsula urban grid, Lion Rock ridgeline above the city, Pearl River estuary spreading westward.

When landing at Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW), sit on the Left side for the best views. DFW typically lands from the east or southeast on north-south runways. On approach from the west, the left side looks south toward downtown Dallas and Fort Worth, with the sprawling DFW metroplex grid clearly visible. The right side faces open Texas scrubland with little of note. Notable sights include: Downtown Dallas skyline to the southeast, Fort Worth skyline to the southwest, Lake Grapevine just north of the airport, the dense suburban grid of the Metroplex.

The flight from Hong Kong International (HKG) to Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) takes Approximately 15 to 16 hours.

The route tracks northeast over the South China Sea, crosses southern Japan near Osaka or Tokyo, then crosses the North Pacific at high latitudes passing south of the Aleutian Islands chain. Over Canada the route descends across British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains, which may be visible on clear days, before crossing the Great Plains of Montana, Wyoming, and Kansas on the way to DFW.