Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from New York to Brasilia. While takeoff from JFK favors the left, the landing approach into Brasilia from the right side offers more visually distinctive scenery—the geometric modernist city set against the Brazilian Plateau and cerrado landscape is more striking than the departure views. Right seats capture the more memorable segment of this long flight.

During takeoff from John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left seats offer views of Long Island Sound and the Connecticut coastline during the northeasterly departure from JFK. You'll see the sound's water body and the irregular shoreline with inlets and peninsulas that define the New York-Connecticut border. Notable sights include: Long Island Sound, Connecticut coastline, Jamaica Bay (to the south), Manhattan skyline receding behind.

When landing at Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (BSB), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right seats provide views of the Brazilian Plateau and the approach into Brasilia from the east. You'll see the distinctive high-altitude terrain and the geometric urban layout of Brasilia itself as you descend toward the airport on the city's eastern edge. Notable sights include: Brazilian Plateau escarpment, Brasilia's modernist urban grid, Paranoá Lake, cerrado grassland.

The flight from John F Kennedy International (JFK) to Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (BSB) takes Approximately 9 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses the Atlantic Ocean for roughly 4-5 hours with no significant landmarks visible (open ocean). Upon approaching South America, you'll cross the Amazon Basin (visible as dense green forest canopy), then the transition zone where the Amazon gives way to the Brazilian Plateau's cerrado grassland and scattered vegetation. The approach to Brasilia descends over the central Brazilian highlands with increasingly visible human settlement patterns.