Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from New York to Medellin. The left side delivers the iconic JFK departure view over New York Harbor and Manhattan, and over the Caribbean and northern Colombia the left side tracks closer to the Colombian coast and the western Andes approach. The landing view on the right is excellent but shorter in duration, making left the better seat for the full journey.

During takeoff from John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK primarily departs east over Jamaica Bay then turns south or southwest. From the left (south-facing) side you get a clear view back over Lower Manhattan's skyline, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the full sweep of New York Harbor as the aircraft banks. The right side faces north toward Queens residential sprawl with far less visual interest. Notable sights include: Lower Manhattan skyline, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York Harbor, Jamaica Bay wildlife refuge grid of water channels.

When landing at Olaya Herrera (EOH), sit on the Right side for the best views. EOH sits inside the Aburra Valley, a steep north-south Andean valley. Aircraft typically approach from the north on runway 01, meaning the right side faces east toward the dramatic Cordillera Central ridgeline that walls in the valley. You also get a close look at the densely packed hillside comunas of eastern Medellin clinging to the slopes just before touchdown. Notable sights include: Cordillera Central eastern ridgeline, Medellin's hillside comunas (eastern slopes), Aburra Valley floor urban grid, Rio Medellin corridor through the city center.

The flight from John F Kennedy International (JFK) to Olaya Herrera (EOH) takes Approximately 5 hours 30 minutes to 6 hours.

The flight tracks southwest over the Atlantic, crossing the Bahamas archipelago (visible as shallow turquoise banks and cays), then the Caribbean Sea. The aircraft crosses Cuba or passes just east of it depending on routing, then crosses the western Caribbean toward the Colombian coast near Cartagena or Barranquilla. The final descent crosses the Magdalena River valley before climbing over the western Cordillera Central foothills into the Aburra Valley.