Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from New York to Jacksonville. The left side wins overall due to the spectacular Manhattan and New York Harbor departure view, which is one of the most iconic urban aerial departures in the world. The right side at landing offers the St. Johns River, but the JFK departure on the left is the clear highlight of the flight.

During takeoff from John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK's primary departure runways (22L/22R) head southwest, putting Manhattan and the New York Harbor directly on the left side. You get a clear view of the skyline, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the Hudson River as you climb out over Brooklyn and Staten Island. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York Harbor, Jamaica Bay.

When landing at Jacksonville International (JAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. JAX typically uses runways 07/25 or 14/32. On the common approach to runway 07 (heading east), the right side faces north and gives views of the St. Johns River as it winds through Jacksonville and approaches the Atlantic coast. The left side faces south over suburban sprawl with less of interest. Notable sights include: St. Johns River, Jacksonville downtown bridges, Intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic coastline near Mayport.

The flight from John F Kennedy International (JFK) to Jacksonville International (JAX) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes.

The flight tracks roughly south-southwest along the Eastern Seaboard. After departing New York, the route passes over the New Jersey Pine Barrens, then the Delaware Peninsula and Chesapeake Bay mouth. It continues over the Outer Banks of North Carolina — a long thin barrier island chain visible as a pale strip against the Atlantic — then crosses the broad coastal plain of the Carolinas. The Pee Dee and Cape Fear river systems are visible as dark meandering lines through flat agricultural land. Approaching Georgia, the terrain remains flat with extensive pine forest and wetlands. The Savannah River area and Georgia coastal marshes appear before the final descent into Jacksonville.