Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from New York to Las Vegas. The left side delivers the more dramatic takeoff experience with Manhattan and the Hudson River, and during cruise over the mid-continent you'll have better angles on the Colorado Rockies as the route passes to their north. The right side wins at landing, but the JFK departure view of New York City is the single most spectacular moment of the flight.

During takeoff from John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK primarily departs westbound on runway 31L/31R or eastbound on 22L/22R. On the dominant westbound departure toward Las Vegas, a left-side seat gives you Manhattan's skyline and the Hudson River as the aircraft banks northwest over the city. You'll see the full sweep of Lower Manhattan, the bridges, and Newark across the water. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Hudson River, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Newark and the New Jersey Meadowlands.

When landing at Mc Carran International (LAS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Las Vegas arrivals typically come in from the northeast on runway 26L/26R or from the east on runway 19R, meaning the aircraft approaches from the direction of the Spring Mountains. A right-side seat gives you the Las Vegas Strip laid out below and the Mojave Desert basin, while the left side faces the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon escarpment. The Strip's geometry is more dramatic and recognizable from the right. Notable sights include: Las Vegas Strip, Lake Mead (visible earlier in descent), Hoover Dam, Red Rock Canyon escarpment to the west.

The flight from John F Kennedy International (JFK) to Mc Carran International (LAS) takes Approximately 5 hours 15 minutes.

The route crosses the Appalachians over Pennsylvania, then the flat Ohio and Indiana plains, before crossing the Mississippi River near St. Louis. Over Missouri and Kansas the terrain is agricultural flatland. The Colorado Rockies appear on the left horizon as the route passes near Denver. The flight then crosses the high desert of Utah and Nevada, with the Colorado River canyon system and Lake Mead visible during descent into Las Vegas.