Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Las Vegas to Durango. The right side captures the Las Vegas Strip on departure and then tracks the more visually interesting western flank of the Sierra Madre as the flight progresses south. Left side has a slight edge on landing but the departure spectacle and mid-flight terrain views on the right make it the better overall choice for the full journey.

During takeoff from Mc Carran International (LAS), sit on the Right side for the best views. McCarran's primary departure to the south (runway 26L/R or 25L) takes the aircraft over the Las Vegas Strip and downtown before banking southeast. Right side passengers get a clear view of the Strip's hotel corridor and the sprawling valley before the Spring Mountains come into view. Left side faces the desert flats toward Nellis. Notable sights include: Las Vegas Strip hotel corridor, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead (distant, northeast), Spring Mountains/Charleston Peak to the west, Henderson suburban grid.

When landing at Durango International (DGO), sit on the Left side for the best views. Durango's runway 10/28 typically sees arrivals from the northwest, meaning the aircraft approaches from over the Sierra Madre Occidental. Left side passengers look south and east over the dramatic canyon systems of the Río Tunal drainage and the city of Durango itself nestled in the valley. Right side faces drier scrubland to the north. Notable sights include: Sierra Madre Occidental ridgelines, Río Tunal valley and canyon system, city of Durango urban core, Espinazo del Diablo mountain terrain to the northwest.

The flight from Mc Carran International (LAS) to Durango International (DGO) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes.

The flight crosses the lower Colorado River region and Sonoran Desert of northwestern Mexico, then transitions over the high plateau of Chihuahua (the Altiplano), before descending into the Sierra Madre Occidental. Notable features include the vast flat expanse of the Chihuahuan Desert, the abrupt western escarpment of the Sierra Madre rising dramatically from the coastal plain, and deep barranca canyon systems carved into the volcanic terrain approaching Durango.