Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale flight path: LAS to FLL

Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Las Vegas to Fort Lauderdale. The left side wins on both ends of the flight — the Las Vegas Strip and Lake Mead during departure, and the Fort Lauderdale skyline with Port Everglades on arrival — giving it more distinct, named landmarks than the right side's plainer desert and beach views.

During takeoff from Mc Carran International (LAS), sit on the Left side for the best views. Departing LAS on the south-facing runways, the aircraft banks east toward its route, swinging the Las Vegas Strip, downtown towers, and the shimmer of Lake Mead into view on the left side. The right side mostly shows the McCullough Range and open desert with less definition. Notable sights include: Las Vegas Strip skyline, Lake Mead, McCullough Range, Mojave Desert basin.

When landing at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (FLL), sit on the Left side for the best views. On the typical easterly approach into FLL over the Everglades, the left side faces north toward downtown Fort Lauderdale's skyline and the busy cruise-ship terminals of Port Everglades, giving a much richer urban view than the quieter Hollywood coastline on the right. Notable sights include: Fort Lauderdale downtown skyline, Port Everglades, Intracoastal Waterway, Everglades wetlands.

The flight from Mc Carran International (LAS) to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International (FLL) takes about 4 hours 15 minutes. The shortest flight path between them is 2,170 miles (3,492 km); winds and air traffic control usually add a few percent.

Cruise passes over the arid basins of southern Arizona and New Mexico, the Rio Grande valley, and the flat plains of West Texas before reaching the Gulf Coast lowlands near Louisiana/Mississippi and crossing into Florida's interior wetlands.