Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Las Vegas to Pico. While the right seat wins at takeoff for the Strip and Red Rock views, the left seat delivers the more dramatic and rare landing experience — Mount Pico is one of the most visually striking volcanic peaks in the Atlantic, and the approach over the Azores channel with Faial in view is genuinely spectacular. Left also picks up some Atlantic coastal views during the transatlantic descent.

During takeoff from Mc Carran International (LAS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departing Las Vegas, most runways head south or north along the valley. A right-side seat gives you the Las Vegas Strip running north-south along Las Vegas Boulevard, plus the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon escarpment to the west. Left side faces the flat Mojave desert and Henderson sprawl with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Las Vegas Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard), Red Rock Canyon escarpment, Spring Mountains (Charleston Peak at 11,918 ft), Lake Mead to the northeast.

When landing at Pico (PIX), sit on the Left side for the best views. Pico Airport sits on the north coast of Pico Island and aircraft typically approach from the east or west along the island's northern shore. A left-side seat gives you the dramatic view of Mount Pico (Ponta do Pico, 7,713 ft), the highest peak in Portugal, rising from the island's interior. The right side faces open Atlantic Ocean. Notable sights include: Mount Pico (Ponta do Pico), Faial Island across the Faial-Pico Channel, Madalena town on Pico's northwest coast, volcanic lava fields along the coastline.

The flight from Mc Carran International (LAS) to Pico (PIX) takes Approximately 11 to 13 hours (no direct service exists; this would be a charter or repositioning flight routing roughly northeast over the US, then transatlantic toward the Azores).

The flight path crosses the Colorado Plateau and Four Corners region, then the Great Plains, then the northeastern US seaboard near New England, followed by roughly 3,500 miles of open North Atlantic Ocean. The Azores archipelago appears as the first land after the transatlantic crossing, with São Miguel and Terceira islands potentially visible to the south before reaching Pico.