Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Los Angeles to Indianapolis. The right side delivers the most dramatic single moment of the flight — the sweeping view of the LA Basin, Santa Monica Bay, and the San Gabriel Mountains on departure. The landing view on the left is interesting but modest. Right side wins overall for the spectacular Southern California departure scenery.

During takeoff from Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. LAX typically departs westward over the ocean on runways 24L/24R, then turns northeast. The right side gets the Santa Monica Bay and the sweep back toward the LA Basin, the Hollywood Hills, and the San Gabriel Mountains as the aircraft banks north. Left side faces open Pacific with little to see. Notable sights include: Santa Monica Bay, Los Angeles Basin urban grid, San Gabriel Mountains, Hollywood Hills.

When landing at Indianapolis International (IND), sit on the Left side for the best views. Indianapolis International typically lands on runways oriented east-west (runways 5L/5R or 23L/23R). On approach from the west on runway 5, the left side looks south over the Indianapolis downtown skyline, which is clearly visible a few miles south of the airport. The right side faces open farmland to the north. Notable sights include: Indianapolis downtown skyline, White River corridor, Indiana farmland grid, Eagle Creek Reservoir.

The flight from Los Angeles International (LAX) to Indianapolis International (IND) takes Approximately 3 hours 30 minutes.

The route crosses the Mojave Desert, the Colorado River near Needles, the Arizona high desert plateau, the Painted Desert region near Flagstaff, the Four Corners area, the southern Rocky Mountain foothills over New Mexico and Colorado, the Kansas and Missouri plains, and the flat Indiana agricultural landscape approaching Indianapolis.