Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Los Angeles to Jackson. The right side delivers the most dramatic scenery of the flight — the LA Basin, Santa Monica Mountains, and San Gabriel Mountains on departure are far more visually compelling than anything on the landing side. Mid-flight over Texas and Louisiana the views are similar on both sides, but the takeoff experience tips the balance decisively to the right.

During takeoff from Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. LAX typically departs eastbound on runways 24L/24R (heading ~240) or westbound over the ocean. On the more common eastbound departure climbing out over the LA Basin, the right side faces north toward the Santa Monica Mountains, the Hollywood Hills, and downtown LA's skyline. The left side looks south over Inglewood and suburban sprawl. Notable sights include: Santa Monica Mountains, Hollywood Hills, downtown Los Angeles skyline, San Gabriel Mountains on the distant horizon.

When landing at Jackson International (JAN), sit on the Left side for the best views. Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International typically uses runway 16/34. On a southbound approach to runway 16, aircraft track roughly south and the left side faces east toward downtown Jackson and the Pearl River. The right side looks west over flat agricultural land with little of interest. Notable sights include: Downtown Jackson skyline, Pearl River, Ross Barnett Reservoir to the north, flat Mississippi Delta farmland.

The flight from Los Angeles International (LAX) to Jackson International (JAN) takes Approximately 3 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks east-southeast across the Mojave Desert, then over the low ranges of southern New Mexico and West Texas before crossing the flat Gulf Coastal Plain. Notable features include the Chihuahuan Desert basin-and-range terrain over far West Texas, the Edwards Plateau escarpment, the broad Trinity and Sabine river valleys in East Texas, and the dense pine forests of the Piney Woods region of eastern Texas and western Louisiana before descending into the flat Mississippi alluvial plain.