Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City. The right side wins overall because the LAX departure offers the most dramatic scenery of the flight — the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains are genuinely spectacular. The mid-flight view over the Mojave Desert, Arizona high desert, and New Mexico plateau is also slightly better from the right. The OKC arrival is relatively flat either way, so the departure experience tips the balance.

During takeoff from Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. LAX departures heading east typically use runways 24L/24R departing westward then turning east, or runways 06L/06R heading east. On an eastbound departure, the right side gives you the Santa Monica Mountains and the Hollywood Hills as the aircraft climbs and banks northeast. You also get a clear look down at the LA Basin grid and the San Gabriel Mountains rising to the north. Notable sights include: Santa Monica Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains, LA Basin urban grid, Griffith Observatory area on the Hollywood Hills.

When landing at Will Rogers World (OKC), sit on the Left side for the best views. Approaching OKC from the west on runway 35L/35R or 17L/17R, the left side gives you a view of the Oklahoma City downtown skyline as the aircraft descends from the northwest. The flat Oklahoma plains make the city center and the distinctive curve of the North Canadian River clearly visible on approach. Notable sights include: Oklahoma City downtown skyline, North Canadian River, Lake Hefner to the northwest, flat red-soil Oklahoma plains.

The flight from Los Angeles International (LAX) to Will Rogers World (OKC) takes Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.

The flight crosses the Mojave Desert east of LA, then the Colorado River near Needles, the Arizona high desert plateau, the Painted Desert region near Winslow AZ, the Texas Panhandle flatlands, and the rolling red-soil plains of western Oklahoma. The terrain is largely arid and flat to gently rolling for most of the route with minimal dramatic topography after the initial climb out of the LA Basin.