Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Los Angeles to San Jose Del Cabo. The right side delivers the more dramatic takeoff experience with the full Southern California coastline, Catalina Island, and the Pacific. During the cruise over Baja, both sides offer similar desert peninsula views. The left side wins at landing, but the takeoff spectacle on the right is the highlight of this relatively short flight.

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 south. The right side gives you the Santa Monica Bay coastline, Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Catalina Island as you bank south. The left side faces inland toward the LA Basin smog layer. Notable sights include: Santa Monica Bay, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Catalina Island, Long Beach Harbor.

When landing at Los Cabos International (SJD), sit on the Left side for the best views. Los Cabos typically lands on runway 16, heading south-southeast. The left side faces east toward the dramatic rocky spine of the Sierra de la Laguna mountains and the distinctive Land's End rock formations at the tip of Baja. The right side looks west over flat desert scrub with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Sierra de la Laguna mountains, Land's End rock arch at Cabo San Lucas, Sea of Cortez coastline, Cabo San Lucas bay.

The flight from Los Angeles International (LAX) to Los Cabos International (SJD) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes.

The flight tracks roughly southeast down the length of the Baja California peninsula. You pass over the narrow desert spine of Baja with the Pacific Ocean visible to the right and the Sea of Cortez to the left for much of the cruise. The peninsula narrows noticeably as you approach the tip. The Sierra de la Giganta range is visible mid-Baja, and the terrain becomes increasingly arid and rocky toward Los Cabos.