Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Mexico City to Newark. Left side wins both ends of the flight decisively. At departure you get the two great Mexican volcanoes and the Valley of Mexico; at arrival you get the full Manhattan skyline, Hudson River, and Statue of Liberty. The right side offers comparatively little at either end.

During takeoff from Licenciado Benito Juarez International (MEX), sit on the Left side for the best views. MEX typically departs on runway 05R heading northeast, which puts the left (north/northwest) side facing the Sierra Nevada volcanic chain including Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl. These two massive stratovolcanoes rise dramatically above the Valley of Mexico and are unmistakable from the air. The urban sprawl of Mexico City also spreads out clearly to the northwest on the left side. Notable sights include: Popocatépetl volcano (active, often with plume), Iztaccíhuatl volcano, the dense urban grid of Mexico City spreading into the valley, Lake Texcoco remnant flats to the northeast.

When landing at Newark Liberty International (EWR), sit on the Left side for the best views. EWR typically lands on runway 22L or 29 approaching from the northeast or east, meaning the left side faces south toward Manhattan and Lower New York Bay. This gives a direct view of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty, and the Hudson River. The right side faces north toward the New Jersey industrial corridor with far less visual interest. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline (Midtown and Lower Manhattan), Hudson River, Statue of Liberty and Upper New York Bay, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

The flight from Licenciado Benito Juarez International (MEX) to Newark Liberty International (EWR) takes Approximately 4 hours 45 minutes to 5 hours 15 minutes.

The route tracks northeast over the Gulf of Mexico coastal plain of Veracruz, then crosses the Gulf of Mexico itself — a long overwater segment with little to see. The flight then crosses the Yucatan Channel area or cuts across the Gulf depending on routing, passes over Cuba or the Florida Straits, then tracks up the US East Coast over Florida, the Carolinas, and the Mid-Atlantic states before descending into the New York metro area. The Appalachian Mountains are visible as a broad, forested ridge system running northeast-southwest during the final hour over Pennsylvania and New Jersey.