Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Medford to Phoenix. Right side wins overall because the takeoff scenery from the Cascade Range and Rogue Valley is more visually distinctive and dramatic than the landing approach. While the landing offers urban and desert views, the volcanic peaks and forested terrain of southern Oregon provide more varied and striking natural features.

During takeoff from Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (MFR), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right side captures the Cascade Range and Rogue Valley terrain immediately after departure. The aircraft climbs southeast from MFR, and right-side windows frame the volcanic peaks and forested ridgelines that define the southern Oregon landscape. Notable sights include: Cascade Range peaks (including Mount McLoughlin to the southeast), Rogue Valley floor with Bear Creek drainage, Siskiyou Mountains to the south, forested ridgelines of the Klamath Basin.

When landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left side provides the best approach views into Phoenix. The aircraft descends from the north-northwest on final approach to PHX, and left windows frame the Salt River valley, Phoenix metropolitan sprawl, and the surrounding desert mountain ranges that bracket the city. Notable sights include: Salt River valley floor, Phoenix metropolitan area grid, South Mountain Park escarpment to the south, Sierra Estrella Mountains to the southwest.

The flight from Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (MFR) to Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses the high desert plateau of central Oregon, passing east of the Cascade Range crest. Notable features include the Deschutes River canyon (visible from altitude as a linear drainage), the transition from forested terrain to sagebrush steppe around 5,000-6,000 feet elevation, and the vast open high desert basin of south-central Oregon. As the aircraft continues southeast toward Phoenix, it crosses into northern Arizona, passing over the Colorado Plateau with scattered mesas and buttes, eventually descending into the Salt River valley basin where Phoenix sits.