Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Minneapolis to Miami. While the left side wins at takeoff for the Minneapolis city and river views, the right side delivers the more dramatic arrival sequence over the Everglades into Miami with Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic coastline. The right side also tracks the Gulf Coast states and sees more of the Florida peninsula during descent, making it the better seat for the full journey.

During takeoff from Minneapolis St Paul International (MSP), sit on the Left side for the best views. MSP typically departs south or southeast on runways 12L/12R or 17/35 complex. A left-side seat gives you a view back over downtown Minneapolis, the Mississippi River gorge, and the chain of lakes in south Minneapolis as you climb out heading southeast. Notable sights include: Downtown Minneapolis skyline, Mississippi River gorge, Lake Nokomis and Lake Hiawatha, Fort Snelling confluence where the Minnesota River meets the Mississippi.

When landing at Miami International (MIA), sit on the Right side for the best views. MIA typically lands on runways 08R/08L or 09 complex, approaching from the west over the Everglades. Right-side seats get the better view of Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach, and the downtown Miami skyline as the aircraft turns onto final approach from the west. Notable sights include: Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach barrier island and Atlantic Ocean, Downtown Miami skyline, Port of Miami on Dodge Island.

The flight from Minneapolis St Paul International (MSP) to Miami International (MIA) takes Approximately 3 hours 15 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes.

The flight tracks southeast over Wisconsin and Illinois, passing near Chicago's southern suburbs visible on the right. It then crosses Indiana and Kentucky before entering Tennessee and the western Appalachian foothills. Over Georgia the terrain flattens into the coastal plain. The flight crosses into Florida over the panhandle or north Florida, then tracks south over the Florida peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico to the right and Atlantic to the left in the mid-Florida section, before descending over the Everglades into Miami.