Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from New Orleans to Nashville. While takeoff offers excellent river views on the right, the landing approach into Nashville provides more sustained and dramatic scenery with the Cumberland River bend and downtown skyline. The left side captures the most distinctive geographic features of the destination.

During takeoff from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right-side seats capture the Mississippi River's dramatic meanders as you climb out over the New Orleans metro area. The river's distinctive loops and oxbow lakes are striking from altitude and visible for several minutes during initial climb. Notable sights include: Mississippi River with visible meanders, Lake Pontchartrain to the north, New Orleans urban sprawl, Crescent City Connection Bridge.

When landing at Nashville International (BNA), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left-side seats provide the best view during descent into Nashville. You'll see the Cumberland River's distinctive horseshoe bend near downtown Nashville and the rolling terrain of Middle Tennessee as you approach from the northwest. Notable sights include: Cumberland River horseshoe bend, Nashville downtown skyline, Percy Priest Lake, Tennessee rolling hills.

The flight from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) to Nashville International (BNA) takes Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses central Mississippi and western Tennessee. Notable features include the Mississippi-Tennessee border region with the Mississippi River valley, the transition from flat delta terrain to rolling hills, and the Tennessee River valley near the midpoint of the flight. The landscape gradually transitions from swampland and agricultural areas to forested rolling terrain as you move north and east toward Nashville.