Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Oakland to Atlanta. The left side departure view over San Francisco Bay with the city skyline, Bay Bridge, and Alcatraz is one of the most iconic urban aerial views in the country and outweighs the right-side landing advantage at ATL. For the full flight, left also tracks closer to the Sierra Nevada during the climb-out turn southeast.

During takeoff from Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK), sit on the Left side for the best views. OAK typically departs westward over the Bay on runways 28L/28R, then turns southeast. Left side gives you San Francisco Bay, the city skyline, and the Bay Bridge before the aircraft banks. Right side faces the East Bay hills and suburban sprawl. Notable sights include: San Francisco skyline, Bay Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Marin Headlands.

When landing at The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Right side for the best views. ATL typically lands on its south complex runways (9R/10) or north complex approaching from the west, with the aircraft tracking in from the west-southwest. Right side gives a clear view of downtown Atlanta's skyline as you descend over the western suburbs. Left side faces south toward less distinctive terrain. Notable sights include: Downtown Atlanta skyline, Stone Mountain (distant to the east), Hartsfield-Jackson airport complex, Chattahoochee River corridor.

The flight from Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK) to The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) takes Approximately 4 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks southeast over the Central Valley of California, crosses the southern Sierra Nevada and into the Mojave Desert, then passes over Arizona and New Mexico high desert terrain including the Colorado Plateau edges. Over Texas the terrain flattens into the southern plains. The Mississippi River is crossed near the Louisiana-Mississippi border region before entering the forested Piedmont of Alabama and Georgia.