Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Oaxaca to Tijuana. The takeoff view from the right side—the dramatic Sierra Madre del Sur escarpment rising directly from the Oaxaca Valley—is more visually distinctive and geographically significant than the landing view. The landing approach offers the border fence and urban sprawl, which are notable but less dramatic than the mountain scenery at departure.

During takeoff from Xoxocotlan International (OAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. OAX typically departs to the north or northeast. Right-side seats offer views of the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range rising immediately east of the airport, plus the sprawling Oaxaca Valley floor with its patchwork of agricultural fields and the city of Oaxaca itself receding westward. Notable sights include: Sierra Madre del Sur (eastern escarpment), Oaxaca Valley agricultural plains, city of Oaxaca, Río Atoyac valley system.

When landing at General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (TIJ), sit on the Left side for the best views. TIJ typically lands from the south or southeast on runways 09L/R or occasionally 27. Left-side seats on approach offer unobstructed views of the Tijuana urban sprawl, the Otay Mesa plateau, and the international border fence running east-west across the landscape—a stark geographic and political feature clearly visible from altitude. Notable sights include: Tijuana urban area, Otay Mesa plateau, US-Mexico international border fence, San Diego Bay (distant, northwest).

The flight from Xoxocotlan International (OAX) to General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (TIJ) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path climbs north-northeast from Oaxaca, crossing the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Puebla highlands. Midway, the aircraft passes over the volcanic plateau region between Puebla and Mexico City (visible: the Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanic peaks if weather permits, though often obscured by haze). The route then transitions northwest across the Mexican interior plateau, passing over Durango and Zacatecas states. The final approach descends toward the Baja California peninsula, with views of the Sierra de Juárez and the Otay Mesa before landing at Tijuana.