Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Kahului to New York. Left side wins both ends of the flight. At takeoff you face Haleakala and the West Maui Mountains; at landing you face Manhattan. The right side gets open Pacific on departure and the less interesting southern Queens approach on landing.

During takeoff from Kahului (OGG), sit on the Left side for the best views. Departing Kahului on runway 02 (northbound), the left side faces west toward the West Maui Mountains and the island's dramatic central valley. You also get a clear view back toward Haleakala as the plane banks northeast over the ocean. Notable sights include: Haleakala volcano (10,023 ft), West Maui Mountains, Maalaea Bay, Kahoolawe island to the south.

When landing at John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK approaches from the east or northeast on runway 13L/13R, meaning the left side faces north toward Manhattan. You get a clear view of the Manhattan skyline, the East River crossings, and Long Island Sound as the plane descends over Jamaica Bay. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline, Jamaica Bay, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Long Island coastline.

The flight from Kahului (OGG) to John F Kennedy International (JFK) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

The route tracks northeast across the open Pacific for roughly the first 2,500 miles with no land visible, then crosses the California coast near the Bay Area or Central California, passes over the Sierra Nevada, the Great Basin desert of Nevada and Utah, the Rocky Mountains over Colorado or Wyoming, the Great Plains of Kansas and Nebraska, and finally the Great Lakes region or Ohio Valley before descending into the Northeast corridor over Pennsylvania and New Jersey.