Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Chicago to El Paso. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. During the cruise over New Mexico and west Texas, the left side also gives better views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the Jemez Mountains near Albuquerque, and eventually the Sacramento Mountains before the descent into El Paso.

During takeoff from Chicago Ohare International (ORD), sit on the Left side for the best views. ORD's most common departures head southwest or west on runways 10/28 or 9R/27L. A left-side seat gives you a clear view back over downtown Chicago's skyline and Lake Michigan as the aircraft banks south and west. You'll see the grid of the city and the lakefront clearly before heading inland. Notable sights include: Downtown Chicago skyline, Lake Michigan shoreline, Chicago River corridor, O'Hare's own runway complex receding behind.

When landing at Biggs Aaf (BIF), sit on the Left side for the best views. BIF sits on the east side of El Paso, and aircraft typically approach from the northeast or east on runway 03/21 or 04/22. A left-side seat gives you the best view of the Franklin Mountains cutting through El Paso, the Rio Grande valley, and Ciudad Juárez spreading across the Mexican side of the border. The right side faces open desert with little of interest. Notable sights include: Franklin Mountains State Park, Rio Grande / US-Mexico border, Ciudad Juárez urban sprawl, El Paso downtown.

The flight from Chicago Ohare International (ORD) to Biggs Aaf (BIF) takes Approximately 3 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks southwest over Illinois farmland, crosses the Mississippi River near St. Louis, then traverses the Ozark Plateau in Missouri and Arkansas before entering Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. Over New Mexico the route passes near Albuquerque with the Sandia Mountains visible, then crosses the Tularosa Basin and the Sacramento Mountains before descending into the El Paso valley.