Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Ponta Delgada to Toronto. The right side wins overall because the São Miguel island departure view is genuinely spectacular and rare — most passengers never see the Azorean calderas from the air. The Toronto arrival on the left is good but the island departure is the highlight of this route.

During takeoff from Ponta Delgada (PDL), sit on the Right side for the best views. PDL's runway 12/30 orientation means westbound departures typically head toward runway 30, climbing out over the Atlantic to the northwest. The right side gives you a clear look back at São Miguel island — the volcanic calderas, the green interior highlands, and the coastline of Ponta Delgada itself as the aircraft banks north. Notable sights include: Lagoa das Sete Cidades caldera, Lagoa do Fogo, Ponta Delgada waterfront and marina, volcanic ridgeline of the island's spine.

When landing at Lester B Pearson International (YYZ), sit on the Left side for the best views. Pearson typically uses runways 05/23 or 06L/24R for transatlantic arrivals from the east. On approach from the east or northeast, the left side gives you Lake Ontario's northern shoreline, the Toronto downtown skyline including the CN Tower, and the urban sprawl of the GTA spreading westward. The right side faces north toward suburban Mississauga and Brampton with far less visual interest. Notable sights include: CN Tower and Toronto downtown skyline, Lake Ontario shoreline, Humber Bay, Highway 427 corridor leading to Pearson.

The flight from Ponta Delgada (PDL) to Lester B Pearson International (YYZ) takes Approximately 6.5 to 7.5 hours westbound.

The flight tracks northwest across the open North Atlantic, passing well south of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. There is no land visible for the vast majority of the flight — just open ocean. Occasionally the Grand Banks fishing grounds southeast of Newfoundland may be visible as a change in ocean color or surface texture at lower altitudes, and contrails from other transatlantic traffic are common. As the aircraft approaches the Canadian coast, Nova Scotia's coastline may appear briefly on the right side before the route turns southwest toward Toronto over the Gulf of Maine and New England states.