Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Phoenix to Copenhagen. Left side wins both the departure and arrival phases. At departure you get Phoenix's most iconic terrain features, and at arrival the Øresund Bridge and Swedish coastline are genuinely spectacular from the left. The transatlantic cruise at altitude over Greenland and Iceland offers views from either side, but the bookend moments favor left.

During takeoff from Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX), sit on the Left side for the best views. PHX primarily uses runways 7R/25L and 8/26. Eastbound departures on runway 26 head west initially before turning northeast, giving left-side passengers a clear view of South Mountain Park and the Phoenix metro grid. As the aircraft turns northeast, the left side captures the McDowell Mountains and Scottsdale sprawl. Notable sights include: South Mountain Park (largest municipal park in the US, clearly visible as a dark ridge south of the airport), McDowell Mountains to the northeast, Camelback Mountain's distinctive camel-hump silhouette, Salt River channel cutting through the valley floor.

When landing at Kastrup (CPH), sit on the Left side for the best views. CPH's primary landing runway is 22L/04R, with approaches from the north over the Øresund strait. On approach from the north on runway 22, left-side passengers look east over the Øresund and can see the Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden, plus the Swedish coastline around Malmö. Right side faces inland over flat Danish farmland with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Øresund Bridge (the combined rail-road bridge-tunnel linking Copenhagen to Malmö), Malmö city skyline across the strait in Sweden, Copenhagen city center and harbor visible ahead-left, Amager Fælled flat island terrain directly below on final approach.

The flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) to Kastrup (CPH) takes Approximately 11 to 12 hours nonstop, though most routings connect via an East Coast hub or European hub, making total travel time 14 to 17 hours.

Routing typically tracks northeast over the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains, then across the Great Plains and Great Lakes region, then over Atlantic Canada and Newfoundland. The North Atlantic crossing passes near or over southern Greenland's ice sheet and glaciated fjords, then Iceland's volcanic interior, before crossing Scotland and the North Sea into Denmark. Greenland's ice cap and coastal fjords are the single most dramatic visual feature of the entire flight, visible from either side depending on exact routing.