Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth flight path: PHX to DFW

Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth. The right side wins on both ends of the flight: the desert mountain scenery around Phoenix during departure and glimpses of White Sands and the Guadalupe Mountains near the route's midpoint outweigh the flat, featureless plains seen from the left side for most of the trip.

During takeoff from Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departing PHX to the east, the right side gives passengers a good look at South Mountain Park's rugged ridgeline just south of the airport, followed by the jagged profile of the Superstition Mountains as the plane climbs over the Salt River Valley. The left side mostly shows flat suburban Phoenix sprawl with Camelback Mountain a minor, quickly-passing feature. Notable sights include: South Mountain Park, Superstition Mountains, Salt River agricultural valley, downtown Phoenix skyline.

When landing at Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW), sit on the Right side for the best views. On approach into DFW from the west, the right side offers a brief but clear view of the Fort Worth skyline and the patchwork of ranchland and reservoirs west of the metro before the final turn onto the runway. The left side mostly faces open flat plains with little to distinguish it. Notable sights include: Fort Worth skyline, Trinity River bends, DFW airport terminal complex, west Texas ranchland.

The flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) to Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) takes 2h 55m.

White Sands National Park's gypsum dunes, the Franklin Mountains near El Paso, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and the oil-field grid of the Permian Basin in west Texas