Phoenix to London flight path: PHX to LHR

Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Phoenix to London. The left side gets a distant look at the Colorado Rockies during the climb north out of the desert Southwest, plus the classic Thames-to-Parliament sweep on final approach into Heathrow. That combination edges out the right side's shorter-lived desert mountain views at takeoff.

During takeoff from Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX), sit on the Right side for the best views. Climbing out of PHX on a north-northeast track toward LHR, the right side looks out over Camelback Mountain, the McDowell Mountains, and the jagged Superstition Mountains rising from the desert floor. The left side mostly faces the flatter, less distinctive west Phoenix valley. Notable sights include: Camelback Mountain, McDowell Mountains, Superstition Mountains, South Mountain Park.

When landing at Heathrow (LHR), sit on the Left side for the best views. On the standard westerly approach into Heathrow, the flight path crosses over central London before touchdown, and the left side gets a clean view of the Thames, Canary Wharf, and the London Eye/Parliament area. The right side mostly faces the less distinctive north London suburbs. Notable sights include: River Thames, Canary Wharf skyline, London Eye and Houses of Parliament, Windsor Castle near touchdown.

The flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) to Heathrow (LHR) takes 9h 35m.

Colorado Front Range and Rocky Mountain foothills, Great Plains of eastern Colorado and Nebraska, Great Lakes region, Canadian Shield forests and lakes of Quebec/Labrador, North Atlantic Ocean, Irish coastline near approach to the UK