Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Phoenix to Reno. The left side dominates both ends of this flight. Departing Phoenix it captures the city core and recognizable landmarks like Camelback Mountain, and en route the left side tracks the Nevada Basin and Range terrain including the Spring Mountains near Las Vegas and the Walker Lake basin. On arrival into Reno the left seat has the best view of the Sierra Nevada escarpment and the Truckee Meadows.

During takeoff from Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX), sit on the Left side for the best views. PHX typically departs west on runway 26 or northwest on runway 25L/R, meaning a left-side seat faces south toward South Mountain Park and the Estrella Mountains. As the aircraft banks northwest toward Reno, the left side picks up the Phoenix metro grid, the Salt River, and Camelback Mountain clearly below. Notable sights include: Camelback Mountain, South Mountain Park, Salt River bed, Estrella Mountains.

When landing at Reno Tahoe International (RNO), sit on the Left side for the best views. Reno typically lands on runway 16R/16L heading south, so the aircraft approaches from the north. A left-side seat faces east toward the Virginia Range and the dramatic Sierra Nevada escarpment. Lake Tahoe is visible to the southwest on the right side, but the left seat captures the Truckee Meadows valley, downtown Reno, and the steep eastern face of the Sierra Nevada as the aircraft descends. Notable sights include: Sierra Nevada eastern escarpment, Truckee Meadows valley floor, downtown Reno, Virginia Range.

The flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) to Reno Tahoe International (RNO) takes Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours.

The flight crosses the Mojave Desert and southern Nevada, passing over or near the Spring Mountains west of Las Vegas, the Nevada Basin and Range province with its parallel north-south mountain ridges and dry playas, Walker Lake in western Nevada (a large natural lake visible from altitude), and the Wassuk Range before descending toward the Truckee Meadows.