Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Santa Fe to Dallas-fort Worth. Left side wins both ends of the flight. During departure it captures the Sandia Mountains and Rio Grande valley as the aircraft turns southeast, and on arrival it faces the Dallas skyline and the DFW-area lakes. The right side has the Jemez Mountains briefly at takeoff but loses interest quickly once over the high plains of eastern New Mexico and Texas.

During takeoff from Santa Fe Muni (SAF), sit on the Left side for the best views. Santa Fe Municipal typically departs runway 20 (southbound), putting the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Jemez Mountains on the right side briefly, but as the aircraft turns southeast toward DFW, the left side picks up the dramatic Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque and the Rio Grande valley below. The left seat gets the best sustained mountain scenery during the initial climb and turn. Notable sights include: Sangre de Cristo Mountains directly east of Santa Fe, Sandia Mountains southeast near Albuquerque, Rio Grande valley and bosque corridor, Santa Fe city grid and plaza area below.

When landing at Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW), sit on the Left side for the best views. Approaching DFW from the northwest on typical runway 17L/17R or 18L/18R arrivals, the left side looks east over the Dallas urban core, with downtown Dallas skyline visible in the distance. The right side faces west toward Fort Worth, which is less visually dramatic. Left seat passengers also get a better view of Lake Lewisville and Lake Ray Hubbard as the aircraft descends. Notable sights include: Dallas downtown skyline to the east, Lake Lewisville north of DFW, Lake Grapevine adjacent to the airport, Fort Worth urban area to the west.

The flight from Santa Fe Muni (SAF) to Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) takes Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes.

The flight crosses the Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) of eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle — a vast, nearly featureless high plains plateau at around 4,000 feet elevation. The Canadian River canyon cuts through the terrain near Amarillo and is faintly visible as a subtle incision in the plains. Lubbock appears as a grid city on the flat plains. As the aircraft descends into the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the terrain gradually drops and the landscape transitions from dry rangeland to the more vegetated Cross Timbers region of north-central Texas.