Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from San Salvador to Edmonton. While the takeoff offers dramatic volcanic scenery from the left, the landing provides more sustained and visually distinctive views. The North Saskatchewan River valley and Edmonton's urban geography on the right side during approach offer clearer, more photogenic scenery than the departure phase. Right-side seats also capture the prairie landscape transition better.

During takeoff from El Salvador International (SAL), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left-side seats offer views of the Central American volcanic chain and Pacific coastline as the aircraft climbs northwestward out of San Salvador. The terrain immediately surrounding the airport is heavily populated, but volcanic peaks dominate the western and northwestern skyline. Notable sights include: Volcán de San Salvador (2,386 m, visible 15 km northwest), Pacific Ocean coastline to the south, Lake Ilopango crater lake to the east, Volcán Santa Ana to the west.

When landing at Edmonton International (YEG), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right-side seats provide excellent views during the descent into Edmonton as the aircraft approaches from the south. The North Saskatchewan River valley, the city's downtown core along the river, and the surrounding prairie landscape are clearly visible on the right side during final approach. Notable sights include: North Saskatchewan River and river valley (prominent geographic feature through Edmonton), downtown Edmonton skyline along the river, surrounding prairie and agricultural grid patterns, Beaver Lake to the northeast.

The flight from El Salvador International (SAL) to Edmonton International (YEG) takes Approximately 4 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses the Yucatán Peninsula (limestone platform with cenotes visible at high altitude), the Gulf of Mexico, the Texas coast near Corpus Christi, the Great Plains of Texas and Oklahoma (flat agricultural and grassland terrain), and enters the Canadian prairies over Kansas/Nebraska before reaching the Rocky Mountain foothills west of Edmonton. The most visually distinctive midpoint feature is the transition from the flat Gulf Coast and Great Plains into the gradually rising terrain approaching the Canadian Rockies.