Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from San Antonio to Atlanta. The left side misses the best of San Antonio on departure but delivers the superior view on arrival with the Atlanta skyline and Stone Mountain. Across the mid-flight, the left side also tracks slightly closer to the Mississippi River crossing near Jackson, Mississippi, and offers views of the Alabama and Georgia Piedmont terrain. The Atlanta approach view is the highlight of this route.

During takeoff from San Antonio International (SAT), sit on the Right side for the best views. SAT typically departs northeast on runway 13R/31L or uses runway 03/21. A northeast departure puts downtown San Antonio and the San Antonio River valley on the right side. You get a clear view of the city grid, the AT&T Center area, and the sprawling urban layout before climbing out over the Hill Country. Notable sights include: Downtown San Antonio skyline, San Antonio River corridor, Lackland AFB to the southwest (visible briefly), Texas Hill Country terrain rising to the northwest.

When landing at The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Left side for the best views. Atlanta Hartsfield typically lands from the east on runways 08L/08R or from the west on 26L/26R. On an approach from the west-southwest (coming from SAT), aircraft usually land heading east, meaning the left side faces north toward downtown Atlanta. You get a clear view of the Atlanta skyline, Buckhead, and Stone Mountain in the distance to the northeast. Notable sights include: Downtown Atlanta skyline, Stone Mountain (visible to the northeast as a distinctive granite dome), Buckhead district, Lake Allatoona to the northwest on approach.

The flight from San Antonio International (SAT) to The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.

The flight tracks east-northeast across the Texas Piney Woods, crosses the Sabine River into Louisiana, then crosses the Mississippi River near the Baton Rouge-Jackson corridor. Over Mississippi and Alabama the terrain is low rolling Piedmont with dense pine forest. Crossing into Georgia the Appalachian foothills begin to appear to the north. No major mountain ranges are directly on the flight path but the southern tail of the Appalachians is visible to the north as the aircraft descends into Atlanta.