Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Santiago to Punta Arenas. While takeoff favors left seats for Andes views, the landing approach over the Strait of Magellan and Patagonian landscape is more visually distinctive and geographically dramatic. Right seats capture the transition from the Central Valley to the sub-Antarctic environment.

During takeoff from Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL), sit on the Left side for the best views. SCL typically departs runway 07 (westbound) or 25 (eastbound). Left seats offer views of the Andes cordillera rising immediately to the east during climb-out, with the snow-capped peaks of the Central Chilean range dominating the view. Right seats face the flat Central Valley and urban sprawl of Santiago. Notable sights include: Andes Mountains (Central Cordillera), Maipo River valley, Santiago metropolitan area, Cerro San Cristóbal.

When landing at Carlos Ibanez Del Campo International (PUQ), sit on the Right side for the best views. Approach to PUQ typically uses runway 09 (eastbound) or 27 (westbound). Right seats provide views of the Strait of Magellan and the Fuegian landscape during descent. The Strait's distinctive dark water and the rugged, treeless terrain of southern Patagonia are visually striking. Left seats face inland toward featureless steppe. Notable sights include: Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego (northern coast), Punta Arenas city, Dawson Island.

The flight from Arturo Merino Benitez International (SCL) to Carlos Ibanez Del Campo International (PUQ) takes Approximately 3 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses the Central Valley, then the Andes foothills, descending into the Patagonian steppe. Notable features include the Maule River valley (around 35°S), the transition zone where the Andes diminish in elevation south of 40°S, and the vast, treeless Patagonian plateau. Lake Laja and the Bio-Bio River region appear on the left (east) side during the southern portion of the climb. The landscape becomes progressively more barren and windswept as the aircraft moves south, with vegetation thinning dramatically below 45°S. No major cities are visible along the route after leaving the Santiago metropolitan area.