Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Seattle to Wichita. The right side wins overall due to the spectacular Mount Rainier and Cascade Range views on departure, which are among the most dramatic scenery on any domestic US route. The landing views on the left are interesting but the flat Kansas plains, while geographically honest, are less visually compelling than the Pacific Northwest volcanics.

During takeoff from Seattle Tacoma International (SEA), sit on the Right side for the best views. SEA typically departs south on runway 16R/16C, then turns southeast toward Wichita. The right side gives you a clear view of Mount Rainier to the southeast and the Cascade Range as you climb out. You also get a look back at Lake Washington and the Seattle skyline before turning inland. Notable sights include: Mount Rainier, Lake Washington, Seattle skyline, Cascade Range foothills.

When landing at Wichita Mid Continent (ICT), sit on the Left side for the best views. ICT typically lands on runway 19L/19R approaching from the north, meaning the aircraft is heading south on final. The left side faces east and gives you a view of the Arkansas River winding through the Wichita urban area and the flat checkerboard farmland of the Kansas plains spreading to the horizon. The right side faces west over featureless prairie. Notable sights include: Arkansas River through Wichita, Wichita urban grid, Kansas agricultural checkerboard, McConnell Air Force Base.

The flight from Seattle Tacoma International (SEA) to Wichita Mid Continent (ICT) takes Approximately 2 hours 45 minutes to 3 hours.

The flight crosses the Columbia Plateau in eastern Washington, then the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon visible to the south, followed by the Snake River Plain of southern Idaho. Over southern Idaho and northern Utah the terrain becomes high desert basin and range. Crossing into Colorado the Rocky Mountain Front Range may be visible far to the south depending on routing. The flight then transitions over the Colorado-Kansas border into the High Plains, where the landscape flattens dramatically into the wheat and corn fields of western Kansas all the way into Wichita.