Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Sitka to Seattle. Takeoff offers superior scenery with the dramatic Inside Passage and island geography. While landing favors left, the 90-minute flight's most distinctive visual corridor—the coastal waterways and island chains of Southeast Alaska—dominates the first half from the right side.

During takeoff from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez (SIT), sit on the Right side for the best views. Sitka typically departs runway 33 (northwest heading). Right-side seats face the Baranof and Chichagof Islands immediately, with Crescent Bay and the Inside Passage waterways spreading below. Left seats see only forested terrain inland. Notable sights include: Baranof Island (immediate right), Chichagof Island (right distance), Crescent Bay (right foreground), Inside Passage waterways (right).

When landing at Boeing Fld King Co International (BFI), sit on the Left side for the best views. BFI uses runway 16L/34R (north-south orientation). Approaching from the north on runway 16L, left seats capture Lake Union, downtown Seattle's skyline, and the Cascade Range backdrop. Right seats see only suburban sprawl and Puget Sound's eastern shore. Notable sights include: Lake Union (left, prominent), Downtown Seattle skyline (left-center), Cascade Range (left-distant horizon), Puget Sound (left).

The flight from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez (SIT) to Boeing Fld King Co International (BFI) takes Approximately 1 hour 25 minutes.

The flight path follows the Inside Passage southbound, passing over Admiralty Island (center to left around midpoint), then crosses open water toward the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Notable features include Glacier Bay's outlet (visible left around 45 minutes out), the Alexander Archipelago's dense island chains (right side for first hour), and the transition from temperate rainforest to Puget Sound lowlands in the final 30 minutes. Mount Baker (10,781 ft) appears on the left horizon during descent into the Seattle basin.