Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from San Juan to Charlotte. The left side delivers the most dramatic scenery of the flight: the spectacular Caribbean departure over Old San Juan, San Juan Bay, and the Puerto Rican coastline. The mid-flight view over the Bahamas and Florida Straits also favors the left (west) side with shallow turquoise water visible on clear days. The Charlotte arrival view is good on the right but the urban skyline is modest compared to the Caribbean departure scenery.

During takeoff from Luis Munoz Marin International (SJU), sit on the Left side for the best views. SJU typically departs on runway 10 (eastward) or runway 8, then turns north. A left-side seat captures San Juan's Condado lagoon, Old San Juan peninsula, and the Atlantic coastline as the aircraft banks northward. The dense urban grid of metropolitan San Juan and the blue-green waters of San Juan Bay are clearly visible on the left during the initial climb and turn. Notable sights include: Old San Juan peninsula and El Morro headland, San Juan Bay and Condado Lagoon, Atlantic coastline stretching west toward Arecibo, El Yunque rainforest ridgeline to the southeast.

When landing at Charlotte Douglas International (CLT), sit on the Right side for the best views. Charlotte Douglas typically receives arrivals from the south on runway 18R/18L or from the southeast, meaning the aircraft approaches from the south-southwest. A right-side seat looks west and northwest, giving a clear view of uptown Charlotte's skyline as the plane descends. The compact cluster of skyscrapers is unmistakable against the flat Piedmont landscape. Notable sights include: Uptown Charlotte skyline cluster, Lake Norman reservoir to the northwest, Catawba River corridor, flat Carolina Piedmont patchwork of suburbs and forest.

The flight from Luis Munoz Marin International (SJU) to Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) takes Approximately 3 hours 15 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes.

The flight tracks northwest over the Atlantic, passing over or near the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas archipelago where shallow turquoise banks are visible on clear days. The aircraft then crosses the Florida Straits and enters US airspace over Florida or Georgia, passing over the flat coastal plain and then the South Carolina Piedmont before descending into Charlotte. The Appalachian foothills become faintly visible to the northwest on the final descent.