Salt Lake City to Amsterdam flight path: SLC to AMS

Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam. The left side wins on both ends of the flight — dramatic Wasatch peaks at takeoff and an Amsterdam skyline view on landing — plus during cruise it faces the more northerly, terrain-rich side of the great-circle route over Canada and southern Greenland, where the ice sheet and fjords are visible. The right side is dominated by the flatter Great Salt Lake basin, open ocean, and a plainer coastal approach into Schiphol.

During takeoff from Salt Lake City International (SLC), sit on the Left side for the best views. Departing SLC, the aircraft climbs with the Wasatch Range immediately visible on the east side of the airport, giving passengers a close, dramatic view of steep peaks and canyons right off the runway. The west side shows the Great Salt Lake and Oquirrh Mountains, which is scenic but flatter and less textured than the Wasatch Front. Notable sights include: Wasatch Range, Mount Olympus, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake Valley floor.

When landing at Schiphol (AMS), sit on the Left side for the best views. On approach to Schiphol from the north (typical for southerly wind flow), the aircraft tracks south past Amsterdam before lining up on the Zwanenburgbaan, putting the city's canals, harbor, and dense urban grid on the left side. The right side mainly shows the North Sea coastline and dunes near Zandvoort, which is pleasant but less distinctive. Notable sights include: Amsterdam city canals, IJ waterway and harbor, Markermeer/IJsselmeer, patchwork Dutch polders.

The flight from Salt Lake City International (SLC) to Schiphol (AMS) takes 9h 15m.

Canadian Shield lakes over Saskatchewan/Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Baffin Island, the southern Greenland ice sheet and coastal fjords, and the Denmark Strait near Iceland