Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas. The left side delivers the dramatic Wasatch Front on departure, then transitions to views over the Nevada desert and eventually the approach into Las Vegas where both sides have merit. The Wasatch departure view is the single most spectacular moment of this short flight, giving the left side the overall edge.

During takeoff from Salt Lake City International (SLC), sit on the Left side for the best views. SLC typically departs south on runway 16L/16R, meaning the left side faces east toward the Wasatch Front. You get a direct broadside view of the entire Wasatch Range including the ski resorts above Salt Lake City, plus the city grid below. The right side looks west over the flat salt flats with far less visual interest. Notable sights include: Wasatch Front (Mount Olympus, Twin Peaks), Salt Lake City downtown grid, University of Utah campus on the bench, Cottonwood Canyons leading up to ski resorts.

When landing at Mc Carran International (LAS), sit on the Right side for the best views. Las Vegas typically lands from the north on runway 26L or from the south on runway 19R. On the common northerly approach, the right side faces south and west, giving you the Las Vegas Strip laid out clearly below as you descend over the valley. The Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon escarpment are visible to the west on the right side as well. Notable sights include: Las Vegas Strip (visible as a dense cluster of large hotel towers), Spring Mountains and Charleston Peak to the west, Lake Mead reservoir to the east (left side on approach), Hoover Dam area in the distance.

The flight from Salt Lake City International (SLC) to Mc Carran International (LAS) takes Approximately 55 to 70 minutes.

The flight crosses the Great Basin desert of southwestern Utah and southern Nevada. Notable features include the Beaver Dam Mountains near the Utah-Nevada border, the Virgin River Gorge area to the southeast, the flat Mojave Desert transition, and isolated basin-and-range mountain ridges running north-south across Nevada. The terrain is largely brown desert scrub with no major water bodies until Lake Mead appears near Las Vegas.