Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Salt Lake City to Puerto Vallarta. Right seats capture the dramatic Wasatch Range departure and maintain better views throughout the southbound flight path over Utah and Arizona terrain. While left seats excel at landing, the takeoff experience is more visually rewarding.

During takeoff from Salt Lake City International (SLC), sit on the Right side for the best views. SLC typically departs runways 16L/R or 34L/R depending on wind. Right seats offer views of the Wasatch Range's dramatic eastern escarpment rising directly above the airport, plus the Great Salt Lake's northern arm to the northwest. Left seats see the valley floor and urban sprawl. Notable sights include: Wasatch Range (eastern ridge), Great Salt Lake (northern portion), Antelope Island, Salt Lake City urban grid.

When landing at Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International (PVR), sit on the Left side for the best views. Approaching PVR typically uses runways 03 or 21 depending on wind. Left seats provide views of the Pacific coastline, Banderas Bay's crescent shape, and the Sierra Madre Occidental foothills inland. Right seats see open ocean and less distinctive terrain. Notable sights include: Banderas Bay (water body), Pacific coastline, Sierra Madre Occidental (distant inland mountains), Puerto Vallarta city waterfront.

The flight from Salt Lake City International (SLC) to Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International (PVR) takes Approximately 3 hours 45 minutes.

The flight path crosses central Utah (Sevier Plateau, Fishlake National Forest visible as dark forested areas), then Arizona (Mogollon Rim, Colorado Plateau with visible canyon systems), before descending into Sonora, Mexico. The transition from high desert to tropical Pacific coast is gradual, with the Sierra Madre Occidental becoming increasingly prominent as you approach the coast. Lake Powell may be visible on clear days in the northern portion of the route.