Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from St. Louis to Atlanta. The left side delivers the dramatic St. Louis departure view with the Gateway Arch and Mississippi River, and during cruise over Tennessee and northern Georgia you get views of the Cumberland Plateau ridgelines. The right side has a slight edge on Atlanta arrival, but the STL departure spectacle tips the overall balance to the left.

During takeoff from Lambert St Louis International (STL), sit on the Left side for the best views. Lambert's primary departures to the southeast use runways 12L/12R, meaning a left-side seat gives you a clear view back over downtown St. Louis as you climb out. You'll see the Gateway Arch and the Mississippi River curving through the city before the aircraft turns toward Tennessee. Notable sights include: Gateway Arch and downtown St. Louis skyline, Mississippi River and its wide bend at St. Louis, Cahokia Mounds site across the river in Illinois, Forest Park (large green rectangle west of downtown).

When landing at The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL), sit on the Right side for the best views. Hartsfield typically receives southeast-bound traffic on runways 26L/26R or 27L/27R, meaning the approach comes from the east over the Atlanta metro. A right-side seat on approach gives you the clearest view of downtown Atlanta's skyline and Midtown as you descend over the eastern suburbs. Notable sights include: Downtown Atlanta skyline and Midtown towers, Stone Mountain (distinctive granite dome 16 miles east of downtown), Lake Allatoona to the northwest visible in the distance, I-285 perimeter highway loop visible as a broad suburban ring.

The flight from Lambert St Louis International (STL) to The William B Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) takes Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours.

The flight tracks southeast over southern Illinois farmland, then crosses western Kentucky and Tennessee. The Cumberland Plateau's parallel ridges and valleys are visible in central Tennessee, along with the Tennessee River system. Northern Georgia brings the southern Appalachian foothills and the Chattahoochee National Forest before the descent into Atlanta's piedmont.