Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Antananarivo to New York. The JFK approach on the left side with Jamaica Bay and the Manhattan skyline is one of the most iconic urban arrival views in aviation. While the right side at takeoff from TNR offers good highland city views, the left side landing at JFK edges it out for the overall flight experience.

During takeoff from Antananarivo Ivato (TNR), sit on the Right side for the best views. Ivato airport sits on the high central plateau northwest of Antananarivo. Departures typically head northeast or north, and the right side gives views over the city of Antananarivo itself, its distinctive red-laterite hills, and the Analamanga ridge. The left side faces open plateau and rice paddies with less visual interest. Notable sights include: Antananarivo city center and Rova of Antananarivo hilltop palace, Analamanga ridge, central highland rice paddies and terraced valleys, Lake Mandroseza reservoir to the south.

When landing at John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK approaches typically come in from the east or southeast over the Atlantic, landing on runways oriented roughly east-west. On final approach from the southeast, the left side faces north toward Manhattan's skyline, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and Jamaica Bay. The right side looks south over the open Atlantic and the Rockaways barrier beach with less urban scenery. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline on the northern horizon, Jamaica Bay and its wildlife refuge wetlands directly below, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge spanning the harbor entrance, the Rockaways barrier peninsula.

The flight from Antananarivo Ivato (TNR) to John F Kennedy International (JFK) takes Approximately 20 to 22 hours with one stop, as there is no nonstop service between TNR and JFK. Common connections are via Paris CDG, Nairobi, or Johannesburg, making total travel time highly variable..

The flight path typically routes northwest over the African continent crossing over the Congo Basin rainforest, then over West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The mid-Atlantic crossing passes near the Cape Verde Islands. The final approach to the US East Coast crosses over Bermuda and then the open western Atlantic before reaching Long Island.