Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Taipei to New York. Left side wins at both ends of the flight. Taipei departure gives you the city skyline and northern coast, while JFK arrival delivers Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic coastline. The transpacific cruise itself is largely over open ocean regardless of side, so the departure and arrival views are the deciding factor.

During takeoff from Sungshan (TSA), sit on the Left side for the best views. Songshan airport's primary departure runway 10 sends aircraft eastward over Taipei city before turning northeast. The left side faces north, giving you a clear view over central Taipei's dense urban grid, the Keelung River, and the iconic Taipei 101 tower standing prominently above the skyline. As the aircraft climbs and banks northeast toward the Pacific, the left side also captures the northern coast of Taiwan and the Tamsui River estuary. Notable sights include: Taipei 101 skyscraper, Keelung River, Tamsui River estuary, northern Taiwan coastline.

When landing at John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. JFK's primary arrival runways 31L and 31R have aircraft approaching from the southeast over the Atlantic, meaning the aircraft tracks over Jamaica Bay before touchdown. The left side faces south and southwest, giving a direct view over Jamaica Bay's open water and barrier islands, the Rockaway Peninsula, and the broad sweep of Lower New York Bay. The right side faces inland over Queens residential neighborhoods with less dramatic scenery. Notable sights include: Jamaica Bay, Rockaway Peninsula, Atlantic Ocean, Gateway National Recreation Area marshlands.

The flight from Sungshan (TSA) to John F Kennedy International (JFK) takes Approximately 15 to 16 hours nonstop, though this route typically operates with a connection as no nonstop service currently exists between TSA and JFK.

The great circle route from Taipei to New York tracks northeast across the East China Sea, over southern Japan near Kyushu and Honshu, then across the North Pacific at high latitudes passing south of the Aleutian Islands chain, crossing the Gulf of Alaska, then over the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia and Alberta, across the Great Plains of Canada and the northern United States, and finally descending over New England and the northeastern seaboard toward New York