Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Lanzhou to Chengdu. While takeoff offers good Loess Plateau geology on the right, the landing approach provides more visually distinctive features: the geometric Chengdu Plain, the Min River system, and the city's urban-rural transition are more dramatic than the plateau terrain. Left seats capture these landing highlights better.

During takeoff from Zhongchuan (ZGC), sit on the Right side for the best views. Zhongchuan typically departs to the east or northeast. Right-side seats offer views of the Yellow River valley and the transition from the Loess Plateau toward lower terrain, with the river's distinctive meandering pattern visible below. Notable sights include: Yellow River (Huang He) winding through the valley floor, Loess Plateau's eroded terrain with gullies, Lanzhou city sprawl to the west, Qinling Mountains foothills to the southeast.

When landing at Shuangliu (CTU), sit on the Left side for the best views. Chengdu's Shuangliu typically uses runways aligned north-south. Left-side seats during descent offer views of the Chengdu Plain's agricultural grid and the city's eastern districts, with the Longquan Mountains visible as a backdrop to the north. Notable sights include: Chengdu Plain's geometric agricultural fields in green and brown, Longquan Mountains (northern horizon), Chengdu city's urban sprawl, Min River's course through the plain.

The flight from Zhongchuan (ZGC) to Shuangliu (CTU) takes Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.

The flight crosses from the Loess Plateau into the Sichuan Basin. Notable midpoint features include the transition zone where the plateau terrain gives way to lower elevations around the Jialing River valley, the Qinling Mountains' southern foothills (visible as a ridge line to the right/east during cruise), and the gradual shift from arid loess terrain to the more vegetated, agricultural landscape of the basin. The Min River's upper course becomes visible in the descent phase. Visibility of these features depends heavily on atmospheric conditions; the Sichuan Basin frequently has haze that obscures distant terrain.