Window Seat Guide • 2026
Flights from New York: Best Side of Plane
Window seat guide for all 4 routes departing New York JFK
JFK Airport sits on Jamaica Bay at the southern edge of Long Island — departures heading west cross over the city itself, giving passengers a brief but stunning view of Manhattan's skyline before climbing out over New Jersey and the Appalachians. Eastbound transatlantic flights head straight out over the Atlantic, climbing away from Long Island's south shore. The New York to London crossing is the world's most travelled transatlantic route and one of its most scenic: Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, the Labrador coast, and Greenland's ice cap all appear in sequence depending on the routing. The LA transcontinental crosses the Appalachians, the Mississippi Valley, the Rockies, and the Mojave in under six hours — one of North America's most geographically varied flights. The Delhi route is an epic polar arc over Greenland and Northern Europe. Each has a specific window side that delivers far more.
4 Routes — Best Side Recommendations
Sorted by confidenceNew York → Delhi
JFK–DELGreenland fjords — eastern coast ice-capped mountains and inlet glaciers visible on the left ~3–4h in
New York → Los Angeles
JFK–LAXGrand Canyon — one of Earth's great geological wonders
New York → London
JFK–LHRSouthern Greenland — fjords and glaciers visible from the left on clear Arctic days
New York → Tokyo
JFK–NRTGreenland ice sheet
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