To SFO?
Tip: Sit on the right side for landing.
The right side provides a classic approach over the bay, featuring the San Mateo Bridge and a clear panorama of the San Francisco city skyline and the Bay Bridge.
The right side provides a classic approach over the bay, featuring the San Mateo Bridge and a clear panorama of the San Francisco city skyline and the Bay Bridge.
The left side is the clear winner for this route, primarily due to the approach into San Francisco International Airport. While both sides offer similar views of the Pacific, the left side typically provides an iconic, front-row seat to the Golden Gate Bridge, the Marin Headlands, and the San Francisco city skyline during standard landing patterns like the BDEGA arrival.
While both sides offer excellent views upon arrival, the Right Side is generally superior for witnessing the rugged Northern California coastline, the dramatic Point Reyes National Seashore, and potential glimpses of the Aleutian Islands or Northern Japan during the long transpacific crossing.
The right side provides a superior vantage point for iconic landmarks like the Great Salt Lake and Lake Tahoe, while avoiding the harsh southern sun glare during this westbound journey.
The right side provides a superior vantage point for the Great Lakes, the stunning alpine waters of Lake Tahoe, and the most iconic views of the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge upon arrival.
The left side offers a front-row seat to the stunning Mexican coastline upon departure and the iconic rugged California coast during the descent into San Francisco.
The Right Side provides a superior panorama of the Rocky Mountain National Park, the Great Salt Lake, and the iconic San Francisco skyline during the standard approach into SFO.
The right side is the definitive choice for this route, offering the highest probability of seeing the San Francisco skyline, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the turquoise waters of the Great Salt Lake.
The left side is superior for its potential to capture the iconic Sydney Harbour skyline upon takeoff and the world-famous San Francisco city and Golden Gate views on the final approach.
The right side offers a high-probability view of Mount Fuji shortly after takeoff from Osaka and superior views of the Northern California coastline and mountains during the approach to SFO.
The right side offers a superior perspective of the Sutter Buttes shortly after takeoff and the most iconic views of the San Francisco skyline and Golden Gate Bridge during the standard approach into SFO.
The right side offers a superior perspective of the rugged San Gabriel Mountains upon departure and a spectacular view of the San Francisco skyline and Bay Bridge during the standard approach into SFO.
The Right Side offers an exceptional vantage point for the dramatic San Gabriel Mountains immediately after takeoff and provides the iconic aerial view of the San Francisco Bay and East Bay hills during the descent into SFO.