Los Angeles LAX: I love both the approach and take off from LAX. Coming in on a clear day is just mind blowing and the night approach makes my head explode. Taking off just after sunrise is glorious, I love looking down after airborne and seeing the shoreline and the land turn to sea. I love when the plane makes its turn over the ocean and head north and watch the city to the right as the day begins. If you are heading back east, the plane typically turns left over the ocean and flies over the massive LA/Long Beach habor (which by the way is a sight to see both day and night). You also get to see downtown Long Beach and its shoreline.
London Heathrow The city is massive and makes me think of a well manicured dense garden, it really is the most beautiful city IMO from above.
Dallas Love Field: I love both the approach and take off day or night. I’m also impressed with how brightly lit it is at night. It gives you a sense of how big that city really is.
San Francisco SFO and OAK: Flying up from LA is just awesome seeing the coast line, but when you arrive in the Bay Area I really love just seeing San Jose from above, it looks so well maintained suburban sprawl with beautiful homes and swimming pools. I figured that’s how LA’s San Fernando Valley use to love back in the early 70’s. But even better seeing all of the iconic bridges and especially at night the city and the bay shining through, makes me think of the song by Journey.
NYC La Guardia: My favorite city, I love the approach when you’re sitting on the right side and the airplane is going down the Hudson, that is the best view one could hope for. You really get a sense of how dense and built up Manhattan is. I also like leaving out at night from JFK, and heading back to LA. Flying over the NY metro and seeing all of the lights, I believe it’s sprawls further than Los Angeles, just not as brightly lit up.
Long Beach, CA LGB: I know it’s part of the LA metro, but it has its own airport. The approach is quite awesome, especially coming from the Bay Area, you get to turn over Catalina Island, and seeing the beautiful coastline and the city’s skyline from afar is fun to see.
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