JBord

Yep, I've been r/t ORD-LAS maybe 20+ times and I've only seen it once, but it's possible. I've seen the Hoover Dam a couple times, and that's pretty cool.

Definitely will be to the south though if they're close enough to see it.

WineCountryUA

going to ????

AugustusM

I haven't figured out to post pics on this site, any help would be appreciated. I've been taking a bunch of photos for my nieces who have a blog that they use to follow me around the country on my weekly work trips.

Paradise on earth, EWR.

WineCountryUA

See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...hoto-post.html

So a more southerly routing than the OP's query

gengar

Just for the record, the LAS-EWR flights usually pass north of the Grand Canyon (or at least flies over the north side of it). Flights usually pass on the south side to places like IAH, MIA, etc.

AugustusM

Yes, a bit.

AugustusM

bhunt

this is not thread related. But Spirit has a 6 am flight MCI-LAS. You get to Grand Canyon Area right after sunrise local time and the sun shining against the side of canyon walls is amazing.

DENflyer3

I have been on this flight more than 10 times in the last 3 years. While you can see it on the right side of the aircraft, I would say the plane is usually too low and just too far north to really see it well. Frankly, I have had much better views of it from the let side of the plane from SAN - DEN

l etoile

Since this isn't specific to United, I'm going to move it to the Las Vegas forum. Please follow it there.

l'etoile
United moderator

standby my man

My experience has been LEFT side the best. Normal pattern is just east of the dam over the lake from IAH. DEN should be about the same.

DenverBrian

Ah, no. Flight paths IAH-LAS and DEN-LAS are just a teensy bit different.

standby my man

Of course, but are you saying DEN path is SOUTHWEST of IAH path?

DenverBrian

DEN path is considerably north of IAH path. So far north so that you're over Southern Utah, not in visible sight of the Grand Canyon.

gengar

Just to add some information to this: Typically from LAS, planes will take off to the west on runway 25R. For flights to destinations to the east of LAS, this takeoff direction will result in a long turn back to the east after takeoff. To destinations to the south of LAS (e.g., IAH, DFW, MIA, etc.), the plane will turn to the south (left) on its way eastbound. To destinations to the north of LAS, (e.g., DEN, ORD, JFK, etc.), the plane will turn to the north (right) on its way eastbound.

This results in much different views on the way out; for example, those wanting to see Hoover Dam would want to sit on the left side of the plane to destinations to the south of LAS, but on the right side of the plane to destinations to the north of LAS.

However - as anyone who lives in Las Vegas knows - weather patterns here vary considerably (and often change even in very short periods of time), so taking off to the west is certainly no sure thing, and all four takeoff directions (1R/19L/7L/25R) are used fairly regularly.