Seeing Carlsbad Caverns National Park from a plane
Underground is the Big Room, a single chamber of about 8 acres, and summer evenings bring hundreds of thousands of free-tailed bats out of the entrance. From above, look for the Guadalupe Mountains' rugged limestone reef rising from the desert.
10 of our routes pass it. New Mexico · rated 5 of 10
The easy pick
Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles: sit on the right, 59 min after takeoff.
Which side, by route
| Route | Side | When |
|---|---|---|
| Austin to Phoenix | Right the other side is usually better on this route | 57 min after takeoff |
| Charlotte to Phoenix | Left | 167 min after takeoff |
| Dallas to Phoenix | Right the other side is usually better on this route | 59 min after takeoff |
| Dallas-Fort Worth to Phoenix | Right the other side is usually better on this route | 57 min after takeoff |
| Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles | Right | 59 min after takeoff |
| Houston to Las Vegas | Right | 69 min after takeoff |
| Houston to Los Angeles | Right | 71 min after takeoff |
| Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth | Right the other side is usually better on this route | 93 min after takeoff |
| Miami to Los Angeles | Right | 168 min after takeoff |
| San Diego to Dallas-Fort Worth | Left | 83 min after takeoff |
From the real paths of every nonstop on these routes in the last 10 days, at the usual time of day.
Questions
Which side of the plane do you see Carlsbad Caverns National Park from?
It depends on the direction: the right on most of our routes (8 of 10). The table lists each route's side.
When can you see Carlsbad Caverns National Park from a plane?
Mid-flight: see the table for when on each route.
Do clouds matter?
Yes. These answers assume a clear day. Within 3 days of your flight, pick your exact flight in the app for the cloud forecast.
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