Seeing León de Los Aldama from a plane
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
A leather and shoe capital of Mexico on the high Bajío plain, about 5,900 ft up. Look for the flat grid of a large city surrounded by farmland and dry mountains to the north.
16 of our routes pass it. Guanajuato
The easy pick
Houston to Leon: sit on the right, on the way down.
Which side, by route
| Route | Side | When |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta to Leon | Right | on the way down |
| Chicago to Guadalajara | Left | 194 min after takeoff |
| Chicago to Aguascalientes | Left | on the way down |
| Chicago to Leon | Right (the left side is better for the whole flight) | on the way down |
| Dallas-Fort Worth to Leon | Right | on the way down |
| Houston to Leon | Right | on the way down |
| Los Angeles to Mexico City | Right (the left side is better for the whole flight) | 157 min after takeoff |
| Los Angeles to Oaxaca | Right (the left side is better for the whole flight) | 159 min after takeoff |
| Los Angeles to Puebla | Right (the left side is better for the whole flight) | 159 min after takeoff |
| Los Angeles to Queretaro | Right | 159 min after takeoff |
| Los Angeles to Morelia | Left | 163 min after takeoff |
| Orlando to Guadalajara | Right | 175 min after takeoff |
| Phoenix to Mexico City | Right (the left side is better for the whole flight) | 127 min after takeoff |
| Sacramento to Leon | Right | on the way down |
| San Jose to Morelia | Left | 184 min after takeoff |
| San Jose to Leon | Right (the left side is better for the whole flight) | on the way down |
From the real paths of every nonstop on these routes in the last 10 days, at the usual time of day. Where the best seat for the whole flight is on the other side, you'd trade this sight for more elsewhere.
Questions
Which side of the plane do you see León de Los Aldama from?
It depends on the direction: the right on most of our routes (12 of 16). The table lists each route's side.
When can you see León de Los Aldama from a plane?
Near the airport, on the climb or on the way down, and mid-flight on longer routes: see the table for each route.
Can you see León de Los Aldama at night?
Yes, by its lights. The app scores lit places at night by how bright they are.
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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