[Alouette]

On approach to LAX from the east going west Downtown LA could only be seen from the Right side of the aircraft

I think flight paths can be altered at different times due to wind direction and other factors.

When I flew to LA last October they were redirecting flight approaches over the ocean because of the wildfires.

I fly into NYC from Detroit to La Guardia frequently and the approach is not the same every time. Sometimes we pass over Manhattan and sometimes over the water. Likewise the return flight to Detroit usually passes over Ford Motor Company campus but sometimes the approach is from the north.

Also if the plane banks on approach you can see out the windows on the opposite side.

[pete anderson]

I think flight paths can be altered at different times due to wind direction and other factors.

All three of LAX's runways are East-West with and usually east to west take off and landing. Of 50 or 60 times I have flown in LAX I only landed west to east once. And if you are landing west to east you would only see ocean out of either side of the plane.