Window seat guides: which side of the plane to sit on
Mountains, islands and coastlines you can see from the window on popular flights from the UK, side by side, worked out by the same window seat guide that's in the Flown app.
Each guide follows the direct route between the two airports and lists what's within view on the left (seat A) and on the right, roughly how far into the flight you'll pass it, and which side the sun is on. Real flights wander a little from the direct route, so take these as likely rather than certain, and clouds permitting.
From London Gatwick
- Antalyaright side: the Zugspitze
- Athensleft side: the Zugspitze
- Bodrumboth sides
- Catanialeft side: Mount Etna
- Corfuboth sides
- Crete (Chania)right side: Mont Blanc
- Crete (Heraklion)both sides
- Dalamanboth sides
- Dubrovnikleft side: the Zugspitze
- Faroboth sides
- Fuerteventuraright side: the Isle of Wight
- Gibraltarright side: the Isle of Wight
- Gran Canariaboth sides
- Hurghadaboth sides
- Ibizaright side: the Pyrenees
- Icelandright side: Vatnajökull glacier
- Kosboth sides
- Lanzaroteright side: the Isle of Wight
- Larnacaright side: the Zugspitze
- Lisbonright side: the Isle of Wight
- Madeiraright side: the Isle of Wight
- Majorcaright side: the Pyrenees
- Malagaright side: the Isle of Wight
- Maltaleft side: Mont Blanc
- Marrakechright side: the Picos de Europa
- Naplesright side: Mont Blanc
- Niceleft side: Mont Blanc
- Paphosboth sides
- Pisaright side: Mont Blanc
- Rhodesboth sides
- Romeboth sides
- Santorinileft side: the Zugspitze
- Sharm el-Sheikhboth sides
- Splitleft side: the Zugspitze
- Teneriferight side: Mount Teide on Tenerife
- Veniceboth sides
- Zanteboth sides
From Manchester
- Alicanteboth sides
- Bodrumright side: the Zugspitze
- Corfuleft side: the Zugspitze
- Crete (Chania)left side: the Zugspitze
- Crete (Heraklion)both sides
- Dalamanright side: the Zugspitze
- Hurghadaboth sides
- Ibizaleft side: Mallorca
- Icelandmuch as from Gatwick
- Kosright side: the Zugspitze
- Madeiraright side: Snowdon
- Malagaleft side: the Sierra Nevada
- Maltamuch as from Gatwick
- Naplesright side: Mont Blanc
- Orlandoboth sides
- Rhodesright side: the Zugspitze
- Romeright side: Mont Blanc
- Sharm el-Sheikhright side: the Zugspitze
- Teneriferight side: Mount Teide on Tenerife
- Veniceleft side: the Zugspitze
- Zanteleft side: the Zugspitze
From London Heathrow
From London Stansted
- Catanialeft side: Mount Etna
- Corfuboth sides
- Crete (Heraklion)much as from Manchester
- Dalamanright side: the Zugspitze
- Faromuch as from Gatwick
- Fuerteventuramuch as from Gatwick
- Gran Canarialeft side: Lanzarote
- Ibizamuch as from Gatwick
- Lanzarotemuch as from Gatwick
- Malagamuch as from Gatwick
- Maltamuch as from Gatwick
- Marrakechmuch as from Gatwick
- Naplesmuch as from Manchester
- Paphosright side: the Zugspitze
- Pisaright side: Mont Blanc
- Rhodesright side: the Zugspitze
- Tenerifemuch as from Gatwick
From Birmingham
- Alicanteboth sides
- Corfuboth sides
- Crete (Heraklion)both sides
- Dalamanmuch as from Stansted
- Faroleft side: the Picos de Europa
- Ibizaleft side: Mallorca
- Kosright side: the Dolomites
- Larnacaright side: the Zugspitze
- Majorcamuch as from Gatwick
- Malagamuch as from Manchester
- Maltamuch as from Gatwick
- Paphosmuch as from Stansted
- Rhodesmuch as from Stansted
- Teneriferight side: Mount Teide on Tenerife
- Zanteboth sides
From Bristol
- Alicanteleft side: the Pyrenees
- Antalyaright side: the Dolomites
- Barcelonaright side: the Pyrenees
- Corfuright side: Mont Blanc
- Crete (Heraklion)right side: Mont Blanc
- Dalamanmuch as from Gatwick
- Faromuch as from Birmingham
- Ibizaboth sides
- Kosboth sides
- Majorcaright side: the Pyrenees
- Malagamuch as from Manchester
- Maltaleft side: Mont Blanc
- Marrakechleft side: the Picos de Europa
- Naplesboth sides
- Paphosright side: the Eiger and Jungfrau
- Rhodesboth sides
- Tenerifemuch as from Birmingham
From Edinburgh
- Alicanteboth sides
- Barcelonaright side: the Pyrenees
- Crete (Heraklion)right side: the Zugspitze
- Faroleft side: Snowdon
- Fuerteventuraleft side: Snowdon
- Gran Canarialeft side: Snowdon
- Ibizaright side: Snowdon
- Lanzaroteleft side: Snowdon
- Madeiraleft side: Snowdon
- Majorcaright side: the Pyrenees
- Malagaboth sides
- Maltaboth sides
- Marrakechleft side: the Picos de Europa
- Tenerifeleft side: Snowdon
From London Luton
- Crete (Heraklion)much as from Birmingham
- Dalamanmuch as from Stansted
- Faroboth sides
- Gran Canarialeft side: the Isle of Wight
- Ibizamuch as from Gatwick
- Lanzaroteboth sides
- Majorcamuch as from Gatwick
- Malagamuch as from Heathrow
- Maltamuch as from Gatwick
- Marrakechright side: the Picos de Europa
- Paphosmuch as from Stansted
- Tenerifeboth sides
From Glasgow
- Alicanteleft side: the Pyrenees
- Crete (Heraklion)right side: the Zugspitze
- Faroboth sides
- Fuerteventuraleft side: Snowdon
- Ibizamuch as from Bristol
- Lanzaroteleft side: Snowdon
- Majorcaright side: the Pyrenees
- Malagaleft side: the Sierra Nevada
- Tenerifeboth sides
From Newcastle
- Alicanteright side: Jersey
- Corfuright side: the Zugspitze
- Crete (Heraklion)much as from Edinburgh
- Faroright side: Snowdon
- Gran Canariaright side: Snowdon
- Lanzaroteright side: Snowdon
- Majorcamuch as from Gatwick
- Malagamuch as from Manchester
- Teneriferight side: Mount Teide on Tenerife