FlownBirmingham to Corfu: which side of the plane?
Flying out, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for the Zugspitze and the Dolomites, the right (seat F) for the Eiger and Jungfrau, and Lake Garda. You may pass straight over the White Cliffs of Dover.
- RouteBHX → CFU
- Distance1,357 miles (2,184 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 3½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 40m in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 50m in
- Veniceabout 2h 00m in
Right side · seat F
- Londonsoon after take-off
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 30m in
- Lake Gardaabout 1h 50m in
Straight below
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 25 min in
Leaving Birmingham (BHX), the sun is mostly on the right in the morning and the afternoon alike, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Corfu to Birmingham
Flying home, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for Lake Garda, and the Eiger and Jungfrau, the right (seat F) for the Dolomites and the Zugspitze. You may pass straight over the White Cliffs of Dover.
Left side · seat A
- Lake Gardaabout 1h 35m in
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 55m in
- Londonon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Veniceabout 1h 25m in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 35m in
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 45m in
Straight below
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 3h 00m in
Leaving Corfu (CFU) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the left, so the right side is shadier.
Worked out along the direct (great-circle) route between the two airports. Real flights follow airways, winds and air traffic control, often tens of miles either side of it, so these are likely rather than certain, and clouds permitting. Times assume a typical 3½-hour flight. Seat letters are for the window: A on the left; on the right, F on most single-aisle jets and K on most wide-bodies.