FlownBirmingham to Faro: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Isle of Wight, Guernsey and the Picos de Europa; the right side has Brittany's Pointe du Raz.
Flying from Bristol instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteBHX → FAO
- Distance1,109 miles (1,784 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Isle of Wightabout 15 min in
- Guernseyabout 30 min in
- The Picos de Europaabout 1h 40m in
Right side · seat F
- Brittany's Pointe du Razabout 50 min in
Leaving Birmingham (BHX) in the morning, the sun is mostly on the left, so the right side is shadier. In the afternoon it's mostly on the right.
Flying home: Faro to Birmingham
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for the Picos de Europa, Guernsey and the Isle of Wight; the left side has Brittany's Pointe du Raz.
Left side · seat A
- Brittany's Pointe du Razabout 2h 00m in
Right side · seat F
- The Picos de Europaabout 1h 10m in
- Guernseyabout 2h 20m in
- The Isle of Wightabout 2h 35m in
Leaving Faro (FAO) in the morning, the sun is mostly on the right, so the left side is shadier. In the afternoon it's mostly on the left.
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 2¾-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.