FlownBirmingham to Ibiza: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for Mallorca. You may pass straight over the Isle of Wight and the Pyrenees.
- RouteBHX → IBZ
- Distance950 miles (1,529 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Mallorcaon the way in to land
Straight below
- The Isle of Wightabout 20 min in
- The Pyreneesabout 1h 50m 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: Ibiza to Birmingham
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for Mallorca. You may pass straight over the Pyrenees and the Isle of Wight.
Right side · seat F
- Mallorcasoon after take-off
Straight below
- The Pyreneesabout 40 min in
- The Isle of Wightabout 2h 10m in
Leaving Ibiza (IBZ) 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 2½-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.