FlownBirmingham to Kos: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the White Cliffs of Dover, the Dolomites and Mount Olympus; the left side has the Grossglockner. You may pass straight over the Zugspitze.
- RouteBHX → KGS
- Distance1,764 miles (2,839 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Grossglocknerabout 1h 45m in
Right side · seat F
- Londonsoon after take-off
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 25 min in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 45m in
- Mount Olympusabout 3h 25m in
Straight below
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 35m 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: Kos to Birmingham
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mount Olympus, the Dolomites and the White Cliffs of Dover; the right side has the Grossglockner. You may pass straight over the Zugspitze.
Left side · seat A
- Mount Olympusabout 50 min in
- The Dolomitesabout 2h 30m in
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 3h 50m in
- Londonon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Grossglocknerabout 2h 30m in
Straight below
- The Zugspitzeabout 2h 40m in
Leaving Kos (KGS) 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 4¼-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.