FlownBirmingham to Larnaca: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Zugspitze, the Grossglockner and Cyprus.
- RouteBHX → LCA
- Distance2,112 miles (3,399 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 5 hours
What you might see, flying out
Right side · seat F
- The White Cliffs of Doversoon after take-off
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 35m in
- The Grossglocknerabout 1h 45m in
- Cypruson the way in to land
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: Larnaca to Birmingham
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Cyprus, the Grossglockner and the Zugspitze.
Left side · seat A
- Cyprussoon after take-off
- The Grossglocknerabout 3h 15m in
- The Zugspitzeabout 3h 25m in
- The White Cliffs of Doveron the way in to land
Leaving Larnaca (LCA) 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 5-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.