FlownBirmingham to Tenerife South: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for Cape Finisterre, Mount Teide on Tenerife and La Palma; the left side has Brittany's Pointe du Raz and Gran Canaria.
Flying from Bristol instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteBHX → TFS
- Distance1,851 miles (2,978 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Brittany's Pointe du Razabout 50 min in
- Gran Canariaon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Cape Finisterreabout 1h 50m in
- Mount Teide on Tenerifeon the way in to land
- La Palmaon the way in to land
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: Tenerife to Birmingham
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mount Teide on Tenerife, La Palma and Cape Finisterre; the right side has Gran Canaria and Brittany's Pointe du Raz.
Left side · seat A
- Mount Teide on Tenerifesoon after take-off
- La Palmasoon after take-off
- Cape Finisterreabout 2h 40m in
Right side · seat F
- Gran Canariasoon after take-off
- Brittany's Pointe du Razabout 3h 40m in
Leaving Tenerife South (TFS) 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 4½-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.