FlownBirmingham to Zakynthos: which side of the plane?
Flying out, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for the Zugspitze and the Dolomites, the right (seat F) for the Eiger and Jungfrau, and the Matterhorn. You may pass straight over the White Cliffs of Dover.
- RouteBHX → ZTH
- Distance1,488 miles (2,395 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 3¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 35m in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 50m in
- Corfuabout 3h 20m in
Right side · seat F
- Londonsoon after take-off
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 30m in
- The Matterhornabout 1h 30m in
- Lake Gardaabout 1h 50m in
Straight below
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 25 min 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: Zante to Birmingham
Flying home, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for the Matterhorn, and the Eiger and Jungfrau, the right (seat F) for the Dolomites and the Zugspitze. You may pass straight over the White Cliffs of Dover.
Left side · seat A
- Lake Gardaabout 1h 50m in
- The Matterhornabout 2h 10m in
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 2h 10m in
- Londonon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Corfuabout 20 min in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 50m in
- The Zugspitzeabout 2h 05m in
Straight below
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 3h 15m in
Leaving Zakynthos (ZTH) 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 3¾-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.