FlownBristol to Alicante: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Isle of Wight, Jersey and the Pyrenees; the right side has Guernsey.
- RouteBRS → ALC
- Distance911 miles (1,466 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- Jerseyabout 25 min in
- The Gironde estuaryabout 1h 05m in
- The Pyreneesabout 1h 40m in
Right side · seat F
- Guernseyabout 20 min in
Leaving Bristol (BRS) 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: Alicante to Bristol
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for the Pyrenees, Jersey and the Isle of Wight; the left side has Guernsey.
Left side · seat A
- Guernseyabout 2h 05m in
Right side · seat F
- The Pyreneesabout 45 min in
- The Gironde estuaryabout 1h 20m in
- Jerseyabout 2h 00m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Leaving Alicante (ALC) 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.