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Bristol to Corfu: which side of the plane?

Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for Mont Blanc, the Eiger and Jungfrau, and the Matterhorn; the left side has the Dolomites. You may pass straight over Lake Garda.

What you might see, flying out

Left side · seat A

  1. The Dolomitesabout 1h 50m in

Right side · seat F

  1. The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
  2. Mont Blancabout 1h 25m in
  3. The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 30m in
  4. The Matterhornabout 1h 30m in

Straight below

  1. Lake Gardaabout 1h 50m in

Leaving Bristol (BRS), the sun is mostly on the right in the morning and the afternoon alike, so the left side is shadier.

Flying home: Corfu to Bristol

Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for the Matterhorn, the Eiger and Jungfrau, and Mont Blanc; the right side has the Dolomites. You may pass straight over Lake Garda.

Left side · seat A

  1. The Matterhornabout 1h 55m in
  2. The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 55m in
  3. Mont Blancabout 2h 00m in
  4. The Isle of Wighton the way in to land

Right side · seat F

  1. The Dolomitesabout 1h 30m in

Straight below

  1. Lake Gardaabout 1h 35m in

Leaving Corfu (CFU) 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 3½-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.