FlownBristol to Ibiza: which side of the plane?
Flying out, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for the Isle of Wight and the Pyrenees, the right (seat F) for Guernsey and Jersey. You may pass straight over Mont-Saint-Michel.
Flying from Glasgow instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteBRS → IBZ
- Distance887 miles (1,427 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- The Pyreneesabout 1h 40m in
Right side · seat F
- Guernseyabout 20 min in
- Jerseyabout 25 min in
- The Gironde estuaryabout 1h 05m in
Straight below
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 30 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: Ibiza to Bristol
Flying home, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for Jersey and Guernsey, the right (seat F) for the Pyrenees and the Isle of Wight. You may pass straight over Mont-Saint-Michel.
Left side · seat A
- The Gironde estuaryabout 1h 20m in
- Jerseyabout 2h 00m in
- Guernseyabout 2h 00m in
Right side · seat F
- The Pyreneesabout 40 min in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Straight below
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 1h 50m in
Leaving Ibiza (IBZ) 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.