FlownBristol to Malta: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn and Mount Etna; the right side has Mont Ventoux and Sardinia. You may pass straight over Corsica.
- RouteBRS → MLA
- Distance1,369 miles (2,203 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 3½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- Mont Blancabout 1h 25m in
- The Matterhornabout 1h 30m in
- Mount Etnaon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Mont Ventouxabout 1h 30m in
- Sardiniaabout 2h 25m in
Straight below
- Corsicaabout 2h 05m in
Leaving Bristol (BRS) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the right, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Malta to Bristol
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for Mount Etna, the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc; the left side has Sardinia and Mont Ventoux. You may pass straight over Corsica.
Left side · seat A
- Sardiniaabout 1h 00m in
- Mont Ventouxabout 1h 55m in
Right side · seat F
- Mount Etnasoon after take-off
- The Matterhornabout 1h 55m in
- Mont Blancabout 2h 00m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Straight below
- Corsicaabout 1h 20m in
Leaving Malta (MLA) 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.