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Bristol to Marrakech: which side of the plane?

Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Isle of Wight, Guernsey and the Picos de Europa.

What you might see, flying out

Left side · seat A

  1. The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
  2. Guernseyabout 20 min in
  3. The Picos de Europaabout 1h 25m 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: Marrakech to Bristol

Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for the Picos de Europa, Guernsey and the Isle of Wight.

Right side · seat F

  1. The Picos de Europaabout 2h 00m in
  2. Guernseyabout 3h 10m in
  3. The Isle of Wighton the way in to land

Leaving Marrakech (RAK) 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 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.