FlownBristol to Paphos: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Eiger and Jungfrau, the Dolomites, and Mount Olympus; the left side has the Zugspitze and the Grossglockner.
- RouteBRS → PFO
- Distance2,087 miles (3,359 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 5 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 35m in
- The Grossglocknerabout 1h 45m in
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 20m in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 45m in
- Mount Olympusabout 3h 25m 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: Paphos to Bristol
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mount Olympus, the Dolomites, and the Eiger and Jungfrau; the right side has the Grossglockner and the Zugspitze.
Left side · seat A
- Mount Olympusabout 1h 35m in
- The Dolomitesabout 3h 10m in
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 3h 35m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Grossglocknerabout 3h 10m in
- The Zugspitzeabout 3h 20m in
Leaving Paphos (PFO) 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 5-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.