FlownEdinburgh to Alicante: 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 the Lake District and Snowdon. You may pass straight over Jersey.
- RouteEDI → ALC
- Distance1,228 miles (1,976 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 3 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Isle of Wightabout 55 min in
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 1h 20m in
- The Gironde estuaryabout 1h 50m in
- The Pyreneesabout 2h 20m in
Right side · seat F
- The Lake Districtabout 15 min in
- The Isle of Manabout 15 min in
- Snowdonabout 30 min in
- Guernseyabout 1h 10m in
Straight below
- Jerseyabout 1h 10m in
Leaving Edinburgh (EDI) 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: Alicante to Edinburgh
Flying home, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for Snowdon and the Lake District, the right (seat F) for the Pyrenees and the Isle of Wight. You may pass straight over Jersey.
Left side · seat A
- Guernseyabout 2h 00m in
- Snowdonabout 2h 35m in
- The Isle of Manabout 2h 50m in
- The Lake Districtabout 2h 50m in
Right side · seat F
- The Pyreneesabout 45 min in
- The Gironde estuaryabout 1h 15m in
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 1h 50m in
- The Isle of Wightabout 2h 10m in
Straight below
- Jerseyabout 1h 55m in
Leaving Alicante (ALC) 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 3-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.