FlownEdinburgh to Faro: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Lake District and Snowdon; the right side has the Isle of Man and Land's End.
- RouteEDI → FAO
- Distance1,326 miles (2,133 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 3¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Lake Districtsoon after take-off
- Snowdonabout 30 min in
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Manabout 20 min in
- Land's Endabout 1h 05m 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: Faro to Edinburgh
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for Snowdon and the Lake District; the left side has Land's End and the Isle of Man.
Left side · seat A
- Land's Endabout 2h 15m in
- The Isle of Manabout 3h 00m in
Right side · seat F
- Snowdonabout 2h 50m in
- The Lake Districton the way in to land
Leaving Faro (FAO) 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 3¼-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.