FlownEdinburgh to Gran Canaria: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Lake District, Snowdon and Fuerteventura; the right side has Mount Teide on Tenerife. You may pass straight over the Isle of Man.
- RouteEDI → LPA
- Distance2,025 miles (3,259 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Lake Districtsoon after take-off
- Snowdonabout 30 min in
- The Isles of Scillyabout 1h 00m in
- Fuerteventuraon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Mount Teide on Tenerifeon the way in to land
Straight below
- The Isle of Mansoon after take-off
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: Gran Canaria to Edinburgh
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for Fuerteventura, Snowdon and the Lake District; the left side has Mount Teide on Tenerife. You may pass straight over the Isle of Man.
Left side · seat A
- Mount Teide on Tenerifesoon after take-off
Right side · seat F
- Fuerteventurasoon after take-off
- The Isles of Scillyabout 3h 45m in
- Snowdonabout 4h 20m in
- The Lake Districton the way in to land
Straight below
- The Isle of Manon the way in to land
Leaving Gran Canaria (LPA) 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 4¾-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.