FlownEdinburgh to Lanzarote: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Lake District, Snowdon and the Isles of Scilly. You may pass straight over the Isle of Man.
- RouteEDI → ACE
- Distance1,933 miles (3,110 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Lake Districtsoon after take-off
- Snowdonabout 30 min in
- Land's Endabout 1h 00m in
- The Isles of Scillyabout 1h 00m in
- Cape Finisterreabout 2h 15m in
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: Lanzarote to Edinburgh
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for the Isles of Scilly, Snowdon and the Lake District. You may pass straight over the Isle of Man.
Right side · seat F
- Cape Finisterreabout 2h 20m in
- The Isles of Scillyabout 3h 35m in
- Land's Endabout 3h 35m in
- Snowdonabout 4h 10m in
- The Lake Districton the way in to land
Straight below
- The Isle of Manon the way in to land
Leaving Lanzarote (ACE) 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 4½-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.