FlownEdinburgh to Madeira (Funchal): which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Lake District, the Isle of Man and Snowdon; the right side has Dublin.
- RouteEDI → FNC
- Distance1,731 miles (2,785 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Lake Districtsoon after take-off
- The Isle of Mansoon after take-off
- Snowdonabout 25 min in
- Porto Santoon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Dublinabout 30 min 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: Madeira to Edinburgh
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for Snowdon, the Isle of Man and the Lake District; the left side has Dublin.
Left side · seat A
- Dublinabout 3h 40m in
Right side · seat F
- Porto Santosoon after take-off
- Snowdonabout 3h 45m in
- The Isle of Manon the way in to land
- The Lake Districton the way in to land
Leaving Madeira (Funchal) (FNC) 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 4¼-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.