FlownEdinburgh to Málaga: which side of the plane?
Flying out, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for the Lake District and the Sierra Nevada, the right (seat F) for Snowdon and the Picos de Europa.
- RouteEDI → AGP
- Distance1,333 miles (2,145 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 3¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Lake Districtsoon after take-off
- Madridabout 2h 40m in
- The Sierra Nevadaon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Manabout 20 min in
- Snowdonabout 30 min in
- Brittany's Pointe du Razabout 1h 25m in
- The Picos de Europaabout 2h 15m 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: Malaga to Edinburgh
Flying home, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for the Picos de Europa and Snowdon, the right (seat F) for the Sierra Nevada and the Lake District.
Left side · seat A
- The Picos de Europaabout 1h 10m in
- Brittany's Pointe du Razabout 2h 00m in
- Snowdonabout 2h 50m in
- The Isle of Manabout 3h 00m in
Right side · seat F
- The Sierra Nevadasoon after take-off
- Madridabout 40 min in
- The Lake Districton the way in to land
Leaving Málaga (AGP) 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.