FlownEdinburgh to Marrakech: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Lake District, Brittany's Pointe du Raz and the Picos de Europa; the right side has the Isle of Man and Land's End. You may pass straight over Snowdon.
- RouteEDI → RAK
- Distance1,697 miles (2,731 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Lake Districtsoon after take-off
- Brittany's Pointe du Razabout 1h 20m in
- The Picos de Europaabout 2h 10m in
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Mansoon after take-off
- Land's Endabout 1h 00m in
Straight below
- Snowdonabout 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: Marrakech to Edinburgh
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for the Picos de Europa, Brittany's Pointe du Raz and the Lake District; the left side has Land's End and the Isle of Man. You may pass straight over Snowdon.
Left side · seat A
- Land's Endabout 3h 05m in
- The Isle of Manon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Picos de Europaabout 2h 00m in
- Brittany's Pointe du Razabout 2h 45m in
- The Lake Districton the way in to land
Straight below
- Snowdonabout 3h 40m in
Leaving Marrakech (RAK) 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 4-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.