FlownLondon Gatwick to Dalaman: which side of the plane?
Flying out, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for the Zugspitze and the Grossglockner, the right (seat F) for the Dolomites and Mount Olympus.
Flying from Bristol instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteLGW → DLM
- Distance1,735 miles (2,792 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The White Cliffs of Doversoon after take-off
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 20m in
- The Grossglocknerabout 1h 35m in
Right side · seat F
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 30m in
- Mount Olympusabout 3h 10m in
- Rhodeson the way in to land
Leaving London Gatwick (LGW), the sun is mostly on the right in the morning and the afternoon alike, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Dalaman to Gatwick
Flying home, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for Mount Olympus and the Dolomites, the right (seat F) for the Grossglockner and the Zugspitze.
Left side · seat A
- Rhodessoon after take-off
- Mount Olympusabout 1h 00m in
- The Dolomitesabout 2h 40m in
Right side · seat F
- The Grossglocknerabout 2h 40m in
- The Zugspitzeabout 2h 50m in
- The White Cliffs of Doveron the way in to land
Leaving Dalaman (DLM) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the left, so the right side is shadier.
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.