FlownLondon Gatwick to Fuerteventura: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Isle of Wight, Guernsey and Jersey; the left side has the Picos de Europa. You may pass straight over Lanzarote.
Flying from London Stansted instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteLGW → FUE
- Distance1,722 miles (2,771 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Picos de Europaabout 1h 25m in
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- Guernseyabout 20 min in
- Jerseyabout 25 min in
- Lisbonabout 2h 20m in
Straight below
- Lanzaroteon the way in to land
Leaving London Gatwick (LGW) 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: Fuerteventura to Gatwick
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Wight; the right side has the Picos de Europa. You may pass straight over Lanzarote.
Left side · seat A
- Lisbonabout 1h 50m in
- Jerseyabout 3h 45m in
- Guernseyabout 3h 50m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Picos de Europaabout 2h 45m in
Straight below
- Lanzarotesoon after take-off
Leaving Fuerteventura (FUE) 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.