FlownLondon Gatwick to Keflavík (Reykjavík): which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Lake District, Ben Nevis and Vatnajökull glacier; the left side has Snowdon and the Isle of Man.
Flying from Manchester or London Heathrow instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteLGW → KEF
- Distance1,203 miles (1,935 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 3 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Snowdonabout 30 min in
- The Isle of Manabout 45 min in
Right side · seat F
- The Lake Districtabout 40 min in
- Ben Nevisabout 1h 05m in
- Vatnajökull glacierabout 2h 45m in
Leaving London Gatwick (LGW) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the left, so the right side is shadier.
Flying home: Iceland to Gatwick
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Vatnajökull glacier, Ben Nevis and the Lake District; the right side has the Isle of Man and Snowdon.
Left side · seat A
- Vatnajökull glacierabout 20 min in
- Ben Nevisabout 2h 00m in
- The Lake Districtabout 2h 25m in
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Manabout 2h 20m in
- Snowdonabout 2h 30m in
Leaving Keflavík (Reykjavík) (KEF) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the right, so the left 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 3-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.