FlownLondon Gatwick to Palma de Mallorca: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Isle of Wight, the Pyrenees and Barcelona; the left side has Mallorca.
Flying from London Heathrow, Birmingham, London Luton or Newcastle instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteLGW → PMI
- Distance814 miles (1,309 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Mallorcaon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- The Pyreneesabout 1h 35m in
- Barcelonaabout 1h 55m in
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: Majorca to Gatwick
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Barcelona, the Pyrenees and the Isle of Wight; the right side has Mallorca.
Left side · seat A
- Barcelonaabout 20 min in
- The Pyreneesabout 35 min in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Mallorcasoon after take-off
Leaving Palma de Mallorca (PMI) 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 2¼-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.