FlownLondon Gatwick to Málaga: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Isle of Wight, Mont-Saint-Michel and Madrid; the left side has the Sierra Nevada.
Flying from London Stansted instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteLGW → AGP
- Distance1,022 miles (1,645 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Sierra Nevadaon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 30 min in
- Madridabout 2h 00m 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: Malaga to Gatwick
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Madrid, Mont-Saint-Michel and the Isle of Wight; the right side has the Sierra Nevada.
Left side · seat A
- Madridabout 40 min in
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 2h 10m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Sierra Nevadasoon after take-off
Leaving Málaga (AGP) 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 2¾-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.