FlownLondon Gatwick to Nice: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn; the right side has Mont Ventoux. You may pass straight over Paris.
Flying from London Heathrow instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteLGW → NCE
- Distance622 miles (1,001 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 1¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Mont Blancabout 1h 25m in
- The Matterhornabout 1h 25m in
Right side · seat F
- Mont Ventouxabout 1h 35m in
Straight below
- Parisabout 35 min 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: Nice to Gatwick
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc; the left side has Mont Ventoux. You may pass straight over Paris.
Left side · seat A
- Mont Ventouxabout 15 min in
Right side · seat F
- The Matterhornabout 20 min in
- Mont Blancabout 25 min in
Straight below
- Parisabout 1h 15m in
Leaving Nice (NCE) 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 1¾-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.