FlownLondon Gatwick to Tenerife South: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Isle of Wight, Mount Teide on Tenerife and La Palma; the left side has Gran Canaria. You may pass straight over Jersey.
Flying from London Stansted instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteLGW → TFS
- Distance1,810 miles (2,913 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Gran Canariaon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- Guernseyabout 25 min in
- Mount Teide on Tenerifeon the way in to land
- La Palmaon the way in to land
Straight below
- Jerseyabout 25 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: Tenerife to Gatwick
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for La Palma, Mount Teide on Tenerife and the Isle of Wight; the right side has Gran Canaria. You may pass straight over Jersey.
Left side · seat A
- La Palmasoon after take-off
- Mount Teide on Tenerifesoon after take-off
- Guernseyabout 4h 00m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Gran Canariasoon after take-off
Straight below
- Jerseyabout 4h 00m in
Leaving Tenerife South (TFS) 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.