FlownLondon Gatwick to Venice Marco Polo: which side of the plane?
Flying out, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for the Zugspitze and the Dolomites, the right (seat F) for the Eiger and Jungfrau, and the Matterhorn.
Flying from London Heathrow instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteLGW → VCE
- Distance694 miles (1,117 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 10 min in
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 35m in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 50m in
Right side · seat F
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 25m in
- The Matterhornabout 1h 25m in
Leaving London Gatwick (LGW) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the right, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Venice to Gatwick
Flying home, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for the Matterhorn, and the Eiger and Jungfrau, the right (seat F) for the Dolomites and the Zugspitze.
Left side · seat A
- The Matterhornabout 35 min in
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 35 min in
Right side · seat F
- The Dolomitesabout 10 min in
- The Zugspitzeabout 25 min in
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 1h 50m in
Leaving Venice Marco Polo (VCE) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the left, so the right 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 2-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.