FlownGlasgow to Alicante: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Lake District, the Isle of Wight and the Pyrenees; the right side has the Isle of Man and Snowdon.
- RouteGLA → ALC
- Distance1,228 miles (1,977 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 3 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Lake Districtabout 15 min in
- The Isle of Wightabout 55 min in
- Guernseyabout 1h 10m in
- Jerseyabout 1h 10m in
- The Pyreneesabout 2h 20m in
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Manabout 15 min in
- Snowdonabout 30 min in
Leaving Glasgow (GLA) 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: Alicante to Glasgow
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for the Pyrenees, the Isle of Wight and the Lake District; the left side has Snowdon and the Isle of Man.
Left side · seat A
- Snowdonabout 2h 35m in
- The Isle of Manabout 2h 50m in
Right side · seat F
- The Pyreneesabout 45 min in
- Jerseyabout 1h 55m in
- Guernseyabout 2h 00m in
- The Isle of Wightabout 2h 10m in
- The Lake Districtabout 2h 50m in
Leaving Alicante (ALC) 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 3-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.