FlownGlasgow to Heraklion, Crete: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Lake District, the Zugspitze and the Dolomites; the left side has the Grossglockner and Mount Olympus.
- RouteGLA → HER
- Distance1,987 miles (3,197 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Grossglocknerabout 2h 15m in
- Mount Olympusabout 3h 55m in
Right side · seat F
- The Lake Districtsoon after take-off
- The Zugspitzeabout 2h 05m in
- The Dolomitesabout 2h 15m in
- Corfuabout 3h 45m in
- Creteon the way in to land
Leaving Glasgow (GLA), the sun is mostly on the right in the morning and the afternoon alike, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Crete (Heraklion) to Glasgow
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for the Dolomites, the Zugspitze and the Lake District; the right side has Mount Olympus and the Grossglockner.
Left side · seat A
- Cretesoon after take-off
- Corfuabout 1h 00m in
- The Dolomitesabout 2h 30m in
- The Zugspitzeabout 2h 40m in
- The Lake Districton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Mount Olympusabout 50 min in
- The Grossglocknerabout 2h 30m in
Leaving Heraklion, Crete (HER) 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 4¾-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.