FlownGlasgow to Palma de Mallorca: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Isle of Man, Snowdon and the Pyrenees; the left side has the Lake District and the Isle of Wight. You may pass straight over Barcelona.
- RouteGLA → PMI
- Distance1,174 miles (1,890 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 1h 00m in
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Manabout 15 min in
- Snowdonabout 30 min in
- The Pyreneesabout 2h 25m in
Straight below
- Barcelonaabout 2h 40m 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: Majorca to Glasgow
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for the Pyrenees, Snowdon and the Isle of Man; the right side has the Isle of Wight and the Lake District. You may pass straight over Barcelona.
Left side · seat A
- The Pyreneesabout 35 min in
- Snowdonabout 2h 30m in
- The Isle of Manabout 2h 45m in
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Wightabout 2h 00m in
- The Lake Districtabout 2h 45m in
Straight below
- Barcelonaabout 20 min in
Leaving Palma de Mallorca (PMI) 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.