FlownLondon Heathrow to Málaga: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Isle of Wight and Jersey; the left side has the Sierra Nevada. You may pass straight over Mont-Saint-Michel and Madrid.
Flying from London Luton instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteLHR → AGP
- Distance1,041 miles (1,676 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Sierra Nevadaon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- Jerseyabout 25 min in
Straight below
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 30 min in
- Madridabout 2h 00m in
Leaving London Heathrow (LHR) 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: Malaga to Heathrow
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Jersey and the Isle of Wight; the right side has the Sierra Nevada. You may pass straight over Madrid and Mont-Saint-Michel.
Left side · seat A
- Jerseyabout 2h 15m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Sierra Nevadasoon after take-off
Straight below
- Madridabout 40 min in
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 2h 10m in
Leaving Málaga (AGP) 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 2¾-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.