FlownLondon Heathrow to Rome Fiumicino: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Isle of Wight, Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc; the left side has the Eiger and Jungfrau. You may pass straight over the Matterhorn.
- RouteLHR → FCO
- Distance897 miles (1,444 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 20m in
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- Lake Genevaabout 1h 15m in
- Mont Blancabout 1h 25m in
Straight below
- The Matterhornabout 1h 25m in
Leaving London Heathrow (LHR) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the right, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Rome to Heathrow
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mont Blanc, Lake Geneva and the Isle of Wight; the right side has the Eiger and Jungfrau. You may pass straight over the Matterhorn.
Left side · seat A
- Mont Blancabout 1h 00m in
- Lake Genevaabout 1h 10m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 05m in
Straight below
- The Matterhornabout 1h 00m in
Leaving Rome Fiumicino (FCO) 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 2½-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.