FlownLondon Luton to Gran Canaria: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Isle of Wight, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. You may pass straight over Guernsey.
- RouteLTN → LPA
- Distance1,828 miles (2,941 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- Jerseyabout 30 min in
- Lanzaroteon the way in to land
- Fuerteventuraon the way in to land
Straight below
- Guernseyabout 25 min in
Leaving London Luton (LTN) 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: Gran Canaria to Luton
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and the Isle of Wight. You may pass straight over Guernsey.
Right side · seat F
- Fuerteventurasoon after take-off
- Lanzarotesoon after take-off
- Jerseyabout 3h 55m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Straight below
- Guernseyabout 3h 55m in
Leaving Gran Canaria (LPA) 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 4½-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.