FlownManchester to Alicante: which side of the plane?
Flying out, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for the Isle of Wight and the Pyrenees, the right (seat F) for Guernsey and Jersey. You may pass straight over Mont-Saint-Michel.
- RouteMAN → ALC
- Distance1,044 miles (1,681 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Isle of Wightabout 30 min in
- The Gironde estuaryabout 1h 25m in
- The Pyreneesabout 1h 55m in
Right side · seat F
- Guernseyabout 40 min in
- Jerseyabout 45 min in
Straight below
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 50 min in
Leaving Manchester (MAN) 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: Alicante to Manchester
Flying home, both sides have something: the left (seat A) for Jersey and Guernsey, the right (seat F) for the Pyrenees and the Isle of Wight. You may pass straight over Mont-Saint-Michel.
Left side · seat A
- Jerseyabout 2h 00m in
- Guernseyabout 2h 00m in
Right side · seat F
- The Pyreneesabout 45 min in
- The Gironde estuaryabout 1h 20m in
- The Isle of Wightabout 2h 15m in
Straight below
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 1h 50m in
Leaving Alicante (ALC) 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.