FlownManchester to Chania, Crete: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Zugspitze, the Grossglockner and the Dolomites; the right side has the Eiger and Jungfrau, and Venice. You may pass straight over Corfu.
- RouteMAN → CHQ
- Distance1,774 miles (2,855 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 45m in
- The Grossglocknerabout 1h 55m in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 55m in
Right side · seat F
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 35m in
- Veniceabout 2h 05m in
Straight below
- Corfuabout 3h 25m in
Leaving Manchester (MAN), the sun is mostly on the right in the morning and the afternoon alike, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Crete (Chania) to Manchester
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for the Dolomites, the Grossglockner and the Zugspitze; the left side has Venice, and the Eiger and Jungfrau. You may pass straight over Corfu.
Left side · seat A
- Veniceabout 2h 15m in
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 2h 45m in
Right side · seat F
- The Dolomitesabout 2h 20m in
- The Grossglocknerabout 2h 25m in
- The Zugspitzeabout 2h 35m in
Straight below
- Corfuabout 50 min in
Leaving Chania, Crete (CHQ) 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 4¼-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.