FlownManchester to Kos: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Zugspitze, the Dolomites and Mount Olympus. You may pass straight over the Grossglockner.
- RouteMAN → KGS
- Distance1,812 miles (2,916 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Right side · seat F
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 40m in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 55m in
- Mount Olympusabout 3h 30m in
Straight below
- The Grossglocknerabout 1h 55m 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: Kos to Manchester
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mount Olympus, the Dolomites and the Zugspitze. You may pass straight over the Grossglockner.
Left side · seat A
- Mount Olympusabout 50 min in
- The Dolomitesabout 2h 30m in
- The Zugspitzeabout 2h 40m in
Straight below
- The Grossglocknerabout 2h 25m in
Leaving Kos (KGS) 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.