FlownManchester to Madeira (Funchal): which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for Snowdon, Land's End and the Isles of Scilly; the left side has Porto Santo.
- RouteMAN → FNC
- Distance1,597 miles (2,570 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Porto Santoon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Snowdonsoon after take-off
- Land's Endabout 40 min in
- The Isles of Scillyabout 45 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: Madeira to Manchester
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for the Isles of Scilly, Land's End and Snowdon; the right side has Porto Santo.
Left side · seat A
- The Isles of Scillyabout 3h 10m in
- Land's Endabout 3h 15m in
- Snowdonon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Porto Santosoon after take-off
Leaving Madeira (Funchal) (FNC) 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 4-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.