FlownManchester to Rome Fiumicino: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for Lake Geneva, Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn; the left side has the Eiger and Jungfrau. You may pass straight over the White Cliffs of Dover.
- RouteMAN → FCO
- Distance1,042 miles (1,678 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 40m in
Right side · seat F
- Londonabout 25 min in
- Lake Genevaabout 1h 35m in
- Mont Blancabout 1h 45m in
- The Matterhornabout 1h 45m in
Straight below
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 35 min in
Leaving Manchester (MAN) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the right, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Rome to Manchester
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva; the right side has the Eiger and Jungfrau. You may pass straight over the White Cliffs of Dover.
Left side · seat A
- The Matterhornabout 1h 00m in
- Mont Blancabout 1h 00m in
- Lake Genevaabout 1h 05m in
- Londonabout 2h 20m in
Right side · seat F
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 00m in
Straight below
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 2h 10m in
Leaving Rome Fiumicino (FCO) 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 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.