FlownManchester to Sharm el-Sheikh: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat K) for the Zugspitze, the Dolomites and Crete; the left side has the Grossglockner and Rhodes. You may pass straight over Mount Olympus and Mount Sinai.
- RouteMAN → SSH
- Distance2,553 miles (4,108 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 6 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Grossglocknerabout 1h 50m in
- Rhodesabout 4h 20m in
Right side · seat K
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 40m in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 50m in
- Santoriniabout 4h 10m in
- Creteabout 4h 10m in
Straight below
- Mount Olympusabout 3h 25m in
- Mount Sinaion the way in to land
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: Sharm el-Sheikh to Manchester
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Crete, the Dolomites and the Zugspitze; the right side has Rhodes and the Grossglockner. You may pass straight over Mount Sinai and Mount Olympus.
Left side · seat A
- Creteabout 1h 45m in
- Santoriniabout 1h 50m in
- The Dolomitesabout 4h 05m in
- The Zugspitzeabout 4h 15m in
Right side · seat K
- Rhodesabout 1h 35m in
- The Grossglocknerabout 4h 05m in
Straight below
- Mount Sinaisoon after take-off
- Mount Olympusabout 2h 30m in
Leaving Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH) 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 6-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.