FlownManchester to Tenerife South: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for Snowdon, Mount Teide on Tenerife and La Palma; the left side has Cape Finisterre and Gran Canaria.
- RouteMAN → TFS
- Distance1,894 miles (3,048 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Cape Finisterreabout 1h 55m in
- Gran Canariaon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Snowdonsoon after take-off
- Land's Endabout 40 min in
- Mount Teide on Tenerifeon the way in to land
- La Palmaon the way in to land
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: Tenerife to Manchester
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mount Teide on Tenerife, La Palma and Snowdon; the right side has Gran Canaria and Cape Finisterre.
Left side · seat A
- Mount Teide on Tenerifesoon after take-off
- La Palmasoon after take-off
- Land's Endabout 3h 55m in
- Snowdonon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Gran Canariasoon after take-off
- Cape Finisterreabout 2h 40m in
Leaving Tenerife South (TFS) 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 4½-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.