FlownNewcastle to Alicante: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for Jersey and Mont-Saint-Michel; the left side has the Pyrenees. You may pass straight over the Isle of Wight and the Gironde estuary.
- RouteNCL → ALC
- Distance1,159 miles (1,865 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 3 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Pyreneesabout 2h 10m in
Right side · seat F
- Jerseyabout 1h 00m in
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 1h 10m in
Straight below
- The Isle of Wightabout 45 min in
- The Gironde estuaryabout 1h 40m in
Leaving Newcastle (NCL) 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: Alicante to Newcastle
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mont-Saint-Michel and Jersey; the right side has the Pyrenees. You may pass straight over the Gironde estuary and the Isle of Wight.
Left side · seat A
- Mont-Saint-Michelabout 1h 50m in
- Jerseyabout 1h 55m in
Right side · seat F
- The Pyreneesabout 45 min in
Straight below
- The Gironde estuaryabout 1h 20m in
- The Isle of Wightabout 2h 10m in
Leaving Alicante (ALC) 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 3-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.