FlownNewcastle to Gran Canaria: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Lake District, Snowdon and the Isles of Scilly; the left side has Cape Finisterre and Fuerteventura.
- RouteNCL → LPA
- Distance1,994 miles (3,210 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Cape Finisterreabout 2h 10m in
- Fuerteventuraon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Lake Districtsoon after take-off
- Snowdonabout 25 min in
- Land's Endabout 55 min in
- The Isles of Scillyabout 55 min 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: Gran Canaria to Newcastle
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for the Isles of Scilly, Snowdon and the Lake District; the right side has Fuerteventura and Cape Finisterre.
Left side · seat A
- The Isles of Scillyabout 3h 50m in
- Land's Endabout 3h 50m in
- Snowdonabout 4h 20m in
- The Lake Districton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Fuerteventurasoon after take-off
- Cape Finisterreabout 2h 35m in
Leaving Gran Canaria (LPA) 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 4¾-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.