FlownNewcastle to Tenerife South: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Lake District, Snowdon and Mount Teide on Tenerife; the left side has Gran Canaria. You may pass straight over Land's End.
- RouteNCL → TFS
- Distance2,008 miles (3,232 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¾ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Gran Canariaon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Lake Districtsoon after take-off
- Snowdonabout 25 min in
- The Isles of Scillyabout 55 min in
- Mount Teide on Tenerifeon the way in to land
- La Palmaon the way in to land
Straight below
- Land's Endabout 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: Tenerife to Newcastle
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mount Teide on Tenerife, Snowdon and the Lake District; the right side has Gran Canaria. You may pass straight over Land's End.
Left side · seat A
- Mount Teide on Tenerifesoon after take-off
- La Palmasoon after take-off
- The Isles of Scillyabout 3h 50m in
- Snowdonabout 4h 20m in
- The Lake Districton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Gran Canariasoon after take-off
Straight below
- Land's Endabout 3h 50m 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 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.