FlownLondon Stansted to Catania, Sicily: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for the Eiger and Jungfrau, the Matterhorn, and Mount Etna; the right side has Mont Blanc and Corsica. You may pass straight over the White Cliffs of Dover.
- RouteSTN → CTA
- Distance1,229 miles (1,978 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 3 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 15m in
- The Matterhornabout 1h 20m in
- Strombolion the way in to land
- Mount Etnaon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Lake Genevaabout 1h 10m in
- Mont Blancabout 1h 20m in
- Corsicaabout 2h 00m in
Straight below
- The White Cliffs of Doversoon after take-off
Leaving London Stansted (STN) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the right, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Catania to Stansted
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for Mount Etna, the Matterhorn, and the Eiger and Jungfrau; the left side has Corsica and Mont Blanc. You may pass straight over the White Cliffs of Dover.
Left side · seat A
- Corsicaabout 1h 05m in
- Mont Blancabout 1h 50m in
- Lake Genevaabout 1h 55m in
Right side · seat F
- Mount Etnasoon after take-off
- Strombolisoon after take-off
- The Matterhornabout 1h 45m in
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 50m in
Straight below
- The White Cliffs of Doveron the way in to land
Leaving Catania, Sicily (CTA) 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 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.