FlownLondon Stansted to Dalaman: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for the Zugspitze, the Dolomites and Mount Olympus. You may pass straight over the Grossglockner.
Flying from Birmingham or London Luton instead? You pass much the same things, on the same sides.
- RouteSTN → DLM
- Distance1,740 miles (2,800 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4¼ hours
What you might see, flying out
Right side · seat F
- The White Cliffs of Doversoon after take-off
- The Zugspitzeabout 1h 25m in
- The Dolomitesabout 1h 35m in
- Mount Olympusabout 3h 10m in
- Rhodeson the way in to land
Straight below
- The Grossglocknerabout 1h 35m in
Leaving London Stansted (STN), the sun is mostly on the right in the morning and the afternoon alike, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Dalaman to Stansted
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for Mount Olympus, the Dolomites and the Zugspitze. You may pass straight over the Grossglockner.
Left side · seat A
- Rhodessoon after take-off
- Mount Olympusabout 1h 00m in
- The Dolomitesabout 2h 40m in
- The Zugspitzeabout 2h 50m in
- The White Cliffs of Doveron the way in to land
Straight below
- The Grossglocknerabout 2h 40m in
Leaving Dalaman (DLM) 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 4¼-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.