FlownLondon Stansted to Gran Canaria: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the left (seat A) for Jersey, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura; the right side has the Isle of Wight and Guernsey.
- RouteSTN → LPA
- Distance1,842 miles (2,964 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 4½ hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- Jerseyabout 30 min in
- Lanzaroteon the way in to land
- Fuerteventuraon the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- The Isle of Wightsoon after take-off
- Guernseyabout 30 min in
Leaving London Stansted (STN) 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 Stansted
Flying home, sit on the right (seat F) for Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Jersey; the left side has Guernsey and the Isle of Wight.
Left side · seat A
- Guernseyabout 3h 55m in
- The Isle of Wighton the way in to land
Right side · seat F
- Fuerteventurasoon after take-off
- Lanzarotesoon after take-off
- Jerseyabout 3h 55m 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 4½-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.