FlownLondon Stansted to Pisa: which side of the plane?
Flying out, sit on the right (seat F) for Lake Geneva, Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn; the left side has the Eiger and Jungfrau. You may pass straight over the White Cliffs of Dover.
- RouteSTN → PSA
- Distance736 miles (1,184 km) direct
- Flight timeroughly 2 hours
What you might see, flying out
Left side · seat A
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 1h 25m in
Right side · seat F
- Lake Genevaabout 1h 20m in
- Mont Blancabout 1h 25m in
- The Matterhornabout 1h 30m in
Straight below
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 10 min in
Leaving London Stansted (STN) in the afternoon, the sun is mostly on the right, so the left side is shadier.
Flying home: Pisa to Stansted
Flying home, sit on the left (seat A) for the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva; the right side has the Eiger and Jungfrau. You may pass straight over the White Cliffs of Dover.
Left side · seat A
- The Matterhornabout 35 min in
- Mont Blancabout 40 min in
- Lake Genevaabout 45 min in
Right side · seat F
- The Eiger and Jungfrauabout 40 min in
Straight below
- The White Cliffs of Doverabout 1h 50m in
Leaving Pisa (PSA) 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 2-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.