Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Belfast to London. The right side delivers the most dramatic and geographically interesting views at takeoff — Belfast Lough and the city are genuinely spectacular from the air. The landing views are more suburban on both sides, so the takeoff experience tips the balance to the right.

During takeoff from City (BHD), sit on the Right side for the best views. BHD's main runway 22 means departure heads southwest over Belfast Lough. Right side seats get a clear view back over the lough's open water and the city of Belfast itself as the aircraft banks south. You'll see the distinctive shape of the lough stretching toward the Irish Sea. Notable sights include: Belfast Lough, Belfast city centre and docklands, Strangford Lough to the south, Ards Peninsula.

When landing at Gatwick (LGW), sit on the Left side for the best views. Gatwick typically uses runway 08R/26L or 08L/26R. Approaches from the west on runway 08 bring aircraft in from the southwest, and left side seats get views over the Surrey Hills and the northern edge of the South Downs. On the more common eastward approach, left seats look north toward Greater London's southern suburbs. Notable sights include: Surrey Hills AONB, M23 motorway corridor, Crawley town, South Downs on the horizon.

The flight from City (BHD) to Gatwick (LGW) takes Approximately 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes.

The flight tracks southeast across the Irish Sea, crossing the Isle of Man to the northwest if routing that way, then over the Lancashire or Cheshire coast near Blackpool or Liverpool, across the English Midlands over Staffordshire and Warwickshire, then descending over the Home Counties and Surrey into Gatwick.