London to Boston flight path: LGW to BOS

Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Boston. The right side offers a brief but genuine coastal glimpse of Wales during departure and a strong harbor-and-skyline view on arrival into Boston, while the left side spends most of takeoff and landing over featureless countryside or open harbor water with no skyline.

During takeoff from Gatwick (LGW), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departing LGW to the west, the aircraft typically turns northwest toward the Bristol Channel and Wales en route to the Atlantic crossing, giving right-side passengers glimpses of the Welsh coastline and Severn estuary before heading out over open water. Left side mostly shows the flat Weald countryside of Sussex and Surrey. Notable sights include: Bristol Channel, South Wales coastline, Severn Estuary, patchwork English farmland.

When landing at General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS), sit on the Right side for the best views. On approach into Logan from the north, the descent path passes over Boston Harbor with the downtown skyline and Charles River visible off the right side of the aircraft, while the left side faces open harbor water and outer islands. The skyline and river mouth make for a dramatic final approach. Notable sights include: Boston skyline, Charles River mouth, Boston Harbor islands, Logan's harborside runways.

The flight from Gatwick (LGW) to General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) takes about 7 hours 10 minutes. The shortest flight path between them is 3,274 miles (5,269 km); winds and air traffic control usually add a few percent.

The route crosses the North Atlantic largely over open ocean, passing south of Ireland's coast early on and north of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula before making landfall near Nova Scotia and the coast of Maine — otherwise five-plus hours of featureless ocean with no visible landmarks.