Which window gets less sun during your flight? Enter two airports and your departure time to compare the left and right sides.
Sun direction during the flight
Left Right Ahead Behind Night
Sun direction around the plane
Sun position relative to the plane's nose
Sun height in the sky
Estimated sun height above the aircraft horizon
How accurate is this? We model an approximate great-circle route, not the airline's actual track.
Departure time is interpreted in the departure airport's time zone; flight duration is estimated from airport distance.
Aircraft altitude is estimated to account roughly for seeing sunrise earlier or sunset later at cruising height.
Actual routes, timing, cloud cover, aircraft attitude, wings, and window shapes can change what you see.
No flight-tracking API or booking data is used.
Airport locations: OurAirports (public domain).
Which side of the plane should you sit on?
The shadier side can vary through a flight as the airplane follows a curved route and the sun moves across the sky. This calculator estimates the sun's direction at intervals between your airports, including possible sunrise and sunset views.
It assumes a great-circle route and approximate aircraft altitude. Flight paths, departure delays, clouds, wing positions, and flight times can change the result. Results are estimates, not guaranteed window views.
