Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER seat map — 178 seats, 30 Premium Class
Seat map
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- — Exit row: significantly more legroom; occupants must be willing and able to assist in an evacuation (no infants).
- — This is a window-position seat with no window — an air-conditioning riser duct runs behind the wall here, leaving a blank panel instead of a window.
- — Row directly ahead of the exit row: recline is limited to keep the exit path clear.
- Exit rows: 16 and 17
- 42 extra-legroom seats
- 1 window seat with a missing or misaligned window
- 10 seats without under-seat storage
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How we rate seats →Best & worst seats
Our rating engine's picks for this cabin layout — see any seat's full reasoning in the map above.
Best seats
- 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, 17E, 17F — Exit row: significantly more legroom; occupants must be willing and able to assist in an evacuation (no infants).
Worth knowing
- 11A — This is a window-position seat with no window — an air-conditioning riser duct runs behind the wall here, leaving a blank panel instead of a window.
- 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E — Row directly ahead of the exit row: recline is limited to keep the exit path clear.
Seat guide
Cabin-by-cabin guidance generated from the verified layout records behind this map — which seats the ratings favor, which to think twice about, and the rows worth knowing about before you pick.
First Class
Best seats
- 1A, 1C, 1D, 1F — Bulkhead row: extra legroom in front, but no under-seat storage and tray table stows in the armrest (slightly narrower).
- 2A, 2F, 3A, 3F, 4A, 4F — First Class Recaro recliner with leg rest; window seat.
- 2C, 2D — First Class Recaro recliner with leg rest; aisle seat for easy access.
- 4 seats without under-seat storage
Premium Class
Best seats
- 6A, 6C, 6D, 6F, 7A, 7C, 7D, 7F, 8A, 8C, 8D, 8F — Premium Class: up to 4 inches more legroom than Main Cabin, complimentary drinks, priority boarding.
- 30 extra-legroom seats
- 6 seats without under-seat storage
Main Cabin
Best seats
- 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, 17E, 17F — Exit row: significantly more legroom; occupants must be willing and able to assist in an evacuation (no infants).
Seats to avoid
- 11A — This is a window-position seat with no window — an air-conditioning riser duct runs behind the wall here, leaving a blank panel instead of a window.
- 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F — Row directly ahead of the exit row: recline is limited to keep the exit path clear.
- 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E — Exit row: significantly more legroom; occupants must be willing and able to assist in an evacuation (no infants).
- Exit rows: 16 and 17
- Rows next to a galley: 34
- Rows next to a lavatory: 34
- 12 extra-legroom seats
- 1 window seat with a missing or misaligned window: 11A
Frequently asked questions
- How many seats does the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER have?
- This configuration has 178 seats: 16 First Class, 30 Premium Class, 132 Main Cabin.
- What are the best seats on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER?
- Top-rated in our data: 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, 17E, 17F — Exit row: significantly more legroom; occupants must be willing and able to assist in an evacuation (no infants); 1A, 1C — Bulkhead row: extra legroom in front, but no under-seat storage and tray table stows in the armrest (slightly narrower).
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Flagged in our data: 11A — This is a window-position seat with no window — an air-conditioning riser duct runs behind the wall here, leaving a blank panel instead of a window; 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F — Row directly ahead of the exit row: recline is limited to keep the exit path clear; 16A — Exit row: significantly more legroom; occupants must be willing and able to assist in an evacuation (no infants).
- Which rows are the exit rows?
- Rows 16 and 17 are exit rows.
- Does the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER have lie-flat seats?
- No — this configuration has no lie-flat seats.
Cabins
First Class
- Pitch
- 40.5"estimated
- Width
- 21"estimated
- Seat
- Recliner
Retained 40–41 inch pitch is an unsourced approximate modeling value. The captured generic First page says most legroom but does not publish this numeric pitch, or establish 737-900ER-specific leg rest, headrest or connectors.
Premium Class
- Pitch
- 35"approx
- Width
- 17"estimated
- Seat
- Extra-legroom seat
Alaska states Premium Class has 'up to 4 inches more legroom' than Main Cabin (31-32 in), giving ~35 in; exact pitch not published — approximate.
Main Cabin
- Pitch
- 31.5"estimated
- Width
- 17"estimated
- Seat
- Standard seat
Onboard facilities
Drawn on the interactive map above — hover a monument to confirm its position.
1 lavatory · 2 door pairs
Amenities
Seat map image
A printable snapshot of this exact layout — save it for boarding-day reference. The interactive map above stays the source of truth.
Sources
Every measurement and claim on this page traces back to one of these. Last verified Jul 14, 2026.
- Alaska AirlinesPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
737-900ER aircraft page: two-cabin First + Main structure, 178 Recaro seats, First Class rows 1-4 (2-2), overwing exit rows 16 and 17, 8 emergency exits, seatback power and inflight internet/entertainment.
The captured July aircraft page already states 42 Premium, not the pre-refresh 24-Premium split. Its rows 6–9 range cannot hold 42 at six abreast. It does not verify the historical 30-Premium row scaffold or monument anchors.
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/our-aircraft/737-900-er ↗ - Alaska Airlines NewsroomPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
737-900ER Premium Class expanded from 24 to 30 seats (six Main Cabin seats converted); First Class stays at 16; establishes the post-refresh 16/30/132 = 178 split. Conversions fall 2024 to summer 2025.
https://news.alaskaair.com/guest-experience/alaska-airlines-more-first-class-and-premium-seating/ ↗ - Alaska Airlines NewsroomPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
Forward-looking fleet refresh announcement of device holders, relocated power and USB-C on many aircraft; new leg rests specifically concern 737-800/MAX8 First expansion, not confirmed 737-900ER hardware or completed installation.
https://news.alaskaair.com/guest-experience/5-updates-to-spot-when-you-step-on-board-alaska-airlines-refreshed-737-fleet/ ↗ - Alaska AirlinesPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
Captured generic First Class marketing says most legroom on any U.S. domestic airline; no numeric pitch, type-specific leg rest, headrest or power connector is established.
Independent full-byte search and literal embedded-content parsing found no 41-inch pitch, headrest, footrest, leg rest or calf-rest claim in this raw page. Absence of source evidence does not establish physical absence.
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/flight-experience/first-class ↗ - Alaska Airlines NewsroomPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
Premium Class offers up to 4 inches more legroom than Main Cabin plus complimentary cocktails, beer and wine; cabin/product overview.
https://news.alaskaair.com/guest-experience/main-cabin-first-class-and-premium-oh-my-introducing-your-seat-options-on-board-our-aircraft/ ↗ - WikipediaINDEPENDENT SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
Alaska 737-900ER fleet table (current, post-refresh): 16 First / 30 Premium / 132 Main = 178; 79 airframes in service, shown fully converted with no in-progress note.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_fleet ↗
Historical 178-seat 737-900ER 16F/30N/132Y representative scaffold retained from counts, not a verified historical numbered diagram. The announcement describes a 24-to-30 Premium change, while the July aircraft page already states 42 Premium; 42 is not the pre-refresh split. The date and operation of the 30-Premium classification versus the later 42-Premium classification are unresolved. Existing derived row numbers and partial rows are preserved without transplanting the current successor map. Unsupported full-width galley and aft lavatory/accessibility markers are withdrawn; cited aircraft-page context and the refresh announcement describe four lavatories and three galleys, but precise historical anchors are unverified. The forward lavatory source-side mismatch is corrected to left with explicit context qualification. Source day-level effective date and fleet count are not a per-tail configuration certificate. First pitch/recline and hardware claims remain explicitly unsourced; no installed USB-C claim is made.
What changed
- Oct 1, 2026Independent Alaska source completion: correct supported bound-original exit and USB claims; withdraw unsupported historical monuments/hardware, qualify pitch/recline and ambiguous shared787 numbering without replacing its scaffold.
- Sep 30, 2026Link historical 30-Premium classification to current official 42-Premium map; transition date unresolved.
- Jul 14, 2026Set windowAlignment "none" on 11A (AC air-conditioning riser-duct blank; no window at this left-side seat). Source: engineering (window grid 737-900ER, alaska-windowless-2019); confidence high.
- Jul 14, 2026Initial creation of the POST-refresh 178-seat 737-900ER config (16F/30N/132Y). Built by transforming the lineage anchor as-739-178: Premium/Main divider moved aft one row (forward Main row converted to a 5th Premium row 6-10), Main rows 11-34 preserved verbatim (incl. 11A AC-riser blank), USB-C/device-holder refresh applied. Counts from Wikipedia (post-refresh 16/30/132) + Alaska newsroom (Premium 24→ 30). Retrofit target of as-739-178 (replaces).