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"approx
- Width
- 21"estimated
- Seat
- Recliner
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A · USB-C
alaskaair.com advertises 'up to 41 inches' of pitch — the most legroom of any U.S. domestic First Class. Value 40 with maxValue 41.
Premium Class
- Pitch
- 35"approx
- Width
- 17"estimated
- Seat
- Extra-legroom seat
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A · USB-C
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
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A · USB-C
Onboard facilities
Drawn on the interactive map above — hover a monument to confirm its position.
3 lavatories · 2 galleys · 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.
JS-rendered page whose prose still states the PRE-refresh split (162 Main in rows 6-34 incl. 42 Premium in rows 6-9) and is internally inconsistent; cited here only for cabin structure (exit rows, door count). Post-refresh 16/30/132 counts come from the newsroom + Wikipedia.
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
737 fleet refresh (completed): seatback device holders at every seat, USB-C charging added, power relocated to the armrest, First Class leg rest.
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
First Class custom Recaro leather seats advertised with up to 41-inch pitch (“most legroom” of any U.S. domestic First Class), leg rest, six-way headrest and power.
JS-rendered product page; the 41-inch pitch and “most legroom” text are present in the markup. Seat width (21 in) and recline are not published here and are marked unsourced.
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 ↗
POST-REFRESH 178-seat 737-900ER layout (16 First / 30 Premium / 132 Main). The 2024-25 fleet refresh grew Premium Class from 24 to 30 seats by converting the six forward-most Main Cabin seats (one 6-abreast row) to Premium and adding USB-C/device holders; the 178 total and 16 First are unchanged. The 16/30/132 split is confirmed by the Wikipedia Alaska fleet table (current, post-refresh) and the Alaska newsroom expansion post (“Premium Class 24→ 30, six Main Cabin seats converted”); the refresh is in revenue service now (July 2026) — Wikipedia shows the 737-900ER fleet fully at 16/30/132 with no in-progress note (only the 737 MAX 8 remains under conversion to summer 2026). ROW GRID IS DERIVED from published cabin counts + layouts, not a published row-by-row map: First 2-2 on A/C/D/F rows 1-4 (16); no row 5 (forward galley/class divider); Premium 3-3 rows 6-10 (30, the added row 10 is the converted Main row); Main 3-3 rows 11-34 (132), with the last six rows (29-34) modeled as a 2-2 rear taper (outboard A/F absent as the fuselage narrows) so the aft-most row is 34 while the total stays 132. This is the same derivation as the pre-refresh as-739-178 with the Premium/Main divider moved aft exactly one row: Main rows 11-34 are unchanged, so the AC-riser structural window blank remains at 11A (5 rows forward of the fwd overwing exit at row 16; window grid 737-900ER, confirmed by window-alignment.js). Overwing exit rows 16-17 per alaskaair.com. NOTE ON SOURCE INCONSISTENCY: Alaska’s own 737-900ER aircraft page prose still describes the PRE-refresh split (“162 Main in rows 6-34 including 42 Premium in rows 6-9”) and is internally inconsistent (42 Premium cannot fit four 6-abreast rows); we model the post-refresh 16/30/132 from the newsroom + Wikipedia, and cite the aircraft page only for cabin structure (exit rows, door count). Main Cabin pitch (31-32 in) and recline (3 in), and First/Premium seat widths, are marked unsourced: no cited Alaska page carries those exact figures. fleetCount (79) is the total 737-900ER airframes (Wikipedia).
What changed
- 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).