Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 seat map — 178 seats, 24 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).
- — Row directly ahead of the exit row: recline is limited to keep the exit path clear.
- Exit rows: 16 and 17
- 36 extra-legroom seats
- 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
- 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F — 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.
- 24 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
- 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, 16F — 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
Frequently asked questions
- How many seats does the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 have?
- This configuration has 178 seats: 16 First Class, 24 Premium Class, 138 Main Cabin.
- What are the best seats on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9?
- 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: 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F — Row directly ahead of the exit row: recline is limited to keep the exit path clear; 16A, 16B — 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 MAX 9 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
alaskaair.com First Class page 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
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
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
737-9 MAX aircraft page: 178 newly designed leather Recaro seats; First Class 16 seats in rows 1-4 (2-2 A/C/D/F); Main Cabin 162 seats in rows 6-34 with Premium Class in rows 6-9; exit rows 16 and 17; 8 emergency exits (2 forward, 4 overwing at rows 16-17, 2 aft). Boeing Sky Interior; device holders, power and inflight internet/entertainment.
JS-rendered page; the same page is internally inconsistent — it labels the rows 6-9 Premium block ‘42 Premium Class seats’, which cannot fit in four 6-abreast rows (24 seats). We reconcile to the newsroom pre-expansion 24 Premium / 138 Main split (16+24+138=178).
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/our-aircraft/737-9-max ↗ - Alaska Airlines NewsroomPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
737-9 MAX Premium Class increasing from 24 to 30 seats (six Main Cabin seats converted), First Class stays at 16, across 80 MAX 9 airframes; conversions spring 2025 to summer 2026 (establishes the 16/24/138 pre-expansion split and 80-aircraft count).
https://news.alaskaair.com/guest-experience/alaska-airlines-more-first-class-and-premium-seating/ ↗ - Alaska Airlines NewsroomPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
737 fleet refresh: seatback device holders at every seat, USB-C added, power moved to 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”” pitch and “most legroom” text are present in the page 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 MAX 9 fleet: 80 in service; Alaska is 737-9 MAX launch customer; fleet table lists the current (post-refresh) 16 First / 30 Premium / 132 Main = 178 configuration.
The Wikipedia fleet table shows the post-refresh 16/30/132 split; this instance models the pre-refresh 16/24/138 config still in service during the spring-2025–summer-2026 conversion window.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_fleet ↗
This is the ORIGINAL 178-seat 737-9 MAX layout (16 First / 24 Premium / 138 Main) that Alaska is converting away from: the 2025-26 refresh grows Premium Class from 24 to 30 seats and shrinks Main Cabin to 132, keeping the 178 total and 16 First (successor config 16F/30W/132Y). 178 total, 16 First (rows 1-4), Premium rows 6-9, Main to row 34 and exit rows 16-17 are confirmed by the alaskaair.com 737-9 MAX aircraft page; the 24-seat pre-expansion Premium figure and the 80-airframe count are from the Alaska newsroom expansion post (“737-9 MAX: increasing from 24 to 30 seats”). ROW GRID IS DERIVED from published cabin counts + layouts (First 2-2 on columns A/C/D/F; Premium & Main 3-3 on A-F), not from a published row-by-row map: First = rows 1-4 (16); no row 5 (forward galley/class divider); Premium = rows 6-9 (24); Main = rows 10-34 (138), with the last six rows (29-34) modeled as a 2-2 rear taper (outboard A/F seats absent as the fuselage narrows toward the tail cone) so the aft-most row is 34 per Alaska’s aircraft page while the total stays 138. Overwing exit rows placed at 16-17 per alaskaair.com. Actual aft-most row number and any numbering gaps may differ from this derivation. WINDOW GRID: no variant-exact 737 MAX 9 grid exists in data/window-grids/, so aircraft.windowGridType is intentionally omitted (the 737-900ER and MAX 8 grids are NOT bound) and no structural window-blank (AC-riser) seats were applied — every window seat carries windowAlignment "unknown". Main Cabin pitch (31-32 in) and recline (3 in), and First/Premium seat widths, are marked unsourced: no Alaska page cited here carries those exact figures. SOURCE INCONSISTENCY: Alaska’s own 737-9 MAX page labels the rows 6-9 Premium block ‘42 Premium Class seats’ — impossible for four 6-abreast rows (24 seats); we model the newsroom-sourced pre-expansion split of 16 First / 24 Premium / 138 Main = 178. fleetCount (80) is the total 737 MAX 9 airframes; airframes already refreshed to 16/30/132 mid-conversion are not in this specific sub-config.
What changed
- Jul 14, 2026Initial creation of the pre-2025/26-retrofit 178-seat 737-9 MAX config (16F/24W/138Y) from Alaska primary sources + Wikipedia fleet counts. Row grid derived from published cabin counts and layouts; modeled on the golden as-739-178 (737-900ER shares the same fuselage length and 178-seat layout). No 737 MAX 9 window grid exists, so windowGridType is omitted and no structural window blanks were applied (all window seats windowAlignment "unknown").