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American Airlines Boeing 787-9 seat map — 285 seats

787-9 (285 seats; 30 Flagship Business / 21 Premium Economy / 234 Main Cabin incl. 27 Main Cabin Extra)
285 seats30J/21W/27N/207Y22 aircraft (as of Dec 31, 2025)Last verified Jul 14, 2026
Layout reconstructed from airline-published counts — exact seat geometry is approximate.

Seat map

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Rating
GreatGoodStandardBe awareAvoid
Seat shape
SuiteLie-flatReclinerStandard
Flags & windows
Has a noteWindow mismatch flaggedNo window (structural blank)
Provenance
PUBLISHED MAPDERIVED LAYOUTMIXED SOURCES
Zone: Main Cabin Extra (preferred)MAIN CABIN EXTRAFlagship BusinessBusiness · 1-2-1Premium EconomyPremium Economy · 2-3-2Main Cabin / Main Cabin ExtraEconomy · 3-3-3GALLEY (full_width) — Forward galley/closets ahead of Flagship Business. · position derived🍽 GALLEYGALLEY (full_width) — Galley/lavatories behind Flagship Business (occupies the row-8 window positions). · position derived🍽 GALLEYBASSINET (center) — Bassinet mounts at the Premium Economy bulkhead. · position derived🍼 BASSINETGALLEY (full_width) — Galley/lavatories at Door 2. · position derived🍽 GALLEYBASSINET (center) — Bassinet mounts at the Main Cabin Extra bulkhead. · position derived🍼 BASSINETLAVATORY (left) · position derived🚻 LAVATORYLAVATORY (center) · position derivedLAVATORYGALLEY (full_width) — Aft galley. · position derivedGALLEYLAVATORY (right) · position derived🚻 LAVATORY123456781011122021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445ADGKADGKADGKADGKADGKADGKADGKDGACDEFHKACDEFHKACDEFHKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKEXIT — Door 1 (forward).EXITEXIT — Door 1 (forward).EXITEXIT — Door 2 (between Premium Economy and Main Cabin).EXITEXIT — Door 2 (between Premium Economy and Main Cabin).EXITEXIT — Door 3 (mid-cabin exits — rows 31-32 are the exit rows).EXITEXIT — Door 3 (mid-cabin exits — rows 31-32 are the exit rows).EXITEXIT — Door 4 (aft).EXITEXIT — Door 4 (aft).EXIT

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At a glance
285 seats
Rating mix
12Great51Good206Standard16Be aware
Best seats
  • — Reverse-herringbone lie-flat angled toward the window
Seats to avoid
  • — Last Premium Economy row — galley/lavatory and Door 2 directly behind; noise and queueing
Worth knowing
  • Exit rows: 31 and 32
  • Bassinet rows: 10
  • 34 extra-legroom seats
  • 20 seats without under-seat storage

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Best & worst seats

Our rating engine's picks for this cabin layout — see any seat's full reasoning in the map above.

Best seats

  • 2A, 2K, 3A, 3K, 4A, 4K — Reverse-herringbone lie-flat angled toward the window

Worth knowing

  • 12A, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F, 12H — Last Premium Economy row — galley/lavatory and Door 2 directly behind; noise and queueing

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.

Flagship Business

1-2-1Rows 1–830 seats

Best seats

  • 2A, 2K, 3A, 3K, 4A, 4K, 5A, 5K, 6A, 6K, 7A, 7K — Reverse-herringbone lie-flat angled toward the window
Worth knowing
  • Rows next to a galley: 1 and 8
  • 4 seats without under-seat storage

Premium Economy

2-3-2Rows 10–1221 seats

Best seats

  • 10A, 10C, 10D, 10F, 10H, 10K — Bulkhead Premium Economy — extra legroom

Seats to avoid

  • 12A, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F, 12H, 12K — Last Premium Economy row — galley/lavatory and Door 2 directly behind; noise and queueing
Worth knowing
  • Bassinet rows: 10
  • Rows next to a galley: 12
  • 7 extra-legroom seats
  • 7 seats without under-seat storage

Main Cabin / Main Cabin Extra

3-3-3Rows 20–45234 seats

Best seats

  • 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D, 20E, 20F, 20H, 20J, 20K — Main Cabin Extra — extra legroom
  • 31A, 31B, 31C — Main Cabin Extra — extra legroom at the Door 3 exit

Seats to avoid

  • 45A, 45B, 45C, 45D, 45E, 45F, 45H, 45J, 45K — Last Main Cabin row — reduced recline
Worth knowing
  • Exit rows: 31 and 32
  • Rows next to a galley: 45
  • 27 extra-legroom seats
  • 9 seats without under-seat storage

Frequently asked questions

How many seats does the American Airlines Boeing 787-9 have?
This configuration has 285 seats: 30 Flagship Business, 21 Premium Economy, 234 Main Cabin / Main Cabin Extra.
What are the best seats on the American Airlines Boeing 787-9?
Top-rated in our data: 2A, 2K, 3A, 3K, 4A, 4K, 5A, 5K — Reverse-herringbone lie-flat angled toward the window.
Which seats should I avoid?
Flagged in our data: 12A, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F, 12H, 12K — Last Premium Economy row — galley/lavatory and Door 2 directly behind; noise and queueing; 45A — Last Main Cabin row — reduced recline.
Which rows are the exit rows?
Rows 31 and 32 are exit rows.
Which rows have bassinet positions?
Bassinet positions serve row 10.
Does the American Airlines Boeing 787-9 have lie-flat seats?
Yes — Flagship Business has 30 seats that convert to a fully flat bed.

Cabins

Flagship Business

30 seats · 1-2-1 (reverse herringbone) · lie-flat
Width
20"estimated
Seat
Lie-flat bed
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A

Angled reverse-herringbone lie-flat; dimensions are unsourced estimates pending a citable American figure.

Premium Economy

21 seats · 2-3-2
Pitch
38"estimated
Width
19"estimated
Seat
Recliner
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A

American does not publish 787-9 Premium Economy pitch/width on an accessible primary page; values are estimates.

Main Cabin / Main Cabin Extra

234 seats · 3-3-3
Pitch
31–35"estimated
Width
17.2"estimated
Seat
Standard seat, Extra-legroom seat
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A
Main Cabin Extra

Onboard facilities

Drawn on the interactive map above — hover a monument to confirm its position.

3 lavatories · 4 galleys · 4 door pairs

🚪 EXIT × 4🍽 GALLEY × 4🍼 BASSINET × 2🚻 WC × 3

Amenities

Wi-Fi
Available
paid · Wi-Fi available for purchase on the international 787-9; provider/pricing not stated in the cited primary/neutral sources.
Entertainment
Seatback screens
Panasonic seatback in-flight entertainment in all three cabins on the legacy 787-9; screen sizes not published in the cited sources.
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A
AC power and USB-A at the seats. Legacy interior (no USB-C / wireless charging — those arrive with the new 787-9P / Flagship Suite aircraft).
Food & drink
Complimentary multi-course dining in Flagship Business; complimentary meal service on long-haul international in all cabins.

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.

American Airlines Boeing 787-9 seat map diagram — Flagship Business, Premium Economy, Main Cabin / Main Cabin Extra (285 seats)

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Provenance

Sources

Every measurement and claim on this page traces back to one of these. Last verified Jul 14, 2026.

  • SEC EDGARPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026

    American Airlines Group FY2025 10-K aircraft table lists the Boeing 787-9 as an operated mainline type (blended average 271 seats across both 787-9 subfleets); confirms 2025 787-9 deliveries.

    The 787-9 '271' seat figure is a fleet-wide AVERAGE across both 787-9 subfleets (this legacy 285-seat config plus the 244-seat 787-9P); it is not the legacy per-cabin split and is not used for the grid.

    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6201/000000620126000014/aal-20251231.htm ↗
  • WikipediaINDEPENDENT SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026

    American Airlines fleet table: legacy Boeing 787-9 subfleet = 22 aircraft, 30 Business (Flagship Business) / 21 Premium Economy / 27 Main Cabin Extra / 207 Main Cabin = 285 seats; separate 244-seat 787-9P subfleet listed alongside it.

    Per-cabin counts only; no row positions, pitch or width. Row grid is derived from these counts plus standard 787-9 abreast layouts.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_fleet ↗
  • American Airlines NewsroomPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026

    Positions the 787-9P as American's 'new premium' / 'newest premium aircraft' (51 Flagship Suites, 32 Premium Economy) — establishing it as a new-delivery subfleet parallel to, not a conversion of, this legacy 787-9.

    Rendered-text extract only: the page is Cloudflare-protected and returns HTTP 403 to direct byte fetch, so the snapshot is a text extraction of the rendered content rather than raw HTML. Does not state legacy per-cabin counts.

    https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2025/American-Airlines-new-premium-Boeing-787-9-takes-flight-MKG-OB-06/default.aspx ↗
How this map was built

Legacy three-cabin American Airlines Boeing 787-9 (Flagship Business, not the new enclosed Flagship Suite). This is a SEPARATE, PARALLEL subfleet from the premium 'P' aircraft modeled in aa-789p-flagship-suite.json: no cited source describes any conversion of these legacy 787-9 airframes into the 244-seat 787-9P, and American Airlines Newsroom (PRIMARY) positions the 787-9P as its 'new premium' / 'newest premium aircraft' — i.e. new deliveries (11 in the fleet) alongside these 22 legacy frames, not a retrofit of them. Both configs therefore stay 'active' with no supersededBy/replaces link. PER-CABIN COUNTS ARE SOURCED (NEUTRAL): the Wikipedia American Airlines fleet table lists this 787-9 subfleet as 22 aircraft, 30 Business (Flagship Business) / 21 Premium Economy / 27 Main Cabin Extra / 207 Main Cabin = 285. The AAG FY2025 10-K (PRIMARY) confirms American operates the 787-9 but its aircraft table shows only a BLENDED AVERAGE of 271 seats across BOTH 787-9 subfleets (legacy 285 + 787-9P 244) — that 271 is NOT the legacy per-cabin figure and is not used for the grid. The 787-9P launch press release corroborates the split indirectly (51 Flagship Suites 'up from' this cabin's business count and 32 Premium Economy 'up ~52%' from 21). THE ROW GRID IS DERIVED, NOT A PLACARD SCAN: aa.com hard-403s (bot-blocked) and competitor seat-map sites are prohibited. Abreast layouts (Flagship Business 1-2-1 reverse herringbone, Premium Economy 2-3-2, Main Cabin 3-3-3) plus the sourced per-cabin counts drive the grid. Derivations: Flagship Business rows 1-8 (rows 1-7 full 1-2-1 = 28, row 8 reduced to the center pair D/G = 2, to reconcile 30); Premium Economy rows 10-12 (3 full 2-3-2 rows = 21); Main Cabin rows 20-45 (26 full 3-3-3 rows = 234), with Main Cabin Extra (27) modeled as the forward bulkhead row 20 (9) plus the two Door-3 exit rows 31 (9) and 32 (9) = 27, and standard Main Cabin (207) as rows 21-30 (90) and 33-45 (117). Row numbers, the exit-row placement (Door 3 at rows 31-32), the over-wing band (rows 20-30), furniture, galley and bassinet positions, the partial business row 8 and the reduced-recline last row 45 are INFERRED to reproduce the published per-cabin totals and abreast layouts and may not match any individual airframe. AA sells Main Cabin Extra as scattered front/exit rows on the real aircraft; the derived grid consolidates the sourced count of 27 MCE seats into rows 20/31/32. ALL SEAT DIMENSIONS (pitch/width/bed length) are unsourced estimates (unsourced:true) — American does not publish them on an accessible primary page; screen sizes are omitted for the same reason (the legacy 787-9 has Panasonic seatback IFE in all cabins, sizes unpublished in the cited sources).

What changed

  1. Jul 14, 2026Initial legacy AA 787-9 (285-seat, 30 Flagship Business / 21 Premium Economy / 27 Main Cabin Extra / 207 Main Cabin) config; derived_from_counts from the Wikipedia fleet table, with the 787-9P kept as a separate parallel subfleet (no retrofit link).