China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800 seat map — 164 seats
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- — China Southern Business recliner — 42-44 in pitch and 20-21 in width, a clear step up from Economy.
- — Row directly ahead of the overwing exit: recline is limited to keep the exit path clear.
- Exit rows: 16 and 17
- 12 extra-legroom seats
- 16 seats without under-seat storage
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Worth knowing
- 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F — Row directly ahead of the overwing exit: 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.
Business Class
Best seats
- 1A, 1C, 1D, 1F, 2A, 2C, 2D, 2F — China Southern Business recliner — 42-44 in pitch and 20-21 in width, a clear step up from Economy.
- 4 seats without under-seat storage
Premium Economy Class
Best seats
- 3A, 3C, 3D, 3F, 4A, 4C, 4D, 4F, 5A, 5C, 5D, 5F — China Southern Premium Economy — 34-35 in pitch, more legroom than standard Economy.
- 6 seats without under-seat storage
Economy Class
Best seats
- 7A, 7C, 7D, 7F — Bulkhead row: no seat directly ahead, so extra foot room; bags go overhead for takeoff and landing.
- 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, 17E, 17F — Overwing exit row: significantly more legroom and normal recline; 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 overwing exit: recline is limited to keep the exit path clear.
- 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16F — Overwing 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 lavatory: 28
- 12 extra-legroom seats
- 6 seats without under-seat storage
Frequently asked questions
- How many seats does the China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800 have?
- This configuration has 164 seats: 8 Business Class, 24 Premium Economy Class, 132 Economy Class.
- What are the best seats on the China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800?
- Top-rated in our data: 1A, 1C, 1D, 1F, 2A, 2C, 2D, 2F — China Southern Business recliner — 42-44 in pitch and 20-21 in width, a clear step up from Economy.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Flagged in our data: 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F — Row directly ahead of the overwing exit: recline is limited to keep the exit path clear; 16A, 16B — Overwing 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 China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800 have lie-flat seats?
- No — this configuration has no lie-flat seats.
Cabins
Business Class
- Pitch
- 43"published
- Width
- 20.5"published
- Seat
- Recliner
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A
China Southern cabin-layout page lists 42-44 in pitch, 20-21 in width and 6/7 in published recline for Business.
Premium Economy Class
- Pitch
- 34.5"published
- Width
- 17.2"published
- Seat
- Recliner
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A
China Southern cabin-layout page lists 34-35 in pitch, 17.17 in width and 4.5 in recline for Premium Economy.
Economy Class
- Pitch
- 31"published
- Width
- 17.2"published
- Seat
- Standard seat
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A
China Southern cabin-layout page lists Economy pitch as 30/31/32/34/39/40 in published (standard rows 30-32 in, over-wing exit rows the highest values); width 17.17 in; published recline set 0/1/3/4.5 in.
Onboard facilities
Drawn on the interactive map above — hover a monument to confirm its position.
2 lavatories · 2 galleys · 4 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.
- China Southern AirlinesPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
Official B737-800(738) cabin-layout page: 8 Business / 24 Premium Economy / 132 Economy = 164, with per-cabin pitch, width and recline for each cabin.
Retrieved via the Wayback Machine snapshot dated 2024-06-15 (csair.com is bot-hostile to direct automated fetch). The page publishes per-cabin counts and dimensions; the seat map is a reference image only, so the row-by-row grid is derived.
https://www.csair.com/en/tourguide/flight_service/cabin_layout/boyin/18idm7oe8tqd8.shtml ↗ - WikipediaINDEPENDENT SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
China Southern fleet table: 153 Boeing 737-800s across four configurations — 8J/24W/132Y=164, 4J/24W/150Y=178, 4J/18W/147Y=169 and 4J/18W/150Y=172 — each cited to the csair.com cabin-layout pages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines ↗
China Southern Boeing 737-800, fleet-tracking code 738 (8J/24W/132Y = 164). PER-CABIN COUNTS AND DIMENSIONS ARE PUBLISHED/PRIMARY: China Southern's official B737-800(738) cabin-layout page (csair.com, via the 2024-06-15 Wayback snapshot) lists Business/Premium Economy/Economy seat counts, pitch, width and recline for this configuration; the Wikipedia China Southern fleet table (neutral) corroborates the 8J/24W/132Y=164 split among the airline's 153 Boeing 737-800s and cites the same csair.com page. NOTE: China Southern markets the Premium Economy cabin as "Economy Class" on international routes (per the source page); it is modelled here as premium_economy by canonical tier, matching the corpus convention set by cz-789-276. THE ASSIGNMENT HINT (1 config ~8J/156Y) IS SUPERSEDED: China Southern publishes FOUR distinct 737-800 cabin configurations — 738 (8J/24W/132Y=164), 73M (4J/24W/150Y=178), 73Q (4J/18W/147Y=169) and 73N (4J/18W/150Y=172); the ~164-seat total of the hint corresponds to config 738, but the published split is 8J/24W/132Y, not 8J/156Y. LAYOUT DERIVED_FROM_COUNTS: the csair map is a reference image only, so the row grid, cabin boundaries, over-wing exit band, doors/galleys/lavatories and the tapered last Economy row are structural reconstructions from the published counts + standard 737-800 (2-2 Business, 3-3 Premium Economy/Economy) geometry; every cabin carries derived:true. DERIVATIONS: Business 2-2 rows 1-2 (8); Premium Economy 3-3 rows 3-6 (24); Economy 3-3 rows 7-28 (132), bulkhead row 7, two over-wing exit rows 16 (forward, modelled no-recline) and 17 (aft, normal recline), the row 15 immediately ahead of the forward exit modelled limited-recline, and the final Economy row is 28. Per-row recline specifics are derived from standard 737-800 certification geometry; the airline publishes only per-cabin recline ranges (published recline set 0/1/3/4.5 in), preserved in the seat-type legroomNotes. windowGridType is bound to the shared 737-800 engineering grid; window seats are left windowAlignment "unknown" on this derived grid except structural blanks applied by window-alignment.js. Continuous row numbering (1..N) is a derived modelling choice. The per-config airframe split of the 153-aircraft 737-800 fleet is not published.
What changed
- Jul 14, 2026Initial China Southern 737-800 738 config (8J/24W/132Y = 164); counts + dimensions from csair.com cabin-layout page (Wayback), grid derived_from_counts.