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Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 seat map — 291 seats

787-8 (E21 Domestic: 6 First / 58 Class J / 227 Economy)
291 seats6F/58J/227YLast verified Jul 14, 2026
Parts of this layout are reconstructed from airline-published seat counts — some seat positions are 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
First ClassFirst · 2-2-2Class JBusiness · 2-3-2Economy ClassEconomy · 3-3-3LAVATORY (left) — Forward lavatory (with diaper shelf).🚻 LAVATORYGALLEY (full_width) — Forward galley. · position derived🍽 GALLEYLAVATORY ♿ (center) — Wheelchair-accessible lavatory with diaper table (row 15, centre front).♿ LAVATORY ♿BASSINET (center) — Bassinet mounts at the economy bulkhead. · position derived🍼 BASSINETLAVATORY (center) — Lavatory with diaper shelf (row 45, centre front).🚻 LAVATORYLAVATORY (left) — Aft lavatory (left rear).🚻 LAVATORYLAVATORY (right) — Aft lavatory (right rear).🚻 LAVATORYGALLEY (full_width) — Aft galley. · position derived🍽 GALLEY156789151617182728293031323334353637383940454647484950515253545556ACDGHKACDEGHKACDEGHKACDEGHKACDEGHKACDEGHKAKACDEGHKACDEGHKACDEGHKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKABCDEGHJKDGEXIT (door) — Door 1 (forward).EXITEXIT (door) — Door 1 (forward).EXITEXIT (door) — Door 2 (mid-cabin, Class J).EXITEXIT (door) — Door 2 (mid-cabin, Class J).EXITEXIT (door) — Door 3 (economy exit).EXITEXIT (door) — Door 3 (economy exit).EXITEXIT (door) — Door 4 (aft).EXITEXIT (door) — Door 4 (aft).EXIT

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At a glance
291 seats
Rating mix
7Good276Standard8Be aware
Best seats
  • — Exit-row seat at Door 3 with extra legroom.
Seats to avoid
  • — No window at this row and the seat does not recline.
  • — Short row of two seats beside Door 2 and the wheelchair-accessible lavatory — foot traffic and noise.
  • — Exit-row window seat at Door 3 with no window, and the seatback is fixed and does not recline.
Worth knowing
  • Exit rows: 45
  • 7 extra-legroom seats
  • 4 window seats with a missing or misaligned window

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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.

Worth knowing

  • 9A, 9K — No window at this row and the seat does not recline.
  • 15A, 15K — Short row of two seats beside Door 2 and the wheelchair-accessible lavatory — foot traffic and noise.
  • 45A, 45K — Exit-row window seat at Door 3 with no window, and the seatback is fixed and does not recline.

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

2-2-2Rows 1–16 seats

Ratings are even across this cabin — no standout or problem seats in our records.

Class J

2-3-2Rows 5–1858 seats

Seats to avoid

  • 9A, 9K — No window at this row and the seat does not recline.
  • 15A, 15K — Short row of two seats beside Door 2 and the wheelchair-accessible lavatory — foot traffic and noise.
Worth knowing
  • Rows next to a galley: 15
  • 2 window seats with a missing or misaligned window: 9A and 9K

Economy Class

3-3-3Rows 27–56227 seats

Best seats

  • 45B, 45C, 45D, 45E, 45G, 45H, 45J — Exit-row seat at Door 3 with extra legroom.

Seats to avoid

  • 45A, 45K — Exit-row window seat at Door 3 with no window, and the seatback is fixed and does not recline.
  • 56D, 56G — Last row against the rear galley and lavatories — noise and queueing.
Worth knowing
  • Exit rows: 45
  • Rows next to a galley: 56
  • 7 extra-legroom seats
  • 2 window seats with a missing or misaligned window: 45A and 45K

Frequently asked questions

How many seats does the Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 have?
This configuration has 291 seats: 6 First Class, 58 Class J, 227 Economy Class.
What are the best seats on the Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8?
Top-rated in our data: 45B, 45C, 45D, 45E, 45G, 45H, 45J — Exit-row seat at Door 3 with extra legroom.
Which seats should I avoid?
Flagged in our data: 9A, 9K — No window at this row and the seat does not recline; 15A, 15K — Short row of two seats beside Door 2 and the wheelchair-accessible lavatory — foot traffic and noise; 45A, 45K — Exit-row window seat at Door 3 with no window, and the seatback is fixed and does not recline; 56D, 56G — Last row against the rear galley and lavatories — noise and queueing.
Which rows are the exit rows?
Row 45 is an exit row.
Does the Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 have lie-flat seats?
No — this configuration has no lie-flat seats.

Cabins

First Class

6 seats · 2-2-2
JAL domestic First
Pitch
50"estimated
Seat
Recliner
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A

Domestic First recliner. Exact pitch/width/recline not published by JAL.

Class J

58 seats · 2-3-2
JAL Class J
Pitch
38"approx
Seat
Recliner
Screen
11.6"
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A

About 97 cm (roughly 38 in) seat pitch published by JAL — around 18 cm more than Economy.

Economy Class

227 seats · 3-3-3
Pitch
31"estimated
Width
17"estimated
Seat
Standard seat
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A

Domestic nine-abreast economy. Exact pitch/width not published by JAL.

Onboard facilities

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

5 lavatories · 2 galleys · 4 door pairs

🚪 EXIT × 4🚻 WC × 4🍽 GALLEY × 2♿ WC ♿ × 1🍼 BASSINET × 1

Amenities

Wi-Fi
Available
free · Free domestic in-flight Wi-Fi.
Entertainment
Seatback screens
Personal seatback monitor at every seat.
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A
AC power outlet and USB at every seat.
Food & drink
Domestic service (complimentary drinks; cabin-dependent items).

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.

Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 seat map diagram — First Class, Class J, Economy Class (291 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.

How this map was built

Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8, DOMESTIC configuration E21 (291 seats: 6 First + 58 Class J + 227 Economy). Per-cabin counts, class row ranges, and the exit/lavatory/no-recline/no-window seat lists are published on JAL's official 787-8 aircraft page (Domestic aircraft section); abreast layouts (First 2-2-2, Class J 2-3-2, Economy 3-3-3 nine-abreast) are read from JAL's published E21 seat-map diagram. Corroborated by Wikipedia's JAL fleet table (6F/58J/227Y=291). NOTE this 291-seat high-density domestic layout exceeds the prior 787-8 registry bounds (which were tuned to international 787-8s); registry maxSeats/maxRow were raised (see report) on this dual-sourced evidence. Class J is JAL's domestic premium recliner (about 97 cm / 38 in pitch, 11.6-inch screens) and is mapped to canonicalTier 'business' as the middle of the three domestic cabins (judgment call; the hardware is a premium recliner, not a lie-flat). DERIVED (layoutProvenance mixed): exact row NUMBERS between the published anchor rows and two reconciling taper rows are constructed to reproduce the published totals. First = row 1 (2-2-2 = 6). Class J = rows 5-9 (5x7=35) + a reduced row 15 (2 seats at Door 2 / accessible lavatory) + rows 16-18 (3x7=21) = 58. Economy = front rows 27-40 (14x9=126) + rear rows 45-55 (11x9=99) + a reduced last row 56 (2 seats by the rear lavatories) = 227. Published special seats honoured: Class J 9A/9K no-recline no-window; Door 3 exit row 45 with 45A/45K no-recline no-window. Pitch/width mostly unsourced (Class J ~38 in / 97 cm published); no 787 window grid so windowGridType omitted and window seats are windowAlignment 'unknown' except published no-window seats.

What changed

  1. Jul 14, 2026Initial JAL 787-8 E21 configuration (291 seats) from JAL's official aircraft page + seat-map diagram, corroborated by Wikipedia fleet table.