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Korean Air Boeing 787-9 seat map — 278 seats

787-9 (24 Prestige Suite / 254 Economy)
278 seats24J/254YLast 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
Zone: Preferred (front Economy) (preferred)PREFERRED (FRONT ECONOMY)Prestige Class (Prestige Suite)Business · 2-2-2Economy ClassEconomy · 3-3-3GALLEY (both_sides) — Forward galleys and lavatory ahead of Prestige.🍽 GALLEYGALLEY (both_sides) — Forward galleys and lavatory ahead of Prestige.🍽 GALLEYGALLEY (both_sides) — Galleys and lavatories between Prestige and Economy.🍽 GALLEYGALLEY (both_sides) — Galleys and lavatories between Prestige and Economy.🍽 GALLEYBASSINET (center) — Bassinet positions on the Economy bulkhead (centre).🍼 BASSINETBASSINET (center) — Bassinet position on the mid-cabin bulkhead (centre of row 45).🍼 BASSINETGALLEY (both_sides) — Rear galleys and lavatories behind Economy.🍽 GALLEYGALLEY (both_sides) — Rear galleys and lavatories behind Economy.🍽 GALLEY78910282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657ABDEHJABDEHJABDEHJABDEHJDEFABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCGHJABHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJABCDEFGHJBCDEFGHEXIT (door) — Door 1 L/R (forward).EXITEXIT (door) — Door 1 L/R (forward).EXITEXIT (door) — Door 2 L/R behind Prestige.EXITEXIT (door) — Door 2 L/R behind Prestige.EXITEXIT (door) — Door 3 L/R (mid-cabin), behind row 43.EXITEXIT (door) — Door 3 L/R (mid-cabin), behind row 43.EXITLAVATORY ♿ — Mid-cabin lavatories (incl. wheelchair-accessible) occupying the centre of row 43.LAVATORY ♿GALLEY — Mid-cabin galley in the centre of exit row 44.GALLEYEXIT (door) — Door 4 L/R (aft), behind the last Economy row.EXITEXIT (door) — Door 4 L/R (aft), behind the last Economy row.EXIT

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At a glance
278 seats
Rating mix
34Good229Standard15Be aware
Best seats
  • — Fully lie-flat Prestige Suite in a staggered 2-2-2 layout with aisle access from the window seat.
Seats to avoid
  • — Centre bulkhead behind the forward galley and lavatories — bassinet position, with some galley activity and light.
  • — Borders the mid-cabin lavatories — noise and queueing.
  • — Centre bulkhead behind the mid-cabin galley — bassinet position, with some galley activity.
Worth knowing
  • Exit rows: 44
  • Bassinet rows: 28 and 45
  • 10 extra-legroom seats

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Best & worst seats

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Worth knowing

  • 28D, 28E, 28F — Centre bulkhead behind the forward galley and lavatories — bassinet position, with some galley activity and light.
  • 43C, 43G — Borders the mid-cabin lavatories — noise and queueing.
  • 45D — Centre bulkhead behind the mid-cabin galley — bassinet position, with some galley activity.

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.

Prestige Class (Prestige Suite)

2-2-2Rows 7–1024 seats

Best seats

  • 7A, 7B, 7D, 7E, 7H, 7J, 8A, 8B, 8D, 8E, 8H, 8J — Fully lie-flat Prestige Suite in a staggered 2-2-2 layout with aisle access from the window seat.

Economy Class

3-3-3Rows 28–57254 seats

Best seats

  • 29A, 29B, 29C, 29G, 29H, 29J — Bulkhead Economy seat at the front of the cabin with extra legroom.
  • 44A, 44B, 44H, 44J — Exit-row seat behind Door 3 with extra legroom; designated emergency-exit seat, so conditions apply.

Seats to avoid

  • 28D, 28E, 28F — Centre bulkhead behind the forward galley and lavatories — bassinet position, with some galley activity and light.
  • 43C, 43G — Borders the mid-cabin lavatories — noise and queueing.
  • 45D, 45E, 45F — Centre bulkhead behind the mid-cabin galley — bassinet position, with some galley activity.
  • 57B, 57C, 57D, 57E — Last Economy row backing onto the rear galleys and lavatories — noise and queueing.
Worth knowing
  • Exit rows: 44
  • Bassinet rows: 28 and 45
  • Rows next to a galley: 28 and 45
  • Rows next to a lavatory: 43 and 57
  • 10 extra-legroom seats

Frequently asked questions

How many seats does the Korean Air Boeing 787-9 have?
This configuration has 278 seats: 24 Prestige Class (Prestige Suite), 254 Economy Class.
What are the best seats on the Korean Air Boeing 787-9?
Top-rated in our data: 7A, 7B, 7D, 7E, 7H, 7J, 8A, 8B — Fully lie-flat Prestige Suite in a staggered 2-2-2 layout with aisle access from the window seat.
Which seats should I avoid?
Flagged in our data: 28D, 28E, 28F — Centre bulkhead behind the forward galley and lavatories — bassinet position, with some galley activity and light; 43C, 43G — Borders the mid-cabin lavatories — noise and queueing; 45D, 45E, 45F — Centre bulkhead behind the mid-cabin galley — bassinet position, with some galley activity.
Which rows are the exit rows?
Row 44 is an exit row.
Which rows have bassinet positions?
Bassinet positions serve rows 28 and 45.
Does the Korean Air Boeing 787-9 have lie-flat seats?
Yes — Prestige Class (Prestige Suite) has 24 seats that convert to a fully flat bed.

Cabins

Prestige Class (Prestige Suite)

24 seats · 2-2-2 (staggered) · lie-flat
Apex Suite
Pitch
75"published
Width
21"published
Seat
Lie-flat bed
Screen
17"

Korean Air publishes 190 cm (75 in) seat pitch and 53 cm (21 in) seat width; the seat reclines 180° to a fully flat bed.

Economy Class

254 seats · 3-3-3
Pitch
32"published
Width
17.2"published
Seat
Standard seat

Korean Air publishes 81 cm (32 in) seat pitch and 44 cm (17.2 in) seat width for Economy on this denser 278-seat configuration.

Preferred (front Economy)

Onboard facilities

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

1 lavatory · 4 galleys · 4 door pairs

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

Amenities

Entertainment
Seatback screens
Personal seatback monitor at every seat; Prestige has a 17-inch (43 cm) LCD per Korean Air’s Prestige Class page. The Economy monitor size is not published on the cited pages.

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.

Korean Air Boeing 787-9 seat map diagram — Prestige Class (Prestige Suite), Economy Class (278 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

Korean Air Boeing 787-9, 278-seat configuration (24 Prestige Suite / 254 Economy) — a denser Economy sub-fleet distinct from the 269-seat config, published as a separate current 787-9 on koreanair.com. Built from Korean Air’s official English seat-map diagram (fl-787-278-seatmap-pc.png), the AEM seat-map model (9-278/seat-map.model.json) and the Prestige Class page. PRESTIGE: identical fully lie-flat "Prestige Suite" (Apex) staggered 2-2-2 (columns A,B / D,E / H,J), numbered rows 7, 8, 9, 10 on the published map = 24; 190 cm (75 in) pitch, 53 cm (21 in) width, 180° recline, 17-inch monitor; 10J is a pet (PETC) seat. ECONOMY: 3-3-3 (columns A,B,C / D,E,F / G,H,J), rows 28–57, at the tighter 81 cm (32 in) pitch; +9 seats vs the 269-seat config coming from fuller rear rows (rows 55, 56 are full 3-3-3 and row 57 seats seven). Structure mirrors the 269 config: row 28 centre bulkhead (bassinet, 28E accessible), rows 29–32 preferred/front block (29 side seats bulkhead extra-legroom, 30–32 the 26 paid preferred, accessible seats 29E/29F/31E/31F), row 43 centre lavatories, row 44 exit row behind Door 3 (44B/44H legroom), row 45 bulkhead behind the mid galley (bassinet); row 57 = B–H (A/J absent) tapering to the rear. 55A/55J are pet (PETC) seats. DERIVATIONS / RECONCILIATION (layoutProvenance "mixed", AUTHORING §5b): as on the 269 config, the schematic depicts roughly three more Economy positions than Korean Air’s authoritative accommodation count of 254 (same "may differ from the actual aircraft" disclaimer); the explicit 254 Economy / 278 total wins and the front-bulkhead centre positions at row 28 are reconciled to centre-only (D,E,F), giving exactly 254 and a grid consistent with the 269 config and with the model’s 26-preferred / 5-accessible seat counts. Economy recline and monitor size are not published (omitted); window alignment "unknown" for window seats (top-down schematic).

What changed

  1. Jul 14, 2026Initial Korean Air 787-9 278-seat config (24 Prestige Suite / 254 Economy) from Korean Air’s official seat-map diagram and accommodation model.