United Airlines Boeing 787-8 seat map
Seat map
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- Exit rows: 42
- 36 extra-legroom seats
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How we rate seats →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.
United Polaris
Ratings are even across this cabin — no standout or problem seats in our records.
United Premium Plus
Ratings are even across this cabin — no standout or problem seats in our records.
United Economy
- Exit rows: 42
- 36 extra-legroom seats
Frequently asked questions
- How many seats does the United Airlines Boeing 787-8 have?
- This configuration has 243 seats: 28 United Polaris, 21 United Premium Plus, 194 United Economy.
- What are the best seats on the United Airlines Boeing 787-8?
- No standout seat is established by the available evidence for this layout. Unresolved comfort details remain unverified.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- No seats on this layout are flagged as ones to avoid.
- Which rows are the exit rows?
- Row 42 is an exit row.
- Does the United Airlines Boeing 787-8 have lie-flat seats?
- Yes — United Polaris has 28 seats that convert to a fully flat bed.
Cabins
United Polaris
- Width
- 20.5"published
- Seat
- Lie-flat bed
- Screen
- 16"
United's current aircraft specifications, version 1, publish these standard dimensions in inches. Seat-specific exceptions and limited-recline seats are separate; actual dimensions may vary. This audit did not independently verify the legacy seat hardware, amenity descriptions or per-tail retrofit status.
United Premium Plus
- Pitch
- 38"published
- Width
- 19"published
- Seat
- Recliner
- Screen
- 13"
United's current aircraft specifications, version 1, publish these standard dimensions in inches. Seat-specific exceptions and limited-recline seats are separate; actual dimensions may vary. This audit did not independently verify the legacy seat hardware, amenity descriptions or per-tail retrofit status.
United Economy
- Pitch
- 31–34"published
- Width
- 17.3"published
- Seat
- Standard seat, Extra-legroom seat
United's current aircraft specifications, version 1, publish these standard dimensions in inches. Seat-specific exceptions and limited-recline seats are separate; actual dimensions may vary. This audit did not independently verify the legacy seat hardware, amenity descriptions or per-tail retrofit status.
Onboard facilities
Drawn on the interactive map above — hover a monument to confirm its position.
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.
- WikipediaINDEPENDENT SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
United Boeing 787-8: 12 aircraft in service, cabin configuration 28 Polaris (J) / 21 Premium Plus (W) / 36 Economy Plus (Y+) / 158 Economy (Y) = 243 seats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_fleet ↗ - SEC EDGARPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
United Airlines Holdings FY2025 Form 10-K mainline fleet table: 12 Boeing 787-8 aircraft.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100517/000010051726000023/ual-20251231.htm ↗ - United Airlines NewsroomPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
United Polaris business class: direct aisle access, 180-degree flat-bed recline up to 6 foot 6 inches of bed space, 16-inch high-definition entertainment screen, retractable privacy divider between centre seats.
https://united.mediaroom.com/2016-06-02-United-Airlines-Unveils-Reimagined-International-Travel-Experience-United-Polaris-Business-Class ↗ - United Airlines NewsroomPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
United Premium Plus premium economy: more legroom, elbow room and recline than a standard Economy Plus or Economy seat, plus an amenity kit, Saks Fifth Avenue blanket and pillow, and enhanced meal service.
https://united.mediaroom.com/2018-11-30-United-Airlines-Announces-Sale-Date-for-United-R-Premium-Plus-Airlines-Premium-Economy-Offering ↗ - United AirlinesPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Sep 30, 2026
Aircraft-version product counts and published standard seat pitch, width and recline. Standard dimensions may vary by seat. Original map is separately archived.
Tables can contain inconsistent ranges/counts; image-based reconciliation is explained in configuration notes. Does not verify every legacy amenity, retrofit claim, fleet count or tail assignment.
https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/company/aircraft/boeing-787-8-dreamliner.html ↗ - United AirlinesPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Sep 30, 2026
Airline-published map image: seat labels, skipped rows, seat columns, product coloring and monument/exit positions.
Schematic map does not establish physical window alignment or every hardware/amenity feature.
https://media.united.com/assets/m/9cf4868a3a4146e/original/787-8_SeatMap.webp ↗ - United AirlinesPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Sep 30, 2026
Full rendered aircraft table including exact mixed product labels, dimensions, limitations, exit positions, accessibility, entertainment and power.
Multiline label whitespace normalized. Broad seat ranges supplemented by white-background inspection of original transparent map.
https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/company/aircraft/boeing-787-8-dreamliner.html ↗ - United AirlinesPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Sep 30, 2026
Complete rendered official aircraft page: every table cell, heading, explanatory main text and visible footnote retained for reprocessing and exact claim comparison.
Rendered DOM extraction, not raw HTTP HTML. Static page does not establish per-tail operations; table/image conflicts and limited audit scope remain in config notes.
https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/company/aircraft/boeing-787-8-dreamliner.html ↗
2026-09-30: Exact243-seat primary image/table reconciliation. Original WebP contains transparent labels that were inspected on the official white page background. Polaris1-7ADFL =28; Premium Plus20-22ACDEFJL =21. Economy30-39all9,40ABKL,42-51all9,52ABDEFJK,53DEF =194. Economy Plus30/31/42all9,32/33DEF,43JKL =36; standard Economy158. Row41 absent. Published limited/zero recline N/A. Physical window alignment unknown; partial side pairs retain exact letters. Monument inventory incomplete; legacy hardware/amenities, fleet counts and per-tail operations remain unverified. Published matching-version fixed-bassinet assignments: United Polaris® business class: No; United® Premium Plus: 20A-L; United Economy Plus®: 30A-L; United Economy®: 42DEF. These table assignments are documented here; per-seat adjacency warnings and full-row eligibility are not inferred. Any source letter/product conflicts retain their existing unresolved status.
What changed
- Oct 1, 2026Independent United source triage: version-bound power/USB/IFE, zero recline, exact staggered MAX8 labels and published exceptions, source-date/product wording qualification. Legacy inferred hardware, furniture and window uncertainty remain explicit. Qualify United outlet connector claims: generic availability remains prose, unsupported AC enum omitted, explicit wireless/StudioUSB-C preserved. No map, numbering, totals, coordinates or source archives changed.
- Sep 30, 2026Primary-source audit: updated published standard dimensions; reconstructed grid only where explicit archived airline image reconciliation is implemented. Remaining unverified scope documented in notes.
- Jul 14, 2026Initial United 787-8 (243-seat) four-cabin config; per-cabin split from Wikipedia fleet table, fleet count corroborated by UAL FY2025 10-K, Polaris/Premium Plus specs from United 2016/2018 product releases, row grid derived from published layouts and totals.