The Legroom League Table
Seat pitch and width across 494 cabin configurations and 1,115 cabins, measured in inches — every figure taken from the airline’s own published specification, not from passenger reports.
494
configs with pitch
1,115
cabins measured
394
configs with width
97
airlines in economy
Pitch is the front-to-back distance between a point on one seat and the same point on the seat in front — the industry’s proxy for legroom. Where an airline publishes a range (a cabin whose rows are not all set to the same pitch), both ends are shown; the ranking uses the tighter end. All figures are presented exactly as published — SeatRecon adds no estimates. Coverage is partial by design: 494 of 1,192 configurations carry a published pitch, so the absence of a row means no figure was published, not a missing seat. Method and units on the methodology page.
Tightest economy
The 10 tightest economy cabins by minimum published pitch, ranked only within the plausible band (28″ floor). Figures below 28″ are shown separately as reported range minimums.
| # | Airline | Aircraft family | Pitch | Width |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AirAsia | A320 | 28″ | 16–17 |
| 2 | AirAsia | A320 | 28″ | 16–17 |
| 3 | AirAsia | A320neo | 28″ | 16–17 |
| 4 | AirAsia | A320neo | 28″ | 16–17 |
| 5 | AirAsia | A321neo | 28″ | 16–17 |
| 6 | AirAsia | A321neo | 28″ | 16–17 |
| 7 | Austrian Airlines | A320 family | 28″ | — |
| 8 | China Southern Airlines | A320 family | 28″ | 17.3 |
| 9 | Citilink Indonesia | A320 | 28″ | 17.5 |
| 10 | Citilink Indonesia | A320neo | 28″ | 17.5 |
Roomiest economy
The 10 roomiest economy cabins by maximum published pitch. A † marks a figure above 38″, typically an extra-legroom or exit-row maximum within an economy range.
| # | Airline | Aircraft family | Pitch | Width |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Air Maroc | 787 | 38″ | 19 |
| 2 | Jin Air | 777 | 36″ | 17 |
| 3 | Air Premia | 787 | 35″ | 18 |
| 4 | Royal Air Maroc | 787 | 35″ | 17 |
| 5 | Royal Jordanian | A320 | 30–35″ | — |
| 6 | Asiana Airlines | 777 | 33–34″ | 18 |
| 7 | Asiana Airlines | 777 | 32–34″ | 18.6 |
| 8 | Iberia | A350 | 31–34″ | — |
| 9 | Delta Air Lines | CRJ | 30–34″ | 17.3 |
| 10 | Endeavor Air | CRJ Series | 30–34″ | 17.3 |
Reported range minimums (below 28″)
These figures are the low end of a published range, not a whole cabin set to that pitch. They are held out of the tightest-economy ranking so a range floor is never presented as “the tightest seat in the sky.” Shown here verbatim, with the full range intact.
| Airline | Aircraft | Published pitch range | Width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air India | Boeing 777-300ER | 24–33″ | 18 |
Economy league table
Every airline with a published economy pitch, ranked by their tightest cabin (ascending). One row per airline × aircraft family × published spec — 380 rows across 97 airlines. The full range is always shown; the ranking uses the minimum. A † flags an extreme figure (below 28″ or above 38″) — presented as published by the airline and, on the low side, possibly a range minimum.
| # | Airline | Family | Pitch | Width | Recline | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air India | 777 | 24–33″† | 18 | 6″ | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 2 | AirAsia | A320 | 28″ | 16–17 | 25° | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A320ceo |
| 3 | AirAsia | A320 | 28″ | 16–17 | Fixed | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A320ceo |
| 4 | AirAsia | A320neo | 28″ | 16–17 | 25° | Airbus A320neo |
| 5 | AirAsia | A320neo | 28″ | 16–17 | Fixed | Airbus A320neo |
| 6 | AirAsia | A321neo | 28″ | 16–17 | 25° | Airbus A321neo |
| 7 | AirAsia | A321neo | 28″ | 16–17 | Fixed | Airbus A321neo |
| 8 | Austrian Airlines | A320 family | 28″ | — | — | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A320neo,Airbus A321ceo |
| 9 | China Southern Airlines | A320 family | 28″ | 17.3 | 5″ | Airbus A321ceo |
| 10 | Citilink Indonesia | A320 | 28″ | 17.5 | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 11 | Citilink Indonesia | A320neo | 28″ | 17.5 | — | Airbus A320neo |
| 12 | Jetstar Airways | A320 family | 28″ | 18 | — | Airbus A321ceo |
| 13 | Jetstar Airways | A320neo family | 28″ | 18.2 | 3″ | Airbus A320neo |
| 14 | Jetstar Japan | A320neo family | 28″ | 18.2 | — | Airbus A321LR |
| 15 | Philippines AirAsia | A320 | 28″ | 16–17 | — | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A320ceo |
| 16 | Philippines AirAsia | A320 | 28″ | 16–17 | Fixed | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A320ceo |
| 17 | Scoot | A320 family | 28″ | 17.8 | 4.5″ | Airbus A320ceo |
| 18 | Scoot | A320neo family | 28″ | 17.6 | 4″ | Airbus A320neo,Airbus A321neo |
| 19 | Thai AirAsia | A320 | 28″ | 16–17 | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 20 | Thai AirAsia | A320 | 28″ | 16–17 | Fixed | Airbus A320ceo |
| 21 | Thai AirAsia | A320neo | 28″ | 16–17 | — | Airbus A320neo |
| 22 | Thai AirAsia | A320neo | 28″ | 16–17 | Fixed | Airbus A320neo |
| 23 | Thai AirAsia | A321neo | 28″ | 16–17 | — | Airbus A321neo |
| 24 | Thai AirAsia | A321neo | 28″ | 16–17 | Fixed | Airbus A321neo |
| 25 | Vueling | A320 | 28″ | 17.5 | — | Airbus A319 |
| 26 | Air Busan | A320 | 28–29″ | — | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 27 | Air Busan | A320 | 28–29″ | — | Fixed | Airbus A320ceo |
| 28 | Air Busan | A321 | 28–29″ | — | — | Airbus A321ceo,Airbus A321ceo |
| 29 | Air Busan | A321neo | 28–29″ | 18.3 | — | Airbus A321neo |
| 30 | Air Busan | A321neo | 28–29″ | 18.3 | Fixed | Airbus A321neo |
| 31 | Air India | A320neo family | 28–29″ | — | — | Airbus A320neo |
| 32 | Bamboo Airways | A320neo family | 28–29″ | — | — | Airbus A320neo |
| 33 | China Airlines | A320neo family | 28–29″ | 17.5–18.5 | Fixed | Airbus A321neo |
| 34 | Jazeera Airways | A320 | 28–30″ | — | — | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A320neo |
| 35 | Qantas | A320 | 28–30″ | 18 | 3″ | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A320ceo |
| 36 | WestJet | 737 | 28–30″ | 16.6–17.8 | Pre-reclined | Boeing 737-800 |
| 37 | WestJet | 737 | 28–30″ | 16.6–17.8 | Fixed | Boeing 737-800 |
| 38 | WestJet | 737 MAX | 28–30″ | 16.6–17.8 | Pre-reclined | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 39 | WestJet | 737 MAX | 28–30″ | 16.6–17.8 | Fixed | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 40 | WestJet | 737 MAX | 28–33″ | 16.8–17.2 | 3″ | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 41 | WestJet | 737 MAX | 28–33″ | 16.8–17.2 | — | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 42 | Austrian Airlines | E-Jets | 29″ | — | — | Embraer E195 |
| 43 | Breeze Airways | E-Jets | 29″ | 17.6 | — | Embraer E190 |
| 44 | China Southern Airlines | A320neo family | 29″ | 18–19 | 4″ | Airbus A321neo,Airbus A321neo |
| 45 | Finnair | A320 family | 29″ | 18 | — | Airbus A319,Airbus A320ceo |
| 46 | Finnair | A320 family | 29″ | 17 | — | Airbus A319,Airbus A320ceo |
| 47 | Flair Airlines | 737 | 29″ | — | Pre-reclined | Boeing 737-800 |
| 48 | Flair Airlines | 737 MAX | 29″ | — | Pre-reclined | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 49 | Jeju Air | 737 MAX | 29″ | 17–17.5 | — | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 50 | Jetstar Airways | A320 family | 29″ | 17.88 | — | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A320ceo |
| 51 | Jetstar Airways | A320neo family | 29″ | 18 | — | Airbus A321LR |
| 52 | Jetstar Japan | A320 family | 29″ | 17.88 | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 53 | RwandAir | 737 | 29″ | — | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 54 | Scoot | A320 family | 29″ | 17.8 | 4.5″ | Airbus A320ceo |
| 55 | Scoot | A320neo family | 29″ | 17.6 | 4″ | Airbus A320neo,Airbus A321neo |
| 56 | Scoot | E-Jet E2 | 29″ | 18.3–19.3 | 4″ | Embraer E190-E2 |
| 57 | Thai Lion Air | 737 | 29″ | 17 | — | Boeing 737-900ER,Boeing 737-900ER |
| 58 | Air Busan | A321neo | 29–30″ | 18.3 | — | Airbus A321LR |
| 59 | Air Busan | A321neo | 29–30″ | 18.3 | Fixed | Airbus A321LR |
| 60 | Air New Zealand | A320neo family | 29–30″ | — | 2″ | Airbus A321neo |
| 61 | Air New Zealand | A320neo family | 29–30″ | — | — | Airbus A321neo |
| 62 | Bamboo Airways | A320 family | 29–30″ | — | — | Airbus A321ceo |
| 63 | flydubai | 737 | 29–30″ | 17 | 3″ | Boeing 737-800 |
| 64 | flydubai | 737 MAX | 29–30″ | 17 | 3″ | Boeing 737 MAX 8,Boeing 737 MAX 8,Boeing 737 MAX 9 |
| 65 | Jeju Air | 737 | 29–30″ | 17.5 | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 66 | Jin Air | 737 | 29–30″ | 17.2 | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 67 | Jin Air | 737 | 29–30″ | 17.8 | — | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 68 | Philippine Airlines | A320ceo family | 29–30″ | 17.84 | 5″ | Airbus A320ceo |
| 69 | T'way Air | 737 | 29–30″ | 17–17.5 | 113° | Boeing 737-800 |
| 70 | T'way Air | 737 MAX | 29–30″ | 16.8–17.2 | 96.44° | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 71 | WestJet | 737 | 29–30″ | 16.2–17.3 | 1″ | Boeing 737-800,Boeing 737-800 |
| 72 | WestJet | 737 | 29–30″ | 16.2–17.3 | Fixed | Boeing 737-800,Boeing 737-800 |
| 73 | XiamenAir | A321neo | 29–30″ | — | — | Airbus A321neo |
| 74 | Air New Zealand | A320neo family | 29–31″ | — | 2″ | Airbus A320neo |
| 75 | China Southern Airlines | 737 | 29–31″ | 17.33 | 4″ | Boeing 737-800 |
| 76 | Hawaiian Airlines | 717 | 29–31″ | 18 | — | Boeing 717-200 |
| 77 | Air New Zealand | A320neo family | 29–32″ | — | 2″ | Airbus A321neo |
| 78 | China Southern Airlines | 737 | 29–32″ | 17.14 | 6″ | Boeing 737-800 |
| 79 | China Southern Airlines | 737 | 29–32″ | 17.17 | 4″ | Boeing 737-800 |
| 80 | Pakistan International Airlines | ATR 42 | 29–33″ | — | — | ATR 42-500 |
| 81 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | E-Jets | 29.1″ | — | — | Embraer E175 |
| 82 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | E-Jet E2 | 29.1–29.9″ | — | — | Embraer E195-E2,Embraer E195-E2 |
| 83 | Swiss International Air Lines | A320 | 29.1–29.9″ | 16.5–18.1 | — | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A321ceo |
| 84 | Swiss International Air Lines | A320neo family | 29.1–29.9″ | 16.5–18.1 | — | Airbus A320neo,Airbus A321neo |
| 85 | Edelweiss Air | A320 | 29.1–31.9″ | — | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 86 | Edelweiss Air | A320neo family | 29.1–31.9″ | — | — | Airbus A320neo |
| 87 | Shenzhen Airlines | A320 | 29.5″ | — | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 88 | Edelweiss Air | A340 | 29.9″ | — | — | Airbus A340-300 |
| 89 | Juneyao Air | A320 | 29.9″ | 20.5 | 110° | Airbus A320ceo |
| 90 | Juneyao Air | A320neo family | 29.9″ | 20.5 | 110° | Airbus A320neo,Airbus A321neo |
| 91 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | E-Jets | 29.9″ | — | — | Embraer E190 |
| 92 | Edelweiss Air | A350 | 29.9–31.9″ | — | — | Airbus A350-900 |
| 93 | Swiss International Air Lines | A320 | 29.9–32.3″ | 16.5–18.1 | — | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A321ceo |
| 94 | Swiss International Air Lines | A320neo family | 29.9–32.3″ | 16.5–18.1 | — | Airbus A320neo,Airbus A321neo |
| 95 | Air Europa | 737 | 30″ | 17 | — | Boeing 737-800,Boeing 737-800 |
| 96 | Air New Zealand | A320 family | 30″ | — | Fixed | Airbus A320ceo |
| 97 | Air New Zealand | A320neo family | 30″ | — | Fixed | Airbus A321neo |
| 98 | AirAsia X | A330 | 30″ | 16 | — | Airbus A330-300 |
| 99 | AirAsia X | A330 | 30″ | 16 | Fixed | Airbus A330-300 |
| 100 | Aircalin | A320neo | 30″ | — | 12° | Airbus A320neo |
| 101 | American Airlines | 737 | 30″ | 16.6–17.8 | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 102 | American Airlines | 737 MAX | 30″ | 16.6–17.8 | — | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 103 | American Airlines | A320 family | 30″ | 17.3–17.7 | — | Airbus A319 |
| 104 | American Airlines | A320 family | 30″ | 17.3–18 | — | Airbus A319 |
| 105 | American Airlines | A320 family | 30″ | 17.2–18.7 | — | Airbus A319 |
| 106 | American Airlines | A320 family | 30″ | 16.3–18.7 | — | Airbus A321ceo |
| 107 | American Airlines | A320neo family | 30″ | 16.3–18.7 | — | Airbus A321neo |
| 108 | Austrian Airlines | 777 | 30″ | — | — | Boeing 777-200ER |
| 109 | Breeze Airways | A220 | 30″ | 18 | — | Airbus A220-300 |
| 110 | Caribbean Airlines | 737 MAX | 30″ | 16.5 | — | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 111 | China Southern Airlines | A320 family | 30″ | 17.8 | 4″ | Airbus A321ceo |
| 112 | Citilink Indonesia | ATR 72 | 30″ | 17.7 | — | ATR 72-600 |
| 113 | Envoy Air | E-Jets | 30″ | 18.2–19.3 | — | Embraer E170,Embraer E175 |
| 114 | Etihad Airways | A320neo | 30″ | — | — | Airbus A321LR |
| 115 | Firefly | 737 | 30″ | — | 4° | Boeing 737-800 |
| 116 | GoJet Airlines | CRJ | 30″ | 17 | 2.5″ | Bombardier CRJ550 |
| 117 | Gulf Air | A320neo family | 30″ | — | 6″ | Airbus A320neo |
| 118 | Hawaiian Airlines | A320neo family | 30″ | 16.3–18 | — | Airbus A321neo |
| 119 | Jazz Aviation | Dash 8 | 30″ | 17 | — | De Havilland Canada Q400 |
| 120 | Jetstar Airways | 787 | 30″ | — | 5″ | Boeing 787-8 |
| 121 | Jetstar Airways | 787 | 30″ | 17 | — | Boeing 787-8 |
| 122 | Loong Air | A320 | 30″ | — | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 123 | Loong Air | A320neo family | 30″ | — | — | Airbus A320neo |
| 124 | Luxair | E-Jet E2 | 30″ | — | — | Embraer E195-E2 |
| 125 | Malaysia Airlines | 737 | 30″ | — | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 126 | Malaysia Airlines | 737 MAX | 30″ | 17.5 | 5″ | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 127 | Oman Air | 737 MAX | 30″ | — | 5″ | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 128 | Philippine Airlines | A320ceo family | 30″ | 18.1 | 5″ | Airbus A321ceo |
| 129 | Porter Airlines | Dash 8 | 30″ | 17 | Pre-reclined | De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Q400 |
| 130 | Porter Airlines | E-Jet E2 | 30″ | 18.3 | — | Embraer E195-E2 |
| 131 | Qantas | 737 | 30″ | — | 5″ | Boeing 737-800,Boeing 737-800 |
| 132 | Qantas | A220 | 30″ | 18 | — | Airbus A220-300 |
| 133 | Qantas | A321 | 30″ | 17.6 | — | Airbus A321XLR,Airbus A321XLR |
| 134 | Republic Airways | E-Jets | 30″ | 18 | 2″ | Embraer E170 |
| 135 | Republic Airways | E-Jets | 30″ | 18.2–19.3 | — | Embraer E175 |
| 136 | Royal Brunei Airlines | A320neo | 30″ | — | — | Airbus A320neo |
| 137 | Singapore Airlines | 737 MAX | 30″ | 18 | 5″ | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 138 | SkyWest Airlines | E-Jets | 30″ | 18 | — | Embraer E175 |
| 139 | Tunisair | A320neo | 30″ | 18 | — | Airbus A320neo |
| 140 | United Airlines | 737 | 30″ | 16.1–17.1 | 2″ | Boeing 737-700 |
| 141 | United Airlines | 737 | 30″ | 16.3–17.3 | 2″ | Boeing 737-800,Boeing 737-800,Boeing 737-800 |
| 142 | United Airlines | 737 MAX | 30″ | 16.6–17.8 | 2″ | Boeing 737 MAX 8,Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 143 | United Airlines | A320 | 30″ | 17.7 | 2″ | Airbus A319 |
| 144 | United Airlines | A320 | 30″ | 17 | 3″ | Airbus A320ceo |
| 145 | United Airlines | A320neo family | 30″ | 18.4 | 2″ | Airbus A321neo |
| 146 | United Airlines | CRJ | 30″ | 17 | 2.5″ | Bombardier CRJ-550 |
| 147 | United Airlines | E-Jet | 30″ | 18 | 2″ | Embraer E170 |
| 148 | WestJet | 737 | 30″ | 15.7–17.6 | 2″ | Boeing 737-700 |
| 149 | WestJet | 737 | 30″ | 15.7–17.6 | Fixed | Boeing 737-700 |
| 150 | WestJet | 737 | 30″ | 16.2–17.3 | 2″ | Boeing 737-800 |
| 151 | WestJet | 737 | 30″ | 16.2–17.3 | Fixed | Boeing 737-800 |
| 152 | WestJet | 737 | 30″ | 16.6–17.8 | Pre-reclined | Boeing 737-800 |
| 153 | WestJet | 737 | 30″ | 16.6–17.8 | Fixed | Boeing 737-800 |
| 154 | WestJet | 737 MAX | 30″ | 16.3–17.3 | 2″ | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 155 | WestJet | 737 MAX | 30″ | 16.3–17.3 | Fixed | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 156 | WestJet | 737 MAX | 30″ | 16.6–17.8 | Pre-reclined | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 157 | WestJet | 737 MAX | 30″ | 16.6–17.8 | Fixed | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 158 | WestJet | Dash 8 | 30″ | 17 | 4″ | De Havilland Canada Q400 |
| 159 | XiamenAir | 737 | 30″ | — | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 160 | XiamenAir | 737 MAX | 30″ | — | — | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 161 | Aer Lingus | A320neo family | 30–31″ | — | — | Airbus A321XLR |
| 162 | Air New Zealand | A320 family | 30–31″ | — | 3.9″ | Airbus A320ceo |
| 163 | China Airlines | A350 | 30–31″ | 17 | 116° | Airbus A350-900 |
| 164 | Copa Airlines | 737 MAX | 30–31″ | 17 | — | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 165 | Copa Airlines | 737 MAX | 30–31″ | 17 | 4″ | Boeing 737 MAX 9,Boeing 737 MAX 9 |
| 166 | Delta Air Lines | 717 | 30–31″ | 18.1 | — | Boeing 717-200 |
| 167 | Delta Air Lines | 737 | 30–31″ | 17.3 | — | Boeing 737-900ER |
| 168 | Delta Air Lines | 757 | 30–31″ | 17.3 | Reclines | Boeing 757-300 |
| 169 | Delta Air Lines | A320 | 30–31″ | 18 | — | Airbus A319,Airbus A320ceo |
| 170 | Delta Air Lines | A320 family | 30–31″ | 18 | — | Airbus A321ceo |
| 171 | Delta Air Lines | CRJ | 30–31″ | 17.3 | — | Bombardier CRJ-700,Bombardier CRJ-700,Bombardier CRJ-700 |
| 172 | Delta Air Lines | E-Jet | 30–31″ | 18.3 | — | Embraer E170,Embraer E175,Embraer E175 |
| 173 | Finnair | A330 | 30–31″ | 18 | — | Airbus A330-300 |
| 174 | Finnair | A330 | 30–31″ | 16–17 | — | Airbus A330-300 |
| 175 | flynas | A320 | 30–31″ | — | — | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A320neo |
| 176 | Garuda Indonesia | A330neo | 30–31″ | 17.6 | — | Airbus A330-900 |
| 177 | Gulf Air | A320neo family | 30–31″ | — | 6″ | Airbus A320neo |
| 178 | Jin Air | 777 | 30–31″ | 17 | — | Boeing 777-200ER |
| 179 | Philippine Airlines | A320ceo family | 30–31″ | 18.1 | 5″ | Airbus A321ceo |
| 180 | Philippine Airlines | A320neo family | 30–31″ | 18.1 | 5″ | Airbus A321neo |
| 181 | Republic Airways | E-Jets | 30–31″ | 18.3 | — | Embraer E170,Embraer E175 |
| 182 | Saudia | A320 family | 30–31″ | 16.3–18 | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 183 | Scoot | 787 | 30–31″ | 16.2–17.2 | 6″ | Boeing 787-8,Boeing 787-8,Boeing 787-9 |
| 184 | SkyWest Airlines | CRJ | 30–31″ | 17.3 | — | Bombardier CRJ700,Bombardier CRJ700 |
| 185 | STARLUX Airlines | A320neo family | 30–31″ | — | — | Airbus A321neo |
| 186 | United Airlines | 737 | 30–31″ | 16.3–17.3 | 2″ | Boeing 737-900ER,Boeing 737-900ER |
| 187 | United Airlines | 737 | 30–31″ | 17 | 2″ | Boeing 737-900ER |
| 188 | United Airlines | 737 MAX | 30–31″ | 17–17.5 | 2″ | Boeing 737 MAX 9 |
| 189 | United Airlines | 737 MAX | 30–31″ | 17.8 | 2″ | Boeing 737 MAX 9 |
| 190 | United Airlines | 757 | 30–31″ | 16.55–17.8 | 3″ | Boeing 757-200 |
| 191 | United Airlines | 757 | 30–31″ | 16.3–17.3 | 2″ | Boeing 757-300 |
| 192 | China Southern Airlines | 737 | 30–32″ | 17.17 | 4″ | Boeing 737-800 |
| 193 | Delta Air Lines | 757 | 30–32″ | 17.2 | Reclines | Boeing 757-200 |
| 194 | Delta Air Lines | A220 | 30–32″ | 18.6 | — | Airbus A220-100 |
| 195 | Iberia | A330 | 30–32″ | 17.4–18.7 | 5″ | Airbus A330-200 |
| 196 | Iberia | A350 | 30–32″ | 17.4–18.7 | 5″ | Airbus A350-900,Airbus A350-900 |
| 197 | Peach Aviation | A320neo family | 30–32″ | — | — | Airbus A321LR |
| 198 | South African Airways | A330 | 30–32″ | 16.98 | — | Airbus A330-300 |
| 199 | Air New Zealand | A320neo family | 30–33″ | — | — | Airbus A320neo |
| 200 | Delta Air Lines | CRJ | 30–34″ | 17.3 | — | Bombardier CRJ-900 |
| 201 | Endeavor Air | CRJ Series | 30–34″ | 17.3 | — | Bombardier CRJ900 |
| 202 | SkyWest Airlines | CRJ | 30–34″ | 17.3 | — | Bombardier CRJ900 |
| 203 | Royal Jordanian | A320 | 30–35″ | — | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 204 | Air New Zealand | ATR 72 | 30.7″ | — | — | ATR 72-600 |
| 205 | Turkish Airlines | 787 | 30.7″ | 17.3 | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 206 | Air New Zealand | Dash 8 | 30.7–33.9″ | — | — | De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 |
| 207 | Aer Lingus | A330 | 31″ | — | — | Airbus A330-300 |
| 208 | Air China | 777 | 31″ | — | — | Boeing 777-300ER,Boeing 777-300ER |
| 209 | Air China | 787 | 31″ | 17–18 | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 210 | Air China | A350 | 31″ | 18 | — | Airbus A350-900 |
| 211 | Air Europa | 787 | 31″ | 17 | — | Boeing 787-8,Boeing 787-8,Boeing 787-8,Boeing 787-9,Boeing 787-9 |
| 212 | Air India | A350 | 31″ | 17.52 | 6″ | Airbus A350-900 |
| 213 | Air Premia | 787 | 31″ | 18 | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 214 | Air Tahiti Nui | 787 | 31″ | — | 5.9″ | Boeing 787-9 |
| 215 | Air Transat | A321neo | 31″ | 18 | 4″ | Airbus A321LR |
| 216 | Aircalin | A330neo | 31″ | — | 21° | Airbus A330-900 |
| 217 | American Airlines | 777 | 31″ | 17.1–18.1 | Reclines | Boeing 777-200ER |
| 218 | American Airlines | 777 | 31″ | 16.2–18.1 | Reclines | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 219 | American Airlines | 787 | 31″ | 16.2–18.1 | Reclines | Boeing 787-8 |
| 220 | American Airlines | 787 | 31″ | 17.2 | Reclines | Boeing 787-9 |
| 221 | American Airlines | 787 | 31″ | 16.5–17.6 | Reclines | Boeing 787-9 |
| 222 | American Airlines | A320 family | 31″ | 17.3–17.7 | — | Airbus A321ceo |
| 223 | Asiana Airlines | A320neo family | 31″ | 18.3 | 116° | Airbus A321neo |
| 224 | Austrian Airlines | 787 | 31″ | — | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 225 | Caribbean Airlines | ATR 72 | 31″ | 16.5 | — | ATR 72-600 |
| 226 | China Airlines | 737 | 31″ | 17 | — | Boeing 737-800,Boeing 737-800 |
| 227 | China Airlines | A320neo family | 31″ | 18 | 120° | Airbus A321neo |
| 228 | China Southern Airlines | A320 family | 31″ | 17.8 | 4.5″ | Airbus A321ceo |
| 229 | CommuteAir | ERJ | 31″ | 17–20 | 3″ | Embraer ERJ-145 |
| 230 | Copa Airlines | 737 | 31″ | 17 | 4″ | Boeing 737-800,Boeing 737-800 |
| 231 | Delta Air Lines | 737 | 31″ | 17.3 | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 232 | Delta Air Lines | 757 | 31″ | 17.3 | Reclines | Boeing 757-200 |
| 233 | Delta Air Lines | A320neo family | 31″ | 18 | Reclines | Airbus A321neo |
| 234 | Delta Air Lines | CRJ | 31″ | 17.3 | — | Bombardier CRJ-550,Bombardier CRJ-900 |
| 235 | EgyptAir | 787 | 31″ | 18 | 6″ | Boeing 787-9 |
| 236 | Endeavor Air | CRJ Series | 31″ | 17.3 | — | Bombardier CRJ700,Bombardier CRJ900 |
| 237 | Finnair | A350 | 31″ | 18 | — | Airbus A350-900,Airbus A350-900 |
| 238 | Finnair | A350 | 31″ | 16.5 | — | Airbus A350-900,Airbus A350-900 |
| 239 | Garuda Indonesia | 737 | 31″ | 17 | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 240 | Hainan Airlines | A330 | 31″ | — | — | Airbus A330-300 |
| 241 | Hawaiian Airlines | A330 | 31″ | 16.5–18 | — | Airbus A330-200 |
| 242 | Jazeera Airways | A320 | 31″ | — | — | Airbus A320ceo,Airbus A320neo |
| 243 | Jazz Aviation | CRJ Series | 31″ | 17 | — | Bombardier CRJ900 |
| 244 | Jazz Aviation | E-Jets | 31″ | 18 | 6″ | Embraer E175 |
| 245 | Kenya Airways | 787 | 31″ | — | — | Boeing 787-8 |
| 246 | Kenya Airways | E-Jets | 31″ | — | — | Embraer E190 |
| 247 | Mesa Airlines | E-Jets | 31″ | 18.2 | 2″ | Embraer E175 |
| 248 | Mesa Airlines | E-Jets | 31″ | 18 | 2″ | Embraer E175 |
| 249 | Norse Atlantic Airways | 787 | 31″ | 17 | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 250 | Piedmont Airlines | ERJ | 31″ | 17 | — | Embraer ERJ-145 |
| 251 | PSA Airlines | CRJ Series | 31″ | 16.8–17.3 | — | Bombardier CRJ700 |
| 252 | PSA Airlines | CRJ Series | 31″ | 16.6–17.3 | — | Bombardier CRJ900 |
| 253 | Qantas | A330 | 31″ | 17.5 | — | Airbus A330-200,Airbus A330-200,Airbus A330-200,Airbus A330-200,Airbus A330-200,Airbus A330-200 |
| 254 | Qantas | A330 | 31″ | 17.5 | Reclines | Airbus A330-300,Airbus A330-300,Airbus A330-300 |
| 255 | Qantas | Fokker 100 | 31″ | 17 | — | Fokker 100,Fokker 100,Fokker 100 |
| 256 | Republic Airways | E-Jets | 31″ | 18 | 2″ | Embraer E175 |
| 257 | Royal Air Maroc | 787 | 31″ | 17 | 4″ | Boeing 787-9 |
| 258 | RwandAir | 737 | 31″ | — | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 259 | Saudia | A320 family | 31″ | 16.3–18 | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 260 | Shenzhen Airlines | A330 | 31″ | — | — | Airbus A330-300 |
| 261 | SkyWest Airlines | CRJ | 31″ | 17.3 | — | Bombardier CRJ550,Bombardier CRJ900 |
| 262 | SkyWest Airlines | CRJ | 31″ | 17.25 | — | Bombardier CRJ700 |
| 263 | South African Airways | A320 | 31″ | 17.5 | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 264 | Swiss International Air Lines | 777 | 31″ | 17.1 | — | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 265 | Swiss International Air Lines | A340 | 31″ | 17.1 | — | Airbus A340-300 |
| 266 | TAP Air Portugal | A330neo family | 31″ | 17.72 | 10° | Airbus A330-900 |
| 267 | Thai Lion Air | 737 | 31″ | 17 | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 268 | Turkish Airlines | 777 | 31″ | — | — | Boeing 777-300ER,Boeing 777-300ER |
| 269 | United Airlines | 767 | 31″ | 18.5 | 4″ | Boeing 767-300ER |
| 270 | United Airlines | 767 | 31″ | 18–18.5 | 3″ | Boeing 767-300ER,Boeing 767-400ER |
| 271 | United Airlines | 777 | 31″ | 17.05 | 3″ | Boeing 777-200ER,Boeing 777-300ER |
| 272 | United Airlines | 777 | 31″ | 17.1 | 3″ | Boeing 777-200,Boeing 777-200ER |
| 273 | United Airlines | 787 | 31″ | 17.3 | 3″ | Boeing 787-10,Boeing 787-8,Boeing 787-9 |
| 274 | United Airlines | 787 | 31″ | 16.55–17.6 | 3″ | Boeing 787-9 |
| 275 | United Airlines | CRJ | 31″ | 17.3 | 3″ | Bombardier CRJ-200 |
| 276 | United Airlines | E-Jet | 31″ | 18.2 | 2″ | Embraer E175 |
| 277 | United Airlines | E-Jet | 31″ | 18 | 2″ | Embraer E175 |
| 278 | United Airlines | ERJ | 31″ | 17–20 | 3″ | Embraer ERJ-145 |
| 279 | Virgin Atlantic | A330neo | 31″ | 17.9 | — | Airbus A330-900 |
| 280 | WestJet | 787 | 31″ | 17 | 4″ | Boeing 787-9 |
| 281 | WestJet | Dash 8 | 31″ | 17 | 4″ | De Havilland Canada Q400 |
| 282 | XiamenAir | 737 | 31″ | — | — | Boeing 737-800,Boeing 737-800 |
| 283 | Air New Zealand | 777 | 31–32″ | — | — | Boeing 777-300ER,Boeing 777-300ER |
| 284 | American Airlines | A320 family | 31–32″ | 16.5–18 | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 285 | Asiana Airlines | A320neo family | 31–32″ | 18.3 | 116° | Airbus A321neo |
| 286 | China Airlines | 777 | 31–32″ | 17 | 116° | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 287 | China Airlines | A330 | 31–32″ | 18 | — | Airbus A330-300,Airbus A330-300 |
| 288 | China Airlines | A350 | 31–32″ | 18 | 116° | Airbus A350-900 |
| 289 | China Airlines | A350 | 31–32″ | — | 116° | Airbus A350-900 |
| 290 | China Southern Airlines | A350 | 31–32″ | 17.5 | 6″ | Airbus A350-900 |
| 291 | Delta Air Lines | 737 | 31–32″ | 17.3 | — | Boeing 737-800,Boeing 737-900ER,Boeing 737-900ER |
| 292 | Delta Air Lines | 757 | 31–32″ | 17.3 | Reclines | Boeing 757-200 |
| 293 | Delta Air Lines | 767 | 31–32″ | 18.1 | Reclines | Boeing 767-300ER,Boeing 767-300ER,Boeing 767-400ER |
| 294 | Delta Air Lines | A220 | 31–32″ | 18.6 | — | Airbus A220-300 |
| 295 | Delta Air Lines | A320neo family | 31–32″ | 18 | Reclines | Airbus A321neo |
| 296 | Delta Air Lines | A330 | 31–32″ | 18 | Reclines | Airbus A330-300 |
| 297 | Delta Air Lines | A350 | 31–32″ | 17.4 | Reclines | Airbus A350-900,Airbus A350-900 |
| 298 | EVA Air | 777 | 31–32″ | — | — | Boeing 777-300ER,Boeing 777-300ER |
| 299 | EVA Air | 787 | 31–32″ | — | — | Boeing 787-10 |
| 300 | EVA Air | A320 family | 31–32″ | — | — | Airbus A321ceo |
| 301 | EVA Air | A330 | 31–32″ | — | — | Airbus A330-300,Airbus A330-300 |
| 302 | Fiji Airways | A330 | 31–32″ | — | 6″ | Airbus A330-200,Airbus A330-300 |
| 303 | Fiji Airways | A350 | 31–32″ | — | 6° | Airbus A350-900 |
| 304 | Garuda Indonesia | 737 | 31–32″ | 17 | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 305 | Gulf Air | A320 family | 31–32″ | — | 4″ | Airbus A321ceo |
| 306 | Gulf Air | A320neo family | 31–32″ | — | 5″ | Airbus A321neo |
| 307 | Gulf Air | A320neo family | 31–32″ | — | — | Airbus A321neo |
| 308 | Icelandair | 737 MAX | 31–32″ | 17.2 | — | Boeing 737 MAX 8,Boeing 737 MAX 9 |
| 309 | Philippine Airlines | A320neo family | 31–32″ | 18 | 5″ | Airbus A321neo |
| 310 | Qatar Airways | 777 | 31–32″ | 16.9–17.4 | 5″ | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 311 | Qatar Airways | A350 | 31–32″ | — | 6° | Airbus A350-900 |
| 312 | Qatar Airways | A350 | 31–32″ | 16.9–17.4 | 5″ | Airbus A350-1000,Airbus A350-900 |
| 313 | Qatar Airways | A350 | 31–32″ | 16.9–17.4 | 5° | Airbus A350-1000 |
| 314 | Scandinavian Airlines | A330 | 31–32″ | — | — | Airbus A330-300 |
| 315 | Southwest Airlines | 737 | 31–32″ | 15.5–17.8 | — | Boeing 737-800 |
| 316 | Southwest Airlines | 737 MAX | 31–32″ | 15.5–17.8 | — | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| 317 | SriLankan Airlines | A320 | 31–32″ | — | — | Airbus A320ceo |
| 318 | SriLankan Airlines | A330 | 31–32″ | — | — | Airbus A330-200,Airbus A330-200,Airbus A330-200,Airbus A330-300 |
| 319 | STARLUX Airlines | A330neo | 31–32″ | — | — | Airbus A330-900 |
| 320 | STARLUX Airlines | A350 | 31–32″ | — | — | Airbus A350-1000,Airbus A350-900 |
| 321 | Tunisair | A330 | 31–32″ | 18 | — | Airbus A330-200 |
| 322 | Air Busan | A321 | 31–33″ | — | — | Airbus A321ceo |
| 323 | Air New Zealand | 777 | 31–33″ | — | 4.7″ | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 324 | Air New Zealand | 787 | 31–33″ | — | 3.9″ | Boeing 787-9,Boeing 787-9,Boeing 787-9 |
| 325 | China Southern Airlines | 777 | 31–33″ | 16.3–18.5 | 6″ | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 326 | Delta Air Lines | 757 | 31–33″ | 17.3 | Reclines | Boeing 757-200 |
| 327 | Delta Air Lines | A330 | 31–33″ | 18 | Reclines | Airbus A330-200,Airbus A330-900 |
| 328 | EVA Air | 777 | 31–33″ | — | — | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 329 | EVA Air | 787 | 31–33″ | — | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 330 | Icelandair | 767 | 31–33″ | 17.6 | — | Boeing 767-300ER |
| 331 | Qatar Airways | 777 | 31–33″ | 16.6–17.37 | — | Boeing 777-300ER,Boeing 777-300ER |
| 332 | Southwest Airlines | 737 | 31–33″ | 15.5–17 | — | Boeing 737-700 |
| 333 | Iberia | A350 | 31–34″ | — | — | Airbus A350-900 |
| 334 | Juneyao Air | 787 | 31.1″ | 20.5 | 115° | Boeing 787-9 |
| 335 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | E-Jets | 31.1″ | — | — | Embraer E190 |
| 336 | Garuda Indonesia | 777 | 31.9″ | — | — | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 337 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | E-Jets | 31.9″ | — | — | Embraer E175 |
| 338 | Vietnam Airlines | A320 family | 31.9″ | — | 4.5″ | Airbus A321ceo,Airbus A321ceo,Airbus A321neo |
| 339 | China Southern Airlines | 777 | 32″ | 18.5 | 6″ | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 340 | China Southern Airlines | 787 | 32″ | 16–17 | 6″ | Boeing 787-9,Boeing 787-9 |
| 341 | China Southern Airlines | A350 | 32″ | 17.5 | 6″ | Airbus A350-900 |
| 342 | Delta Air Lines | E-Jet | 32″ | 18.3 | — | Embraer E175 |
| 343 | Fiji Airways | 737 | 32″ | — | 6″ | Boeing 737 MAX 8,Boeing 737-800 |
| 344 | Gulf Air | 787 | 32″ | — | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 345 | Gulf Air | A320 family | 32″ | — | 4″ | Airbus A320ceo |
| 346 | Hainan Airlines | 787 | 32″ | — | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 347 | Icelandair | 757 | 32″ | 17 | — | Boeing 757-200,Boeing 757-200 |
| 348 | Qantas | 787 | 32″ | 17.2 | 6″ | Boeing 787-9 |
| 349 | Qantas | A380 | 32″ | — | 6″ | Airbus A380-800 |
| 350 | Saudia | 777 | 32″ | 16.8–18.5 | — | Boeing 777-300ER,Boeing 777-300ER,Boeing 777-300ER |
| 351 | Saudia | 777 | 32″ | 16.3–16.8 | — | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 352 | Saudia | 787 | 32″ | 16.3–17.3 | — | Boeing 787-10,Boeing 787-9 |
| 353 | Saudia | A330 | 32″ | 16.9–17.29 | — | Airbus A330-300,Airbus A330-300,Airbus A330-300 |
| 354 | Sichuan Airlines | A330 | 32″ | 17.4 | — | Airbus A330-300 |
| 355 | Singapore Airlines | A380 | 32″ | 18.5 | 6″ | Airbus A380-800,Airbus A380-800 |
| 356 | SkyWest Airlines | E-Jets | 32″ | 18.3 | — | Embraer E175,Embraer E175 |
| 357 | T'way Air | A330 | 32″ | 17 | 100° | Airbus A330-200 |
| 358 | T'way Air | A330 | 32″ | 18 | 113° | Airbus A330-300 |
| 359 | XiamenAir | 787 | 32″ | — | — | Boeing 787-8 |
| 360 | Asiana Airlines | 777 | 32–33″ | 18.1 | — | Boeing 777-200ER,Boeing 777-200ER |
| 361 | Asiana Airlines | A350 | 32–33″ | 18 | 122° | Airbus A350-900 |
| 362 | Saudia | A320 family | 32–33″ | 16.34–18.33 | — | Airbus A321ceo |
| 363 | T'way Air | A330 | 32–33″ | 18 | 118° | Airbus A330-200 |
| 364 | XiamenAir | 787 | 32–33″ | — | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 365 | Asiana Airlines | 777 | 32–34″ | 18.6 | — | Boeing 777-200ER |
| 366 | Air India | 777 | 33″ | 18 | 6″ | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 367 | Air Premia | 787 | 33″ | 18 | — | Boeing 787-9,Boeing 787-9 |
| 368 | Asiana Airlines | A380 | 33″ | 18.9 | 119° | Airbus A380-800 |
| 369 | Korean Air | 787 | 33″ | 17.2 | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 370 | Philippine Airlines | 777 | 33″ | 17.05–19.76 | 6″ | Boeing 777-300ER |
| 371 | Royal Brunei Airlines | 787 | 33″ | 17.2 | 6″ | Boeing 787-8 |
| 372 | Asiana Airlines | 777 | 33–34″ | 18 | — | Boeing 777-200ER |
| 373 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | E-Jet E2 | 33.1″ | — | — | Embraer E195-E2,Embraer E195-E2 |
| 374 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | E-Jets | 33.1″ | — | — | Embraer E190 |
| 375 | Garuda Indonesia | A330 | 33.9″ | — | — | Airbus A330-300 |
| 376 | Garuda Indonesia | A330 | 33.9″ | — | 4″ | Airbus A330-300 |
| 377 | Air Premia | 787 | 35″ | 18 | — | Boeing 787-9 |
| 378 | Royal Air Maroc | 787 | 35″ | 17 | 6″ | Boeing 787-9 |
| 379 | Jin Air | 777 | 36″ | 17 | — | Boeing 777-200ER |
| 380 | Royal Air Maroc | 787 | 38″ | 19 | 7″ | Boeing 787-9 |
† Extreme figure presented as published by the airline; a low value may be the minimum of a published range rather than a whole-cabin pitch. Pitch and width are in inches. Where an airline sets the same pitch across a family, the configs collapse to one row; a genuinely different published spec earns its own.
Premium economy
Minimum, median and maximum published pitch per airline across 109 premium-economy cabins from 31 airlines, ordered by median.
| Airline | Cabins | Min | Median | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Southern Airlines | 13 | 33″ | 33″ | 38″ |
| Aircalin | 2 | 30″ | 34″ | 38″ |
| Shenzhen Airlines | 2 | 34″ | 34.5″ | 35″ |
| Iberia | 2 | 37″ | 37″ | 37″ |
| Air China | 2 | 36″ | 37.5″ | 39″ |
| Austrian Airlines | 2 | 37″ | 37.5″ | 38″ |
| WestJet | 9 | 31″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Air India | 4 | 32″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Air Tahiti Nui | 1 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| American Airlines | 5 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Brussels Airlines | 1 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Delta Air Lines | 7 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| EL AL Israel Airlines | 2 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| EVA Air | 4 | 38″ | 38″ | 42″ |
| Finnair | 3 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Garuda Indonesia | 1 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | 3 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Qantas | 4 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| RwandAir | 2 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Scandinavian Airlines | 1 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Singapore Airlines | 6 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| TUI Airways | 2 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| United Airlines | 9 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Virgin Atlantic | 1 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| China Airlines | 4 | 35″ | 38.5″ | 39″ |
| Swiss International Air Lines | 2 | 39″ | 39″ | 39″ |
| Cathay Pacific | 2 | 40″ | 40″ | 40″ |
| STARLUX Airlines | 2 | 40″ | 40″ | 40″ |
| Air New Zealand | 6 | 39″ | 41″ | 41″ |
| Air Premia | 4 | 42″ | 44.5″ | 46″ |
| AirAsia X | 1 | 59″ | 59″ | 59″ |
Business
Pitch per airline across 208 business cabins from 57 airlines, ordered by median. Note: 337 cabins in the corpus are lie-flat, where the seat converts to a bed — so a business “pitch” figure describes seat spacing, not the length you actually sleep on, and is not comparable to an upright economy pitch.
| Airline | Cabins | Min | Median | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboo Airways | 2 | 34″ | 34.5″ | 35″ |
| Qantas | 5 | 37″ | 37″ | 38″ |
| Jazz Aviation | 2 | 37″ | 37.5″ | 38″ |
| Air Transat | 11 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| IndiGo | 1 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Jetstar Airways | 2 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Scoot | 3 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Virgin Australia | 4 | 38″ | 38″ | 38″ |
| Juneyao Air | 4 | 38.2″ | 38.2″ | 40.2″ |
| Malaysia Airlines | 2 | 39″ | 39″ | 39″ |
| China Eastern Airlines | 1 | 39.4″ | 39.4″ | 39.4″ |
| Jeju Air | 2 | 39″ | 39.5″ | 40″ |
| Icelandair | 5 | 40″ | 40″ | 40″ |
| Sichuan Airlines | 1 | 42″ | 42″ | 42″ |
| TAP Air Portugal | 1 | 42″ | 42″ | 42″ |
| Vietnam Airlines | 2 | 42″ | 42″ | 42″ |
| Garuda Indonesia | 4 | 40″ | 42.5″ | 74″ |
| RwandAir | 5 | 39″ | 44″ | 51″ |
| EVA Air | 8 | 43″ | 44″ | 62″ |
| Austrian Airlines | 3 | 44″ | 44″ | 46″ |
| STARLUX Airlines | 4 | 44″ | 44″ | 63″ |
| Virgin Atlantic | 3 | 44″ | 44″ | 44″ |
| Philippine Airlines | 5 | 37″ | 45″ | 78″ |
| South African Airways | 3 | 39″ | 45″ | 45″ |
| Hainan Airlines | 3 | 42″ | 45″ | 74″ |
| Caribbean Airlines | 1 | 45″ | 45″ | 45″ |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 1 | 45″ | 45″ | 45″ |
| Gulf Air | 7 | 41″ | 46″ | 80″ |
| XiamenAir | 5 | 41″ | 46″ | 74″ |
| Oman Air | 1 | 46″ | 46″ | 46″ |
| Royal Air Maroc | 1 | 46″ | 46″ | 46″ |
| WestJet | 1 | 46″ | 46″ | 46″ |
| EgyptAir | 5 | 46″ | 48″ | 60″ |
| Copa Airlines | 5 | 38″ | 49″ | 60″ |
| Aircalin | 2 | 49″ | 49″ | 49″ |
| Royal Jordanian | 2 | 46″ | 49.5″ | 53″ |
| China Southern Airlines | 15 | 42″ | 50″ | 63″ |
| Singapore Airlines | 7 | 44″ | 50″ | 50″ |
| Fiji Airways | 5 | 44″ | 51″ | 60″ |
| Air Peace | 1 | 51″ | 51″ | 51″ |
| Tunisair | 2 | 41″ | 51.5″ | 62″ |
| China Airlines | 5 | 38″ | 52″ | 62″ |
| flydubai | 1 | 53″ | 53″ | 53″ |
| Kenya Airways | 2 | 38″ | 56.5″ | 75″ |
| Saudia | 12 | 43″ | 57″ | 63″ |
| Shenzhen Airlines | 2 | 56″ | 58″ | 60″ |
| Air Tahiti Nui | 1 | 60″ | 60″ | 60″ |
| Royal Brunei Airlines | 2 | 43″ | 61″ | 79″ |
| Air India | 4 | 40″ | 62″ | 76″ |
| Air Europa | 5 | 46″ | 65″ | 65″ |
| T'way Air | 3 | 59″ | 74″ | 75″ |
| Asiana Airlines | 9 | 42″ | 74.5″ | 83″ |
| Korean Air | 1 | 75″ | 75″ | 75″ |
| Turkish Airlines | 3 | 44″ | 78″ | 78″ |
| Qatar Airways | 7 | 50″ | 78″ | 103″ |
| SriLankan Airlines | 3 | 49″ | 79″ | 79″ |
| Air China | 1 | 79″ | 79″ | 79″ |
First
Pitch per airline across 87 first-class cabins from 19 airlines, ordered by median. As with business, most first cabins are lie-flat suites, so pitch describes spacing rather than bed length.
| Airline | Cabins | Min | Median | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavor Air | 3 | 35″ | 36″ | 37″ |
| Delta Air Lines | 27 | 35″ | 37″ | 45″ |
| SkyWest Airlines | 8 | 35″ | 37″ | 37″ |
| American Airlines | 8 | 36″ | 37″ | 38″ |
| Republic Airways | 4 | 36″ | 37″ | 37″ |
| Envoy Air | 2 | 37″ | 37″ | 37″ |
| Mesa Airlines | 2 | 37″ | 37″ | 37″ |
| PSA Airlines | 2 | 37″ | 37″ | 37″ |
| United Airlines | 19 | 37″ | 37″ | 57″ |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 2 | 37″ | 38″ | 39″ |
| Breeze Airways | 1 | 39″ | 39″ | 39″ |
| GoJet Airlines | 1 | 42″ | 42″ | 42″ |
| Sun Country Airlines | 1 | 52″ | 52″ | 52″ |
| Qantas | 1 | 79″ | 79″ | 79″ |
| Air India | 2 | 80″ | 80″ | 80″ |
| Air China | 1 | 82″ | 82″ | 82″ |
| Garuda Indonesia | 1 | 82″ | 82″ | 82″ |
| Saudia | 1 | 82″ | 82″ | 82″ |
| China Southern Airlines | 1 | 84″ | 84″ | 84″ |
Extra-legroom economy
The corpus tags extra-legroom economy (exit rows, “more legroom” and front-of-cabin products) as its own tier, kept out of the standard-economy table above. Pitch per airline across 199 such cabins from 40 airlines, ordered by median.
| Airline | Cabins | Min | Median | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finnair | 2 | 31″ | 31″ | 31″ |
| Avelo Airlines | 4 | 32″ | 32″ | 32″ |
| Royal Brunei Airlines | 2 | 32″ | 33″ | 34″ |
| Breeze Airways | 2 | 33″ | 33″ | 33″ |
| EL AL Israel Airlines | 4 | 33″ | 33″ | 33″ |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | 4 | 31.9″ | 33.1″ | 33.1″ |
| Citilink Indonesia | 4 | 29″ | 33.5″ | 38″ |
| Swiss International Air Lines | 4 | 33.9″ | 33.9″ | 33.9″ |
| flyadeal | 4 | 30″ | 34″ | 38″ |
| Republic Airways | 5 | 30″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| United Airlines | 31 | 30″ | 34″ | 36″ |
| Delta Air Lines | 36 | 31″ | 34″ | 35″ |
| Porter Airlines | 3 | 32″ | 34″ | 36″ |
| Jazeera Airways | 4 | 33″ | 34″ | 35″ |
| Scoot | 3 | 33″ | 34″ | 39″ |
| WestJet | 17 | 33″ | 34″ | 36″ |
| American Airlines | 13 | 34″ | 34″ | 35″ |
| Copa Airlines | 5 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Endeavor Air | 3 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Envoy Air | 2 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Etihad Airways | 1 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Fiji Airways | 1 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| GoJet Airlines | 1 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Kenya Airways | 1 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Mesa Airlines | 2 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Philippine Airlines | 1 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| PSA Airlines | 1 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| SkyWest Airlines | 8 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Southwest Airlines | 3 | 34″ | 34″ | 35″ |
| Sun Country Airlines | 1 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| TAP Air Portugal | 1 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Virgin Atlantic | 1 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Virgin Australia | 4 | 34″ | 34″ | 34″ |
| Air New Zealand | 9 | 32″ | 35″ | 39″ |
| Edelweiss Air | 1 | 35″ | 35″ | 35″ |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 2 | 35″ | 35.5″ | 36″ |
| Asiana Airlines | 1 | 36″ | 36″ | 36″ |
| Hainan Airlines | 1 | 36″ | 36″ | 36″ |
| IndiGo | 5 | 32.3″ | 36.2″ | 36.2″ |
| Caribbean Airlines | 2 | 35″ | 36.5″ | 38″ |
Methodology
- Airline-published specifications. Pitch and width are collected per configuration with documented sources and verification dates. Measurements explicitly marked as unsourced or approximate are excluded from this index. Published ranges remain ranges; individual seats may vary.
- Inches. Pitch and width are in inches; where an airline published metric, the inch figure is the converted original.
- Ranges. A cabin whose rows are not all one pitch is shown as a min–max range. Ranking always uses the minimum, but the full range is always displayed.
- Coverage. 494 of 1,192 configurations carry a published pitch and 394 carry a width. Absence of a row means no published figure, not a missing seat.
- Cabin tier. Cabins are grouped by the corpus’s canonical tier (economy, premium economy, business, first, extra-legroom economy), not by an airline’s marketing name.
Full method and units on the methodology page.
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