IATA 738 / ICAO B738
Boeing 737-800
SeatMap.app currently has 98 published Boeing 737-800 configurations from 67 airlines. Use this aircraft hub to compare 138-189 seats, cabin classes, and airline-specific layouts before opening a full seat map.
About the Boeing 737-800
The Boeing 737-800 is the most widely flown member of the 737 family and, alongside the Airbus A320, one of the two aircraft that carry the bulk of short and medium-haul traffic worldwide. Domestic trunk routes, regional international hops and low-cost leisure flying all lean heavily on it, so it is one of the aircraft travellers meet most often. As with the A320, that familiarity is exactly why the seat you choose is worth a moment's thought.
The cabin is a single aisle with three seats either side, every row a window, a middle or an aisle. What varies between airlines is the density, the exit-row treatment, whether there is a separate front cabin, and where the galleys and lavatories sit. A full-service two-class 737-800 and a dense single-class low-cost one are the same aircraft with very different seat maps.
Cabin configurations
Operators configure the 737-800 across a wide range. Some run a genuine two-class cabin with domestic first or business up front and a roomier economy behind; low-cost carriers pack in a single dense economy with tighter legroom throughout. The overwing exits sit partway down the cabin, and how an airline handles those rows changes the value of the seats near them: extra-legroom exit rows on one carrier, a non-reclining row ahead of the exit on another.
Galley and lavatory placement front and rear also shifts between airlines, which changes which rows sit in the quieter middle of the cabin. None of this is fixed by the aircraft type, so the seat map for your specific airline and configuration is the reliable guide rather than a generic 737-800 template.
Seat selection tips
The best seats on a 737-800 are usually the exit rows and the front of economy, for legroom and a quick exit. Approach the row directly ahead of an overwing exit with care, as recline is often restricted there, and expect more noise and foot traffic in the back rows near the rear galley and lavatories. A window over the wing rides most smoothly; a forward window gives the best view.
Since the same airframe is laid out so differently across carriers, compare the airline configurations below and then open the full seat map for your flight. The seat-by-seat ratings on each map flag the good rows and the compromised ones for that exact layout.
Airlines using this aircraft
1 config
170 seats across Aerolineas Argentinas 737-800
2 configs
160-180 seats across Aeroméxico 737-800 and Aeroméxico 737-800 (Domestic)
2 configs
159-167 seats across Air China 737-800 and Air China 737-800 (167)
2 configs
158-161 seats across China Airlines 737-800 (161) and China Airlines 737-800
4 configs
158-176 seats across China Eastern 737-800, China Eastern 737-800 (176), China Eastern 737-800 (20J), and China Eastern 737-800 (158)
4 configs
161-178 seats across China Southern 737-800 (169), China Southern 737-800, China Southern 737-800 (172), and China Southern 737-800 (178)
2 configs
160-166 seats across Copa Airlines 737-800 and Copa Airlines 737-800 (v2)
2 configs
144-154 seats across EgyptAir 737-800 and EgyptAir 737-800 (154)
2 configs
162-170 seats across Garuda Indonesia 737-800 and Garuda Indonesia 737-800 (170)
2 configs
174-189 seats across Jeju Air 737-800 (174) and Jeju Air 737-800
3 configs
162-174 seats across MIAT Mongolian 737-800, MIAT Mongolian 737-800 (162), and MIAT Mongolian 737-800 (168)
2 configs
168-174 seats across Qantas 737-800 (174-seat) and Qantas 737-800 (2025 refit, 168-seat)
2 configs
154-174 seats across RwandAir 737-800 (174) and RwandAir 737-800
4 configs
162-176 seats across Shanghai Airlines 737-800 (170), Shanghai Airlines 737-800, Shanghai Airlines 737-800 (162), and Shanghai Airlines 737-800 (176)
3 configs
162-176 seats across Shenzhen Airlines 737-800, Shenzhen Airlines 737-800 (176), and Shenzhen Airlines 737-800 (162)
2 configs
186-189 seats across SpiceJet 737-800 and SpiceJet 737-800 (186)
2 configs
170-186 seats across Suparna 737-800 (186) and Suparna 737-800
3 configs
170-182 seats across Virgin Australia 737-800, Virgin Australia 737-800 V5, and Refreshed (182 seats)
3 configs
174-189 seats across WestJet 737-800 (189, single-class), WestJet 737-800, and WestJet 737-800 (180)
2 configs
170-184 seats across XiamenAir 737-800 (184, single-class) and XiamenAir 737-800
Airline configurations
Lion Air 737-800
LOT Polish Airlines 737-800
Delta 737-800
MIAT Mongolian 737-800
Smartwings 737-800
Neos 737-800
Suparna 737-800 (186)
ANA 737-800
RwandAir 737-800 (174)
Ryanair 737-800
EgyptAir 737-800
Shanghai Airlines 737-800 (170)
Aeroitalia 737-800
Southwest 737-800
Norwegian 737-800
Air Algérie 737-800
United 737-800
KLM 737-800
Turkish Airlines 737-800
Batik Air 737-800
Jin Air 737-800
Tway Air 737-800
Virgin Australia 737-800
Virgin Australia 737-800 V5
TAROM 737-800 (160)
Fiji Airways 737-800
XiamenAir 737-800 (184, single-class)
Shenzhen Airlines 737-800
Transavia 737-800
Flair Airlines 737-800
flydubai 737-800
China Airlines 737-800 (161)
SunExpress 737-800
AJet 737-800 (186)
XiamenAir 737-800
China Eastern 737-800
Hainan Airlines 737-800
Refreshed (182 seats)
TUI Airways 737-800
China Eastern 737-800 (176)
Jet2 737-800
WestJet 737-800 (189, single-class)
Aerolineas Argentinas 737-800
China Eastern 737-800 (20J)
TAROM 737-800
Japan Airlines 737-800
GOL 737-800
Jeju Air 737-800 (174)
Pegasus Airlines 737-800
Royal Air Maroc 737-800
Air China 737-800
Air China 737-800 (167)
Sun Country Airlines 737-800
WestJet 737-800
WestJet 737-800 (180)
Garuda Indonesia 737-800
Garuda Indonesia 737-800 (170)
EgyptAir 737-800 (154)
Kenya Airways 737-800
SpiceJet 737-800
SpiceJet 737-800 (186)
Thai Lion Air 737-800
AJet 737-800
Korean Air 737-800
Biman 737-800
South African Airways 737-800
RwandAir 737-800
Air North 737-800
MIAT Mongolian 737-800 (162)
Skymark 737-800
Suparna 737-800
Aeroméxico 737-800
Aeroméxico 737-800 (Domestic)
Air Europa 737-800
China Southern 737-800 (169)
Luxair 737-800
Alaska Airlines 737-800
Malaysia Airlines 737-800
American 737-800
MIAT Mongolian 737-800 (168)
Boliviana 737-800
China Airlines 737-800
China Eastern 737-800 (158)
China Southern 737-800
China Southern 737-800 (172)
China Southern 737-800 (178)
El Al 737-800
Ethiopian Airlines 737-800
Jeju Air 737-800
Qantas 737-800 (174-seat)
Qantas 737-800 (2025 refit, 168-seat)
Copa Airlines 737-800
Copa Airlines 737-800 (v2)
Shenzhen Airlines 737-800 (176)
Shanghai Airlines 737-800
Shanghai Airlines 737-800 (162)
Shanghai Airlines 737-800 (176)
Shenzhen Airlines 737-800 (162)