30Economy30Total
The Airnorth Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia seats 30 passengers across 1 cabin. Every row below is rated on legroom, location and distance from galleys and lavatories.
Verified by John McKeanLast verified 2 June 2026Single source
A small turboprop on community services across the Northern Territory, in a one-two layout — a single seat one side, a pair the other. It's a compact, loud commuter aircraft built for short sectors, with the turboprops mounted right outside the cabin, so it's noisy by modern standards; it reaches remote NT communities bigger aircraft can't.
The single left-side seat up front is the spot — a window with no neighbour, ahead of the propellers and first off. On the paired side, take the window over the aisle. On a small aircraft everything's near the front, so the row-to-row difference is modest.
The rows alongside the propellers are the loudest — and this is already a loud aircraft — while the back adds rear-cabin proximity. Flights are short enough that even the worst seat is bearable, and earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones make a real difference.
The EMB-120 runs two-one across the Economy cabin — two seats on one side of the aisle and one seat on the other. Every passenger has a window view, and the single-seat side provides a degree of solitude not available on larger aircraft.
Yes, more so than a modern turboprop like the ATR 72-600. The Brasilia is an older design without the active noise-reduction systems found on newer aircraft, and the twin-turboprop engines generate noticeable propeller noise and vibration throughout the flight. Ear protection is strongly worth considering.
Avoid 9A, 9B, 9C, 10A, 10B, 10C (Last row with limited or no recline. Near lavatories. Consider choosing a different seat.)
The Brasilia has very limited overhead storage, and most bags beyond a personal item will be checked. For these routes Airnorth typically includes a checked baggage allowance in the fare, but confirm the specific limit at booking.
