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.
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.
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