The China Southern Boeing 737-800 seats 172 passengers across 2 cabins. Every row below is rated on legroom, location and distance from galleys and lavatories.
Verified by John McKeanLast verified 6 July 2026Single source
No standout or problem seats in this cabin.
Avoid 32A, 32B, 32J, 32K (Near bassinet position (ahead) — potential noise from infants); 38A, 39A, 39K (No window at this seat position — wall only); 41A, 41B, 41J, 41K (Seat may not fully recline — exit row behind requires clear path); 56A, 56B, 56J, 56K (Near lavatory (behind) — some queuing traffic and noise); 57A, 57B, 57C, 57H, 57J, 57K, 58A, 58B, 58C, 58H, 58J, 58K (Immediately adjacent to lavatory (behind) — expect noise, odors, and queuing traffic)
The China Southern Boeing 737-800 carries 172 passengers across Business + Economy. Every seat is rated below, so you can see which have the legroom, the window alignment and the quiet — and which sit next to a galley or lavatory.
The seats rated best on this map are 42A, 42B, 42C, 42H, 42J, 42K. Another 12 seats are rated best or good. Look for exit rows 42, 43 and 6 extra-legroom seats for the most room.
Seats rated avoid on this map are 32A, 32B, 32J, 32K, 38A, 39A. Another 21 seats are rated avoid. These are usually the back rows near the galley and lavatories, or middle seats with no window or aisle.
The over-wing exit rows are the legroom pick, and the map marks which seats they are. Otherwise a window or aisle toward the front of Economy blends a quieter ride with an earlier exit, well away from the rear galley and lavatories.
It is a properly wider two-by-two recliner in its own cabin, not an Economy seat with the middle taken out. The seat reclines rather than lying flat, but it is wider than anything back in Economy.
Where the map allows, steer clear of the last rows by the rear galley and lavatories, which pick up the most noise and traffic. On a full flight a middle seat with nothing to lean on is the weakest spot in Economy.
4Business168Economy172Total
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