Where is the best place to sit on a Boeing 737-800?

On domestic aircraft (such as a Boeing 737-800), you’ll find economy class seats laid out in a 3-3 configuration, where seats in the bulkhead and exit rows are the best picks. Unfortunately, almost a third of the plane is stuck in a middle seat.

What is the seating arrangement on a Boeing 737-800?

A comprehensive plane profile and seat maps for the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The seating arrangement consists of 12 Business and 162 Economy seats.

How many seats are in a row of a 737-800?

The Main Cabin includes a total of 147 seats in rows 6-32, including 30 Premium Class seats in rows 6-10. Exit row seating on this aircraft is in rows 16 and 17.

What row is the exit row on a 737?

Seat 12A on the 737-700 and seats 16A & 16F on the 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 are exit row seats with no seat in front of them. In reality, the exit is in row 15 but I’m guessing the window seat in that aisle would impede the door’s opening, if necessary.

What are the safest seats on a Boeing 737?

When looking at what seats gave you the best chance of surviving a crash, the middle seats in the plane’s rear came out the best with a 28% fatality rate. The worst seats were on either side of the aisle in the middle of the aircraft, with a 44% fatality rate.

What is the best seat on a 737?

If legroom is what you’re after, you’ll want to look for a seat in the first row (the bulkhead) of the aircraft or the exit row. If you’re flying on a Boeing 737-700, the absolute most legroom is in seat 12A which is missing the seat in front of it. On a Boeing 737-800, the seats with the most legroom are 16A and 16F.

How are Delta seats numbered?

The number tells you which row you were assigned while the letter indicates your specific seat within the row. Commercial jets place letters on individual seats so that you will not get your row number and your seat number confused.

Which exit row seat is best?

Many planes have two over-wing exit rows, and the second row is best because the first exit row will not be able to recline in front of you. The exit row is often better than a bulkhead row because you can stretch your legs out under the seat in front of you, giving you significantly more space.

Is exit row a good seat?

Exit-row seats are often some of the most coveted seats on an airplane because of their extra legroom. However, airlines will often charge extra for these seats, or they are reserved for elite frequent fliers.

What is the best row on a plane?

What is the safest seat on a 737 800?

The rear seats of a commercial jetliner are annoying — cramped, near the lavatory, and you’re the last one off the plane. But according to a 2007 Popular Mechanics analysis, those seats are also statistically the safest ones on the plane.

Which seats are over the wing on a 737?

Make sure you avoid the middle section of the plane ( about 9-15 but row numbers vary from airline to airline so check on Seat Guru) as these seats are over the wing and all you see is the wing and the engine.

What are the best main cabin seats on Delta?

Delta One is Delta’s highest cabin of service on long-haul or premium flights. Delta One seats are all flat-bed and are offered on a variety of aircraft types, including 757s and 767s, to name a few.

Are Delta exit row seats bigger?

You can find out on www.seatguru.com. I fly Delta a lot, and this is a good question because both have advantages. The Exit Row probably has more leg room, and if you get a seat that reclines, then the person in front of you can’t recline their seat, giving you even more personal space.

What is a preferred exit seat on Delta?

Delta’s designates most exit-row seating in the economy cabin as Preferred Seating. But, you can also snag extra legroom in Delta’s extra-legroom Comfort+ seating, which the carrier technically sells as a separate class of service. And you can purchase Preferred or Comfort+ seating on any Main Cabin ticket.

Why do people not like the exit row?

You want width more than space between seats. There are several seats open in the regular or extra legroom sections and you care more about seat width than space between seats. One drawback of exit-row seats is that the armrests are fixed, so you can’t lift them up for extra space, even if the row isn’t full.

Where is the smoothest place to sit on a plane?

“The smoothest place to sit is over the wings,” says commercial pilot Patrick Smith, host of AskThePilot.com. These seats are close to the plane’s center of lift and gravity. “The roughest spot is usually the far aft. In the rearmost rows, closest to the tail, the knocking and swaying is more pronounced.”

Where is the safest seat on a plane?

Is it better to sit in front or back of plane?

According to experts, choosing the seat in front is always a better option. “Our centre of gravity is usually around 28 per cent, and the centre of pressure usually acts around 25 per cent of the mean aerodynamic chord (1/4 of the way down the wing).