Air Canada
Air Canada De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (Q400) seat map (single class)
Air Canada Express all-Economy Dash 8-400, 76-seat cabin, last row to port
Dash 8-400 (Q400)economy76 seats
Not yet confirmed against a primary source. Treat row-level detail as indicative and check at booking.
Our best current understanding, not yet confirmed against a primary source.
About this cabin
Air Canada's Dash 8-400 (Q400) in this configuration seats 76 (Y/Y/Y). This is our best current estimate for this layout, built mainly from secondary sources — treat exact seat-by-seat detail with a little more caution than usual. Air Canada flies 3 different cabins on the Dash 8-400 (Q400) — this is one of them. This is a version lottery: the flight page will tell you which one you're actually booked on where we can determine it.
Quick pick, by traveller
| If you're… | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Travelling solo | 3A | A window seat rated highly with nothing working against it — lean on the wall, control the shade, nobody climbing over you. |
| Travelling as a couple | 11B | This row's layout puts a genuine two-seat pair here — no middle seat exists in this group, so it's just the two of you. |
| Nervous flyers | 11B | Over the wing, close to the aircraft's structural centre of gravity — the smoothest ride on board when it's bumpy. |
| Trying to sleep | 3A | A window seat away from galley and lavatory traffic, so aisle lights and trolley passes are less likely to wake you. |
Seat map
Economy Class
Economy Class spans rows 1–20 in a 2-seat layout, 30in pitch and 19in seat width. Worth avoiding: 2B, 2D, 20B, 2A — next to lavatory.
Row 20 is the last row and holds 20A and 20B on the port side alone. Air Canada draws no starboard pair in it, and this is the single difference between its two 76-seat Dash 8-400 drawings — on the other, the last row is 20D and 20E on the starboard side.
Cabin specs
| Cabin | Pitch | Width | Recline | Power | IFE | Wifi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy Class | 30" | 19" | — | none | none | — |
Seats to avoid
| Seat | Cabin | Why to avoid it |
|---|---|---|
| 2B | Economy Class | The lavatory is directly next to you, so expect people queueing in the aisle and door noise, especially on a night flight. |
| 2D | Economy Class | The lavatory is directly next to you, so expect people queueing in the aisle and door noise, especially on a night flight. |
| 20B | Economy Class | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 2A | Economy Class | The lavatory is directly next to you, so expect people queueing in the aisle and door noise, especially on a night flight. |
Known quirks on this aircraft
- Seat doesn't recline (2 seats: 20A, 20B) — This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight.
- High foot traffic (4 seats: 1B, 2B, 2D, and 1 more) — This aisle seat sits right next to a lavatory, galley or exit, so expect a steady stream of people brushing past, especially early and late in the flight.
- No underseat storage (2 seats: 1A, 1B) — Bulkhead and exit-row seats have nothing in front of the seat to store a bag under, so your bag must go in the overhead bin for the whole flight.
- Wing blocks the view (10 seats: 11A, 11E, 12A, and 7 more) — The wing sits directly outside this window, blocking most of the view — but you also get one of the smoothest, quietest rides on the aircraft.
Frequently asked
- How many seats does Air Canada's Dash 8-400 (Q400) have in this configuration?
- 76 seats in total, arranged as Y/Y/Y. This is one specific configuration — Air Canada's fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.
- Is this the only cabin layout Air Canada flies on the Dash 8-400 (Q400)?
- No — Air Canada flies 3 different cabin layouts on the Dash 8-400 (Q400) for this one. Check your specific flight's aircraft registration where possible, since booking the same route twice can put you on a different layout.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Seat 2B in Economy Class is worth avoiding: The lavatory is directly next to you, so expect people queueing in the aisle and door noise, especially on a night flight. The full seat map marks every seat we'd steer you away from, with the specific reason for each.
- How confident are you in this seat map?
- This configuration is marked "provisional" — assembled from secondary sources and not yet confirmed against a primary one. See the sources and last-verified date lower on this page.
- Has a real person checked these individual seat scores?
- Not yet for this specific configuration. The scores above come from our rules engine, which reasons from real aircraft geometry, but they aren't marked as human-verified until someone has actually reviewed the unusual ones — see the verification section below for the current status.
Related
Other cabins Air Canada flies on the Dash 8-400 (Q400)
Other airlines flying the Dash 8-400 (Q400)
Other aircraft Air Canada flies
- Air Canada 777-300ER — Signature Class, Premium Economy and Economy, 440-seat cabinJ/W/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y
- Air Canada 787-8 — Signature Class, Premium Economy and Economy, 255-seat cabinJ/W/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y
- Air Canada A330-300 — Signature Class, Premium Economy and Economy, 297-seat cabinJ/W/W/Y/Y/Y/Y
- Air Canada 737 MAX 8 — Air Canada Rouge Business and Economy, 177-seat 737 MAX 8J/Y/Y
- Air Canada 737 MAX 8 — Business and Economy, 169-seat cabinJ/Y/Y
- Air Canada A321neo — Signature Class and Economy, Airbus A321XLR (182-seat cabin)J/Y
- Air Canada 777-300ER — Signature Class, Premium Economy and Economy, 400-seat cabinJ/J/J/J/W/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y
- Air Canada 737 MAX 8 — All-Economy 737 MAX 8, 189-seat cabinY/Y
Data sources & verification
- Configuration last verified
- , against Air Canada's own published seat map and fleet data below.
- Seat-by-seat scores
- Generated from the configuration data below by our rules engine. Awaiting human review before individual scores are published as verified.
- Fleet status
- Fitted fleet-wide on this aircraft type.
- 3 sources cited
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