American Airlines
American Airlines Boeing 737-800 seat map (two class)
First and Main Cabin, two-class domestic
737-800first class and economy172 seats
Read off the airline’s own material, but some detail — often the row numbering — is our own careful work rather than theirs. Treat row-level detail as indicative and check at booking.
What we could not settle on this aircraft
American publishes the seat counts, the pitch and the seat widths for this aircraft on its own Planes page, and those are the figures you see here. It does not publish a seat map to go with them, so the row numbers here are ours — they run straight through from row 1 with no gaps, because American's own counts need exactly this many rows at four and six abreast. The real aeroplane numbers its rows differently and has gaps where the doors and galleys stand. American does say that its Main Cabin Extra seats are the bulkhead and exit rows, so the extra-legroom block is where the exits are, but it never says which row number the exit is, so no exit row is marked. Use this map for how much room each cabin gives you, not for which row number to ask for.
Worked out from sourced data rather than read directly off a published map.
About this cabin
American Airlines' 737-800 in this configuration seats 172 (F/Y/Y). The seat totals here are confirmed from published airline data; some row-by-row detail is our own careful estimate where the airline doesn't publish it. American Airlines flies only this one cabin layout on the 737-800 — no version lottery on this type.
Quick pick, by traveller
| If you're… | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Travelling solo | 2A | 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 | 2A | 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. |
| Trying to sleep | 2A | A window seat away from galley and lavatory traffic, so aisle lights and trolley passes are less likely to wake you. |
Seat map
First
First spans rows 1–4 in a 2-2 layout, 37in pitch and 20in seat width.
Main Cabin Extra (economy)
Main Cabin Extra spans rows 5–8 in a 3-3 layout, 34in pitch and 17.8in seat width.
Main Cabin (economy)
Main Cabin spans rows 9–30 in a 3-3 layout, 30in pitch and 16.6in seat width. Worth avoiding: 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D — seat doesn't recline.
Cabin specs
| Cabin | Pitch | Width | Recline | Power | IFE | Wifi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 37" | 20" | — | in-seat power (American does not publish the type) | streaming to your own device, no seat-back screen | Good |
| Main Cabin Extra | 34" | 17.8" | — | in-seat power (American does not publish the type) | streaming to your own device, no seat-back screen | Good |
| Main Cabin | 30" | 16.6" | — | in-seat power (American does not publish the type) | streaming to your own device, no seat-back screen | Good |
Seats to avoid
| Seat | Cabin | Why to avoid it |
|---|---|---|
| 30A | Main Cabin | 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. |
| 30B | Main Cabin | 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. |
| 30C | Main Cabin | 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. |
| 30D | Main Cabin | 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. |
Known quirks on this aircraft
- Seat doesn't recline (10 seats: 4A, 4B, 4C, and 7 more) — 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.
- Narrower than usual (132 seats: 9A, 9B, 9C, and 129 more) — This section is narrower than other sections of the same cabin class on this aircraft, so the seat itself will feel tighter than you might expect.
- No underseat storage (4 seats: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1 more) — 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.
Frequently asked
- How many seats does American Airlines' 737-800 have in this configuration?
- 172 seats in total, arranged as F/Y/Y. This is one specific configuration — American Airlines' fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.
- Is this the only cabin layout American Airlines flies on the 737-800?
- Yes, as far as we can determine — American Airlines flies only this one cabin layout on the 737-800. There's no "version lottery" to worry about on this specific type for this airline.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Seat 30A in Main Cabin is worth avoiding: 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. The full seat map marks every seat we'd steer you away from, with the specific reason for each.
- Does the 737-800 have wifi and power in this configuration?
- First has good wifi and in-seat power (American does not publish the type) power at the seat. Power and wifi can vary by cabin on the same aircraft — check the cabin specs table above for every class.
- How confident are you in this seat map?
- This configuration is marked "derived" — the overall configuration confirmed, with some row-level detail worked out from seat counts and layout. 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 airlines flying the 737-800
- El Al Israel Airlines 737-800 — Business and Economy on the Boeing 737-800J/Y/Y
- Norwegian Air Shuttle 737-800 — Standard Economy, single class (186-seat)Y
- Xiamen Airlines 737-800 — Business and Economy, 170 seats (Xiamen Air Layout B)J/Y
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 737-800 — Europe Business Class and Economy, two-classJ/Y
- Jet2.com 737-800 — Standard Economy, single classY/Y
- Egyptair 737-800 — Business and Economy on the Boeing 737-800 (pre-refurbishment cabin)J/Y
- Ethiopian Airlines 737-800 — Cloud Nine and Economy on the Boeing 737-800J/Y
- Royal Air Maroc 737-800 — Business and Economy, standard configuration (12C/147Y)J/Y/Y/Y
Other aircraft American Airlines flies
- American Airlines A321neo — First and Main Cabin, two-class domesticF/Y/Y/Y/Y
- American Airlines A319 — Version 1, 128 seats, streaming entertainment onlyF/Y/Y
- American Airlines A319 — Version 2, 128 seats, seat-back screensF/Y/Y
- American Airlines A319 — Version 3, 132 seats, twelve First seatsF/Y/Y
- American Airlines 737 MAX 8 — First and Main Cabin, two-class domesticF/Y/Y
- American Airlines A321ceo — A321 Transcontinental — Flagship First, Flagship Business, 102 seatsF/J/Y/Y
- American Airlines A320ceo — First and Main Cabin, 150 seatsF/Y/Y
- American Airlines 777-300ER — Flagship First, Flagship Business, four-class (pre-retrofit)F/J/W/Y/Y
Data sources & verification
- Configuration last verified
- , against American Airlines' 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 — 100% of aircraft on this type carry this cabin.
- Seat lettering
- We haven't confirmed this cabin's exact seat letters against American Airlines' own diagram yet. The seat count and layout are sourced; on a wide-body in particular, individual seat letters (e.g. whether a row has a seat G) may be off by one position until we do. We're working through these one airline at a time and will remove this note once it's checked.
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