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Legroom Guide

03.04.2010

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Just about everyone wants more room on the plane, but legroom is not just a matter of comfort. Awareness of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) has raised interest in airline legroom.

Seating space on airplanes is approximated by width and seat pitch – the distance from a point in the headrest to same point in the headrest in front. For example, if an airline has a seat pitch of 32" in economy class, this means that there is a distance of 32" between the front of one seat and the front of the seat behind it.

We do our best to ensure that all of our airline information is accurate. However, seat pitch and other specifications can vary from plane to plane.

Scheduled Airlines (economy)
Airline			Seat Pitch			Seat Width
Air Canada			31-34"			17"
Air France			32"			18"
Air India*			31-34"
Air Jamaica*			33"
Air New Zealand*			747: 34" 767: 32-33 "			17.5"
AirTran Airways			29-33"			18"
Alaska Airlines			737: 32"			17"
American Airlines			A300: 31" 737: 31-32" 757: 31" 767: 32-34" 777: 33-35"			18" 17" 17.2" 17.2" 18.2"
ATA Airlines			30"-32"			17"
British Airways			31"			17.5"
Continental Airlines			737: 31" 757: 31-32" 767: 32" 777: 31"			17.2" 17.2" 17-17.9" 17.9"
Delta Air Line			AT7: 31" 737: 30-32" 767: 30-33" 777: 31-33"			17" 17" 17-18" 17"
Frontier Airlines			33"			18"
Hawaiian Airlines			717: 30-31" 767: 32"			18" 18"
jetBlue Airways			A320: 32"			18"
KLM			31"			17.5"
Lufthansa			A330: 32" A340: 31" 747: 32"			17.5" 17" 17.5"
Midwest Airlines			BE1: 30" 717: 33-34"			19" 21"
Northwest Airlines*			32"
Ryanair			30"
Singapore Airlines			32"			17.5"
Southwest Airlines*			32-33"
Spirit Air			31-33"			17"
United Airlines			747: 31" 777: 31"			17" 18"
US Airways			A320: 32" 737: 31-32" 767: 32"			18" 17" 17"
Virgin Atlantic			32"			17.5"

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