Legroom Guide
03/04/2010
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.
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Scheduled Airlines (economy) |
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| Airline | Seat Pitch | Seat Width | ||||||
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Air Canada |
31-34" | 17" | ||||||
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Air France |
32" | 18" | ||||||
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Air India* |
31-34" | |||||||
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Air Jamaica* |
33" | |||||||
| Air New Zealand* |
747: 34" 767: 32-33 " |
17.5" | ||||||
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AirTran Airways |
29-33" | 18" | ||||||
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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" |
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ATA Airlines |
30"-32" | 17" | ||||||
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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" |
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| Delta Air Line |
AT7: 31" 737: 30-32" 767: 30-33" 777: 31-33" |
17" 17" 17-18" 17" |
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Frontier Airlines |
33" | 18" | ||||||
| Hawaiian Airlines |
717: 30-31" 767: 32" |
18" 18" |
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jetBlue Airways |
A320: 32" | 18" | ||||||
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KLM |
31" | 17.5" | ||||||
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Lufthansa |
A330: 32" A340: 31" 747: 32" |
17.5" 17" 17.5" |
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Midwest Airlines
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BE1: 30" 717: 33-34" |
19" 21" |
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Northwest Airlines* |
32" | |||||||
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Ryanair |
30" | |||||||
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Singapore Airlines |
32" | 17.5" | ||||||
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Southwest Airlines* |
32-33" | |||||||
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Spirit Air |
31-33" | 17" | ||||||
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United Airlines |
747: 31" 777: 31" |
17" 18" |
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| US Airways |
A320: 32" 737: 31-32" 767: 32" |
18" 17" 17" |
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| Virgin Atlantic | 32" |
17.5" |