As the airlines continue to try and squeeze out every penny of profit, one of the ways they do it is by putting as many seats in an aircraft as possible. As a result, we’ve seen seat pitch -- the space between a point on one seat and the same point on the seat in front of it, according to Wikipedia -- and seat width steadily decline.
The average seat pitch in coach class on U.S. carriers is between 30 and 33 inches, and seat width is 17 inches to 18 inches, which isn’t very comfortable, even for shorter people. With all the controversy over passengers being blocked from reclining their seats thanks to the Knee Defender, below is a list outliting seat pitch and width in economy class for the top five U.S. airlines.
Airbus A319 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17.7 inches
Airbus A321 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17.7 inches
Boeing 777-300ER - pitch, 31/32 inches; recline, 6 inches; width, 17 inches
Boeing 777-223ER - pitch, 31/32 inches; recline, 18 inches; width, 18.5 inches
Boeing 767-223ER - pitch, 31/32 inches; recline, 18 inches; width, 17.8 inches
Boeing 767-323ER - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17.8 inches
Boeing 757 - pitch, 31/32 inches; recline, 6 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-800 - pitch, 31/32 inches; recline, 6 inches; width, 17.2 inches
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17.8 inchesMore »
Airbus A19 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Airbus A320 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Airbus A330-200 - 30/31 inches; width, 18 inches
Boeing 717 - 31 inches; width, 18 inches
Boeing 737-700 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-800 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-900ER - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 747-400 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 757-200 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 767-300 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.9 inches
Boeing 767-400ER - 30/31 inches; width, 17.9 inches
Boeing 777200LR - 30/31 inches; width, 18.5 inches
Boeing 777200ER - 30/31 inches; width, 18.5 inchesMore »
Airbus A319 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 18 inches
Airbus A320 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 18 inches
Boeing 787-8 - 32 inches; recline, 5 inches; width, 17.3 inches
Boeing 787-9 - 32 inches; recline, 5 inches; width, 17.3 inches
Boeing 777-200 - 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 18 inches
Boeing 767-300 - 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 18 inches
Boeing 767-400 - 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17.3 inches
Boeing 757-200 - 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17 inches
Boeing 747-400 - 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17 inches
Boeing 737-700 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 3 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-800 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 3 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-900 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 3 inches; width, 17.2 inchesMore »
Boeing 737-300 - pitch, 32/33 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-500 - pitch, 32/33 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-700 - pitch, 31 inches; width, 17 inches
Boeing 737-800 - pitch, 32/33 inches; width, 17 inchesMore »
Airbus A321 - pitch, 33 inches
Airbus A320 - pitch, 34 inches; width, 17.8
Embraer 190 - pitch, 32 inches; width, 18.5More »
The average seat pitch in coach class on U.S. carriers is between 30 and 33 inches, and seat width is 17 inches to 18 inches, which isn’t very comfortable, even for shorter people. With all the controversy over passengers being blocked from reclining their seats thanks to the Knee Defender, below is a list outliting seat pitch and width in economy class for the top five U.S. airlines.
1. American Airlines
Airbus A319 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17.7 inches
Airbus A321 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17.7 inches
Boeing 777-300ER - pitch, 31/32 inches; recline, 6 inches; width, 17 inches
Boeing 777-223ER - pitch, 31/32 inches; recline, 18 inches; width, 18.5 inches
Boeing 767-223ER - pitch, 31/32 inches; recline, 18 inches; width, 17.8 inches
Boeing 767-323ER - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17.8 inches
Boeing 757 - pitch, 31/32 inches; recline, 6 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-800 - pitch, 31/32 inches; recline, 6 inches; width, 17.2 inches
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17.8 inchesMore »
2. Delta Air Lines
Airbus A19 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Airbus A320 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Airbus A330-200 - 30/31 inches; width, 18 inches
Boeing 717 - 31 inches; width, 18 inches
Boeing 737-700 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-800 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-900ER - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 747-400 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 757-200 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 767-300 - 30/31 inches; width, 17.9 inches
Boeing 767-400ER - 30/31 inches; width, 17.9 inches
Boeing 777200LR - 30/31 inches; width, 18.5 inches
Boeing 777200ER - 30/31 inches; width, 18.5 inchesMore »
3. United Airlines
Airbus A319 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 18 inches
Airbus A320 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 18 inches
Boeing 787-8 - 32 inches; recline, 5 inches; width, 17.3 inches
Boeing 787-9 - 32 inches; recline, 5 inches; width, 17.3 inches
Boeing 777-200 - 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 18 inches
Boeing 767-300 - 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 18 inches
Boeing 767-400 - 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17.3 inches
Boeing 757-200 - 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17 inches
Boeing 747-400 - 31 inches; recline, 4 inches; width, 17 inches
Boeing 737-700 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 3 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-800 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 3 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-900 - pitch, 31 inches; recline, 3 inches; width, 17.2 inchesMore »
4. Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737-300 - pitch, 32/33 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-500 - pitch, 32/33 inches; width, 17.2 inches
Boeing 737-700 - pitch, 31 inches; width, 17 inches
Boeing 737-800 - pitch, 32/33 inches; width, 17 inchesMore »
5. JetBlue
Airbus A321 - pitch, 33 inches
Airbus A320 - pitch, 34 inches; width, 17.8
Embraer 190 - pitch, 32 inches; width, 18.5More »
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