Which airline has the most economy legroom?

The most economy legroom in the verified dataset is 34 inches of seat pitch, offered by carriers including All Nippon Airways, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, typically on wide-body aircraft. Standard short-haul economy rarely exceeds 32 inches.

Which airlines have the least legroom?

The tightest economy seat pitch is 28 inches, found on ultra-low-cost carriers including Air France, Air India and Air Malta. Most are dense single-aisle A320/A321 and 737 configurations.

What is a normal economy seat pitch?

Across 882 verified cabins, the median standard economy pitch is 31 inches. Anything 31 inches or more is roomy for economy; 28–29 inches is tight.

Economy legroom, ranked: airline seat pitch compared

Across 882 verified economy cabins from 140 airlines, standard economy seat pitch ("legroom") ranges from 28 inches on the tightest carriers (Air France, Air India and Air Malta) to 34 inches on the roomiest (All Nippon Airways, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines). The median verified economy pitch is 31 inches.

882

cabins

140

airlines

31"

median pitch

Care about shoulder room too? See economy seat width ranked →

Tightest economy seats

The least legroom in verified economy, lowest seat pitch first.

Airlines with the tightest economy seat pitch
#	Airline	Aircraft	Pitch	Economy seats
1	Air France	Airbus A320 (Euro)	28"	174
2	Air France	Airbus A320 (Metro)	28"	178
3	Air India	Airbus A320	28"	138
4	Air Malta	Airbus A320	28"	180
5	AirAsia	Airbus A320	28"	180
6	AirAsia	Airbus A321	28"	236
7	AirAsia	Airbus A321LR	28"	236
8	Austrian Airlines	Airbus A320neo	28"	180
9	Cebu Pacific	Airbus A321	28"	230
10	Cebu Pacific	Airbus A321neo	28"	236
11	Cebu Pacific	ATR 72-600	28"	78
12	Frontier Airlines	Airbus A320	28"	186

Most economy legroom

The roomiest verified economy cabins, highest seat pitch first.

Airlines with the most economy seat pitch
#	Airline	Aircraft	Pitch	Economy seats
1	All Nippon Airways	Boeing 787-9	34"	377
2	All Nippon Airways	Airbus A380-800 (Flying Honu)	34"	383
3	All Nippon Airways	Boeing 787-10	34"	401
4	American Airlines	Boeing 757-200	34"	160
5	American Airlines	CRJ-700	34"	64
6	American Airlines	CRJ-200	34"	50
7	Delta Air Lines	Boeing 767-300	34"	231
8	Delta Air Lines	Boeing 777-200	34"	254
9	Delta Air Lines	CRJ-700	34"	64
10	Delta Air Lines	MD-90	34"	142
11	JetBlue	Airbus A321	34"	200
12	Korean Air	Boeing 777-200	34"	212

Airlines ranked by average economy legroom

Average standard economy pitch across each airline's verified fleet (3+ aircraft).

#	Airline	Avg pitch	Aircraft
1	Oman Air	32.9"	7
2	JetBlue	32.4"	5
3	Korean Air	32.1"	16
4	airBaltic	32.0"	3
5	Emirates	32.0"	4
6	Saudia	32.0"	8
7	Singapore Airlines	32.0"	5
8	Thai Airways	31.9"	8
9	All Nippon Airways	31.8"	15
10	Batik Air	31.8"	4

Frequently asked questions

Which airline has the most economy legroom?: The most economy legroom in the verified dataset is 34 inches of seat pitch, offered by carriers including All Nippon Airways, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, typically on wide-body aircraft. Standard short-haul economy rarely exceeds 32 inches.
Which airlines have the least legroom?: The tightest economy seat pitch is 28 inches, found on ultra-low-cost carriers including Air France, Air India and Air Malta. Most are dense single-aisle A320/A321 and 737 configurations.
What is a normal economy seat pitch?: Across 882 verified cabins, the median standard economy pitch is 31 inches. Anything 31 inches or more is roomy for economy; 28–29 inches is tight.
How is the legroom measured?: Seat pitch is the distance from one seat to the same point on the seat in front — the standard industry proxy for legroom. We use the lower bound of each cabin’s pitch range (the baseline seat, excluding extra-legroom rows) from FlightQ’s verified seat maps.

Methodology

Built from FlightQ's 882+ verified seat maps. Seat pitch is the distance between a point on one seat and the same point on the seat ahead — the standard proxy for legroom. We use the lower bound of each cabin's pitch range (the baseline seat, not extra-legroom rows), keep only current configurations with a credible 27–34 inch economy pitch, and take one row per airline and aircraft. Browse every cabin in the full seat-map catalog.