Boeing 737 MAX 9
Best rows: 6, 16. Trade-off rows: 15 (extra room, but check the seat notes). Watch rows: 10, 14, 32, 33 because of missing or misaligned windows, limited recline, lavatories, and galley noise.
Seat map
Coordinate-validated· checked July 2026Coordinate-validated · 172 seats · 16J / 156Y · Checked 2026-07-01
Cabin
172 seats total| Class | Pitch | Width | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | — | — | 16 |
| Economy | — | — | 156 |
Cabin guide
- Business: 16 seats in a 3-3 layout (rows 1-5).
- Economy: 156 seats in a 3-3 layout (rows 6-33).
Best seats
- 6, 15, 16 — Extra legroom
Exit rows, lavatories & galleys
- Cabin, before row 1: 1 lavatory and galley - nearby rows can see queueing, door noise, and foot traffic and nearby rows can get meal-service noise and light.
- Cabin, behind row 33: 2 lavatories, galley, and exit door area - nearby rows can see queueing, door noise, and foot traffic, nearby rows can get meal-service noise and light, and adjacent seats may have extra legroom or door-slide intrusion.
Boeing 737 MAX 9 on other airlines
flydubai's Boeing 737 MAX 9 seats 172 passengers across 2 cabin classes.
How we verified this layoutCoordinate-validated · checked 2026-07-01
Variant identity
flydubai uses this Boeing 737 MAX 9 page for 16J / 156Y. The seat counts below are taken from the validated layout, not a generic aircraft template.
- 16J / 156Y
- 172 seats as drawn
- 16 Business, 156 Economy
The seat grid and cabin totals pass FlightQ's internal coordinate and arithmetic checks; a public source link is not currently available. The map cannot render unless its seat-by-seat count reproduces the published totals exactly (16J + 156Y = 172 on this aircraft). Per-seat notes are rewritten into plain-language warnings for row selection.
- Source
- Internal per-seat coordinate dataset (public link unavailable)
- Method
- Coordinate-validated
- Last checked
- 2026-07-01
- Validated seats
- 16J + 156Y = 172
Seat-by-seat notes
Every annotated seat on this validated layout, rated and explained: no window, near a galley or lavatory, limited recline, exit-row legroom, bulkhead or bassinet positions, misaligned windows, and tray-table or under-seat-storage quirks.
| Row / seat | Cabin | Rating | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10A, 10F | Economy | Avoid | no window, solid wall alongside |
| 14A, 14B, 14E, 14F | Economy | Avoid | limited recline (exit row behind) |
| 15A, 15B, 15E, 15F | Economy | Mixed | extra legroom and limited recline (exit row behind) |
| 15C, 15D | Economy | Best | extra legroom |
| 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16F | Economy | Best | extra legroom |
| 31A, 31B, 31C, 31D, 31E, 31F | Economy | Avoid | near a lavatory (queuing and noise) |
| 32A, 32B, 32C, 32D, 32E, 32F | Economy | Avoid | right beside a lavatory |
| 33A, 33F | Economy | Avoid | right beside a lavatory |
| 33B, 33C, 33D, 33E | Economy | Avoid | right beside a lavatory and near a galley (noise and bright light at meal times) |
Frequently asked questions
- How many seats does the flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 9 have?
- This flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 9 configuration (16J / 156Y) has 172 seats: 16 Business, 156 Economy.
- What are the best seats on the flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 9?
- Rows with extra room on this aircraft: 6, 15, 16 (extra legroom).
- Does the flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 9 have premium economy?
- No, this Boeing 737 MAX 9 configuration does not have a premium economy cabin.
- How accurate is this flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 9 seat map?
- The seat grid and cabin totals pass FlightQ's internal coordinate and arithmetic checks; a public source link is not currently available. The full seat grid must reproduce the stored cabin totals before it is shown. Last checked 2026-07-01.