Boeing 737-800
Best rows: 8, 10, 12, 14, 21. Trade-off rows: 7, 11, 20 (extra room, but check the seat notes). Watch rows: 1, 4, 15, 37, 38 because of lavatories, limited recline, bulkhead clearance, missing or misaligned windows, narrower seat, and galley noise.
United Airlines flies the Boeing 737-800 in 6 layouts — pick yours
Seat map
Coordinate-verified· checked June 2026Verified layout · 166 seats · 16F / 150Y · Verified 2026-06-11
Cabin
166 seats total| Class | Pitch | Width | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| United First | 37" | 20" | 16 |
| Economy | 30-34.5" | 17" | 150 |
Cabin guide
- United First: 16 seats in a 2-2 layout (rows 1-4), angled recliner seats, 37" pitch, 20" wide.
- Economy: 150 seats in a 3-3 layout (rows 7-38), 30-34.5" pitch, 17" wide.
Best seats
- 7 — Bulkhead row: Economy Plus, 34" pitch
- 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 — Economy Plus: 34" pitch
- 20, 21 — Overwing exit row: Economy Plus, 39" pitch
Seats to avoid
- 1 — Bulkhead: galley and lavatory ahead, no footwell cutouts
- 4 — Reduced recline (3") ahead of cabin divider
- 7 — Bulkhead: tray tables in fixed armrests
- 15 — Does not recline
- 20 — Does not recline (exit row)
- 38 — Last row: does not recline, lavatories and galley behind
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 38: 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 737-800 on other airlines
United Airlines's Boeing 737-800 seats 166 passengers across 2 cabin classes. First class offers 37 inches of pitch, economy comes in at 30 inches.
Photos and reviews
United Airlines Boeing 737-800 seat photos and reviews
Licensed seat photos and published cabin reviews for this verified United Airlines Boeing 737-800 layout, grouped by cabin. Confidence labels show whether each source matches an exact seat, exact position, same product, or similar cabin.
United Airlines Boeing 737-800 United First photos
16 seats · 37" pitch · 20" width
Seat photos
United Airlines Boeing 737-800 Economy photos
150 seats · 30-34.5" pitch · 17" width
Seat photos
How we verified this layoutCoordinate-verified · checked 2026-06-11
Variant identity
United Airlines uses this Boeing 737-800 page for 16F / 150Y. The seat counts below are taken from the verified layout, not a generic aircraft template.
- 16F / 150Y
- 166 seats as drawn
- 16 United First, 150 Economy
Drawn from per-seat coordinate data and validated seat-by-seat against United Airlines's published cabin totals. The map cannot render unless its seat-by-seat count reproduces the published totals exactly (16F + 150Y = 166 on this aircraft). Per-seat notes are rewritten into plain-language warnings for row selection.
- Source
- Per-seat coordinate layout data
- Method
- Coordinate-verified
- Last checked
- 2026-06-11
- Validated seats
- 16F + 150Y = 166
Seat-by-seat notes
Every annotated seat on this verified 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11A | Economy | Avoid | no window, solid wall alongside |
| 15A, 15B, 15E, 15F | Economy | Avoid | limited recline (exit row behind) |
| 20A, 20B, 20E, 20F | Economy | Mixed | extra legroom and limited recline (exit row behind) |
| 20C, 20D | Economy | Best | extra legroom |
| 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 21E, 21F | Economy | Best | extra legroom |
| 36A, 36B, 36C, 36D, 36E, 36F | Economy | Avoid | near a lavatory (queuing and noise) |
| 37A, 37B, 37C | Economy | Avoid | right beside a lavatory |
| 37D, 37E, 37F | Economy | Avoid | narrower than the standard seat and right beside a lavatory |
| 38A | Economy | Avoid | right beside a lavatory |
| 38B, 38C | Economy | Avoid | right beside a lavatory and near a galley (noise and bright light at meal times) |
| 38D, 38E | Economy | Avoid | narrower than the standard seat, right beside a lavatory, and near a galley (noise and bright light at meal times) |
| 38F | Economy | Avoid | narrower than the standard seat and right beside a lavatory |
Frequently asked questions
- How many seats does the United Airlines Boeing 737-800 have?
- This United Airlines Boeing 737-800 configuration (16F / 150Y) has 166 seats: 16 United First, 150 Economy.
- What are the best seats on the United Airlines Boeing 737-800?
- Rows with extra room on this aircraft: 7 (bulkhead row); 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 (economy plus); 20, 21 (overwing exit row).
- Which seats should you avoid on the United Airlines Boeing 737-800?
- Seats worth double-checking before you pick: rows 1; 4; 15; 38 — mostly due to lavatory and galley proximity, limited recline, or missing windows. Rows 7, 20 trade extra legroom for lavatory or galley proximity — fine if noise doesn't bother you. Click any seat on the map for the specific reason.
- What is the seat pitch on the United Airlines Boeing 737-800?
- Seat pitch and width by cabin: United First 37" pitch, 20" wide; Economy 30-34.5" pitch, 17" wide.
- Does the United Airlines Boeing 737-800 have premium economy?
- No, this Boeing 737-800 configuration does not have a premium economy cabin.
- How accurate is this United Airlines Boeing 737-800 seat map?
- This layout is verified seat-by-seat: every cabin count is checked against the airline's published configuration, and the full seat grid is validated before the map is shown. Last verified 2026-06-11.