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Which airlines have the most legroom — and which are the most cramped?
By David Landsel,
2024-06-14
Size does matter.
That’s at least when it comes to flying, where every inch between your seat and the seat in front of you counts for a lot.
If you need legroom, make sure you’re choosing the right US airline — a recent survey showed that some popular carriers are typically downright cramped, with others offering an experience that’s luxurious by comparison.
Every inch counts — when we’re talking about the distance between seats on a plane, anyway. Getty Images
The pros at UpgradedPoints.com crunched the numbers, looking for the average amount of stretch-out space on the 10 busiest domestic flight routes.
This was done using seat pitch statistics — seat pitch is an industry term for the distance between a seat and the same spot on the seat behind it.
The domestic airlines with the least legroom in 2024
Spirit/Frontier Airlines 28.0 inches
Hawaiian Airlines 29.0 inches
United Airlines 30.1 inches
American Airlines 30.2 inches
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While the averages can give you a good sense of what to expect, those in search of a little more certainty can find out even more about what it’s store by locating the type of aircraft that’s scheduled to be used — that information is widely available, for the most part, throughout the booking process.
Once you know the make and model, just like if you were renting a car, you can find out all sorts of details — about seating and cabin layouts and more.
Aircraft with the most spacious passenger seating in 2024
Embraer 190 32.0 inches
Canadair RJ 900 31.0 inches
Boeing 767, 777, 787 31.0 inches
Airbus A350, A330-900neo, A220-300, A220-100 31.0 inches
Knowing what kind of aircraft your flight is booked on can most likely help you find out even more about what kind of legroom to expect. Getty Images/iStockphoto Aircraft with the most cramped passenger seating in 2024
Airbus A320neo 28.0 inches
Airbus A321 (Sharklets) 28.7 inches
Boeing 717 29.1 inches
Airbus A319 29.8 inches
The survey was conducted using the Google Chrome extension Legrooms for Google Flights — which anyone can download to a Chrome browser — as well as data for all listed flights on the 10 busiest domestic flight routes in November of 2023, according to OAG, a global travel data provider.
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