Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-MAX 8 Seat Map

Best seats on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-MAX 8

The standout picks are the exit-row seats in 17A and 17F, which pair extra legroom with a window and rate green, and any seat in premium Row 6, where all six seats earn a green rating for extra legroom. Skip the back of the cabin (Rows 30–32) for lavatory noise and limited recline, and avoid 10A and 11A for window problems.

First Class

First Class is a 2-2 layout across Rows 1–3, with 41" pitch, 21.3" width, recliner seats, streaming IFE, and USB-A plus 110/220v power at every seat. The detailed picks are the four Row 1 seats — 1A, 1C, 1D, 1F — which all rate yellow. Their advantage is that there's no seat in front, but that's also their catch: a bulkhead sits directly ahead, so there's no underseat storage and you'll stow everything overhead for taxi, takeoff, and landing. If you want a normal seat pocket and floor storage, choose Row 2 or 3 over Row 1. Note that industry sources describe a larger 16-seat First Class cabin on some retrofitted Alaska MAX 8s; this map is the 2-2 configuration only.

Premium Economy

Premium Economy runs Rows 6–10 in a 3-3 layout at 34" pitch and 17" width, with slimline seats, streaming IFE, and USB-A/110/220v power. The whole of Row 6 (6A–6F) rates green thanks to extra legroom — the clear best in this cabin. The trade-off is fixed armrests (they don't raise), and as a bulkhead row it has no underseat storage. Because Row 6 is the first premium row, expect an aisle queue to build between 6C and 6D when passengers use the forward lavatory. The seat to avoid here is 10A, rated bad because it has no window — pick 10C or another lettered seat in Row 10 if you're in that row.

Economy

Economy spans Rows 11–32 in 3-3 at 31–32" pitch, 17" width, slimline seats, streaming IFE, and USB-A/110/220v power. Over-wing rows 11–20 have a restricted window view.

Best picks: The exit-row seats in Row 17 (17A–17F) all rate green for extra legroom, and 17A/17F add a window despite the over-wing position — these are the top economy choices. Row 16 (16A–16F) rates yellow-green: it's an exit row with no recline, so it's a step below Row 17.

Seats to avoid:

• Row 15 (15A–15F): rated poor — no recline because they sit directly ahead of the exit row, with an over-wing view at 15A/15F.
• 11A: rated poor for a misaligned window (you'll be looking at a wall panel between windows) on top of the over-wing view.
• Rows 30–32 (back of cabin): a lavatory and galley sit behind Row 32, creating noise and traffic. 30D rates poor for lavatory proximity; 31C, 31D rate bad, and 31A/31B have limited recline. In Row 32, 32D rates bad with limited recline and lav proximity, while 32E/32F rate poor for the same reasons.

One important note on the map: 32A, 32B, and 32C do not exist — those seats are blocked/missing, so don't try to select them.

For the fastest exit, aim for the low-numbered economy rows near the front; for legroom without giving up a window, 17A and 17F remain the seats to beat.