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What are the passenger seat specifications (seat width/pitch, etc.) on Southwest aircraft?

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The below chart lists key seat specifications on each Boeing 737 model we fly, including passenger capacity, pitch*, and seat width. 

Our aircraft have one aisle and one single cabin with three seats on each side of the aircraft. The first row of seats on each side is bulkhead seating.

Aircraft

Passenger Capacity

Seat Pitch*

Narrowest Seat Width

Widest Seat Width

Movable Aisle Armrests

Lavatories

Boeing 737-700

137

Extra Legroom seat: 35-36"

Standard/Preferred seat: 31-33" 

15.5"

17.0"

All rows

One forward and one rear

Boeing 737-800

Boeing 737-MAX 8

175

Extra Legroom seat: 34"

Standard/Preferred seat: 31-32"

15.5"

17.8"

All rows except bulkhead (front)

One forward and two rear

*As defined by our aircraft manufacturer, seat pitch is determined by measuring the distance from any point on a seat to the same point on the seat directly in front of it.

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