What is the best seat on a Boeing 737-800?

Best overall: Exit row window (16A/16F) — 34–38 in pitch
Best economy: Row 7A/7F — forward window, full recline
Avoid: Last 3 rows — lavatory, no recline, last to deplane
Avoid: Row behind exit row — no recline, standard pitch

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The best economy seats on the Boeing 737-800 are the exit row seats (typically rows 15–17), offering 34–38 inches of pitch. Among standard economy seats, forward window and aisle seats in rows 5–10 deplane fastest and are furthest from rear lavatories.

Best Seats on the Boeing 737-800

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