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China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800 seat map

China Southern's own seat map for this Boeing 737-800 shows 169 seats: 4 Business, 18 Premium Economy and 147 Economy.

73Q, 169 seats✓ Checked against China Southern Airlines's seat map · October 2026
China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800
China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800. Photo: byeangel, CC BY-SA 2.0

Cabins at a glance

  • Business

    Business Class

    4seats · 2-2

    Lie-flat bed · 63" pitch · 21" wide · rows 5–5

    Least bad: row 5, seats A, C, H and KBulkhead row, so nobody reclines into you

  • Premium Economy

    Premium Economy

    18seats · 3-3

    Recliner · 33" pitch · 17.1" wide · rows 31–33

    Least bad: row 31, seats A, B, C, H, J and KBulkhead row, so nobody reclines into you

  • Economy

    Economy Class

    147seats · 3-3

    Recliner · 30" pitch · 17.1" wide · rows 34–58

    Best pick: rows 42–43, seats A, B, C, H, J and KExit row with extra legroom

Seat map

Green seats are good, amber are a trade-off, red are best avoided. Hover over or tap a seat to see why.

Front of aircraft

LavatoryCloset
Galley ×2

Business Class

2-2 · Lie-flat bed · 63" pitch · 21" wide

5
Bulkhead

Premium Economy

3-3 · Recliner · 33" pitch · 17.1" wide

31
Bulkhead
32
33

Economy Class

3-3 · Recliner · 30" pitch · 17.1" wide

34
Bulkhead
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Exit
42
Exit
Exit
43
Exit
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
Lav
Lavatory
Lavatory

Back of aircraft

Seat map updated October 2026. Rows and seats are as China Southern Airlines's own seat map shows them. Airlines change layouts and swap aircraft, so check the seat map in your booking too.

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Cabins

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidth
Business Class
45–52-2Lie-flat bed63 in21 in
Premium Economy
1831–333-3Recliner33 in17.1 in
Economy Class
14734–583-3Recliner30 in17.1 in

Best and worst seats

Best seats

  • Rows 42–43, seats A, B, C, H, J and K · Economy Class

    Exit row with extra legroom

Trade-offs

  • Row 5, seats A, C, H and K · Business Class

    Bulkhead row, so nobody reclines into you

  • Row 31, seats A, B, C, H, J and K · Premium Economy

    Bulkhead row, so nobody reclines into you

  • Row 34, seats A, B, C, H, J and K · Economy Class

    Bulkhead row, so nobody reclines into you

Seats to avoid

  • Row 58, seats H, J and K · Economy Class

    Next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

Quick answers

How many seats does China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats) have?

China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats) has 169 seats: 4 in Business Class, 18 in Premium Economy and 147 in Economy Class.

What are the best Economy seats on China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats)?

On China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats), the best Economy seats are rows 42–43, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (exit row with extra legroom).

Which seats should I avoid on China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats)?

On China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats), avoid row 58, seats H, J and K (next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing).

What is Business Class like on China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats)?

Business Class on China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats) has 4 seats, rows 5 to 5, in a 2-2 layout, 63-inch pitch, 21-inch-wide seats (lie-flat bed).

What is Premium Economy like on China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats)?

Premium Economy on China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats) has 18 seats, rows 31 to 33, in a 3-3 layout, 33-inch pitch, 17.1-inch-wide seats (recliner).

How much legroom is there in Economy on China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats)?

Economy on China Southern Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (73Q, 169 seats) has about 30 inches of seat pitch and seats about 17.1 inches wide, in a 3-3 layout. Exit rows and bulkheads have more legroom.

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Lounge Frog compiles seat maps from what airlines publish about their cabins and rates the seats with the same rules on every aircraft. Spotted a wrong row? Tell us and we'll correct it.

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