Skip to content

Lounge Frog guide

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 seat map

JAL's domestic 737-800 (V32) seats 165: 20 in Class J (2-3, rows 1-4) and 145 in Economy (3-3).

Cabins at a glance

  • Premium Economy

    Class J

    20seats · 2-3

    Recliner · rows 1–4

    Best pick: row 1, seat AFront-row Class J window seat.

  • Economy

    Economy Class

    145seats · 3-3

    Standard seat · rows 15–39

    Best pick: row 23, seat AExit-row window seat that reclines.

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

Lavatory

Class J

2-3 · Recliner

1
Bulkhead
2
3
4

Economy Class

3-3 · Standard seat

15
Bulkhead
16
17
18
19
20
21
Exit
22
Exit
Exit
23
Exit
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
Lav
39
Lav
Lavatory
Lavatory

Back of aircraft

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

Embed this seat map on your site · free

Paste this into your page's HTML. The seat map sizes itself to fit. For a dark site, add ?theme=dark to the frame address.

<iframe src="https://www.loungefrog.com/embed/seatmaps/jl/737-800-v32-domestic" title="Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy) seat map by Lounge Frog" width="100%" height="900" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:14px"><a href="https://www.loungefrog.com/seatmaps/jl/737-800-v32-domestic">Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy) seat map</a> by Lounge Frog</p>
<script async src="https://www.loungefrog.com/embed.js"></script>
Preview the embed ↗

Cabins

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeat
Class J
201–42-3Recliner
Economy Class
14515–393-3Standard seat

Best and worst seats

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A · Class J

    Front-row Class J window seat.

  • Row 23, seat A · Economy Class

    Exit-row window seat that reclines.

  • Row 23, seats B, C, H, J and K · Economy Class

    Emergency exit row

Trade-offs

  • Row 1, seats C, H, J and K · Class J

    Bulkhead row, so nobody reclines into you

  • Row 15, seats A, C, H, J and K · Economy Class

    Bulkhead row, so nobody reclines into you

  • Row 22, seats B, C, H, J and K · Economy Class

    Emergency exit row

Seats to avoid

  • Row 18, seat A · Economy Class

    Economy window seat that JAL lists as having no window.

  • Row 21, seats A, B, H, J and K · Economy Class

    Does not recline

  • Row 21, seat C · Economy Class

    Row in front of the exits, which JAL lists as non-reclining.

  • Row 22, seat A · Economy Class

    Exit-row seat that JAL lists as non-reclining.

  • Row 38, seats A, B, C, H, J and K · Economy Class

    Next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

  • Row 39, seat H · Economy Class

    One of two seats in the last row, beside the rear lavatories.

  • Row 39, seat K · Economy Class

    Next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

Quick answers

How many seats does Japan Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy) have?

Japan Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy) has 165 seats: 20 in Class J and 145 in Economy Class.

What are the best Economy seats on Japan Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy)?

On Japan Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy), the best Economy seats are row 23, seat A (exit-row window seat that reclines.) and row 23, seats B, C, H, J and K (emergency exit row).

Which seats should I avoid on Japan Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy)?

On Japan Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy), avoid row 18, seat A (economy window seat that JAL lists as having no window.), row 21, seats A, B, H, J and K (does not recline) and row 21, seat C (row in front of the exits, which JAL lists as non-reclining.).

What is Class J like on Japan Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy)?

Class J on Japan Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy) has 20 seats, rows 1 to 4, in a 2-3 layout (recliner). The pick: row 1, seat A (front-row Class J window seat.).

How much legroom is there in Economy on Japan Airlines's Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy)?

Japan Airlines doesn't publish the Economy seat pitch for this layout; the exit rows and bulkheads have the most legroom.

Read on

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.

Search

Find airports, lounges, airlines, points and money calculators, news articles, and pages