# Air China Airbus A321 seat map

URL: https://departcart.com/seat-maps/air-china-ca/airbus-a321-a321
Updated: 2026-09-02

Researched cabin layout for the Air China Airbus A321: 177 to 185 seats, cabin by cabin, with real rows, exits and seat pitch where it is recorded.

Operator: Air China
Aircraft: Airbus A321
Manufacturer: Airbus
Category: narrowbody
Region: Asia
Seats: 177 to 185
Researched cabins: 4
Based in: China
Configurations: 2

## Configuration 1 of 2, 12J / 173Y

185 seats in 2 cabins.

| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Abreast | Seat letters | Pitch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business | 12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | A C J L | Not recorded |
| Economy | 173 | 11-40 | 3-3 | A B C J K L | Not recorded |

### Rows and cabin features

- Seat rows: 33
- Rows numbered: 1-40
- Bulkhead rows: 11, 16, 27 and 28
- Galleys: row 1 (front) and row 40 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 28 (mid-cabin) and row 40 (rear)

### What is distinctive about this configuration

- This version of the Air China Airbus A321ceo is configured 12C 173M

## Configuration 2 of 2, 16J / 161Y

177 seats in 2 cabins.

| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Abreast | Seat letters | Pitch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business | 16 | 1-4 | 2-2 | A C J L | Not recorded |
| Economy | 161 | 11-38 | 3-3 | A B C J K L | Not recorded |

### Rows and cabin features

- Seat rows: 32
- Rows numbered: 1-38
- Bulkhead rows: 11, 14, 25 and 26
- Galleys: row 1 (front) and row 38 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 26 (mid-cabin) and row 38 (rear)

### What is distinctive about this configuration

- This version of the Air China Airbus A321ceo is configured 16C 161M

## Where this comes from

Every row above is researched against published cabin plans for this operator and then checked against live availability. Where a figure is not known it says so rather than being estimated, which is why some pitch cells read "not recorded" instead of carrying a number we would not defend.

All Air China seat maps: [Air China seat maps](https://departcart.com/seat-maps/airlines/air-china-ca)

Every airline flying this type: [Airbus A321 seat maps](https://departcart.com/seat-maps/aircraft/airbus-a321-a321)

[Seats abreast](https://departcart.com/glossary/seats-abreast), [seat pitch](https://departcart.com/glossary/seat-pitch) and [cabin layout](https://departcart.com/glossary/cabin-layout) are defined in the glossary.