# Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 seat map

URL: https://departcart.com/seat-maps/hainan-airlines-hu/boeing-737-max-8-b38m
Updated: 2026-09-02

Researched cabin layout for the Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8: 176 to 189 seats, cabin by cabin, with real rows, exits and seat pitch where it is recorded.

Operator: Hainan Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8
Manufacturer: Boeing
Category: narrowbody
Region: Asia
Seats: 176 to 189
Researched cabins: 3
Based in: China
Configurations: 2

## Configuration 1 of 2, 189Y

189 seats in 1 cabin. 2 exit rows.

| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Abreast | Seat letters | Pitch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Economy | 189 | 31-62 | 3-3 | A B C H J K | Not recorded |

### Rows and cabin features

- Seat rows: 32
- Rows numbered: 31-62
- Bulkhead rows: 31 and 32
- Over-wing exit rows: 45 and 46
- Galleys: row 62 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 31 (front) and row 62 (rear)

### What is distinctive about this configuration

- This version of the Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-Max 8 is configured 189M.

## Configuration 2 of 2, 8J / 168Y

176 seats in 2 cabins. 2 exit rows.

| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Abreast | Seat letters | Pitch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business | 8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | A C H K | Not recorded |
| Economy | 168 | 31-58 | 3-3 | A B C H J K | Not recorded |

### Rows and cabin features

- Seat rows: 30
- Rows numbered: 1-58
- Bulkhead rows: 31
- Over-wing exit rows: 41 and 42
- Galleys: row 58 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 58 (rear)

### What is distinctive about this configuration

- The Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-Max 8 is configured 8C 168M

## 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 Hainan Airlines seat maps: [Hainan Airlines seat maps](https://departcart.com/seat-maps/airlines/hainan-airlines-hu)

Every airline flying this type: [Boeing 737 MAX 8 seat maps](https://departcart.com/seat-maps/aircraft/boeing-737-max-8-b38m)

[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.