Just about everyone wants more room on the plane, but legroom is not just a matter of comfort – it’s a matter of health, too. Awareness of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) has raised interest in airline legroom.

Seating space on airplanes is approximated by width and seat pitch – the distance from a point in the headrest to same point in the headrest in front. For example, if an airline has a seat pitch of 32" in economy class, this means that there is a distance of 32" between the front of one seat and the front of the seat behind it.

Cheapflights.com has compiled a sample of seat pitch and width from 30 airlines as a guide to legroom.

We do our best to ensure that all of our airline information is accurate. However, seat pitch and other specifications can vary from plane to plane.