Aerolíneas Argentinas Embraer 190 Seat Selection Guide (2026)
Quick Verdict
Aircraft: Embraer 190 — 96 seats, 8 in the front cabin and 88 in economy
Layout: Front cabin 1-2, A | C D, rows 1–3 · Economy 2-2, A B | C D, rows 4–26 — no middle seat anywhere
Version lottery: No — one cabin plan across the whole Embraer 190 fleet
Best seats: 11B and 11C — the exit row, extra legroom, and the only two seats rated green on the aircraft
Best front-cabin seats: 2A and 3A — solo seats with their own aisle and nobody to climb over
Seats to avoid: 26A and 26B — against the rear lavatory and no recline · 1D — no usable window · row 4 — 44cm (17in) to the wall · row 10 — no recline, no legroom
Lavatories: one at the front, one at the back
IFE: audio and video on demand at the seat · Wi-Fi: none
The trap: the best row has the worst windows
There is exactly one extra-legroom row in economy on this aircraft. Row 11 sits level with the overwing exits, and the cabin plan draws it about a quarter further from row 10 than any other row in economy. It is the row to book.
Which of its four seats you book is the part worth thinking about. 11A and 11D each have a window that sits about half a row behind the seat, so you are looking at fuselage unless you lean forward. Exactly two seats on the whole aircraft rate green — 11B and 11C, the two aisle seats in that row.
That is an unusual outcome and it is worth taking seriously. On a 2-2 aircraft the aisle seat is not a compromise: there is no middle seat to climb over and nobody between you and the window. In row 11 the aisle seats have the legroom, the recline and the view of daylight across the cabin, and the window seats have the legroom and a wall.
Row 10 is the seat to avoid. It sits in front of row 11, so it cannot fully recline — row 11 has to keep a clear path to the exit — and it has standard legroom. All four seats give something up and get nothing back.
Twenty seats have a window in the wrong place
The Embraer 190 spaces its windows independently of its seat rows, and on this cabin plan the two fall out of step for most of the forward half of economy. Twenty outboard seats are affected, and the direction reverses partway down the cabin.
| Seats | Where the window sits | What you do about it |
|---|---|---|
| 2A, 2D, 4A, 4D, 5A, 5D | Behind the seat | Lean back to see out |
| 6A, 6D, 7A, 7D, 8A, 8D, 9A, 9D, 11A, 11D | Forward of the seat | Lean ahead to see out |
| 1D | Well behind the seat — no usable view at all | Book something else |
| Rows 12 to 26 | Lined up normally | Nothing — this is the clean half of the cabin |
If the view matters more than the legroom, book an A or D seat from row 12 back. Rows 12 to 26 have no misaligned windows at all.
The front cabin is 1-2, not 2-2
This is the detail most seat maps of the E190 get wrong by assumption. Aerolíneas’ eight premium seats are not four pairs. There is no B seat in rows 1 to 3. Each row is a single seat on the left, the aisle, then a pair on the right — A | C D.
The practical effect is that 2A and 3A are solo seats. Nobody sits beside you, nobody climbs past you, and you step straight into the aisle. On an eight-seat cabin those are the two seats to ask for.
| Seat | What it is | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 2A, 3A | Solo seat, own aisle, nobody alongside | The two best seats in the cabin |
| 1C, 1D | Bulkhead pair with extra legroom and no underseat storage | 1C is fine; 1D has no usable window and is the only red seat at the front |
| 2C, 3C | Aisle seat of the right-hand pair | Direct aisle access, a neighbour at the window |
| 2D, 3D | Window seat of the right-hand pair | You step past your neighbour to leave; 2D’s window is out of line |
Row 1 has no A seat at all — it is 1C and 1D only, six seats across rows 2 and 3 make up the rest. Row 3 backs onto the divider behind it and has limited recline, so if you have a choice within the cabin, take row 2.
Row 4: a bulkhead that gives you nothing
Row 4 is the first row of economy and it is the tightest seat on the aircraft. The wall in front sits 44cm (17in) away, there is no underseat storage, and both the tray table and the video screen fold out of the armrest, which narrows the seat you are sitting in. All four rate yellow.
4A and 4D also have misaligned windows. There is no good reason to pay extra for this row.
The back of the cabin
Row 26 is the last row: it does not recline, and 26A and 26B sit immediately against the rear lavatory. Those two are red. 26C and 26D are one column clear and still catch the traffic. Row 25 gets the galley noise and light.
Rows 12 to 24 are the quiet, clean part of this aircraft — standard pitch, windows that line up, nothing overhead or behind. If you are not paying for row 11, this is where to sit.
Quick-pick summary
| Travelling as | Book | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Legroom first | 11B or 11C | The only extra-legroom row, and the only two green seats on the aircraft |
| Solo, front cabin | 2A or 3A | A single seat with its own aisle and no neighbour |
| Solo, wants the window | Any A or D seat, rows 12–24 | The half of the cabin where the windows line up |
| A couple | 11A and 11B, or any pair rows 12–24 | Two seats, no middle, nobody else in the row |
| A family of four | Two facing pairs, rows 15–22 | Clear of the exit row, the galley and both lavatories |
| Avoid | 1D, row 4, row 10, row 26 | No view, the tightest bulkhead, recline lost for nothing, and the lavatory row |
Frequently asked questions
What is the best seat on the Aerolíneas Argentinas Embraer 190?
11B or 11C. Row 11 is the overwing exit row and the only row in economy with extra legroom, and the two aisle seats are the only seats on the aircraft that rate green. The window seats in the same row, 11A and 11D, have the legroom but a window that sits half a row out of line.
Is there a middle seat on the E190?
No. Economy is 2-2 for its entire length, and the front cabin is 1-2. Every seat on the aircraft is either a window or an aisle, and in the front cabin 2A and 3A are neither — they are solo seats.
Which seats have no view?
1D has no usable window at all — the nearest glass sits well behind the seat. Twenty more seats have a window that is out of line: rows 2, 4 and 5 sit ahead of theirs, and rows 6 to 9 and row 11 sit behind theirs. Rows 12 to 26 are clean.
Does the Aerolíneas Argentinas E190 have seatback screens?
Yes. The cabin record shows audio and video on demand at the seat, with the screen folding out of the armrest in the bulkhead rows. There is no Wi-Fi.
Is row 10 worth booking?
No. It is the row in front of the exit row, so it cannot fully recline, and it has standard legroom. Row 11 behind it has both. If row 11 is gone, take a normal row from 12 back rather than row 10.
Are all Aerolíneas Argentinas E190s the same inside?
Yes. One published cabin plan — 8 premium and 88 economy, 96 seats in total — across the fleet, so there is no version lottery on this type. Aerolíneas has a standing plan to replace the Embraer 190 with the larger Embraer 195-E2; until those arrive, this is the cabin you will be flying.