Alaska Airlines Embraer 175 Seat Selection Guide (2026)

Alaska's 86 Embraer 175s are the largest single type in the group fleet, flown by Horizon Air and SkyWest, and they are refreshingly simple: one configuration, 12 First and 64 Main Cabin, 76 seats, no middle seat anywhere on the aircraft. The catch is not the layout — it is the windows. A run of rows in the back half either has poor alignment or, in one row, no window at all.

Flying Alaska mainline instead? See the 737-900ER guide.

No Version Lottery — But a WiFi One

All 86 E175s share a single 12F/64Y layout, so unlike most of Alaska's 737 fleet there is no seat-map roulette here. The variable is connectivity: the type is recorded as Starlink with the note that "an upgrade to Starlink low latency, high speed wifi is underway" from Gogo ATG-4. If fast WiFi matters for a two-hour regional hop, treat it as a coin flip rather than a guarantee.

One quirk to know before you read a seat map: row 5 does not exist. First Class is rows 1–4, and the Main Cabin picks up at row 6.

First Class — Rows 1 to 4, 1-2 Layout

Twelve recliners at 38" pitch, 20" wide, 5" of recline. The layout is the reason to care: a single seat on the port side (A) and a pair on the starboard side (C and D).

Best seats: 1A, 2A, 4A — and 3A with one caveat below. Every A seat is a solo throne — all four have direct aisle access with no one to climb over. There is no bad one. If you want the best of the four, 1A sits at the bulkhead. If you want the best window, 1D is the only First seat rated great for window alignment.

The catch on 3A: its window count is zero on the alignment data — you get the throne and the aisle access, but not much of a view. Rank it fourth of the four if the view matters.

• Couples: 1D with 1C, or any C/D pair. The starboard pair is the only place two people can sit together up front.
• Bins: overhead bins take 22" bags on both sides of the Main Cabin but only the starboard (C/D) side of First. Sitting in A means walking your bag across the aisle.
• Armrests do not adjust in First. Headrests are four-way adjustable.

Main Cabin — Rows 6 to 21, 2-2 Layout

Sixty-four Safran SlimPlus seats, 2-2 throughout — there is no middle seat anywhere on this aircraft. Standard pitch is 30" at 18.2" wide with 3" of recline.

Premium Class — Rows 6 to 9

The seat-product data maps 16 Premium seats across rows 6–9, with the extra pitch concentrated in rows 6, 7 and 8 at 34" — four inches over standard.

A discrepancy worth knowing about: the written cabin description says the aircraft has "12 designated Premium Class seats," while the structured seat-product data says 16 seats across rows 6–9. Rows 6–8 hold 12 seats and carry the 34" pitch note; row 9 is mapped as Premium but takes standard pitch. The likely reading is that 12 seats get the extra legroom and 16 are sold as Premium. Until Alaska's own map settles it, book rows 6, 7 or 8 if legroom is what you are paying for — those three rows are unambiguous on both readings.

Best pick: 6A or 6D. Both are rated green, both carry the extra legroom flag, and both are rated great for window alignment — the only two seats in the Main Cabin that manage all three. 6B and 6C are the aisle equivalents, also green.

One trade-off in row 6: it is the single row in the Main Cabin where the armrests do not raise. Fine solo, annoying if you are travelling as a couple and want to lean together.

The Window Trap — Rows 13 to 18

This is the section that costs people a view, and it is the main reason to read a seat map on this aircraft at all.

Avoid 15A and 15D outright — these are the only two red-rated seats on the aircraft. Rows 16–18 in A and D are barely better. The cabin note is unusually blunt about it: the E175 has "large eye-level windows — although not all seats are aligned in a way that ensures a view out."

If you are booking a window in the back half, 19A, 19D and 20A return to average alignment.

The Back Rows — 20 and 21

20C and 20D are flagged for galley noise and light behind them. Row 21 is the last row: 21A, 21B and 21C all carry both lavatory queuing traffic and galley noise, and 21D carries the galley flag alone. Nothing back here is rated avoid — the whole row is a be-aware compromise rather than a seat to refuse.

Cabin Features

Quick-Pick Summary

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Alaska E175 have a middle seat?

No. First Class is 1-2 and the Main Cabin is 2-2, so every one of the 76 seats is a window or an aisle.

Which seats have no window on the Alaska E175?

15A and 15D have no window at all. Rows 16, 17 and 18 in A and D record zero aligned windows and are rated poor. Rows 13 and 14 have a window but it is badly placed.

Is Alaska's E175 First Class worth it?

The pitch is 38" against 30" in the Main Cabin, and every First Class A seat is a solo throne with direct aisle access — a genuinely private seat on a regional jet. (Main Cabin A seats are ordinary window seats; there are no thrones in economy.) It also holds the only power outlets on the aircraft.

What is Premium Class on the E175 and which rows is it?

Premium seats sit in rows 6–9 and are marked with tan accents in the cabin. The seat-product data counts 16 of them while the written description says 12; the extra 34" pitch is recorded on rows 6–8 only. Book rows 6, 7 or 8 if you are paying for the legroom.

Does the Alaska E175 have WiFi and screens?

No seatback screens — entertainment streams to your own device. WiFi is mid-upgrade from Gogo ATG-4 to Starlink, so speed depends on which frame you draw.

Who actually operates these aircraft?

Horizon Air and SkyWest Airlines, flying on Alaska's behalf. The cabin is identical across all 86.

Comparable Guides

• Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER Seat Selection Guide (2026) — the 78-frame mainline workhorse
• Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 Seat Selection Guide (2026)
• United Airlines Embraer 175 Seat Selection Guide (2026) — the direct regional comparison
• Delta Embraer 175 Seat Selection Guide (2026)
• American Airlines Embraer 175 Seat Selection Guide (2026)

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