Air Canada seat maps: which aircraft AC actually flies

Air Canada (AC) operates 16 distinct aircraft types across 212 airports in 2LNR's schedule data, including Boeing 737 MAX 8, Airbus A220-300, and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. On a fleet this varied, one seat number means different things on different departures of the same route, because the cabin you get depends on which airframe is assigned.

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Air Canada fleet as flown

Aircraft types AC currently schedules on its own metal. Regional flying under the AC brand counts as AC metal; flights AC markets but another airline operates don't.

Air Canada aircraft types, with the nonstop routes and airports each one serves
Aircraft Nonstop routes Airports served Typical route
Boeing 737 MAX 8 343 92 1,890 mi
Airbus A220-300 258 70 1,330 mi
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 164 62 3,980 mi
Bombardier CRJ-900 150 54 520 mi
Airbus A321 119 48 1,290 mi
Airbus A320 119 43 1,120 mi
Embraer E175 115 42 480 mi
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner 103 45 3,720 mi
Airbus A330-300 101 38 3,450 mi
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 100 49 350 mi
Airbus A321neo family 73 31 3,190 mi
Boeing 777-300ER 63 24 3,950 mi
Airbus A319 35 22 1,190 mi
Boeing 777-200LR 22 12 4,030 mi
Airbus A320neo 1 2 —
Embraer E190 1 2 —

Route counts are distinct directional nonstop city pairs in 2LNR's schedule data. Where an airline files a family code without naming a variant, the card reads as the family, because that is what was filed; 2LNR doesn't guess the airframe.

Distances are great-circle miles between the two airports, rounded to the nearest ten, not the track a flight actually files. A longest route is shown only where every one of that aircraft's routes could be measured, and a typical route only where most of them could; where the measurement was too thin, the figure is left out rather than estimated.

How to see the seat map for your AC flight

Add the flight and open it. On Pro, 2LNR reads the seat map for that AC flight and date, scores the open seats inside your own cabin and marks paid seats as paid. The map is read when you ask, not stored, so an aircraft swap shows up as a different map instead of a wrong one.

Cabins churn in the last days before departure as blocked rows release and upgrades clear. Seat monitoring re-reads the map on a cadence that tightens as departure approaches and tells you when a better seat opens, or when the seat you hold changes underneath you.

2LNR doesn't publish stored cabin drawings or per-seat comfort ratings for AC aircraft. To browse a layout on an aircraft you haven't booked, use a maintained diagram library such as AeroLOPA.

Frequently asked questions about Air Canada (AC) aircraft

What aircraft does Air Canada fly?
16 aircraft types appear on Air Canada's own metal in 2LNR's schedule data, reaching 212 airports, including Boeing 737 MAX 8, Airbus A220-300, and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The full list is on this page, with the nonstop routes each one operates and the recorded cabin configuration where there is one. Regional flying under the AC brand is counted as AC metal; flights AC markets but another airline operates are not.
Where does this AC fleet information come from?
From the schedules 2LNR collects continuously and uses to build its own route map: every aircraft listed here is one AC has filed against a nonstop route it operates, and the counts are the routes in that data. It is a picture of what is scheduled, not an aircraft register, so a type AC owns but is not currently scheduling will not appear. Route lengths are great-circle distances between the two airports rather than flown track miles.
What is the longest route Air Canada flies?
Of the routes in 2LNR's schedule data, the longest AC operates on its own metal is Toronto (YYZ) to Sydney (SYD), about 9,670 miles great-circle, flown on the Boeing 777-200LR. That is the distance between the two airports rather than the track the flight actually takes, and it is the routing rather than the aircraft that decides it: AC schedules more than one type on many of its routes.

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