--- title: "British Airways seat maps: the aircraft BA flies" description: "BA flies 19 aircraft types across 226 airports, including the Airbus A320 and Airbus A320neo. Pick yours to see the routes it flies and open the live seat map." canonical: "https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba" url: "https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba.md" date_modified: "2026-09-20T02:14:56Z" --- # British Airways seat maps: which aircraft BA actually flies British Airways (BA) operates 19 distinct aircraft types across 226 airports in 2LNR's schedule data, including Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, and Airbus A321neo. A fleet this varied is exactly why a seat number means different things on different departures of the same route: the cabin you get depends on which airframe is assigned. Every aircraft below carries the routes BA actually flies it on, how far those routes run, and the cabin configuration BA records for it where there is one. Updated September 20, 2026. [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) [See the BA route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/ba.md) 19 Aircraft types 226 Airports served Per flight How the live map reads Free To get started ## The British Airways fleet, as actually flown Aircraft types BA currently schedules on its own metal, each with the nonstop routes it operates, how far those routes run and the cabin configuration BA records for it. Regional flying under the BA brand counts as BA metal; flights BA markets but another airline operates do not. ### [Airbus A320](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a320.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 320, 32A **Nonstop routes**\ 269 **Airports served**\ 121 **Typical route**\ 850 mi Longest route: [London (LGW) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lgw-ssh.md), about 2,400 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Glasgow (GLA) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/gla-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Dublin (DUB)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-dub.md) - [Manchester (MAN) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/man-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Geneva (GVA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-gva.md) - [London (LHR) to Rome (FCO)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-fco.md) - [London (LHR) to Madrid (MAD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-mad.md) [All 269 routes on the Airbus A320](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a320.md) ### [Airbus A320neo](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a320neo.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 32N **Nonstop routes**\ 186 **Airports served**\ 94 **Typical route**\ 820 mi Longest route: [Amman (AMM) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/amm-lhr.md), about 2,290 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [London (LHR) to Glasgow (GLA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-gla.md) - [London (LHR) to Edinburgh (EDI)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-edi.md) - [Glasgow (GLA) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/gla-lhr.md) - [Edinburgh (EDI) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/edi-lhr.md) - [Aberdeen (ABZ) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/abz-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Aberdeen (ABZ)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-abz.md) [All 186 routes on the Airbus A320neo](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a320neo.md) ### Boeing 777 Widebody · Filed as 777 **Nonstop routes**\ 131 **Airports served**\ 60 **Typical route**\ 4,190 mi Longest route: [London (LHR) to Buenos Aires (EZE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-eze.md), about 6,920 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [New York (JFK) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/jfk-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to New York (JFK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-jfk.md) - [London (LHR) to Boston (BOS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-bos.md) - [Boston (BOS) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bos-lhr.md) - [Doha (DOH) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/doh-lhr.md) - [Newark (EWR) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ewr-lhr.md) [The other 125 routes on the BA route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/ba.md) ### [Airbus A321neo](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a321neo.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 32Q **Nonstop routes**\ 125 **Airports served**\ 64 **Typical route**\ 870 mi Longest route: [London (LHR) to Tel Aviv (TLV)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-tlv.md), about 2,230 miles. #### Configuration recorded - Airbus A321neo #### Routes it flies most - [Edinburgh (EDI) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/edi-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Cairo (CAI)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-cai.md) - [Cairo (CAI) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cai-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Edinburgh (EDI)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-edi.md) - [London (LHR) to Tel Aviv (TLV)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-tlv.md) - [Madrid (MAD) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mad-lhr.md) [All 125 routes on the Airbus A321neo](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a321neo.md) ### [Airbus A319](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a319.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 319 **Nonstop routes**\ 122 **Airports served**\ 62 **Typical route**\ 610 mi Longest route: [London (LHR) to Gibraltar (GIB)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-gib.md), about 1,090 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Vienna (VIE) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/vie-lhr.md) - [Paris (CDG) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cdg-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Paris (CDG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-cdg.md) - [London (LHR) to Vienna (VIE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-vie.md) - [Manchester (MAN) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/man-lhr.md) - [Amsterdam (AMS) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ams-lhr.md) [All 122 routes on the Airbus A319](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a319.md) ### [Embraer E190](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/e190.md) Regional jet · Filed as E90 **Nonstop routes**\ 79 **Airports served**\ 30 **Typical route**\ 710 mi Longest route: [Skiathos (JSI) to London (LCY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/jsi-lcy.md), about 1,410 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Edinburgh (EDI) to London (LCY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/edi-lcy.md) - [Dublin (DUB) to London (LCY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/dub-lcy.md) - [London (LCY) to Edinburgh (EDI)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lcy-edi.md) - [London (LCY) to Amsterdam (AMS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lcy-ams.md) - [Glasgow (GLA) to London (LCY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/gla-lcy.md) - [London (LCY) to Dublin (DUB)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lcy-dub.md) [All 79 routes on the Embraer E190](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/e190.md) ### [Airbus A321](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a321.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 321 **Nonstop routes**\ 78 **Airports served**\ 43 **Typical route**\ 1,130 mi Longest route: [London (LGW) to Larnaca (LCA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lgw-lca.md), about 2,020 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [London (LGW) to Malaga (AGP)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lgw-agp.md) - [Malaga (AGP) to London (LGW)](https://2lnr.com/routes/agp-lgw.md) - [London (LGW) to Faro (FAO)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lgw-fao.md) - [Faro (FAO) to London (LGW)](https://2lnr.com/routes/fao-lgw.md) - [London (LGW) to Marrakech (RAK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lgw-rak.md) - [Marrakech (RAK) to London (LGW)](https://2lnr.com/routes/rak-lgw.md) [All 78 routes on the Airbus A321](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a321.md) ### [Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/787-9.md) Widebody · Filed as 789 **Nonstop routes**\ 74 **Airports served**\ 40 **Typical route**\ 4,550 mi Longest route: [London (LHR) to Santiago (SCL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-scl.md), about 7,240 miles. #### Configuration recorded - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner #### Routes it flies most - [Tokyo (HND) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hnd-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-kul.md) - [Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/kul-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Mexico City (MEX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-mex.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-pvg.md) [All 74 routes on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/787-9.md) ### [Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/787-8.md) Widebody · Filed as 788 **Nonstop routes**\ 51 **Airports served**\ 28 **Typical route**\ 4,190 mi Longest route: [London (LHR) to San Jose (SJO)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-sjo.md), about 5,410 miles. #### Configuration recorded - Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner #### Routes it flies most - [London (LHR) to Delhi (DEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-del.md) - [Mumbai (BOM) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bom-lhr.md) - [Delhi (DEL) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/del-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Mumbai (BOM)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-bom.md) - [Montreal (YUL) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/yul-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Austin (AUS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-aus.md) [All 51 routes on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/787-8.md) ### [Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/787-10.md) Widebody · Filed as 781 **Nonstop routes**\ 46 **Airports served**\ 26 **Typical route**\ 3,940 mi Longest route: [London (LHR) to Portland (PDX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-pdx.md), about 4,900 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Chicago (ORD) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ord-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Chicago (ORD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-ord.md) - [New York (JFK) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/jfk-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Seattle (SEA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-sea.md) - [Seattle (SEA) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sea-lhr.md) - [Lagos (LOS) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/los-lhr.md) [All 46 routes on the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/787-10.md) ### [Airbus A350-1000](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a350-1000.md) Widebody · Filed as 351 **Nonstop routes**\ 36 **Airports served**\ 19 **Typical route**\ 4,680 mi Longest route: [London (LHR) to Cape Town (CPT)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-cpt.md), about 6,020 miles. #### Configuration recorded - Airbus A350-1000 #### Routes it flies most - [Hong Kong (HKG) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hkg-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Sao Paulo (GRU)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-gru.md) - [Sao Paulo (GRU) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/gru-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Phoenix (PHX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-phx.md) - [London (LHR) to Toronto (YYZ)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-yyz.md) - [Accra (ACC) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/acc-lhr.md) [All 36 routes on the Airbus A350-1000](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/a350-1000.md) ### [Boeing 777-300ER](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/777-300er.md) Widebody · Filed as 77W **Nonstop routes**\ 35 **Airports served**\ 19 **Typical route**\ 4,820 mi Longest route: [London (LHR) to Singapore (SIN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-sin.md), about 6,760 miles. #### Configuration recorded - Boeing 777-300ER #### Routes it flies most - [London (LHR) to New York (JFK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-jfk.md) - [New York (JFK) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/jfk-lhr.md) - [Los Angeles (LAX) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lax-lhr.md) - [Johannesburg (JNB) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/jnb-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-lax.md) - [London (LHR) to Singapore (SIN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-sin.md) [All 35 routes on the Boeing 777-300ER](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ba/777-300er.md) ### Airbus A380-800 Widebody · Filed as 388 **Nonstop routes**\ 16 **Airports served**\ 9 **Typical route**\ 5,050 mi Longest route: [Singapore (SIN) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sin-lhr.md), about 6,760 miles. #### Configuration recorded - Airbus A380-800 #### Routes it flies most - [Miami (MIA) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mia-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Miami (MIA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-mia.md) - [London (LHR) to Johannesburg (JNB)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-jnb.md) - [London (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-lax.md) - [Singapore (SIN) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sin-lhr.md) - [London (LHR) to Boston (BOS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhr-bos.md) [The other 10 routes on the BA route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/ba.md) ### Embraer E175 Regional jet · Filed as E75 **Nonstop routes**\ 7 **Airports served**\ 10 **Typical route**\ 370 mi Longest route: [New Orleans (MSY) to Chicago (ORD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/msy-ord.md), about 840 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Cleveland (CLE) to New York (JFK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cle-jfk.md) - [New Orleans (MSY) to Chicago (ORD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/msy-ord.md) - [Toronto (YYZ) to New York (JFK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/yyz-jfk.md) - [San Francisco (SFO) to Santa Ana (SNA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sfo-sna.md) - [New York (JFK) to Toronto (YYZ)](https://2lnr.com/routes/jfk-yyz.md) - [San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sfo-lax.md) [The other 1 routes on the BA route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/ba.md) ### ATR 72 Turboprop · Filed as AT7 **Nonstop routes**\ 7 **Airports served**\ 7 **Typical route**\ 180 mi Longest route: [Belfast (BHD) to Cardiff (CWL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bhd-cwl.md), about 250 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Belfast (BHD) to Cardiff (CWL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bhd-cwl.md) - [Dublin (DUB) to Edinburgh (EDI)](https://2lnr.com/routes/dub-edi.md) - [Dublin (DUB) to Glasgow (GLA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/dub-gla.md) - [Dublin (DUB) to Manchester (MAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/dub-man.md) - [Belfast (BHD) to Birmingham (BHX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bhd-bhx.md) - [Belfast (BHD) to Manchester (MAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bhd-man.md) [The other 1 routes on the BA route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/ba.md) ### Embraer E170 Regional jet · Filed as E70 **Nonstop routes**\ 3 **Airports served**\ 4 **Typical route**\ 360 mi Longest route: [New York (LGA) to Toronto (YYZ)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lga-yyz.md), about 360 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Cleveland (CLE) to Chicago (ORD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cle-ord.md) - [New York (LGA) to Toronto (YYZ)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lga-yyz.md) - [Toronto (YYZ) to New York (LGA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/yyz-lga.md) ### De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 Turboprop · Filed as DH3 **Nonstop routes**\ 2 **Airports served**\ 3 Longest route: [Cork (ORK) to Plympton (PLH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ork-plh.md), about 210 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Cork (ORK) to Plympton (PLH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ork-plh.md) - [Plympton (PLH) to Bristol (BRS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/plh-brs.md) ### Embraer ERJ-145 Regional jet · Filed as ER4 **Nonstop routes**\ 1 **Airports served**\ 2 Longest route: [Pittsburgh (PIT) to Philadelphia (PHL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pit-phl.md), about 270 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Pittsburgh (PIT) to Philadelphia (PHL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pit-phl.md) ### Bombardier CRJ-700 Regional jet · Filed as CR7 **Nonstop routes**\ 1 **Airports served**\ 2 Longest route: [Cleveland (CLE) to Chicago (ORD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cle-ord.md), about 310 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Cleveland (CLE) to Chicago (ORD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cle-ord.md) ### Bombardier CRJ-900 Regional jet · Filed as CR9 **Nonstop routes**\ 1 **Airports served**\ 2 Longest route: [Pittsburgh (PIT) to Charlotte (CLT)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pit-clt.md), about 370 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Pittsburgh (PIT) to Charlotte (CLT)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pit-clt.md) 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: that is what was filed, and guessing the airframe would be worse than saying so. 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. Configurations are the aircraft names BA itself records in 2LNR's reference. They are not seat counts and not a cabin layout, and the reference carries no date we could stand behind, so none is claimed. Airlines retrofit cabins and can assign a different aircraft on the day, so treat them as context rather than as what you will board. Where nothing is recorded, nothing is shown. ## How to see the seat map for your BA flight The useful version of this question is per flight, not per aircraft type. ### Add the flight, then open its live map On Pro, 2LNR reads the seat map for the specific BA flight and date you are looking at, scores the open seats inside your own cabin and marks paid seats as paid. It is read at the moment you ask rather than stored, so an aircraft swap shows up as a different map instead of a wrong one. ### Then let it watch 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. More on that in [seat monitoring](https://2lnr.com/lp/seat-monitoring.md). ### If you want a cabin diagram instead 2LNR does not publish stored cabin drawings or per-seat comfort ratings for BA aircraft, and this page will not pretend otherwise. For browsing a layout on an aircraft you have not booked, a maintained diagram library such as [AeroLOPA](https://www.aerolopa.com/) is the right tool. ## More on British Airways - [Where BA flies: the British Airways route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/ba.md) - [Seat maps by airline and aircraft](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps.md) - [How to read an airline seat map](https://2lnr.com/guides/airline-seat-maps.md) - [An honest SeatGuru alternative](https://2lnr.com/compare/seatguru.md) ## Frequently asked questions about British Airways (BA) aircraft **What aircraft does British Airways fly?** 19 aircraft types appear on British Airways's own metal in 2LNR's schedule data, reaching 226 airports, including Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, and Airbus A321neo. 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 BA brand is counted as BA metal; flights BA markets but another airline operates are not. **Does 2LNR publish BA seat maps by aircraft type?** Not as static diagrams. 2LNR reads the LIVE seat map for a specific BA flight and date, which is a different thing from a stored cabin drawing: an aircraft swap shows up as a different map rather than a wrong one. If you want to browse a cabin layout for an aircraft you have not booked, a maintained seat-map library such as AeroLOPA is the right tool, and this page says so rather than pretending otherwise. **How do I see the seat map for my BA flight?** Add the flight to 2LNR and open it. Pro plans pull that departure's live seat map, score the open seats inside your own cabin, and mark paid seats as paid. 2LNR can then keep watching the map for a better seat, which is the part a static BA cabin diagram was never able to do. **Where does this BA fleet information come from?** From the schedules 2LNR collects continuously and uses to build its own route map: every aircraft listed here is one BA 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 BA 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 British Airways flies?** Of the routes in 2LNR's schedule data, the longest BA operates on its own metal is London (LHR) to Santiago (SCL), about 7,240 miles great-circle, flown on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. 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: BA schedules more than one type on many of its routes. ## See the seats on your BA flight Free to start. Pro adds the live per-flight seat map and seat monitoring. [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) [See pricing](https://2lnr.com/pricing.md)