Ryanair seat maps: which aircraft FR actually flies

In 2LNR's schedule data, Ryanair (FR) flies 4 aircraft types across 221 airports: Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Airbus A321, and Airbus A320. Some flights are filed only as a Boeing 737, without the variant. Settle which one operates your departure before you pick a seat, because cabins differ far more between airframes than between rows.

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Ryanair fleet as flown

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

Ryanair aircraft types, with the nonstop routes and airports each one serves
Aircraft Nonstop routes Airports served Typical route
Boeing 737-800 3,672 215 850 mi
Boeing 737 MAX 8 3,227 209 890 mi
Boeing 737 2,606 189 780 mi
Airbus A321 238 92 750 mi
Airbus A320 176 75 750 mi

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 FR flight

Add the flight and open it. On Pro, 2LNR reads the seat map for that FR 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 FR aircraft. To browse a layout on an aircraft you haven't booked, use a maintained diagram library such as AeroLOPA.

Frequently asked questions about Ryanair (FR) aircraft

What aircraft does Ryanair fly?
Four aircraft types appear on Ryanair's own metal in 2LNR's schedule data, reaching 221 airports, including Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, and Airbus A321. 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 FR brand is counted as FR metal; flights FR markets but another airline operates are not.
Where does this FR fleet information come from?
From the schedules 2LNR collects continuously and uses to build its own route map: every aircraft listed here is one FR 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 FR 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 Ryanair flies?
Of the routes in 2LNR's schedule data, the longest FR operates on its own metal is Tenerife (TFS) to Warsaw (WMI), about 2,540 miles great-circle, flown on the Boeing 737-800. 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: FR schedules more than one type on many of its routes.

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Add the FR flight you've booked. On Pro, its live seat map and seat monitoring come with it, and 2LNR tells you when a check finds a better seat.

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