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title: "Hainan Airlines seat maps: the aircraft HU flies"
description: "HU flies 7 aircraft types across 122 airports, including the Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320neo. Pick yours to see the routes it flies and open the live seat map."
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date_modified: "2026-09-20T02:14:56Z"
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# Hainan Airlines seat maps: which aircraft HU actually flies

In 2LNR's schedule data, Hainan Airlines (HU) flies 7 aircraft types across 122 airports: Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320neo, and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Knowing which one operates your departure is the first thing to settle before you pick a seat, because cabins differ far more between airframes than between rows. Each aircraft below opens the nonstop routes HU flies it on, with the longest of them and the configuration on file.

Updated September 20, 2026.

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Aircraft types

122

Airports served

Per flight

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## The Hainan Airlines fleet, as actually flown

Aircraft types HU currently schedules on its own metal, each with the nonstop routes it operates, how far those routes run and the cabin configuration HU records for it. Regional flying under the HU brand counts as HU metal; flights HU markets but another airline operates do not.

### [Boeing 737-800](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/hu/737-800.md)

Narrowbody · Filed as 738, 73H

**Nonstop routes**\
567

**Airports served**\
90

**Typical route**\
790 mi

Longest route: [Phuket (HKT) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hkt-pek.md), about 2,480 miles.

#### Routes it flies most

- [Shenzhen (SZX) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/szx-pek.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Shenzhen (SZX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-szx.md)
- [Guangzhou (CAN) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/can-pek.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Guangzhou (CAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-can.md)
- [Haikou (HAK) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hak-pek.md)
- [Changsha (CSX) to Haikou (HAK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/csx-hak.md)

[All 567 routes on the Boeing 737-800](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/hu/737-800.md)

### [Airbus A320neo](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/hu/a320neo.md)

Narrowbody · Filed as 32N

**Nonstop routes**\
108

**Airports served**\
33

**Typical route**\
780 mi

Longest route: [Guangzhou (CAN) to Harbin (HRB)](https://2lnr.com/routes/can-hrb.md), about 1,700 miles.

#### Routes it flies most

- [Bangkok (BKK) to Haikou (HAK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bkk-hak.md)
- [Haikou (HAK) to Bangkok (BKK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hak-bkk.md)
- [Shanghai (PVG) to Guangzhou (CAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-can.md)
- [Guangzhou (CAN) to Nanjing (NKG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/can-nkg.md)
- [Lanzhou (Yongdeng) (LHW) to Guangzhou (CAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lhw-can.md)
- [Chengdu (TFU) to Sanya (SYX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/tfu-syx.md)

[All 108 routes on the Airbus A320neo](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/hu/a320neo.md)

### [Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/hu/787-9.md)

Widebody · Filed as 789

**Nonstop routes**\
104

**Airports served**\
38

**Typical route**\
4,940 mi

Longest route: [Beijing (PEK) to Mexico City (MEX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-mex.md), about 7,730 miles.

#### Routes it flies most

- [Shenzhen (SZX) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/szx-pek.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Brussels (BRU)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-bru.md)
- [Xi'an (XIY) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/xiy-pek.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Shenzhen (SZX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-szx.md)
- [Tijuana (TIJ) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/tij-pek.md)
- [Chongqing (CKG) to Ürümqi (URC)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ckg-urc.md)

[All 104 routes on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/hu/787-9.md)

### [Airbus A330-300](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/hu/a330-300.md)

Widebody · Filed as 333

**Nonstop routes**\
88

**Airports served**\
40

**Typical route**\
1,550 mi

Longest route: [Dublin (DUB) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/dub-pek.md), about 5,140 miles.

#### Routes it flies most

- [Beijing (PEK) to Haikou (HAK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-hak.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Moscow (SVO)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-svo.md)
- [Chengdu (TFU) to Guangzhou (CAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/tfu-can.md)
- [Moscow (SVO) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/svo-pek.md)
- [Guangzhou (CAN) to Ürümqi (URC)](https://2lnr.com/routes/can-urc.md)
- [Ürümqi (URC) to Wuhan (WUH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/urc-wuh.md)

[All 88 routes on the Airbus A330-300](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/hu/a330-300.md)

### [Airbus A321neo family](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/hu/a321neo.md)

Narrowbody · Filed as 32Q

**Nonstop routes**\
30

**Airports served**\
15

**Typical route**\
1,310 mi

Longest route: [Bangkok (BKK) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bkk-pek.md), about 2,060 miles.

#### Routes it flies most

- [Ürümqi (URC) to Zhengzhou (CGO)](https://2lnr.com/routes/urc-cgo.md)
- [Sanya (SYX) to Chengdu (TFU)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syx-tfu.md)
- [Haikou (HAK) to Qionghai (Basuo) (BAR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hak-bar.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Osaka (KIX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-kix.md)
- [Ürümqi (URC) to Guangzhou (CAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/urc-can.md)
- [Bangkok (BKK) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bkk-pek.md)

[All 30 routes on the Airbus A321neo family](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/hu/a321neo.md)

### Boeing 737

Narrowbody · Filed as 737

**Nonstop routes**\
22

**Airports served**\
13

**Typical route**\
910 mi

Longest route: [Sanya (SYX) to Harbin (HRB)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syx-hrb.md), about 2,120 miles.

#### Routes it flies most

- [Hefei (HFE) to Changchun (CGQ)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hfe-cgq.md)
- [Changchun (CGQ) to Hefei (HFE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cgq-hfe.md)
- [Sanya (SYX) to Wuhan (WUH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syx-wuh.md)
- [Hefei (HFE) to Sanya (SYX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hfe-syx.md)
- [Sanya (SYX) to Hefei (HFE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syx-hfe.md)
- [Sanya (SYX) to Harbin (HRB)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syx-hrb.md)

[The other 16 routes on the HU route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/hu.md)

### Airbus A330-900neo

Widebody · Filed as 339

**Nonstop routes**\
6

**Airports served**\
4

**Typical route**\
1,440 mi

Longest route: [Beijing (PEK) to Manchester (MAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-man.md), about 5,030 miles.

#### Routes it flies most

- [Hangzhou (HGH) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hgh-pek.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Hangzhou (HGH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-hgh.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Haikou (HAK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-hak.md)
- [Haikou (HAK) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hak-pek.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Manchester (MAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-man.md)
- [Manchester (MAN) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/man-pek.md)

### Airbus A330-200

Widebody · Filed as 332

**Nonstop routes**\
5

**Airports served**\
5

**Typical route**\
840 mi

Longest route: [Haikou (HAK) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hak-mel.md), about 4,560 miles.

#### Routes it flies most

- [Haikou (HAK) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hak-mel.md)
- [Shanghai (SHA) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sha-pek.md)
- [Changsha (CSX) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/csx-pek.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-sha.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Changsha (CSX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-csx.md)

### Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Widebody · Filed as 787

**Nonstop routes**\
5

**Airports served**\
4

**Typical route**\
1,170 mi

Longest route: [Chengdu (TFU) to Vienna (VIE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/tfu-vie.md), about 4,600 miles.

#### Routes it flies most

- [Chengdu (TFU) to Vienna (VIE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/tfu-vie.md)
- [Vienna (VIE) to Chengdu (TFU)](https://2lnr.com/routes/vie-tfu.md)
- [Guangzhou (CAN) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/can-pek.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Guangzhou (CAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-can.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Chengdu (TFU)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-tfu.md)

### Airbus A330

Widebody · Filed as 330

**Nonstop routes**\
2

**Airports served**\
2

Longest route: [Hangzhou (HGH) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hgh-pek.md), about 710 miles.

#### Routes it flies most

- [Hangzhou (HGH) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hgh-pek.md)
- [Beijing (PEK) to Hangzhou (HGH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-hgh.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.

## How to see the seat map for your HU 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 HU 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 HU 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 Hainan Airlines

- [Where HU flies: the Hainan Airlines route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/hu.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 Hainan Airlines (HU) aircraft

**What aircraft does Hainan Airlines fly?**

Seven aircraft types appear on Hainan Airlines's own metal in 2LNR's schedule data, reaching 122 airports, including Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320neo, 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 HU brand is counted as HU metal; flights HU markets but another airline operates are not.

**Does 2LNR publish HU seat maps by aircraft type?**

Not as static diagrams. 2LNR reads the LIVE seat map for a specific HU 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 HU 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 HU cabin diagram was never able to do.

**Where does this HU fleet information come from?**

From the schedules 2LNR collects continuously and uses to build its own route map: every aircraft listed here is one HU 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 HU 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 Hainan Airlines flies?**

Of the routes in 2LNR's schedule data, the longest HU operates on its own metal is Beijing (PEK) to Mexico City (MEX), about 7,730 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: HU schedules more than one type on many of its routes.

## See the seats on your HU 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)
