Lufthansa seat maps: which aircraft LH actually flies

Lufthansa (LH) operates 17 distinct aircraft types across 191 airports in 2LNR's schedule data, including Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, and Airbus A319. 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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Lufthansa fleet as flown

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

Lufthansa aircraft types, with the nonstop routes and airports each one serves
Aircraft Nonstop routes Airports served Typical route
Airbus A320 347 119 630 mi
Airbus A320neo 308 102 640 mi
Airbus A319 298 102 490 mi
Airbus A321 295 100 670 mi
Airbus A321neo 243 91 730 mi
Airbus A350-900 83 35 5,180 mi
Embraer E195 73 34 280 mi
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 59 31 5,010 mi
Embraer E190 56 30 300 mi
Airbus A340-300 41 22 3,940 mi
Boeing 747-8 28 16 5,510 mi
Airbus A380-800 16 9 4,730 mi
Boeing 747-400 13 8 5,010 mi
Airbus A330-300 13 8 3,660 mi
Airbus A340-600 3 3 4,070 mi
Airbus A350-1000 3 3 5,820 mi
Embraer E175 2 4 —

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.

Configurations are the aircraft names LH itself records in 2LNR's reference. They aren't seat counts or a cabin layout, and the reference carries no date we could stand behind, so we don't claim one. Airlines retrofit cabins and can assign a different aircraft on the day, so treat them as context rather than as what you'll board. Where nothing is recorded, nothing is shown.

How to see the seat map for your LH flight

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

Frequently asked questions about Lufthansa (LH) aircraft

What aircraft does Lufthansa fly?
17 aircraft types appear on Lufthansa's own metal in 2LNR's schedule data, reaching 191 airports, including Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, and Airbus A319. 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 LH brand is counted as LH metal; flights LH markets but another airline operates are not.
Where does this LH fleet information come from?
From the schedules 2LNR collects continuously and uses to build its own route map: every aircraft listed here is one LH 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 LH 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 Lufthansa flies?
Of the routes in 2LNR's schedule data, the longest LH operates on its own metal is Buenos Aires (EZE) to Frankfurt (FRA), about 7,150 miles great-circle, flown on the Boeing 747-8. 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: LH schedules more than one type on many of its routes.

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Add the LH 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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