WestJet seat maps: which aircraft WS actually flies

WestJet (WS) operates 8 distinct aircraft types across 133 airports in 2LNR's schedule data, including Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-800, and Boeing 737-700. 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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WestJet fleet as flown

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

WestJet aircraft types, with the nonstop routes and airports each one serves
Aircraft Nonstop routes Airports served Typical route
Boeing 737 MAX 8 546 112 1,930 mi
Boeing 737-800 420 98 1,870 mi
Boeing 737-700 311 88 1,650 mi
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 106 27 400 mi
Boeing 737 27 18 1,670 mi
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 24 13 4,470 mi
Embraer E175 2 4 —
Embraer E190 1 2 —
Bombardier CRJ-900 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 WS flight

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

Frequently asked questions about WestJet (WS) aircraft

What aircraft does WestJet fly?
Eight aircraft types appear on WestJet's own metal in 2LNR's schedule data, reaching 133 airports, including Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-800, and Boeing 737-700. 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 WS brand is counted as WS metal; flights WS markets but another airline operates are not.
Where does this WS fleet information come from?
From the schedules 2LNR collects continuously and uses to build its own route map: every aircraft listed here is one WS 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 WS 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 WestJet flies?
Of the routes in 2LNR's schedule data, the longest WS operates on its own metal is Sao Paulo (GRU) to Calgary (YYC), about 6,570 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: WS schedules more than one type on many of its routes.

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