/seatmaps

name: seatmaps
description: Aircraft seat maps, cabin dimensions, and seat recommendations via SeatMaps.com and AeroLOPA. Search by flight number or airline+aircraft via agent-browser.
category: flights
summary: Aircraft seat maps, cabin dimensions, seat recommendations.
api_key: None (requires agent-browser)
allowed-tools: Bash(agent-browser *)

Seat Maps

Look up aircraft seat maps, cabin dimensions (pitch, width, recline), seat recommendations, and flight reviews. Uses [SeatMaps.com](https://seatmaps.com) (browser automation) as the primary data source and [AeroLOPA](https://www.aerolopa.com/) as a visual complement.

**Requires `agent-browser` CLI.** Install: `npm install -g agent-browser && agent-browser install`

When to Use

• User wants to know the best seats on a specific flight
• Comparing cabin configurations across aircraft variants
• Checking seat pitch, width, recline for a cabin class
• Identifying seats near galleys, lavatories, or exits
• Verifying which aircraft variant operates a specific route
• Looking up seat map ratings and flight reviews

When NOT to Use

• **Booking seats.** Find information only. Do not select or purchase seats.
• **Real-time availability.** Seat maps show the aircraft layout, not which seats are currently open.

Two Sources, Different Strengths

| Feature | SeatMaps.com | AeroLOPA | |---------|-------------|----------| | Flight number search | Yes | No | | Seat recommendations | Yes (color coded) | No (information only) | | Cabin dimensions | Yes (pitch/width/recline) | Sometimes | | Window alignment | No | Yes (to-scale drawings) | | 360° cabin views | Some aircraft | No | | Seat ratings | Yes (user reviews) | Coming 2026 | | Aircraft variants | Yes (tabs) | Yes |

**Default workflow:** Search SeatMaps first (data extraction). Link to AeroLOPA for visual window alignment detail when the user wants geeky precision.

Search by Flight Number (Primary Workflow)

Use agent-browser to search SeatMaps by flight number. This identifies the aircraft type and loads the correct seat map automatically.

Step 1: Navigate and switch to flight number search

agent-browser open "https://seatmaps.com/"
agent-browser wait --load networkidle

# Switch to flight number search mode
agent-browser snapshot -i
# Find and click "Search by flight#" toggle
agent-browser click @eN  # ref for "Search by flight#" generic element

Step 2: Fill search form

# Type airline name in AIRLINE field
agent-browser fill @eAIRLINE "Air France"
agent-browser wait 2000

# Click the autocomplete suggestion (e.g., "(AF) Air France")
agent-browser snapshot -i
agent-browser click @eSUGGESTION  # ref for the correct airline suggestion

# Enter flight number (digits only, no airline code)
agent-browser fill @eFLIGHT "83"

# Optional: change date if needed
# agent-browser fill @eDATE "15-Aug-26"

# Click FIND
agent-browser click @eFIND
agent-browser wait 5000

Step 3: Extract cabin data AND screenshots

After navigation, get both the structured data and visual seat map:

# Get structured data (cabin specs, ratings, reviews)
agent-browser snapshot -c

# Take full-page screenshot (captures everything: cabin photos, specs, reviews)
agent-browser screenshot --full seatmap-full.png

# Scroll to the interactive seat map and take viewport screenshots
# The seat map is an iframe that renders visually in screenshots
agent-browser scroll up 5000
agent-browser scroll down 400
agent-browser wait 1000
agent-browser screenshot seatmap-map-top.png      # First/Business section

agent-browser scroll down 600
agent-browser screenshot seatmap-map-middle.png    # Premium Economy section

agent-browser scroll down 600
agent-browser screenshot seatmap-map-bottom.png    # Economy section

**Screenshots capture the color-coded interactive seat map.** Each seat is color-coded:

• **Dark blue** = Standard seat
• **Green** = More comfort (extra legroom, quiet area, good window alignment)
• **Olive/yellow-green** = Some issues (limited recline, misaligned window)
• **Yellow** = Mixed features (extra legroom BUT near lavatory)
• **Red** = Reduced comfort (no recline, galley noise, narrow)

Read the screenshots to identify specific good/bad seats by row and letter, then recommend the best options.

The results page also contains:

• **Aircraft type** in the page heading (e.g., "Air France Boeing 777-300ER")
• **Variant tabs** (e.g., V.1 through V.5) showing different configurations
• **Per-cabin data** in a DescriptionList:
• Seats count
• Pitch (inches)
• Width (inches)
• Recline (degrees)
• **Aircraft overview** text with seat configuration summary
• **Seat map rating** (e.g., "4.49 out of 5, based on 389 reviews")
• **Flight reviews** with links to external reviews (OMAAT, Sam Chui, etc.)
• **Codeshare airlines** list

Step 4: Check other variants (if multiple)

Click variant tabs to compare configurations:

agent-browser click @eVARIANT  # ref for "777-300ER V.2" tab
agent-browser wait 2000
agent-browser snapshot -c

Direct URL Search (Fast Path)

When you already know the airline and aircraft, skip the form and navigate directly:

https://seatmaps.com/airlines/{iata-code}-{airline-name-slug}/{aircraft-slug}/

URL Pattern Examples

| Airline | Aircraft | URL | |---------|----------|-----| | Air France | 777-300ER | `seatmaps.com/airlines/af-air-france/boeing-777-300er/` | | KLM | 737-800 | `seatmaps.com/airlines/kl-klm/boeing-737-800/` | | SAS | A350-900 | `seatmaps.com/airlines/sk-sas/airbus-a350-900/` | | United | 787-9 | `seatmaps.com/airlines/ua-united/boeing-787-9/` | | Delta | A330-900 | `seatmaps.com/airlines/dl-delta/airbus-a330-900neo/` |

Airline page (fleet listing)

https://seatmaps.com/airlines/{iata-code}-{airline-name-slug}/

This lists all aircraft types the airline operates with links to each seat map.

AeroLOPA Links

AeroLOPA doesn't have predictable URLs or flight number search