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It is the aircraft that refuses your chair

Airlines take the blame, but the thing that physically stops a wheelchair is the cargo-hold door of the aircraft on that leg. A regional jet door can be 40 cm shorter than a widebody one. Same airline, same booking, different answer.

Check the type, not just the airline. Your booking confirmation names the aircraft for each leg, and a long-haul flight sold by a major carrier is very often connected by a turboprop or regional jet. Those are the top of this list, and they are where chairs get left behind.

Tightest doors first

63 types where at least one airline publishes a size, extracted from 59 airlines’ own tables. Every number links to the page it came from. A door is an opening, not a promise — a chair that fits can still be refused on weight, shape or handling, and the figure is for the tightest variant.

ATR 72

Turboprop 68-78 seats AT72 AT75 AT76

50cm high 50cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Bangkok Airways, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (8)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aer Lingus, Aeroitalia, Air Corsica, Air New Zealand, Air Nostrum, Air Senegal, Air Serbia, Air Tahiti, Amelia, Austrian, Bangkok Airways, Binter Canarias, and 18 more

Bombardier CRJ700

Regional jet 66-78 seats CRJ7

50.8cm high 104.1cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — American Airlines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it American Airlines, CemAir, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines

Bombardier CRJ900

Regional jet 76-90 seats CRJ9

50.8cm high 96cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — American Airlines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (3)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Canada, American Airlines, CemAir, China Express Airlines, CityJet, Delta Air Lines, PAS, United Airlines

Embraer E190

Regional jet 96-114 seats E190

55cm high 70cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Aerolineas Argentinas, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (12)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Austrian, Finnair, German Airways, GX Airlines, Japan Airlines, Kenya Airways, KLM, LAM, Link Airways, Nordwind Airlines, and 8 more

Airbus A321neo

Narrowbody 180-244 seats A21N

58cm high 50cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Korean Air, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (7)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air Transat, Azores Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Icelandair, Juneyao Airlines, Korean Air, La Compagnie, Mandarin Airlines, and 6 more

Airbus A380-800

Widebody 470-615 seats A388

58cm high 58cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Korean Air, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (4)

Airlines here that mention flying it British Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines

Airbus A330-300

Widebody 250-335 seats A333

62cm high 95cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Egyptair, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (7)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air Transat, Brussels Airlines, Discover Airlines, Egyptair, EVA Air, Korean Air, Lufthansa, PAL Express, Philippine Airlines, SWISS, and 1 more

Airbus A330-200

Widebody 210-293 seats A332

63cm high 95cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Discover Airlines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (5)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aer Lingus, Air Transat, BoA Boliviana de Aviacion, Delta Air Lines, Discover Airlines, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, ITA Airways, National Airlines, PGA-Portugalia Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Trinity Airways

Airbus A330 (variant not stated)

Widebody 210-335 seats A332 A333 A339

63cm high 85cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Discover Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (4)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air China, Air Senegal, Air Transat, Alaska Airlines, BoA Boliviana de Aviacion, Capital Airlines, China Eastern, Citilink, Discover Airlines, Etihad Airways, and 20 more

Fokker 100

Regional jet 97-109 seats F100

63cm high 100cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Qantas, measuring the the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type.

Every figure published for this type (2)
  • Qantas (opens in a new tab) — 63 cm high × 100 cm wide published as “125 x 63 x 125 cm | 100 x 65 x 125 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • Virgin Australia (opens in a new tab) — 65 cm high × 100 cm wide published as “65 x 100 x 125 cm | 65 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it Qantas, Virgin Australia

Fokker 70

Regional jet 70-80 seats F70

65cm high 100cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Virgin Australia, measuring the the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type.

Every figure published for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Virgin Australia

Airbus A350-900

Widebody 300-350 seats A359

68cm high 83cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Korean Air, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (6)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Mauritius, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Lufthansa, PAL Express, Philippine Airlines, Singapore Airlines, STARLUX Airlines

The rest, by size of aircraft

Turboprop 10

Dash 8-300

Turboprop 50-56 seats DH8C

82cm high 75cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Air New Zealand, measuring the the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type.

Every figure published for this type
  • Air New Zealand (opens in a new tab) — 82 cm high × 75 cm wide published as “82 cm (32") x 75 cm (30") x 120 cm (47") | 82 cm (32")” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it Air New Zealand, CemAir, Wideroe

Saab 340

Turboprop 33-37 seats SF34

84cm high 100cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Virgin Australia, measuring the the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type.

Every figure published for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Link Airways, Virgin Australia

Dash 8-400 (Q400)

Turboprop 68-90 seats DH8D

86cm high 50cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Luxair, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (9)
  • Luxair (opens in a new tab) — 86 cm high × 115 cm wide published as “110 cm x 115 cm x 110 cm | 110 x 115 x 86 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • Azores Airlines (opens in a new tab) — 114 cm high × 114 cm wide published as “142 x 114 x 114 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • SATA Air Acores (opens in a new tab) — 114 cm high × 114 cm wide published as “142 cm x 114 cm x 114 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • Wideroe (opens in a new tab) — 133 cm high × 125 cm wide published as “133 x 125 x 122 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • Japan Airlines (opens in a new tab) — 145 cm high × 50 cm wide published as “145 x 84 x 107 cm | 148 x 50 cm” hold compartment read 2026-07-29
  • ANA (opens in a new tab) — 149 cm high × 127 cm wide published as “149 cm x 127 cm” hold compartment read 2026-07-29
  • WestJet (opens in a new tab) — 149.9 cm high × 129.5 cm wide published as “59 in x 51 in” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • Air Canada (opens in a new tab) — 150 cm high × 124 cm wide published as “150 x 124 cm” read 2026-07-30
  • Icelandair (opens in a new tab) — 150 cm high × 130 cm wide published as “150 x 130 cm” read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Canada, ANA, Azores Airlines, CemAir, Croatia Airlines, Icelandair, Japan Airlines, LAM, Luxair, Olympic Air, PAL Express, Porter Airlines, and 5 more

Fokker 50

Turboprop 50-58 seats F50

100cm high 55cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — PopulAir, measuring the the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type.

Every figure published for this type
  • PopulAir (opens in a new tab) — 100 cm high × 55 cm wide published as “123 x 55 x 100 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it PopulAir

Dash 8-200

Turboprop 37-39 seats DH8B

114cm high 114cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Azores Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (4)

Airlines here that mention flying it Azores Airlines, Icelandair, SATA Air Acores, Wideroe

ATR (variant not stated)

Turboprop 42-78 seats AT43 AT72 AT76

120cm high 45cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Mandarin Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (2)
  • Mandarin Airlines (opens in a new tab) — 120 cm high × 45 cm wide published as “95 cm x 45 cm x 120 cm | 115 cm x 70 cm x 120 cm | 95 cm x 45 cm x 120 cm” hold_compartment+hold_door read 2026-07-29
  • Aer Lingus (opens in a new tab) — 150 cm high × 56 cm wide published as “118 x 56 x 150 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it Aer Lingus, Air Algérie, Air Senegal, Air Tahiti, Amelia, Binter Canarias, Braathens Regional Airways, Caribbean Airlines, Fiji Airways, IndiGo, Loganair, Mandarin Airlines, and 8 more

ATR 42

Turboprop 42-50 seats AT43 AT45 AT46

122cm high 60cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Japan Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Tahiti, Amelia, Clic Air, DAT (LT), Fiji Airways, FlyGabon, Japan Airlines, Loganair, NordStar, Overland Airways

Dash 8 (variant not stated)

Turboprop 37-90 seats DH8A DH8B DH8C DH8D

130cm high 85cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Qantas, measuring the the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Canada, Air Tanzania, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, CemAir, Icelandair, Olympic Air, PAS, Qantas, Solomon Airlines, Wideroe

Dash 8-100

Turboprop 37-39 seats DH8A

133cm high 125cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Wideroe, measuring the the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type.

Every figure published for this type
  • Wideroe (opens in a new tab) — 133 cm high × 125 cm wide published as “133 x 125 x 122 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it CemAir, Olympic Air, Wideroe

Regional jet 8

Embraer E170

Regional jet 70-80 seats E170

70cm high 99cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Japan Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (3)

Airlines here that mention flying it American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, United Airlines

Embraer E175

Regional jet 76-88 seats E75L E75S

76.2cm high 99.1cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — American Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (4)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Mauritania Airlines International, United Airlines

Embraer E195

Regional jet 100-124 seats E195

78cm high 99cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — SWISS, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (4)

Airlines here that mention flying it Austrian, PGA-Portugalia Airlines, SWISS, TAP Air Portugal

Embraer E195-E2

Regional jet 120-146 seats E295

78cm high 73cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — LOT Polish Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (7)

Airlines here that mention flying it Binter Canarias, KLM, LATAM Airlines Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Paraguay, LATAM Airlines Peru, LOT Polish Airlines, Luxair, Porter Airlines, SWISS

Embraer regional jet (type not stated)

Regional jet 37-146 seats

78cm high 99cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — LOT Polish Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (5)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aero Mongolia, Airlink, Alaska Airlines, Amelia, Austrian, Binter Canarias, Bulgaria Air, Fastjet Zimbabwe, GX Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, KLM, Link Airways, and 6 more

Bombardier CRJ200

Regional jet 50 seats CRJ2

78.7cm high 104.1cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Delta Air Lines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, BoA Boliviana de Aviacion, CemAir, Delta Air Lines, Paranair, RusLine, United Airlines

Embraer E190-E2

Regional jet 97-114 seats E290

90cm high 70cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — SWISS, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (2)
  • SWISS (opens in a new tab) — 90 cm high × 118 cm wide published as “118 x 90 cm” read 2026-07-29
  • Wideroe (opens in a new tab) — 133 cm high × 70 cm wide published as “133 x 70 x 80 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it SWISS, Wideroe

Narrowbody 18

Boeing 717-200

Narrowbody 106-134 seats B712

68.6cm high 104.1cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Delta Air Lines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (5)

Airlines here that mention flying it Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Qantas, Volotea

Airbus A320

Narrowbody 150-186 seats A320

70cm high 79cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Discover Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (23)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Aero Mongolia, Air Arabia, Air Canada, Air China, Air Corsica, Air New Zealand, Air Seychelles, American Airlines, ANA, Atlantic Airways, and 50 more

Airbus A220-300

Narrowbody 120-160 seats BCS3

76cm high 60cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Korean Air, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (6)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Baltic, Air Canada, Air Senegal, Austrian, Delta Air Lines, Korean Air, SWISS

Boeing 737-900 / -900ER

Narrowbody 178-220 seats B739

76cm high 114cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Korean Air, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it Delta Air Lines, Korean Air, Mavi Gök Airlines (MGA), United Airlines

Airbus A319

Narrowbody 124-156 seats A319

76.2cm high 94cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — American Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (12)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aero Mongolia, Air Canada, Air China, American Airlines, Atlantic Airways, Bangkok Airways, Brussels Airlines, Capital Airlines, Carpatair, Chengdu Airlines, China Eastern, Croatia Airlines, and 18 more

Airbus A321

Narrowbody 185-236 seats A321

76.2cm high 79cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — American Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (20)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Air Arabia, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Senegal, Air Transat, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, ANA, Austrian, and 35 more

Boeing 737-800

Narrowbody 162-189 seats B738

78cm high 114cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Korean Air, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (12)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aeroitalia, Air China, American Airlines, ANA, Caribbean Airlines, China Airlines, COPA Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Domestic Airlines, Eurowings, Japan Airlines, Japan Transocean Air, and 17 more

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Narrowbody 162-210 seats B38M

78cm high 121cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Korean Air, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (7)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Canada, Air China, American Airlines, Caribbean Airlines, COPA Airlines, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Southwind Airlines, Trinity Airways

Airbus A220-100

Narrowbody 100-135 seats BCS1

78.7cm high 111.8cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Delta Air Lines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it Austrian, Delta Air Lines, ITA Airways, SWISS

Airbus A220 (variant not stated)

Narrowbody 100-160 seats BCS1 BCS3

79cm high 79cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Qantas, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (2)
  • Qantas (opens in a new tab) — 79 cm high × 79 cm wide published as “79 x 79 x 113 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • JetBlue (opens in a new tab) — 81.3 cm high × 111.8 cm wide published as “44 in x 32 in” read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Canada, Air Senegal, Air Tanzania, Austrian, Croatia Airlines, ITA Airways, JetBlue, Qantas, SWISS

Boeing 737 (variant not stated)

Narrowbody 110-220 seats B737 B738 B739 B38M

81cm high 100cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Alaska Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (16)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aeroitalia, Aeromexico, Air Europa, Air India Express, AJet, Akasa Air, Alaska Airlines, ANA, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, BoA Boliviana de Aviacion, Caribbean Airlines, China Eastern, and 37 more

Boeing 737-700

Narrowbody 126-149 seats B737

83.8cm high 121.9cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — COPA Airlines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it Aeroitalia, Air China, COPA Airlines, Kenya Airways, LAM, Mauritania Airlines International, Nauru Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Shenzhen Airlines, Southwest Airlines, TAROM, United Airlines

Boeing 737 MAX 9

Narrowbody 178-220 seats B39M

83.8cm high 121.9cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — COPA Airlines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Every figure published for this type
  • COPA Airlines (opens in a new tab) — 83.8 cm high × 121.9 cm wide published as “35 in x 48 in | 33 in x 48 in | 35 in (89 cm) x 48 in (122 cm) | 33 in (84 cm) x 48 in (122 cm)” read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Tanzania, COPA Airlines

Boeing 737-300

Narrowbody 126-149 seats B733

84cm high 100cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Nauru Airlines, measuring the the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type.

Every figure published for this type
  • Nauru Airlines (opens in a new tab) — 84 cm high × 100 cm wide published as “100 cm x 84 cm x 125 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it Kenya Airways, Nauru Airlines, NordStar

Boeing 757-200

Narrowbody 200-239 seats B752

106.7cm high 134.6cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Delta Air Lines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Every figure published for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Delta Air Lines, National Airlines, United Airlines

Boeing 757-300

Narrowbody 243-295 seats B753

106.7cm high 134.6cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Delta Air Lines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Every figure published for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Delta Air Lines, United Airlines

Boeing 757 (variant not stated)

Narrowbody 200-295 seats B752 B753

114cm high 140cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Icelandair, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Every figure published for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Icelandair, United Airlines

Airbus A320 family (variant not stated)

Narrowbody 124-244 seats A319 A320 A321

115cm high

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Eurowings, measuring the the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type.

Every figure published for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Aegean Airlines, Air Arabia, Avianca, Avion Express, Bulgaria Air, Eurowings, flyadeal, Flynas, Frontier Airlines, GlobalX, GX Airlines, JetSMART Argentina, and 10 more

Widebody 15

Airbus A350-1000

Widebody 350-410 seats A35K

76cm high 95cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Japan Airlines, measuring the hold compartment.

Every figure published for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Etihad Airways, Japan Airlines, STARLUX Airlines

Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

Widebody 210-248 seats B788

90cm high 90cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Air Europa, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (8)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Canada, Air Europa, Air Tanzania, American Airlines, ANA, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Japan Airlines, Kenya Airways, LATAM Airlines Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Paraguay, LATAM Airlines Peru, LOT Polish Airlines, and 4 more

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Widebody 250-296 seats B789

90cm high 88cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Air Europa, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (10)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Canada, Air China, Air Europa, Air Montenegro, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, American Airlines, ANA, Austrian, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, and 11 more

Boeing 777-300 / -300ER

Widebody 350-425 seats B773 B77W

101cm high 83cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Korean Air, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (8)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Atlanta Icelandic, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Tanzania, American Airlines, ANA, Egyptair, Emirates, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Garuda Indonesia, and 9 more

Boeing 787 (variant not stated)

Widebody 210-336 seats B788 B789 B78X

101cm high 85cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Biman Bangladesh Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (6)
  • Biman Bangladesh Airlines (opens in a new tab) — 101 cm high × 114 cm wide published as “114 cm | 101 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • Aeromexico (opens in a new tab) — 110 cm high × 85 cm wide published as “235 x 85 x 110 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • KLM (opens in a new tab) — 149 cm high × 139 cm wide published as “152 x 139 x 149 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • Neos (opens in a new tab) — 160 cm high × 150 cm wide published as “150 x 150 x 160 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • Qantas (opens in a new tab) — 160 cm high × 150 cm wide published as “150 x 160 x 150 cm” the airline’s stated maximum chair size on this type read 2026-07-29
  • Lufthansa (opens in a new tab) — 170 cm high × 269 cm wide published as “170 x 269 cm” read 2026-07-29

Airlines here that mention flying it Aeromexico, Air China, Air Europa, Air Tanzania, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, British Airways, China Eastern, Egyptair, Etihad Airways, Hainan Airlines, and 14 more

Boeing 767-300 / -300ER

Widebody 218-290 seats B763

109cm high 97cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Japan Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (3)

Airlines here that mention flying it ANA, Atlas Air, Austrian, Delta Air Lines, Eastern Airlines, Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines

Boeing 777-200 / -200ER / -200LR

Widebody 300-400 seats B772 B77L

111cm high 84cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — LOT Polish Airlines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (6)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Atlanta Icelandic, Air Canada, Air China, American Airlines, ANA, Austrian, Eastern Airlines, Emirates, IBERIA, Korean Air, LOT Polish Airlines, United Airlines

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

Widebody 300-336 seats B78X

111cm high 88cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Korean Air, measuring the aperture.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines

Boeing 777 (variant not stated)

Widebody 300-425 seats B772 B773 B77L B77W

114.3cm high 91.4cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — American Airlines, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (4)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Atlanta Icelandic, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, ANA, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, China Eastern, Eastern Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Jin Air, KLM, LATAM Airlines Ecuador, and 10 more

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental

Widebody 364-467 seats B748

119cm high 111cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Korean Air, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air China, Korean Air, Lufthansa

Boeing 767 (variant not stated)

Widebody 218-304 seats B763 B764

142cm high 147cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Japan Airlines, measuring the hold compartment.

Every figure published for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Tanzania, BoA Boliviana de Aviacion, Icelandair, Japan Airlines, LATAM Airlines Ecuador, LATAM Airlines Paraguay, LATAM Airlines Peru, Royal Air Maroc, United Airlines

Airbus A350 (variant not stated)

Widebody 300-410 seats A359 A35K

150cm high 135cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Finnair, measuring the aperture.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air China, China Eastern, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Finnair, ITA Airways, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Sichuan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines

Airbus A330-900neo

Widebody 260-300 seats A339

157.5cm high 114.3cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Delta Air Lines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Airlines disagree on this type. They measure different doors on different sub-variants. Plan against the tightest, and confirm with the airline you are actually flying.

Every figure published for this type (3)

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Mauritius, Citilink, Delta Air Lines, ITA Airways, PGA-Portugalia Airlines, STARLUX Airlines, TAP Air Portugal

Boeing 767-400ER

Widebody 243-304 seats B764

157.5cm high 114.3cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Delta Air Lines, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Every figure published for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Delta Air Lines, United Airlines

Airbus A340-300

Widebody 250-295 seats A343

168cm high 270cm wide

Tightest figure published by any airline here — Lufthansa, measuring the cargo-hold door opening.

Every figure published for this type (2)

Airlines here that mention flying it Lufthansa, SWISS

Types with nothing published

17 types appear in airline records but no carrier publishes a size for them. Silence is not permission — ask, and get the figure in writing.

Airbus A340-600

Widebody 320-380 seats A346

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Lufthansa

Airbus A340 (variant not stated)

Widebody 250-380 seats A343 A346

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Global Airways and Lift, Hi Fly, SWISS

Boeing 737-200

Narrowbody 110-130 seats B732

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it LAM

Boeing 737-400

Narrowbody 146-168 seats B734

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Tailwind Airlines

Boeing 747-400

Widebody 366-524 seats B744

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Atlas Air, Lufthansa

Embraer ERJ-135

Regional jet 37 seats E135

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Amelia

Bombardier CRJ550

Regional jet 50 seats CRJ7

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it United Airlines

Bombardier CRJ1000

Regional jet 97-104 seats CRJX

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Nostrum

Bombardier CRJ (variant not stated)

Regional jet 50-104 seats CRJ2 CRJ7 CRJ9

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Canada, CemAir, CityJet

Beechcraft King Air / 1900 (type not stated)

Turboprop 8-19 seats BE20 BE9L B190

No airline here publishes a size for this type

EXCLUSION - Air Tahiti: "Carried on most of the fleet, but not all of it: "Wheelchair users cannot travel on Beechcraft flights"

Airlines here that mention flying it Air Tahiti, APG Airlines

Beechcraft 1900D

Turboprop 19 seats B190

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it CemAir, Chalair, Overland Airways

BN-2 Islander

Turboprop 8-9 seats BN2P

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Loganair

COMAC C919

Narrowbody 158-192 seats C919

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Air China

Cessna 208 Caravan

Turboprop 9-14 seats C208

No airline here publishes a size for this type

Airlines here that mention flying it Azul Brazilian Airlines

How to use a door measurement

  • Measure the chair as it will be handed over, not as you sit in it. A backrest that folds and footplates that come off change the answer entirely.
  • Height is usually what stops you, not width. Battery-powered chairs are almost always required to travel upright, so they cannot be tilted through a short door.
  • Leave margin. A chair 2 cm inside the limit still has to be manoeuvred through by hand, at speed, by someone who has never seen your chair.
  • Ask what happens if the aircraft changes. Substitutions are routine, and one can turn a chair that fits into a chair that does not.
  • Where airlines disagree, believe the smaller number. They measure different doors on different sub-variants, and being wrong in the optimistic direction is what strands you.

None of these figures are ours. Each is what a specific airline published, on a page you can open, on a date we recorded. Where an airline prints an unlabelled pair of numbers without saying which is the height, we leave it out rather than guess — a guessed axis is how a reference tells someone their chair fits when it does not.