--- title: "ATR 72-600: seats, specs, airlines and safety record · Orbit" description: "ATR 72-600 — 72–78 seats typically, 1,370 km range. Seat layout, engines, who flies it (Wings Air, IndiGo, Azul Brazilian Airlines) and its safety record, with sources." url: https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/atr-72-600 --- ATR # ATR 72-600 The ATR 72-600 is a twin-turboprop regional airliner built in Toulouse by ATR, the Airbus–Leonardo joint venture. It usually seats about 70 passengers four abreast and is used on short routes and from small airports, where it burns much less fuel than a regional jet. **Typical seats** 72–78 **Range** 1,370 km **First flight** July 2009 **Max seats** 78 _\[Image: IndiGo ATR 72-600 (VT-IYG) on final approach to Chennai\]_ IndiGo ATR 72-600 (VT-IYG) on final approach to Chennai. Photo: [Timothy A. Gonsalves / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indigo%5FATR72%5FVT-IYG%5FApproach%5FChennai%5FAug22%5FA7C%5F02270.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), resized. ## Specifications **Manufacturer** ATR **ICAO / IATA code** AT76 / ATR **First flight** 24 July 2009 **Launch operator** Royal Air Maroc **Status** In production **Engines** 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M/N (PW127XT on newer aircraft), 2,475 shp take-off **Range** 1,370 km (740 nmi) **Length** 27.17 m **Wingspan** 27.05 m **Height** 7.65 m **Max take-off weight** 23 t ## Seats and cabin layout ATR quotes 72–78 seats in a typical 1-class layout. The type certificate allows at most 78 passengers — the exit limit, which no airline with a premium cabin comes near. ### ATR’s reference layout Drawn by Orbit from the figures in [ATR 72-600 factsheet — standard configuration (72 seats at 29 in pitch)](https://www.atr-aircraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Factsheets%5F-%5FATR%5F72-600.pdf). Typical, not any airline’s seat map — your flight may differ. Nose on the left. - Economy ### What the biggest operators fit | Airline | Cabins | Seats | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----- | | [Wings Air](https://www.lionair.co.id/tentang-kami/newsroom/2019/07/05/bersiap-mengantarkan-momen-traveling-ke-destinasi-impianwings-air-akan-datangkan-pesawat-baru-atr-72-600-ke-80) | 72 economy | 72 | | [IndiGo](https://www.goindigo.in/aircraft-and-fleet.html) | 78 economy | 78 | | [Air New Zealand](https://www.airnewzealand.com/en-nz/travel-info/seat-maps/aerospatiale-atr72) | 68 economy | 68 | From each airline’s own seat or fleet page. Airlines often fly more than one version of a type; this is the one they publish. ## Which airlines fly the ATR 72-600 The largest fleets of this variant. Counts move as aircraft are delivered and retired, so each carries the date it describes. - Wings Air \~59 in the fleet, as of 6 October 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR%5F72) - IndiGo \~48 in the fleet, as of 6 October 2026 · [source](https://www.goindigo.in/aircraft-and-fleet.html) - Azul Brazilian Airlines \~40 in the fleet, as of 6 October 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR%5F72) - Air New Zealand \~31 in the fleet, as of 6 October 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR%5F72) - Alliance Air (India) \~18 in the fleet, as of 6 October 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR%5F72) ## Safety record Every fatal accident and hull loss involving the ATR 72-600, with the investigators' report where one is published. The complete record, minor incidents included, is kept by the [Aviation Safety Network](https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/type/AT76). 1. 16 October 2013 · Mekong River near Pakse, Laos ### Lao Airlines flight QV301 During a go-around in bad weather on approach to Pakse, the aircraft crashed into the Mekong River; the Lao investigation cited the crew's failure to fly the published missed-approach procedure. 49 killed · aircraft written off · no official report published · [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao%5FAirlines%5FFlight%5F301) 2. 4 February 2015 · Keelung River, Taipei, Taiwan ### TransAsia Airways flight GE235 Shortly after take-off from Taipei Songshan, one propeller feathered uncommanded and the crew then shut down the working engine; the aircraft stalled and crashed into the Keelung River. 43 killed · aircraft written off · [ASC (Taiwan) report ↗](https://www.ttsb.gov.tw/english/16051/16113/16114/16531/post) 3. 25 December 2016 · Ahmad Yani International Airport, Semarang, Indonesia ### Wings Air flight IW1896 During a night landing the aircraft bounced repeatedly after a late flare and the right main landing gear collapsed; no one was injured. No fatalities · aircraft written off · [KNKT report ↗](https://knkt.go.id/news/read/abnormal-runway-contact,-wings-air-%28atr-72--600-pk--wgw%29;-ahmad-yani-international-airport,-semarang,-knkt.16.12.43.04) ## Asked and answered ### How many seats does the ATR 72-600 have? ATR's standard layout has 72 seats at 29-inch pitch, four abreast, and a high-density layout fits 78 seats at 28-inch pitch, the certified maximum. Some airlines fit fewer, such as Air New Zealand with 68. ### Which airlines fly the ATR 72-600? The largest operators include Wings Air in Indonesia, IndiGo in India, Azul in Brazil and Air New Zealand. ### Is the ATR 72-600 safe? The ATR 72-600 has a large fleet flying many short sectors every day. Its deadliest accident, TransAsia flight 235 in 2015, was traced by investigators to an engine-failure sequence in which the crew shut down the working engine. ### How far can the ATR 72-600 fly? ATR quotes a range of about 1,370 km (740 nautical miles) with a full load of passengers, so it is mainly used for flights of up to two or three hours. ## Other aircraft - [Embraer E190 →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/embraer-e190) - [Airbus A220-300 →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a220-300) - [Airbus A320neo →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a320neo) - [All aircraft →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft) ### Further reading - [The airport codes that make no sense](https://orbitflights.app/blog/airport-codes-that-make-no-sense) - [How flight radar actually works, and why your trail vanishes when you land](https://orbitflights.app/blog/how-flight-radar-works) - [Flight tracker or flight log — which one do you actually want?](https://orbitflights.app/blog/flight-tracker-or-flight-log) ## Every flight you’ve taken, on one globe. Orbit is a flight logbook. Add the airports and the date, and it works out the distance, the hours, the countries and the milestones. [Download now](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qwertybit.orbit) ## Where these facts come from - [ATR — ATR 72-600 product page (specifications) ↗](https://www.atr-aircraft.com/our-aircraft/atr-72-600/) - [ATR — ATR 72-600 factsheet (PDF) ↗](https://www.atr-aircraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Factsheets%5F-%5FATR%5F72-600.pdf) - [EASA — Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.084 ATR 42/ATR 72 (Issue 14, 23 Feb 2026) ↗](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/7358/en) - [Wikipedia — ATR 72 ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR%5F72) - [Wikipedia — List of aircraft type designators ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5Faircraft%5Ftype%5Fdesignators) - [Australian Aviation — ATR delivers first -600 series ATR 72 (Aug 2011) ↗](https://australianaviation.com.au/2011/08/atr-delivers-first-600-series-atr-72/) - [IndiGo — Seat map and aircraft information ↗](https://www.goindigo.in/aircraft-and-fleet.html) - [Air New Zealand — ATR 72 seat map ↗](https://www.airnewzealand.com/en-nz/travel-info/seat-maps/aerospatiale-atr72) - [Lion Air Group newsroom — Wings Air 80th ATR 72-600 (2019) ↗](https://www.lionair.co.id/tentang-kami/newsroom/2019/07/05/bersiap-mengantarkan-momen-traveling-ke-destinasi-impianwings-air-akan-datangkan-pesawat-baru-atr-72-600-ke-80) Checked on 6 October 2026. 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