So you just booked your next flight. If you had the good fortune to select your seat, it was a stab in the dark. You wanted extra leg room, so you chose a seat by the emergency exit, only to realize too late that this particular seat – on this particular aircraft – is one of the worst in the house.

How do you know which seats to reserve?

Enter seatguru.com.

The folks at Seat Guru will help you with all things airline. Find your plane on the comprehensive list, and you will get a map of the seating layout, including where the good, standard, and poor seats are. You will learn where all the power outlets are, as well as the overhead tvs, emergency exits, and lavatory. This seating chart takes the mystery out of which seats are the ones to have, especially for that long-haul flight where placement on the plane really counts.

Added benefits to browsing Seat Guru include airline information. Choose your airline from the left-hand side of the page, and you will find their general information including contact numbers, the aircraft in their fleet, affiliated frequent flyer programs, check-in information, baggage bits, and regulations in regards to infants, minors, and pets.

Throw in there some frequent flyer and travel tips, and you have a fairly comprehensive (and free) service dedicated to keeping your next flight free of nasty surprises.

Photo “Cathay First Class Cabin” by Richard Moross on Flickr