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ATR · Turboprop
The ATR 72-600 is a turboprop that cruises around 25,000 ft — well below jet airline traffic — so weather you'd otherwise fly above is felt more directly.
High-wing turboprop common on island and short regional routes — flies lower so weather feels closer.
Smoothest seats
Seats next to the wing on a high-wing turboprop like the ATR 72-600 are at the structural anchor point. You'll be next to the engine nacelles, so the noise is louder, but the vertical motion is smallest.
Most amplified
On a shorter aircraft like the ATR 72-600 the worst zones are the very last rows and the very front rows — both ends of the lever. The asymmetry isn't as pronounced as on a long jet, but you'll still notice more motion at either end than over the wing.
An airliner pivots around its centre of lift, which sits roughly above the wing root. Seats over the wing are at that fulcrum, so they see the smallest amplitude of motion when the aircraft is gusted. Move forward or aft and you're further out on the lever — your vertical motion when the aircraft pitches gets amplified. The ATR 72-600 has a short fuselage (27.16 m) and a narrow cabin (2.57 m). Shorter airframes feel more symmetric — the lever is shorter at both ends. A narrower cabin means even small gusts feel direct — there's less mass to absorb the motion before it reaches you.
You'll feel turbulence more on a turboprop than on jets — both because of the lower cruise altitude and the smaller airframe. Compensating: turboprop routes are usually short, so you spend less total time in turbulent conditions.
Seat advice gets you the smoothest cabin position. Combine it with a real forecast to know whether to expect a smooth, light, or moderate ride on your route.
Entered service: 2011. Specifications above are typical/approximate; minor variant differences (winglet vs sharklet, engine option, IFE configuration) don't materially change the ride characteristics described.