First-class award flights from Alicante (ALC) to Houston (IAH)

The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on ALC→IAH, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
American Airlines AAdvantage	85,000 pts + $1,129.99	2 stops	BAIB	—	3	Nov 7, 2026, 15:34 UTC	See dates

Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Lufthansa Miles & More, Qantas Frequent Flyer, United MileagePlus and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.

Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.

Observed first-class award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Nov 12, 2026	American Airlines AAdvantage	85,000 pts + $1,134.29	1	2 stops	Nov 7, 2026, 15:34 UTC	Check this date
Nov 20, 2026	American Airlines AAdvantage	85,000 pts + $1,134.29	1	2 stops	Nov 7, 2026, 11:43 UTC	Check this date
Dec 2, 2026	American Airlines AAdvantage	85,000 pts + $1,129.99	—	2 stops	Nov 5, 2026, 16:50 UTC	Check this date

Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.

How often first-class award space showed up

Of the 83 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for American Airlines AAdvantage in the last 30 days, 3 (3%) showed first-class award space. The latest departure with space was Dec 2, 2026.

First class compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on ALC→IAH, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the first-class award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.

Airlines seen in first class

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
• Iberia (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage

First class on nearby routes

The lowest first-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Alicante (ALC) and to Houston (IAH). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.

Route	Lowest observed	Program	Dates seen
Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH	15,000 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	329
Salt Lake City (SLC) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH	25,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	324
Seattle (SEA) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH	25,000 points + $5.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	324
Atlanta (ATL) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH	15,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	317
Honolulu (HNL) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH	50,000 points + $25.60	Alaska Atmos Rewards	325
New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH	24,500 miles + $5.60Nonstop	Delta SkyMiles	329
Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH	15,000 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	324
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH	9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	218

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
American Airlines AAdvantage	—	—	—	—	1:1 · Instant	—

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