Business-class award flights from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 8 programs for AKL→ORD. Lowest: 144,000 miles + $59.69 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 299 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Data as of
Award prices last changed . AwardTool checks these routes daily; seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 144,000 pts + $59.69
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 8 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 329
- Etihad Guest
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on AKL→ORD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 130,000 pts + $89.39 | 3 stopsMixed cabin | Alaska Airlines (AS), Fiji Airways (FJ) | 1 | 1 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 144,000 pts + $59.69 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Fiji Airways (FJ) | — | 299 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 154,000 pts + $1,743.08 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 3 | 260 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 166,300 pts + $577.86 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Qantas (QF) | 1 | 1 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 269,341 pts + $129.70 | 2 stopsMixed cabin | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), United Airlines (UA) | 8 | 68 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $59.69 | 1 stop | JetBlue (B6), Air New Zealand (NZ), United Airlines (UA) | 8 | 251 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 410,000 pts + $63.50 | 1 stopMixed cabin | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 3 | 2 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 1,044,929 pts + $105.99 | 2 stops | Etihad Airways (EY), JQ, Malaysia Airlines (MH), Air New Zealand (NZ) +1 more | 1 | 329 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Air France/KLM Flying Blue 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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 130,000 pts + $89.39 | 1 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 144,000 pts + $59.69 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 144,000 pts + $59.69 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 154,000 pts + $1,743.08 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 269,341 pts + $129.70 | 8 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $59.69 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 410,000 pts + $63.50 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 1,044,929 pts + $105.99 | 3 | 2 stops | 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 at the time shown. 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.
Best months for business class from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 154,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 7 | |
| 144,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 256,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 14 | |
| 256,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 28 | |
| 154,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 30 | |
| 154,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 30 | |
| 256,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 31 | |
| 256,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 30 | |
| 256,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 31 | |
| 166,300 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 | |
| 256,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 8 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Fiji Airways (FJ): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- JQ: Etihad Guest
- Malaysia Airlines (MH): Etihad Guest
- Air New Zealand (NZ): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- Qantas (QF): Qantas Frequent Flyer and Etihad Guest
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
What's the lowest business-class award from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
144,000 miles + $59.69 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 299 departure dates (newest observation Oct 15, 2026, 23:02 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (1 date), American Airlines AAdvantage (299 dates), Emirates Skywards (260 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (1 date), Air Canada Aeroplan (68 dates), United MileagePlus (251 dates), Delta SkyMiles (2 dates) and Etihad Guest (329 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest business-class award AwardTool observed was for Dec 2026 departures: 144,000 miles with AAdvantage (31 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.