First-class award flights from Auckland (AKL) to San Francisco (SFO)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 3 programs for AKL→SFO. Lowest: 300,000 points + $79.69 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed first-class award space on 165 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 300,000 points + $79.69
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 3 of 15
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 165 of 231
- dates checked · Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on AKL→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 300,000 pts + $79.69 | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Fiji Airways (FJ), Qantas (QF), Air Tahiti Nui (TN) | 2 | 165 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 410,000 pts + $62.61 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 4 | 162 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 507,900 pts + $1,738.37 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 10 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, United MileagePlus, Virgin Australia Velocity 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
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 300,000 pts + $79.69 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 400,000 pts + $79.69 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 410,000 pts + $63.50 | 8 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 410,000 pts + $62.73 | 8 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 507,900 pts + $1,738.37 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 507,900 pts + $1,740.63 | 1 | 1 stop | 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
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 165 of 231 | 71% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 162 of 232 | 69% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 10 of 233 | 4% |
Best months for first class from Auckland (AKL) to San Francisco (SFO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 6 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 14 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 28 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 18 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 7 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 22 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 29 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 16 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 7 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 5 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 13 |
Lowest first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 400,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 507,900 | 507,900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Fiji Airways (FJ): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Qantas (QF): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Air Tahiti Nui (TN): Alaska Atmos Rewards
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 Auckland (AKL) and to San Francisco (SFO). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco (SFO) to Auckland (AKL)Return direction | 250,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 276 |
| Auckland (AKL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from AKL | 410,000 miles | Delta SkyMiles | 144 |
| Auckland (AKL) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from AKL | 507,900 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 244 |
| Auckland (AKL) to Houston (IAH)Also from AKL | 410,000 miles | Delta SkyMiles | 168 |
| Auckland (AKL) to New York JFKAlso from AKL | 400,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 64 |
| Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 326 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 9,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 16,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Australia Velocity | 10 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Auckland (AKL) to San Francisco (SFO)
What's the lowest first-class award from Auckland (AKL) to San Francisco (SFO)?
300,000 points + $79.69 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Oct 5, 2026, 01:14 UTC for a Nov 26, 2026 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed first-class award space on 165 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 18:54 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Auckland (AKL) to San Francisco (SFO)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (165 dates), Delta SkyMiles (162 dates) and Qantas Frequent Flyer (10 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Auckland (AKL) to San Francisco (SFO)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest first-class award prices from Auckland (AKL) to San Francisco (SFO)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for Nov 2026 departures: 300,000 points with Atmos (14 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.