First-class award flights from Cairns (CNS) to San Francisco (SFO)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 2 programs for CNS→SFO. Lowest: 250,000 points + $143.09 with Alaska Atmos Rewards on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin), which showed first-class award space on 6 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed (mixed cabin)
- 250,000 points + $143.09
- Alaska Atmos Rewards · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 2 of 6
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 6 of 10
- 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 CNS→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest, mixed cabin | 250,000 pts + $143.09Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AS FJ QF | 4 | 6 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 476,151 pts + $193.20 | 3 stops |  AC UA VA | 1 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer, United MileagePlus and Virgin Australia Velocity.
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 + $144.29 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 400,000 pts + $142.19 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 476,151 pts + $193.20 | 1 | 3 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 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 | 6 of 10 | 60% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 of 10 | 10% |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on CNS→SFO, 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.
| Program | First | Economy | First ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 250,000 points + $143.09Mixed cabin | 42,500 points + $140.89 | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 476,151 points + $193.20 | 55,679 points + $186.10 | — |
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, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 300,000+ $144.29 · 2 dates | 300,0001 date | 250,000+ $143.09 · 3 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 476,151+ $193.20 · 1 date | — | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Fiji Airways (FJ): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Qantas (QF): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Australia (VA): Air Canada Aeroplan
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 Cairns (CNS) and to San Francisco (SFO). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns (CNS) to Singapore (SIN)Also from CNS | 472,300 points + $304.03 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 13 |
| Cairns (CNS) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from CNS | 250,000 points + $143.79Mixed cabin | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 5 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 325 |
| Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 13,900 miles + $5.60Nonstop | Delta SkyMiles | 330 |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 16,500 points + $9.40Nonstop | Virgin Australia Velocity | 9 |
| San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 12,500 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 323 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 25,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 325 |
| Boston (BOS) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 30,000 miles + $5.60 | United MileagePlus | 328 |
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 | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Cairns (CNS) to San Francisco (SFO)
How many points for first class from Cairns (CNS) to San Francisco (SFO)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 250,000 points + $143.09 with Alaska Atmos Rewards on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin). Alaska Atmos Rewards showed first-class award space on 6 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 2, 2026, 21:14 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Cairns (CNS) to San Francisco (SFO)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (6 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly first class nonstop from Cairns (CNS) to San Francisco (SFO) on points?
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.