Business-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Auckland (AKL)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 6 programs for ORD→AKL. Lowest: 80,000 miles + $38.00 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 284 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
- 80,000 pts + $38.00
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 6 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 292
- 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 ORD→AKL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 80,000 pts + $38.00 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Fiji Airways (FJ), Qantas (QF) | — | 284 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 154,000 pts + $1,621.40 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 232 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $38.00 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 224 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 309,999 pts + $848.10 | 2 stops | Etihad Airways (EY), JQ, Malaysia Airlines (MH), Air New Zealand (NZ) +1 more | 1 | 292 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 338,225 pts + $116.01 | 2 stopsMixed cabin | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), United Airlines (UA) | 1 | 125 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 499,900 pts + $38.00 | 2 stopsMixed cabin | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 1 | 7 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, Qantas Frequent Flyer, 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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 80,000 pts + $47.70 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 80,000 pts + $38.00 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $38.00 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $38.00 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 390,450 pts + $116.01 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 414,507 pts + $88.61 | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 499,900 pts + $38.00 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 1,056,875 pts + $814.40 | 1 | 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 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Auckland (AKL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 10 | |
| 80,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 28 | |
| 136,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 256,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 15 | |
| 154,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 27 | |
| 154,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 30 | |
| 154,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 30 | |
| 80,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 29 | |
| 256,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 30 | |
| 256,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 29 | |
| 80,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 | |
| 256,000 pts + taxes not reported | Emirates Skywards | 9 |
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
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Fiji Airways (FJ): American Airlines AAdvantage
- JQ: Etihad Guest
- Malaysia Airlines (MH): Etihad Guest
- Air New Zealand (NZ): Etihad Guest
- Qantas (QF): American Airlines AAdvantage and Etihad Guest
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
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 | — | — |
| 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 | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Auckland (AKL)
What's the lowest business-class award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Auckland (AKL)?
80,000 miles + $38.00 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 284 departure dates (newest observation Oct 16, 2026, 03:43 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Auckland (AKL)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (284 dates), Emirates Skywards (232 dates), United MileagePlus (224 dates), Etihad Guest (292 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (125 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (7 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Auckland (AKL)?
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 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Auckland (AKL)?
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 Aug 2027 departures: 80,000 miles with AAdvantage (30 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.