Economy award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Gatwick (LGW)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 13 programs for ORD→LGW. Lowest: 9,500 miles with GOL Smiles, which showed economy award space on 60 dates. Nonstop economy space was seen via American Airlines AAdvantage.
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- Lowest observed
- 9,500 miles + taxes not reported
- GOL Smiles
- Programs with space
- 13 of 13
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 79 of 94
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 21,000 miles + taxes vary
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on ORD→LGW, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOL SmilesLowest observed | 9,500 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), British Airways (BA), Ethiopian Airlines (ET) +4 more | 2 | 60 | See dates | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 12,000 pts + $180.60 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), Kenya Airways (KQ) | 1 | 9 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 18,750 pts + $153.30 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 9+ | 65 | See dates | |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go | 19,000 pts + $101.02 | 1 stop | TAP Portugal (TP) | 7 | 11 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 21,000 pts + $5.60 | Nonstop | American Airlines (AA), Royal Air Maroc (AT), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA) +2 more | — | 79 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 21,700 pts + $152.90 | 1 stop | JetBlue (B6), Condor (DE), Icelandair (FI) | 9+ | 27 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 27,500 pts + $118.00 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Condor (DE), Icelandair (FI) +1 more | 4 | 58 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 34,700 pts + $98.00 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), British Airways (BA), Condor (DE) | 1 | 28 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 35,600 pts + $24.90 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 47 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 40,000 pts + $44.60 | 2 stops | Aegean Airlines (A3), Air Canada (AC), ITA Airways (AZ), JetBlue (B6) +14 more | 9+ | 78 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 42,500 pts + $92.51 | 1 stop | SWISS (LX), Turkish Airlines (TK), United Airlines (UA) | 3 | 31 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 45,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 10 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 55,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 58 | See dates |
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 economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 12,000 pts + $180.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 18,750 pts + $153.50 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 21,700 pts + $152.90 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 22,500 pts + $9.00 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 27,500 pts + $196.30 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 27,900 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go | 28,000 pts + $100.26 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 34,700 pts + $396.20 | 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 economy 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 economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOL Smiles | 60 of 60 | 100% | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 9 of 64 | 14% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 65 of 68 | 95% | |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go | 11 of 14 | 78% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 79 of 94 | 84% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 27 of 60 | 45% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 58 of 60 | 96% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 28 of 66 | 42% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 47 of 61 | 77% | |
| United MileagePlus | 78 of 80 | 97% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 31 of 78 | 39% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 10 of 10 | 100% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 58 of 66 | 87% |
Nonstop economy award space
- American Airlines AAdvantage: nonstop from 21,000 miles; nonstop space on 39 dates.
Best months for economy from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Gatwick (LGW)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21,700 pts + taxes vary | JetBlue TrueBlue | 1 | |
| 12,000 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 5 | |
| 27,500 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 8 | |
| 18,750 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 | |
| 19,000 pts + taxes vary | TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go | 2 | |
| 9,500 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 5 | |
| 42,500 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 9,500 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 9 | |
| 21,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 9,500 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 5 | |
| 9,500 pts + taxes vary | GOL Smiles | 3 | |
| 33,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 |
Lowest economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no economy space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOL Smilesmiles | 70,400 | 27,900 | 88,600 | — | — | 9,500 | — | 9,500 | 58,800 | 9,500 | 9,500 | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | 22,000 | 12,000 | — | — | — | 12,000 | — | — | — | 86,500 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 25,000 | 18,750 | 58,500 | 18,750 | — | 18,750 | — | 31,000 | 32,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 33,000 |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Gomiles | — | 100,000 | 28,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 28,000 | — | — | — | 28,000 | 19,000 | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 30,000 | 22,500 | 30,000 | 22,500 | 22,500 | 22,500 | — | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | — |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 21,700 | 21,700 | — | — | — | — | — | 23,500 | 32,800 | 27,100 | 27,100 | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 27,500 | 27,500 | 27,500 | — | — | 55,000 | — | 27,500 | 27,500 | 27,500 | 50,000 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 34,700 | 34,700 | — | 48,500 | — | 34,700 | — | 34,700 | 34,700 | 34,700 | — | 34,700 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 57,600 | 57,600 | 408,700 | — | — | 35,600 | — | 39,600 | 63,800 | 39,600 | 39,600 | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 44,000 | 40,000 | 44,000 | — | — | 44,000 | — | 44,000 | 49,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 42,500 | 42,500 | — | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | — | — | — | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | — | 45,000 | 180,000 | — | 54,000 | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 55,000 | 55,000 | 75,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 55,000 | — | — |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): GOL Smiles, American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus
- Air France (AF): GOL Smiles, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Delta SkyMiles
- Royal Air Maroc (AT): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Finnair (AY): American Airlines AAdvantage
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- JetBlue (B6): JetBlue TrueBlue and United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): GOL Smiles, American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Condor (DE): JetBlue TrueBlue, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Aer Lingus (EI): American Airlines AAdvantage and United MileagePlus
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): GOL Smiles and United MileagePlus
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- Icelandair (FI): JetBlue TrueBlue and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- IBERIA (IB): GOL Smiles and American Airlines AAdvantage
- KLM (KL): GOL Smiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Kenya Airways (KQ): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus
- Croatia Airlines (OU): United MileagePlus
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): GOL Smiles, United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- TAP Portugal (TP): GOL Smiles, TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go and United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): United MileagePlus
Economy on nearby routes
The lowest economy 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 Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and to London Gatwick (LGW). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Gatwick (LGW) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Return direction | 18,750 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 36 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Another London airport | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 329 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London City (LCY)Another London airport | 9,500 miles | GOL Smiles | 48 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from ORD | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 329 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from ORD | 12,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 93 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Madrid (MAD)Also from ORD | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 327 |
| New York JFK to London Gatwick (LGW)Also to LGW | 9,500 miles | GOL Smiles | 79 |
| Tampa (TPA) to London Gatwick (LGW)Also to LGW | 21,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 311 |
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 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | — | 1:0.6 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
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Questions about economy award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Gatwick (LGW)
What's the lowest economy award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Gatwick (LGW)?
9,500 miles with GOL Smiles. GOL Smiles showed economy award space on 60 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 19:43 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Gatwick (LGW)?
GOL Smiles (60 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (9 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (65 dates), TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go (11 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (79 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (27 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (58 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (28 dates), Delta SkyMiles (47 dates), United MileagePlus (78 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (31 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (10 dates) and Turkish Miles & Smiles (58 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop economy award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Gatwick (LGW)?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop economy award space via American Airlines AAdvantage. The lowest nonstop award was 21,000 miles with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed nonstop economy space on 39 dates.
Which months had the lowest economy award prices from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Gatwick (LGW)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest economy award AwardTool observed was for May 2027 departures: 9,500 miles with Smiles (9 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.