Economy award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)

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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 10 programs for ORD→GIG. Lowest: 22,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed economy award space on 56 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.

Prices observed – ; newest observation .

Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.

Lowest observed
22,000 miles + $5.60
American Airlines AAdvantage
Programs with space
10 of 10
programs seen on this route
Most dates seen
56 of 56
dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
Nonstop
Not seen
in the last 30 days

Compare programs for economy

The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on ORD→GIG, sorted by points.

ProgramPoints + taxesStopsAirlines seenSeatsDates seenNewest observation
American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed22,000 pts + $5.602 stopsAmerican Airlines (AA), GOL Linhas Aereas (G3)—56See dates
Avianca LifeMiles28,400 pts + $34.001 stopAvianca (AV), COPA Airlines (CM), United Airlines (UA)211See dates
Air France/KLM Flying Blue29,500 pts + $59.751 stopAir France (AF), COPA Airlines (CM), Delta Air Lines (DL), GOL Linhas Aereas (G3) +1 more9+29See dates
Alaska Atmos Rewards30,000 pts + $25.601 stopAmerican Airlines (AA)45See dates
Delta SkyMiles31,600 pts + $5.601 stopDelta Air Lines (DL), LATAM Airlines Group (LA)827See dates
Qantas Frequent Flyer36,200 pts + $29.002 stopsAmerican Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), KLM (KL), LATAM Airlines Group (LA)221See dates
Air Canada Aeroplan40,000 pts + $75.911 stopAir Canada (AC), Avianca (AV), COPA Airlines (CM), GOL Linhas Aereas (G3) +1 more222See dates
United MileagePlus49,500 pts + $5.602 stopsAir Canada (AC), Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD), Avianca (AV), JetBlue (B6) +2 more535See dates
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club55,000 pts + $5.601 stopDelta Air Lines (DL)11See dates
GOL Smiles80,400 pts + taxes not reported1 stopAmerican Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), Aeromexico (AM), Avianca (AV) +2 more123See 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

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)
DepartureProgramPoints + taxesSeatsStopsObserved (UTC)
American Airlines AAdvantage27,500 pts + $5.60—1 stopCheck this date
Alaska Atmos Rewards30,000 pts + $25.6061 stopCheck this date
Avianca LifeMiles30,000 pts + $30.259+1 stopCheck this date
Qantas Frequent Flyer36,200 pts + $29.0041 stopCheck this date
Air Canada Aeroplan40,000 pts + $76.969+1 stopCheck this date
Delta SkyMiles40,400 pts + $5.6061 stopCheck this date
Air France/KLM Flying Blue44,000 pts + $45.2072 stopsCheck this date
United MileagePlus49,500 pts + $6.859+2 stopsCheck 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.

ProgramDates with spaceShare of dates checkedLatest departure with space
American Airlines AAdvantage56 of 56100%
Avianca LifeMiles11 of 3432%
Air France/KLM Flying Blue29 of 3387%
Alaska Atmos Rewards5 of 3116%
Delta SkyMiles27 of 2993%
Qantas Frequent Flyer21 of 3167%
Air Canada Aeroplan22 of 3268%
United MileagePlus35 of 35100%
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club1 of 293%
GOL Smiles23 of 23100%

Best months for economy from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.
MonthLowest observedProgramDates
30,000 pts + taxes varyAmerican Airlines AAdvantage8
27,500 pts + taxes varyAmerican Airlines AAdvantage9
27,500 pts + taxes varyAmerican Airlines AAdvantage8
54,100 pts + taxes varyUnited MileagePlus1
27,500 pts + taxes varyAmerican Airlines AAdvantage13
25,000 pts + taxes varyAmerican Airlines AAdvantage6
22,000 pts + taxes varyAmerican Airlines AAdvantage3
102,000 pts + taxes varyAmerican Airlines AAdvantage2
42,500 pts + taxes varyAmerican Airlines AAdvantage7

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.

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.
Program
American Airlines AAdvantagemiles30,00027,50027,500—27,50025,00022,000102,00042,500
Avianca LifeMilesmiles49,50030,00049,500—28,40028,40049,500——
Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles66,50044,00087,000—29,50029,50029,500—75,000
Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints30,00030,00030,000——————
Delta SkyMilesmiles40,40040,40051,500—54,00031,60042,600—62,500
Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints36,20036,20036,200——48,50057,300—48,500
Air Canada Aeroplanpoints40,00040,00040,000—40,00040,000———
United MileagePlusmiles49,50049,50049,50054,10049,50049,50049,500—53,300
Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints—————55,000———
GOL Smilesmiles109,300134,500111,600—80,40080,400——196,300

Airlines seen in economy

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

  • American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
  • Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan, United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
  • Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD): United MileagePlus
  • Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • Aeromexico (AM): GOL Smiles
  • Avianca (AV): Avianca LifeMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan, United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
  • JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
  • COPA Airlines (CM): Avianca LifeMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Air Canada Aeroplan, United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
  • Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
  • GOL Linhas Aereas (G3): American Airlines AAdvantage, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
  • KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • LATAM Airlines Group (LA): Delta SkyMiles and Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • United Airlines (UA): Avianca LifeMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan and 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 Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.

RouteLowest observedProgramDates seen
Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Return direction22,000 milesAmerican Airlines AAdvantage100
Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU)Another Rio de Janeiro airport27,500 milesAmerican Airlines AAdvantage12
Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from ORD9,500 milesNonstopGOL Smiles329
Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from ORD9,500 milesNonstopGOL Smiles329
Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from ORD12,000 pointsNonstopVirgin Atlantic Flying Club93
New York JFK to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)Also to GIG22,000 milesAmerican Airlines AAdvantage316
Miami (MIA) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)Also to GIG22,000 milesNonstopAmerican Airlines AAdvantage302
Rome Fiumicino (FCO) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)Also to GIG17,000 pointsVirgin Atlantic Flying Club31

Points that transfer to these programs

Bank points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time
ProgramAmexBiltCapital OneChaseCitiWells Fargo
Air Canada Aeroplan1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant——
Air France/KLM Flying Blue1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant
Alaska Atmos Rewards—1:1 · ~1 day————
American Airlines AAdvantage————1:1 · Instant—
Avianca LifeMiles1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant—1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant
Delta SkyMiles1:1 · Instant—————
Qantas Frequent Flyer1:1 · Instant—1:1 · ~1-2 days—1:1 · Instant—
United MileagePlus—1:1 · Instant—1:1 · Instant——
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant1:1 · Instant

Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. No bank transfers to GOL Smiles.

Questions about economy award flights from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)

What's the lowest economy award from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)?

22,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed economy award space on 56 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 13:23 UTC). Search live before transferring points.

Which programs had economy award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)?

American Airlines AAdvantage (56 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (11 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (29 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (5 dates), Delta SkyMiles (27 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (21 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (22 dates), United MileagePlus (35 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (1 date) and GOL Smiles (23 dates), in the last 30 days.

Is there nonstop economy award space from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)?

AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.

Which months had the lowest economy award prices from Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG)?

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 Apr 2027 departures: 22,000 miles with AAdvantage (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.

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How this page is built

These figures come from AwardTool's cached award searches across 29 loyalty programs. A value counts only when AwardTool observed it in the last 30 days, for departures within 365 days of the data date. Each price is the lowest one-way award seen per passenger, in the program's points or miles, with taxes and fees in USD. A missing value means AwardTool hasn't seen that award recently, not that none exists. The date-by-date calendar is in the app: a limited window on the free plan and 365 days with Pro.

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