First-class award flights from Cleveland (CLE) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 2 programs for CLE→SHA. Lowest: 487,600 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles, which showed first-class award space on 23 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Every airport: Cleveland (CLE) to Shanghai award flights.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 487,600 miles + $5.60
- Delta SkyMiles
- Programs with space
- 2 of 6
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 23 of 23
- dates checked · Delta SkyMiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In first class, the lowest award seen was 487,600 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles on Delta Air Lines flights. With Delta SkyMiles, first class started at 487,600 miles + $5.60, about 10 times the points of its lowest economy award (47,000 miles + $5.60).
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on CLE→SHA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMilesLowest observed | 487,600 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop |  DL | 9+ | 23 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 569,209 pts + $107.41Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AC UA | 1 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and United MileagePlus.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 487,600 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 487,600 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 569,209 pts + $107.41Mixed cabin | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 23 of 23 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 of 23 | 4% |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on CLE→SHA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 487,600 miles + $5.60 | 47,000 miles + $5.60 | 10× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 569,209 points + $107.41Mixed cabin | 55,328 points + $81.31 | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 487,600+ $5.60 · 5 dates | 499,90018 dates |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 569,209+ $107.41 · 1 date · Mixed cabin | — |
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
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): 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 Cleveland (CLE) and to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland (CLE) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Another Shanghai airport | 438,900 miles + $5.60 | Delta SkyMiles | 52 |
| Cleveland (CLE) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from CLE | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 319 |
| Cleveland (CLE) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from CLE | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 324 |
| Cleveland (CLE) to Charleston (CHS)Also from CLE | 25,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 303 |
| Cleveland (CLE) to Cancun (CUN)Also from CLE | 35,000 points + $79.05 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 298 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA | 299,300 points + $1,254.00 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 3 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA | 299,300 points + $1,254.00 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 15 |
| Beijing Capital (PEK) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA | 30,000 miles + $28.50Nonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 119 |
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 | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Cleveland (CLE) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)
How many points for first class from Cleveland (CLE) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 487,600 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles. Seen Oct 13, 2026, 22:17 UTC for a Nov 18, 2026 departure. Delta SkyMiles showed first-class award space on 23 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 9, 2026, 05:51 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Cleveland (CLE) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)?
Delta SkyMiles (23 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly first class nonstop from Cleveland (CLE) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) 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.