Economy award flights from Houston (IAH) to Aruba (AUA)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 12 programs for IAH→AUA. Lowest: 10,000 miles + $15.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed economy award space on 25 dates. Nonstop economy space was seen via Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Virgin Australia Velocity and United MileagePlus.
Every airport: Houston to Aruba (AUA) 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
- 10,000 miles + $15.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 12 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 74 of 320
- dates checked · Virgin Australia Velocity
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 15,000 miles + $39.00
In economy, the lowest award seen was 10,000 miles + $15.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage on American Airlines flights, against 12,500 points + $87.16 with Air Canada Aeroplan, the next-lowest program. The lowest nonstop economy award was 15,000 miles + $39.00 with Avianca LifeMiles; the lowest award overall, 10,000 miles + $15.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, had 1 stop.
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on IAH→AUA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 10,000 pts + $15.60 | 1 stop |  AA | — | 25 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 12,500 pts + $87.16 | 1 stopNonstop from 17,500 pts + taxes vary |  AC AV CM UA | 9+ | 21 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 15,000 pts + $39.00 | Nonstop | AVCMUA | 9+ | 19 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 17,500 pts + $35.60 | 1 stop | AA | 9+ | 10 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 19,000 pts + $40.39 | Nonstop | UA | 4 | 74 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 20,000 pts + $15.60 | 1 stopNonstop from 44,800 pts + taxes vary | ACAV B6CM+1 | 9+ | 15 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 20,700 pts + $39.00 | 1 stop | AA KL | 1 | 8 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 22,500 pts + $48.00 | 1 stop |  AF DLKL | 7 | 10 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 27,000 pts + $48.00 | 1 stop | AAACB6 | 7 | 10 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 31,400 pts + $15.60 | 1 stop | B6UA | 9+ | 8 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 34,500 pts + $15.60 | 1 stop | DL | 6 | 14 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 41,100 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | AAACAV | 3 | 9 | 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 10,000 pts + $15.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 12,500 pts + $87.36 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 15,000 pts + $39.00 | 9+ | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 17,500 pts + $35.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 19,000 pts + $40.39 | 9+ | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 20,700 pts + $39.00 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 22,000 pts + $23.70 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 22,500 pts + $48.00 | 7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25 of 28 | 89% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 21 of 21 | 100% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 19 of 19 | 100% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 10 of 15 | 66% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 74 of 320 | 23% | |
| United MileagePlus | 15 of 15 | 100% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 8 of 18 | 44% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 10 of 18 | 55% | |
| Etihad Guest | 10 of 13 | 76% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 8 of 14 | 57% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 14 of 14 | 100% | |
| GOL Smiles | 9 of 9 | 100% |
Nonstop and connecting economy awards
Each program's lowest economy award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with economy space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 10,000 miles + $15.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 25 |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 12,500 points + $87.161 stop | 17,500 points + taxes vary | 2 of 21 |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 15,000 miles + $39.00Nonstop | 15,000 miles + $39.00 | 2 of 19 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 17,500 points + $35.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 10 |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 19,000 points + $40.39Nonstop | 19,000 points + $40.39 | 52 of 74 |
| United MileagePlus | 20,000 miles + $15.601 stop | 44,800 miles + taxes vary | 1 of 15 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 20,700 points + $39.001 stop | Not seen | 0 of 8 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 22,500 miles + $48.001 stop | Not seen | 0 of 10 |
| Etihad Guest | 27,000 miles + $48.001 stop | Not seen | 0 of 10 |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 31,400 points + $15.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 8 |
| Delta SkyMiles | 34,500 miles + $15.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 14 |
| GOL Smiles | 41,100 miles + taxes not reported1 stop | Not seen | 0 of 9 |
Economy compared with business class, by program
Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on IAH→AUA, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-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 | Economy | Business | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 10,000 miles + $15.60 | 20,000 miles + $15.60 | 2× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 12,500 points + $87.16 | 25,000 points + $153.22Mixed cabin | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 15,000 miles + $39.00 | 60,250 miles + $105.00 | 4× |
| United MileagePlus | 20,000 miles + $15.60 | 38,500 miles + $18.35Mixed cabin | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 20,700 points + $39.00 | 43,600 points + $39.00 | 2.1× |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 22,500 miles + $48.00 | 203,000 miles + $708.00 | 9× |
| Etihad Guest | 27,000 miles + $48.00 | 40,000 miles + $48.00Mixed cabin | — |
| GOL Smiles | 41,100 miles + taxes not reported | 136,900 miles + taxes not reported | 3.3× |
Best months for economy from Houston (IAH) to Aruba (AUA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 pts + $15.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 | |
| 15,000 pts + $39.00 | Avianca LifeMiles | 2 | |
| 10,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 10 | |
| 12,500 pts + taxes not reported | Air Canada Aeroplan | 2 | |
| 19,000 pts + taxes not reported | Virgin Australia Velocity | 5 | |
| 19,000 pts + taxes not reported | Virgin Australia Velocity | 12 | |
| 19,000 pts + taxes not reported | Virgin Australia Velocity | 3 | |
| 19,000 pts + taxes not reported | Virgin Australia Velocity | 10 | |
| 19,000 pts + taxes not reported | Virgin Australia Velocity | 14 | |
| 19,000 pts + taxes not reported | Virgin Australia Velocity | 9 | |
| 11,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.
Lowest economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy 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 economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 10,000+ $15.60 · 6 dates | 17,5003 dates | 10,00010 dates | 28,0002 dates | 46,0002 dates | — | — | 24,5001 date | — | — | 11,0001 date |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 12,500+ $87.36 · 6 dates | 17,5002 dates | 12,5009 dates | 12,5002 dates | 50,0511 date | — | — | — | — | — | 12,5001 date |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | 15,000+ $39.00 · 6 dates | 15,000+ $39.00 · 2 dates | 15,0007 dates | 51,5902 dates | 44,8401 date | — | — | — | — | — | 19,4601 date |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 17,500+ $35.60 · 5 dates | — | 17,5005 dates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 19,000+ $40.39 · 4 dates | 19,000+ $40.39 · 4 dates | 19,0008 dates | 19,0005 dates | 19,0005 dates | 19,00012 dates | 19,0003 dates | 19,00010 dates | 19,00014 dates | 19,0009 dates | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 22,000+ $23.70 · 5 dates | 22,0001 date | 20,000+ $15.60 · 8 dates | — | 57,2001 date | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 20,700+ $39.00 · 4 dates | — | 20,7004 dates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 35,500+ $48.00 · 3 dates | — | 22,500+ $48.00 · 6 dates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108,0001 date |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 27,000+ $48.00 · 5 dates | — | 27,0005 dates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | — | — | 31,400+ $15.60 · 7 dates | — | 86,0001 date | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 34,500+ $15.60 · 5 dates | — | 34,5008 dates | — | 55,5001 date | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | 41,1008 dates | — | 174,2001 date | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan, United MileagePlus, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Avianca (AV): Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus, Etihad Guest and JetBlue TrueBlue
- Copa Airlines (CM): Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles and United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- KLM (KL): Qantas Frequent Flyer and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Virgin Australia Velocity, United MileagePlus and JetBlue TrueBlue
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 Houston (IAH) and to Aruba (AUA). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba (AUA) to Houston (IAH)Return direction | 10,000 miles + $85.14 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 |
| Houston (HOU) to Aruba (AUA)Another Houston airport | 10,000 miles + $15.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 13 |
| Houston (IAH) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from IAH | 14,995 miles + $336.80 | Lufthansa Miles & More | 150 |
| Houston (IAH) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from IAH | 15,000 points + $182.30 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 89 |
| Houston (IAH) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from IAH | 15,000 points + $163.00Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 82 |
| Newark (EWR) to Aruba (AUA)Also to AUA | 5,000 points + $15.60 | JetBlue TrueBlue | 321 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Aruba (AUA)Also to AUA | 10,500 miles + $15.60Nonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 319 |
| New York JFK to Aruba (AUA)Also to AUA | 5,400 points + $15.60Nonstop | JetBlue TrueBlue | 320 |
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 | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 Usually within 20 minutes; up to 48 hours | 5:3 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. AwardTool's list has no transfers from these US card programs to GOL Smiles and Virgin Australia Velocity.
Questions about economy award flights from Houston (IAH) to Aruba (AUA)
How many points for economy from Houston (IAH) to Aruba (AUA)?
The lowest economy award AwardTool has seen was 10,000 miles + $15.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 28, 2026, 20:00 UTC for a Nov 25, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed economy award space on 25 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 12, 2026, 05:07 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Houston (IAH) to Aruba (AUA)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (25 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (21 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (19 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (10 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (74 dates), United MileagePlus (15 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (8 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (10 dates), Etihad Guest (10 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (8 dates), Delta SkyMiles (14 dates) and GOL Smiles (9 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly economy nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Aruba (AUA) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop economy award space via Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Virgin Australia Velocity and United MileagePlus. The lowest nonstop award was 15,000 miles + $39.00 with Avianca LifeMiles, which showed nonstop economy space on 2 dates.
How much are taxes and fees on economy award flights from Houston (IAH) to Aruba (AUA)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $15.60 with AAdvantage (10,000 miles + $15.60) to $87.16 with Aeroplan (12,500 points + $87.16). GOL Smiles did not report taxes for its lowest award. Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly economy from Houston (IAH) to Aruba (AUA) on points?
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 Jan 2027 departures: 10,000 miles + taxes not reported with AAdvantage (10 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.