Economy award flights from Houston (IAH) to Chania (CHQ)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 2 programs for IAH→CHQ. Lowest: 30,000 miles + $13.50 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed economy award space on 23 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 30,000 miles + $13.50
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 2 of 2
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 23 of 38
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In economy, the lowest award seen was 30,000 miles + $13.50 with American Airlines AAdvantage, against 44,000 miles + $49.00 with United MileagePlus, the next-lowest program. With American Airlines AAdvantage, business class started at 57,500 miles + $755.50, about 1.9 times the points of its lowest economy award (30,000 miles + $13.50).
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on IAH→CHQ, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 30,000 pts + $13.50 | 2 stops |  AA AY BA | — | 23 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 44,000 pts + $49.00 | 2 stops |  4Y A3 AZ B6+5 | 3 | 18 | 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 44,000 pts + $49.00 | 3 | 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 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 | 23 of 38 | 60% | |
| United MileagePlus | 18 of 38 | 47% |
Economy compared with business class, by program
Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on IAH→CHQ, 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 | 30,000 miles + $13.50 | 57,500 miles + $755.50 | 1.9× |
| United MileagePlus | 44,000 miles + $49.00 | 200,000 miles + $64.80Mixed cabin | — |
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 | — | 30,0007 dates | 30,00016 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 44,000+ $49.00 · 1 date | 44,0007 dates | 44,00010 dates |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Eurowings Discover (4Y): United MileagePlus
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Finnair (AY): American Airlines AAdvantage
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
- 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 Houston (IAH) and to Chania (CHQ). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Houston (IAH) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from IAH | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 321 |
| Houston (IAH) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)Also from IAH | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 308 |
| Houston (IAH) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from IAH | 15,000 points + $191.70 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 105 |
| Houston (IAH) to Singapore (SIN)Also from IAH | 36,000 points + $461.30 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 76 |
| Miami (MIA) to Chania (CHQ)Also to CHQ | 44,000 miles + $36.10 | United MileagePlus | 14 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about economy award flights from Houston (IAH) to Chania (CHQ)
How many points for economy from Houston (IAH) to Chania (CHQ)?
The lowest economy award AwardTool has seen was 30,000 miles + $13.50 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed economy award space on 23 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 5, 2026, 17:17 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Houston (IAH) to Chania (CHQ)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (23 dates) and United MileagePlus (18 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly economy nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Chania (CHQ) on points?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
How much are taxes and fees on economy award flights from Houston (IAH) to Chania (CHQ)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $13.50 with AAdvantage (30,000 miles + $13.50) to $49.00 with MileagePlus (44,000 miles + $49.00). Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.