Business-class award flights from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for IAH→HNL. Lowest: 60,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 323 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 16, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 60,500 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 4 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 323 of 329
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on IAH→HNL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 60,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | — | 323 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 64,000 pts + $52.05Mixed cabin | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 3 | 44 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 pts + $17.30 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | 1 | 75 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 154,400 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 245 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Virgin Australia Velocity and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 60,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 60,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 65,000 pts + $52.29 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 65,000 pts + $52.29 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 pts + $17.30 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 pts + $17.30 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 154,400 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 155,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 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 business-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 business-class 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 | 323 of 329 | 98% | |
| Etihad Guest | 44 of 328 | 13% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 75 of 330 | 22% | |
| United MileagePlus | 245 of 328 | 74% |
Best months for business class from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 11 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 11 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 2 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 4 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 4 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 2 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 4 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 4 | |
| 117,000 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 64,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 6 | |
| 64,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 4 |
Lowest business class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 60,500 | 100,500 | 99,500 | 116,500 | 100,000 | 109,000 | 124,500 | 154,000 | 171,500 | 169,000 | 124,000 | 139,000 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | — | 65,000 | 64,000Mixed cabin | 64,000Mixed cabin |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 82,100 | 82,100 | 82,100 | 82,100 | 82,100 | 82,100 | 82,100 | — | 117,000 | 117,000 | 89,600 | 82,100 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 170,800 | 154,400 | 171,200 | 178,700 | — | 159,900 | 170,600 | 170,600 | 186,800 | 186,800 | 177,900 | 187,900 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
Business class on nearby routes
The lowest business-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 Houston (IAH) and to Honolulu (HNL). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu (HNL) to Houston (IAH)Return direction | 55,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 314 |
| Houston (IAH) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from IAH | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 122 |
| Houston (IAH) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from IAH | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 166 |
| Houston (IAH) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from IAH | 95,833 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 223 |
| Houston (IAH) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from IAH | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 101 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL)Also to HNL | 60,000 milesNonstop | Etihad Guest | 7 |
| Detroit (DTW) to Honolulu (HNL)Also to HNL | 60,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 304 |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Honolulu (HNL)Also to HNL | 55,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 302 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 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 | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL)
What's the lowest business-class award from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL)?
60,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 15, 2026, 05:24 UTC for an Oct 31, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 323 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 15, 2026, 14:10 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (323 dates), Etihad Guest (44 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (75 dates) and United MileagePlus (245 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest business-class award AwardTool observed was for Oct 2026 departures: 60,500 miles with AAdvantage (11 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.