Premium economy award flights from Istanbul (IST) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 2 programs for IST→ORD. Lowest: 55,000 miles + $61.19 with United MileagePlus, which showed premium economy award space on 113 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
Data as of
Award prices last changed . AwardTool checks these routes daily; seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 55,000 pts + $61.19
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 2 of 4
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 113
- United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on IST→ORD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest observed | 55,000 pts + $61.19 | 1 stop | Aegean Airlines (A3), Lufthansa (LH), Turkish Airlines (TK), United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 113 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 105,895 pts + $163.60 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), flydubai (FZ), Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 4 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: Avianca LifeMiles and Turkish Miles & Smiles.
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 premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 55,000 pts + $61.19 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 55,000 pts + $70.19 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 105,895 pts + $163.60 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 143,700 pts + $129.50 | 4 | 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 at the time shown. 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.
Best months for premium economy from IST to ORD
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 8 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 26 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 20 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 153,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 6 | |
| 124,300 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 123,900 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 14 | |
| 123,900 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 9 | |
| 124,100 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 11 | |
| 180,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 15 |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan
- flydubai (FZ): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
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 | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from IST to ORD
What's the lowest premium economy award from Istanbul to Chicago O’Hare?
55,000 miles + $61.19 with United MileagePlus. United MileagePlus showed premium economy award space on 113 departure dates (newest observation Oct 15, 2026, 23:08 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space on IST→ORD?
United MileagePlus (113 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (4 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from IST to ORD?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop premium economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest premium economy award prices from IST to ORD?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Nov 2026 departures: 55,000 miles with MileagePlus (26 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.