Business-class award flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Kauai (LIH)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 5 programs for MCI→LIH. Lowest: 82,100 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer, which showed business-class award space on 17 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 82,100 points + $17.30
- Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Programs with space
- 5 of 13
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 40 of 47
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In business class, the lowest award seen was 82,100 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer, against 90,000 miles + $60.55 with Etihad Guest, the next-lowest program. With Qantas Frequent Flyer, business class started at 82,100 points + $17.30, about 2.8 times the points of its lowest economy award (29,000 points + $17.30).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on MCI→LIH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 62,500 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops |  AA AS | — | 1 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent FlyerLowest observed | 82,100 pts + $17.30 | 1 stop | AAAS | 1 | 17 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 90,000 pts + $60.55 | 1 stop | AA | 1 | 6 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 129,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | AAAS | 1 | 36 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 165,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops | AS UA | 9+ | 40 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, 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 | 62,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 pts + $17.30 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 pts + $17.30 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 90,000 pts + $60.55 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 90,000 pts + $60.55 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 129,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 134,200 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 165,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 9+ | 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 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 | 1 of 52 | 1% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 17 of 48 | 35% | |
| Etihad Guest | 6 of 48 | 12% | |
| GOL Smiles | 36 of 48 | 75% | |
| United MileagePlus | 40 of 47 | 85% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on MCI→LIH, 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 | Business | Economy | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 62,500 miles + $5.60 | 17,500 miles + $11.20 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 points + $17.30 | 29,000 points + $17.30 | 2.8× |
| Etihad Guest | 90,000 miles + $60.55 | 49,000 miles + $49.78 | 1.8× |
| GOL Smiles | 129,000 miles + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 65,700 miles + taxes not reported | — |
| United MileagePlus | 165,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
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, 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 business-class space that month.
| Program | ||
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 62,500+ $5.60 · 1 date | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 82,100+ $17.30 · 14 dates | 82,1003 dates |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 90,000+ $60.55 · 5 dates | 90,0001 date |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 129,00022 dates · Mixed cabin | 570,20014 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 165,000+ $5.60 · 25 dates · Mixed cabin | 295,00015 dates |
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, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer, GOL Smiles and United MileagePlus
- 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 Kansas City (MCI) and to Kauai (LIH). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City (MCI) to Dublin (DUB)Also from MCI | 57,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 324 |
| Kansas City (MCI) to Cancun (CUN)Also from MCI | 15,000 points + $79.05Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 |
| Kansas City (MCI) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from MCI | 57,500 miles + $19.50 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 89 |
| Kansas City (MCI) to New York LaGuardia (LGA)Also from MCI | 29,000 points + $5.60 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 235 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Kauai (LIH)Also to LIH | 68,400 points + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 157 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Kauai (LIH)Also to LIH | 43,000 Avios + taxes not reportedNonstop | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 19 |
| Austin (AUS) to Kauai (LIH)Also to LIH | 82,100 points + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 11 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kauai (LIH)Also to LIH | 62,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 |
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 | — | — |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. AwardTool's list has no transfers from these US card programs to GOL Smiles.
Questions about business-class award flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Kauai (LIH)
How many points for business class from Kansas City (MCI) to Kauai (LIH)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 82,100 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer. Seen Nov 8, 2026, 03:01 UTC for a Dec 8, 2026 departure. Qantas Frequent Flyer showed business-class award space on 17 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 8, 2026, 03:02 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Kansas City (MCI) to Kauai (LIH)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (1 date), Qantas Frequent Flyer (17 dates), Etihad Guest (6 dates), GOL Smiles (36 dates) and United MileagePlus (40 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Kansas City (MCI) to Kauai (LIH) on points?
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.
How much are taxes and fees on business-class award flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Kauai (LIH)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $5.60 with MileagePlus (165,000 miles + $5.60 on a mixed-cabin itinerary) to $60.55 with Etihad Guest (90,000 miles + $60.55). 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.