Business-class award flights from Kona (KOA) to Portland (PDX)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for KOA→PDX. Lowest: 214,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 8 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 13, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 214,500 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 4 of 9
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 8 of 36
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In business class, the lowest award seen was 214,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage on American Airlines flights. With American Airlines AAdvantage, business class started at 214,500 miles + $5.60, about 9.8 times the points of its lowest economy award (22,000 miles + $5.60).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on KOA→PDX, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 69,000 pts + $17.30Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AS | 2 | 3 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 214,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop |  AA | — | 8 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  UA | 4 | 4 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 498,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | AAAS | 7 | 7 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Alaska Atmos Rewards, JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 69,000 pts + $17.30Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 73,400 pts + $17.30 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 269,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 277,000 pts + $5.60 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 498,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 549,100 pts + taxes not reported | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 3 of 29 | 10% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 of 36 | 22% | |
| United MileagePlus | 4 of 14 | 28% | |
| GOL Smiles | 7 of 13 | 53% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on KOA→PDX, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 69,000 points + $17.30Mixed cabin | 28,200 points + $17.30 | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 214,500 miles + $5.60 | 22,000 miles + $5.60 | 9.8× |
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 32,900 miles + $5.60 | — |
| GOL Smiles | 498,500 miles + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 142,300 miles + taxes not reported | — |
Best months for business class from Kona (KOA) to Portland (PDX)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69,000 pts + $17.30Mixed cabin | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 3 | |
| 269,500 pts + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 295,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 224,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 214,500 pts + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 295,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 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 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 69,000+ $17.30 · 3 dates · Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 269,500+ $5.60 · 3 dates | — | 224,0003 dates | 214,500+ $5.60 · 2 dates | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | — | 295,000+ $5.60 · 2 dates · Mixed cabin | 295,0001 date · Mixed cabin | — | 295,0001 date · Mixed cabin |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | 498,5004 dates · Mixed cabin | 830,6002 dates | 574,5001 date | — | — |
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 and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- 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 Kona (KOA) and to Portland (PDX). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)Return direction | 68,400 points + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 4 |
| Kona (KOA) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from KOA | 43,000 Avios + taxes not reportedNonstop | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 4 |
| Kona (KOA) to Las Vegas (LAS)Also from KOA | 149,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 14 |
| Kona (KOA) to Seattle (SEA)Also from KOA | 43,000 Avios + taxes not reportedNonstop | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 2 |
| Kona (KOA) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from KOA | 110,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 13 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Portland (PDX)Also to PDX | 55,000 points + $888.99Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 223 |
| Cancun (CUN) to Portland (PDX)Also to PDX | 20,000 miles + $85.52 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 311 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Portland (PDX)Also to PDX | 55,000 points + $1,113.99 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 130 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 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 Kona (KOA) to Portland (PDX)
How many points for business class from Kona (KOA) to Portland (PDX)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 214,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 8 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 13, 2026, 05:44 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Kona (KOA) to Portland (PDX)?
Qantas Frequent Flyer (3 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (8 dates), United MileagePlus (4 dates) and GOL Smiles (7 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Kona (KOA) to Portland (PDX) 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.
What's the best month to fly business class from Kona (KOA) to Portland (PDX) 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 business-class award AwardTool observed was for Mar 2027 departures: 214,500 miles + $5.60 with AAdvantage (2 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Nov 2026 departures from 69,000 points + $17.30 with Qantas. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.