First-class award flights from Krabi (KBV) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)

The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on KBV→ORD, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
Etihad Guest	297,000 pts + $789.39Mixed cabin	2 stops	AAEY	2	2	Nov 6, 2026, 02:52 UTC	See dates

Not seen in first class: GOL 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 first-class award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Dec 7, 2026	Etihad Guest	297,000 pts + $789.39Mixed cabin	2	2 stops	Nov 3, 2026, 18:45 UTC	Check this date
Dec 28, 2026	Etihad Guest	319,900 pts + $781.29	2	1 stop	Nov 6, 2026, 02:52 UTC	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 first-class award space showed up

Of the 13 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for Etihad Guest in the last 30 days, 2 (15%) showed first-class award space. The latest departure with space was Dec 28, 2026.

First class compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on KBV→ORD, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the first-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.

Airlines seen in first class

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• American Airlines (AA): Etihad Guest
• Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest

First class on nearby routes

The lowest first-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 Krabi (KBV) and to Chicago O’Hare (ORD). 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
Krabi (KBV) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE)Also from KBV	163,000 miles + $1,449.40Mixed cabin	Etihad Guest	10
New York JFK to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD	15,000 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	295
Detroit (DTW) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD	9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	239
Seattle (SEA) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD	25,000 points + $5.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	320
Columbus (CMH) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD	9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	280
Charlotte (CLT) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD	9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	306
Orange County (SNA) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD	25,000 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	327
San Diego (SAN) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD	20,500 miles + $5.60Nonstop	American Airlines AAdvantage	293

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
Etihad Guest	—	1:1 · Instant	1:1 · ~1 day	—	1:1 · Instant	—

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