Premium economy award flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cairns (CNS)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 5 programs for LAX→CNS. Lowest: 77,000 miles + $49.00 with United MileagePlus, which showed premium economy award space on 35 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 77,000 miles + $49.00
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 5 of 7
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 35 of 37
- dates checked · 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 LAX→CNS, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 55,000 pts + $67.80 | 1 stop | QF | 2 | 1 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 pts + $47.80 | 1 stop | QF | — | 1 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $49.00 | 2 stops | NHNZSQUA+1 | 6 | 35 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 145,817 pts + $131.71 | 2 stops | ACSQUAVA | 3 | 23 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 194,300 pts + $643.20 | 2 stops | PRQF | 1 | 4 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: GOL Smiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 55,000 pts + $67.80 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 pts + $47.80 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $49.00 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $49.30 | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 145,817 pts + $131.71 | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 145,817 pts + $131.71 | 5 | 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 premium economy 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 premium economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 of 34 | 2% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 of 38 | 2% | |
| United MileagePlus | 35 of 37 | 94% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 23 of 28 | 82% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 4 of 33 | 12% |
Best months for premium economy from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cairns (CNS)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221,800 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 265,790 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 257,694 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 220,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 220,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 194,300 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 4 |
Lowest premium economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | 55,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | 65,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 221,800 | 77,000 | 77,000 | — | — | 220,000 | 220,000 | 77,000 | 220,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | — | 145,817 | 265,790 | 257,694 | 233,055 | — | 267,621 | 247,716 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194,300 |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus
- Air New Zealand (NZ): United MileagePlus
- Philippine Airlines (PR): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Qantas (QF): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
Premium economy on nearby routes
The lowest premium economy 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 Los Angeles (LAX) and to Cairns (CNS). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns (CNS) to Los Angeles (LAX)Return direction | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 4 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from LAX | 20,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 83 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from LAX | 16,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 325 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from LAX | 20,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 96 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from LAX | 39,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 33 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Milan Malpensa (MXP)Also from LAX | 39,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 35 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Cairns (CNS)Also to CNS | 77,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 18 |
| Singapore (SIN) to Cairns (CNS)Also to CNS | 73,800 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 4 |
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 | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cairns (CNS)
What's the lowest premium economy award from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cairns (CNS)?
77,000 miles + $49.00 with United MileagePlus. Seen Oct 18, 2026, 07:19 UTC for a Nov 14, 2026 departure. United MileagePlus showed premium economy award space on 35 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 07:19 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cairns (CNS)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (1 date), American Airlines AAdvantage (1 date), United MileagePlus (35 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (23 dates) and Qantas Frequent Flyer (4 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cairns (CNS)?
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 Los Angeles (LAX) to Cairns (CNS)?
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 Dec 2026 departures: 77,000 miles with MileagePlus (10 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.