Business-class award flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Columbus (CMH)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 6 programs for LAX→CMH. Lowest: 25,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 68 dates. No nonstop business-class 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
- 25,500 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 6 of 13
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 68 of 70
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on LAX→CMH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 25,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | — | 68 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 40,000 pts + $52.20 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 6 | 8 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 43,600 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 1 | 14 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 pts + $43.33 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 2 | 2 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 79,600 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | 1 | 9 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 28 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Virgin Australia Velocity.
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 | 25,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 26,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 43,600 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 50,000 pts + $58.95 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 88,500 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 487,500 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 68 of 70 | 97% | |
| Etihad Guest | 8 of 12 | 66% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 14 of 16 | 87% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 2 of 10 | 20% | |
| GOL Smiles | 9 of 9 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 28 of 30 | 93% |
Best months for business class from Los Angeles (LAX) to Columbus (CMH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 25,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 12 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 7 | |
| 25,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 14 | |
| 25,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 124,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 39,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 130,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 126,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
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; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 30,000 | 25,500 | 48,500 | 25,500 | 25,500 | 124,500 | 45,000 | 39,000 | 130,000 | 126,500 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | — | 50,000 | 50,000 | — | — | 40,000 | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | 43,600 | 43,600 | 43,600 | — | 43,600 | 43,600 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | — | 62,000 | — | 60,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | 79,600Mixed cabin | — | — | — | 85,000 | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 80,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | — | — | 100,000 | 100,000 | — | — |
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, Etihad Guest, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): GOL Smiles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- 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 Los Angeles (LAX) and to Columbus (CMH). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus (CMH) to Los Angeles (LAX)Return direction | 25,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 59 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from LAX | 41,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 324 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from LAX | 57,500 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 325 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from LAX | 49,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 6 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Barcelona (BCN)Also from LAX | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 320 |
| New York JFK to Columbus (CMH)Also to CMH | 16,500 milesNonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 310 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) to Columbus (CMH)Also to CMH | 19,300 pointsNonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 301 |
| Zurich (ZRH) to Columbus (CMH)Also to CMH | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 23 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| 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 | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Columbus (CMH)
What's the lowest business-class award from Los Angeles (LAX) to Columbus (CMH)?
25,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 9, 2026, 17:55 UTC for a Nov 10, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 68 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 19:53 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Los Angeles (LAX) to Columbus (CMH)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (68 dates), Etihad Guest (8 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (14 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (2 dates), GOL Smiles (9 dates) and United MileagePlus (28 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Los Angeles (LAX) to Columbus (CMH)?
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.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Los Angeles (LAX) to Columbus (CMH)?
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 Jan 2027 departures: 25,500 miles with AAdvantage (14 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.