First-class award flights from Madrid (MAD) to Lexington (LEX)

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

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
Delta SkyMiles	495,000 pts + $54.90	1 stop	DL	4	8	Oct 27, 2026, 01:22 UTC	See dates

Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and United MileagePlus.

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 1, 2026	Delta SkyMiles	495,000 pts + $54.90	4	1 stop	Oct 27, 2026, 01:19 UTC	Check this date
Dec 2, 2026	Delta SkyMiles	495,000 pts + $54.90	5	1 stop	Oct 27, 2026, 01:19 UTC	Check this date
Dec 3, 2026	Delta SkyMiles	495,000 pts + $54.90	8	1 stop	Oct 27, 2026, 01:19 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 8 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for Delta SkyMiles in the last 30 days, 8 (100%) showed first-class award space. The latest departure with space was Dec 8, 2026.

First class compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on MAD→LEX, 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.

• Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles

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 Madrid (MAD) and to Lexington (LEX). 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
Madrid (MAD) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from MAD	70,000 points + $72.49	Alaska Atmos Rewards	130
Madrid (MAD) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from MAD	70,000 points + $72.49	Alaska Atmos Rewards	62
Madrid (MAD) to Miami (MIA)Also from MAD	70,000 points + $72.49	Alaska Atmos Rewards	96
Madrid (MAD) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from MAD	85,000 miles + $1,111.89	American Airlines AAdvantage	2
Orlando (MCO) to Lexington (LEX)Also to LEX	25,000 points + $25.60	Alaska Atmos Rewards	10
Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) to Lexington (LEX)Also to LEX	60,000 points + $121.59	Alaska Atmos Rewards	15
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Lexington (LEX)Also to LEX	55,000 points + $242.29	Alaska Atmos Rewards	10
Frankfurt (FRA) to Lexington (LEX)Also to LEX	55,000 points + $174.39	Alaska Atmos Rewards	7

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

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
Delta SkyMiles	1:1 · Instant	—	—	—	—	—

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