First-class award flights from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 4 programs for MEM→SFO. Lowest: 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed first-class award space on 37 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 25,000 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 4 of 9
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 41 of 41
- dates checked · Delta SkyMiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
With American Airlines AAdvantage, first class started at 25,000 miles + $5.60, about 2.5 times the points of its lowest economy award (10,000 miles + $5.60).
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on MEM→SFO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops |  AA AS | 2 | 37 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  UA | 1 | 39 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 32,600 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop |  DL | 1 | 41 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 35,000 pts + $25.60 | 1 stop | AAAS | 5 | 23 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: JetBlue TrueBlue, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue 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 first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 33,300 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 35,000 pts + $25.60 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 35,000 pts + $25.60 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 37,400 pts + $5.60 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 58,500 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 63,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 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 first-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 first-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 | 37 of 46 | 80% | |
| United MileagePlus | 39 of 39 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 41 of 41 | 100% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 23 of 37 | 62% |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on MEM→SFO, 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.
| Program | First | Economy | First ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | 10,000 miles + $5.60 | 2.5× |
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 15,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 32,600 miles + $5.60 | 12,000 miles + $5.60 | 2.7× |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 35,000 points + $25.60 | 17,500 points + $25.60 | 2× |
Best months for first class from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29,500 pts + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 25,000 pts + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 9 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 24 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 59,800 pts + taxes not reported | Delta SkyMiles | 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 first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-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 first-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 29,500+ $5.60 · 2 dates | 25,000+ $5.60 · 9 dates | 25,00024 dates | 25,0001 date | 25,0001 date | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 70,0002 dates | 58,500+ $5.60 · 6 dates | 30,000+ $5.60 · 31 dates · Mixed cabin | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 51,300+ $5.60 · 2 dates | 33,300+ $5.60 · 6 dates | 32,600+ $5.60 · 31 dates | 38,4001 date | — | 59,8001 date |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 35,000+ $25.60 · 1 date | 35,000+ $25.60 · 3 dates | 35,00019 dates | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
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 Memphis (MEM) and to San Francisco (SFO). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis (MEM) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from MEM | 9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 243 |
| Memphis (MEM) to Boston (BOS)Also from MEM | 19,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 22 |
| Memphis (MEM) to New York LaGuardia (LGA)Also from MEM | 15,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 272 |
| Memphis (MEM) to Atlanta (ATL)Also from MEM | 14,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 21 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 325 |
| Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 13,900 miles + $5.60Nonstop | Delta SkyMiles | 330 |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 16,500 points + $9.40Nonstop | Virgin Australia Velocity | 9 |
| San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO)Also to SFO | 12,500 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 323 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO)
How many points for first class from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Nov 11, 2026, 02:39 UTC for a Dec 2, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed first-class award space on 37 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 02:39 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (37 dates), United MileagePlus (39 dates), Delta SkyMiles (41 dates) and Alaska Atmos Rewards (23 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly first class nonstop from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO) on points?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
How much are taxes and fees on first-class award flights from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $5.60 with AAdvantage (25,000 miles + $5.60) to $25.60 with Atmos (35,000 points + $25.60). Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly first class from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco (SFO) 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 first-class award AwardTool observed was for Mar 2027 departures: 25,000 miles + taxes not reported with AAdvantage (24 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.