Business-class award flights from Milwaukee (MKE) to New York JFK
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for MKE→JFK. Lowest: 25,000 miles + $42.08 with Etihad Guest, which showed business-class award space on 18 dates. Nonstop business-class space was seen via Air France/KLM Flying Blue.
Every airport: Milwaukee (MKE) to New York award flights.
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 + $42.08
- Etihad Guest
- Programs with space
- 4 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 46 of 57
- dates checked · GOL Smiles
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 26,500 miles + $25.67
In business class, the lowest award seen was 25,000 miles + $42.08 with Etihad Guest on American Airlines flights, against 26,500 miles + $25.67 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, the next-lowest program. The lowest nonstop business-class award was 26,500 miles + $25.67 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue; the lowest award overall, 25,000 miles + $42.08 with Etihad Guest, had 1 stop.
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on MKE→JFK, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad GuestLowest observed | 25,000 pts + $42.08 | 1 stop |  AA | 1 | 18 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 26,500 pts + $25.67 | Nonstop |  DL | 9+ | 30 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 29,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | AA | 1 | 24 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 31,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | AA | 1 | 46 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles, United MileagePlus and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 25,000 pts + $42.08 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 25,000 pts + $42.08 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 26,500 pts + $25.67 | 9+ | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 26,500 pts + $25.67 | 9+ | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 29,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 29,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 36,900 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 36,900 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 18 of 58 | 31% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 30 of 56 | 53% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 24 of 49 | 48% | |
| GOL Smiles | 46 of 57 | 80% |
Nonstop and connecting business-class awards
Each program's lowest business-class award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with business-class space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 25,000 miles + $42.081 stop | Not seen | 0 of 18 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 26,500 miles + $25.67Nonstop | 26,500 miles + $25.67 | 3 of 30 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 29,000 points + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 24 |
| GOL Smiles | 31,500 miles + taxes not reported1 stop · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 46 |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on MKE→JFK, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-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 | Business | Economy | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 25,000 miles + $42.08 | 12,000 miles + $33.30 | 2.1× |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 26,500 miles + $25.67 | 10,000 miles + $18.26 | 2.7× |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 29,000 points + $5.60 | 13,800 points + $5.60 | 2.1× |
| GOL Smiles | 31,500 miles + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 15,700 miles + taxes not reported | — |
Best months for business class from Milwaukee (MKE) to New York JFK
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,000 pts + $42.08 | Etihad Guest | 7 | |
| 26,500 pts + $25.67 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 2 | |
| 30,000 pts + taxes not reported | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 | |
| 50,500 pts + taxes not reported | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 4 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 5 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 2 | |
| 36,700 pts + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 2 |
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 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, 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 business-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guestmiles | 25,000+ $42.08 · 7 dates | — | — | — | 25,0004 dates | 25,0005 dates | 25,0002 dates | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 26,500+ $26.03 · 1 date | 26,500+ $25.67 · 2 dates | 30,0001 date | 50,5001 date | 30,0009 dates | 30,0006 dates | 30,00010 dates | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 29,000+ $5.60 · 7 dates | — | — | — | 29,0001 date | 29,0007 dates | 29,0009 dates | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 36,9007 dates | — | — | — | 31,8009 dates | 31,50012 dates · Mixed cabin | 31,50016 dates · Mixed cabin | 36,7002 dates |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Etihad Guest, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
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 Milwaukee (MKE) and to New York JFK. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee (MKE) to New York LaGuardia (LGA)Another New York airport | 22,750 miles + $26.03Nonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 15 |
| Milwaukee (MKE) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from MKE | 57,500 miles + $10.30 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 98 |
| Milwaukee (MKE) to San Diego (SAN)Also from MKE | 40,000 miles + $52.20 | Etihad Guest | 65 |
| Milwaukee (MKE) to Orlando (MCO)Also from MKE | 29,000 points + $5.60 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 30 |
| Milwaukee (MKE) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from MKE | 57,500 miles + $70.90 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 27 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to New York JFKAlso to JFK | 29,000 points + $1,007.04Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 330 |
| Milan Malpensa (MXP) to New York JFKAlso to JFK | 45,000 miles + $448.69 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 343 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to New York JFKAlso to JFK | 38,305 miles + $1,094.39 | Lufthansa Miles & More | 222 |
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 |
| 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 | — |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. AwardTool's list has no transfers from these US card programs to GOL Smiles.
Questions about business-class award flights from Milwaukee (MKE) to New York JFK
How many points for business class from Milwaukee (MKE) to New York JFK?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 25,000 miles + $42.08 with Etihad Guest. Seen Oct 29, 2026, 00:43 UTC for a Nov 17, 2026 departure. Etihad Guest showed business-class award space on 18 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 30, 2026, 19:50 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Milwaukee (MKE) to New York JFK?
Etihad Guest (18 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (30 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (24 dates) and GOL Smiles (46 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Milwaukee (MKE) to New York JFK on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop business-class award space via Air France/KLM Flying Blue. The lowest nonstop award was 26,500 miles + $25.67 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, which showed nonstop business-class space on 3 dates.
How much are taxes and fees on business-class award flights from Milwaukee (MKE) to New York JFK?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $5.60 with Qantas (29,000 points + $5.60) to $42.08 with Etihad Guest (25,000 miles + $42.08). GOL Smiles did not report taxes for its lowest award. Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly business class from Milwaukee (MKE) to New York JFK 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 business-class award AwardTool observed was for Nov 2026 departures: 25,000 miles + $42.08 with Etihad Guest (7 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.