Premium economy award flights from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 7 programs for LGA→IST. Lowest: 40,000 miles + $49.90 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed premium economy award space on 28 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
- 40,000 miles + $49.90
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 7 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 57 of 83
- 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 LGA→IST, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 40,000 pts + $49.90 | 1 stop | AABAIB | — | 28 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 55,000 pts + $49.40 | 2 stops | LHTKUA | 2 | 57 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 56,875 pts + $263.50 | 2 stops | AFDLKL | 4 | 20 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 66,384 pts + $128.41 | 2 stops | A3ACLHTK+1 | 2 | 32 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 81,200 pts + $1,656.00 | 2 stops | AAAFBAEK+1 | 1 | 53 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 119,700 pts + $36.00 | 2 stops | AFDLKL | 5 | 23 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 303,500 pts + taxes not reported | 2 stops | KL | 1 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles and Etihad Guest.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 40,000 pts + $575.20 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 40,000 pts + $579.20 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 55,000 pts + $50.50 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 55,000 pts + $49.40 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 65,000 pts + $258.30 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 66,384 pts + $128.41 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 69,183 pts + $152.41 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 81,200 pts + $1,706.00 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 28 of 111 | 25% | |
| United MileagePlus | 57 of 83 | 68% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 20 of 93 | 21% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 32 of 92 | 34% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 53 of 91 | 58% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 23 of 81 | 28% | |
| GOL Smiles | 1 of 71 | 1% |
Best months for premium economy from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 11 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 56,875 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 2 | |
| 109,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1 |
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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 126,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | — | 55,000 | 120,000 | 180,000 | — | 180,000 | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 381,500 | 65,000 | 109,000 | 65,000 | — | 106,500 | 270,875 | 109,500 | 109,000 | 56,875 | 109,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 149,956 | 66,384 | 105,895 | 82,389 | — | — | 77,641 | — | — | 164,333 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 135,700 | 81,200 | 84,600 | 84,600 | — | 104,200 | 104,200 | 104,200 | 96,600 | 107,600 | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | 184,300 | 120,700 | — | 119,700 | 187,000 | — | — | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | 303,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Aegean Airlines (A3): Air Canada Aeroplan
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Delta SkyMiles
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Delta SkyMiles and GOL Smiles
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): 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 New York LaGuardia (LGA) and to Istanbul Airport (IST). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul Airport (IST) to New York LaGuardia (LGA)Return direction | 40,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 19 |
| New York JFK to Istanbul Airport (IST)Another New York airport | 30,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 247 |
| Newark (EWR) to Istanbul Airport (IST)Another New York airport | 33,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 18 |
| New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from LGA | 35,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 29 |
| New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)Also from LGA | 50,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 213 |
| New York LaGuardia (LGA) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from LGA | 35,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 6 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Istanbul Airport (IST)Also to IST | 40,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 303 |
| Houston (IAH) to Istanbul Airport (IST)Also to IST | 40,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 200 |
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 | — | — |
| 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 | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 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 New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)
What's the lowest premium economy award from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)?
40,000 miles + $49.90 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 5, 2026, 16:56 UTC for a Dec 8, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed premium economy award space on 28 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 17, 2026, 19:36 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (28 dates), United MileagePlus (57 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (20 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (32 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (53 dates), Delta SkyMiles (23 dates) and GOL Smiles (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)?
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 New York LaGuardia (LGA) to Istanbul Airport (IST)?
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 Jan 2027 departures: 40,000 miles with AAdvantage (11 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.