Premium economy award flights from Orange County (SNA) to Beijing Capital (PEK)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 6 programs for SNA→PEK. Lowest: 65,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus, which showed premium economy award space on 46 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
- 65,000 miles + $5.60
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 6 of 9
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 49 of 49
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on SNA→PEK, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 62,500 pts + $34.90 | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Japan Airlines (JL) | 2 | 1 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 65,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | EVA Air (BR), Air China (CA), ANA (NH), United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 46 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 70,000 pts + $20.50 | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Japan Airlines (JL) | — | 1 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 105,559 pts + $81.31 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Air China (CA), United Airlines (UA) | 1 | 49 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 143,700 pts + $24.00 | 2 stops | Delta Air Lines (DL), Korean Air (KE) | 1 | 27 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 472,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Alaska Airlines (AS), ANA (NH) | 1 | 4 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: Avianca LifeMiles, 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 premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 65,000 pts + $11.20 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 65,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 124,515 pts + $81.31 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 124,515 pts + $81.31 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 143,700 pts + $24.00 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 153,000 pts + $13.10 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 of 49 | 2% | |
| United MileagePlus | 46 of 46 | 100% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 of 52 | 1% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 49 of 49 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 27 of 49 | 55% | |
| GOL Smiles | 4 of 49 | 8% |
Best months for premium economy from Orange County (SNA) to Beijing Capital (PEK)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 9 | |
| 105,559 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 21 | |
| 62,500 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 164,445 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | 62,500 | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 65,000 | 168,300 | 168,300 | 261,200 | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | — | — | 70,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 124,515 | 105,559 | 124,515 | 164,445 | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 143,700 | 153,000 | 153,000 | 267,000 | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | 472,000 | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage and GOL Smiles
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Air China (CA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Japan Airlines (JL): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Korean Air (KE): Delta SkyMiles
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
- 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 Orange County (SNA) and to Beijing Capital (PEK). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County (SNA) to Newark (EWR)Also from SNA | 71,600 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 40 |
| Orange County (SNA) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Also from SNA | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 |
| Orange County (SNA) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)Also from SNA | 50,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 44 |
| Orange County (SNA) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE)Also from SNA | 50,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 27 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Beijing Capital (PEK)Also to PEK | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 34 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Beijing Capital (PEK)Also to PEK | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 55 |
| New York JFK to Beijing Capital (PEK)Also to PEK | 65,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 319 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Beijing Capital (PEK)Also to PEK | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 15 |
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 | — | — |
| 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 premium economy award flights from Orange County (SNA) to Beijing Capital (PEK)
What's the lowest premium economy award from Orange County (SNA) to Beijing Capital (PEK)?
65,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus. Seen Oct 9, 2026, 23:30 UTC for a Nov 23, 2026 departure. United MileagePlus showed premium economy award space on 46 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 11, 2026, 00:56 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Orange County (SNA) to Beijing Capital (PEK)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (1 date), United MileagePlus (46 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (1 date), Air Canada Aeroplan (49 dates), Delta SkyMiles (27 dates) and GOL Smiles (4 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from Orange County (SNA) to Beijing Capital (PEK)?
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 Orange County (SNA) to Beijing Capital (PEK)?
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 Nov 2026 departures: 65,000 miles with MileagePlus (9 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.