First-class award flights from Orange County (SNA) to Houston (IAH)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 3 programs for SNA→IAH. Lowest: 25,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed first-class award space on 330 dates. Nonstop first-class space was seen via United MileagePlus.
Every airport: Los Angeles to Houston 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 points + $5.60
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 3 of 5
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 330 of 330
- dates checked · Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 51,600 miles + $5.60
In first class, the lowest award seen was 25,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards; American Airlines AAdvantage needed the same points (25,000 miles + $5.60). The lowest nonstop first-class award was 51,600 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus; the lowest award overall, 25,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, had 1 stop.
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on SNA→IAH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop |  AA AS | 2 | 330 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops | AAAS | 1 | 325 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 51,600 pts + $5.60 | Nonstop |  UA | 9+ | 9 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan 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 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 25,000 pts + $25.60 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 51,600 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 59,800 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | Nonstop | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 330 of 330 | 100% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 325 of 330 | 98% | |
| United MileagePlus | 9 of 9 | 100% |
Nonstop and connecting first-class awards
Each program's lowest first-class award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with first-class space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 25,000 points + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 330 |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 miles + $5.602 stops | Not seen | 0 of 325 |
| United MileagePlus | 51,600 miles + $5.60Nonstop | 51,600 miles + $5.60 | 9 of 9 |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on SNA→IAH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 25,000 points + $5.60 | 11,000 points + $5.60 | 2.3× |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | 8,000 miles + $5.60 | 3.1× |
| United MileagePlus | 51,600 miles + $5.60 | 15,000 miles + $5.60 | 3.4× |
Best months for first class from Orange County (SNA) to Houston (IAH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,000 pts + $25.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 19 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 28 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 |
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 25,000+ $25.60 · 19 dates | 25,000+ $5.60 · 31 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00028 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00030 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00030 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00030 dates | 25,0007 dates |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 25,000+ $5.60 · 14 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00028 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00030 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00030 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00031 dates | 25,00030 dates | 25,0007 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 51,600+ $5.60 · 7 dates | 59,800+ $5.60 · 2 dates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- 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 Orange County (SNA) and to Houston (IAH). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston (IAH) to Orange County (SNA)Return direction | 25,000 points + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (IAH)Another Los Angeles airport | 15,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 329 |
| Burbank (BUR) to Houston (IAH)Another Los Angeles airport | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 22 |
| Ontario (ONT) to Houston (IAH)Another Los Angeles airport | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 15 |
| Orange County (SNA) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from SNA | 25,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
| Orange County (SNA) to Newark (EWR)Also from SNA | 35,000 points + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 329 |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 324 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 25,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 324 |
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 | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Orange County (SNA) to Houston (IAH)
How many points for first class from Orange County (SNA) to Houston (IAH)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 25,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Nov 11, 2026, 16:52 UTC for a Dec 2, 2026 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed first-class award space on 330 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 23:36 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Orange County (SNA) to Houston (IAH)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (330 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (325 dates) and United MileagePlus (9 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly first class nonstop from Orange County (SNA) to Houston (IAH) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop first-class award space via United MileagePlus. The lowest nonstop award was 51,600 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus, which showed nonstop first-class space on 9 dates.
What's the best month to fly first class from Orange County (SNA) to Houston (IAH) 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 Dec 2026 departures: 25,000 miles + taxes not reported with AAdvantage (31 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.