Business-class award flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Kona (KOA)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 5 programs for PHX→KOA. Lowest: 68,400 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer (nonstop), which showed business-class award space on 8 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 59,000 miles + $47.30 with Etihad Guest.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 13, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 68,400 points + $17.30
- Qantas Frequent Flyer · nonstop
- Programs with space
- 5 of 14
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 24 of 27
- dates checked · GOL Smiles
- Nonstop
- Seen
- via 1 program
In business class, the lowest award seen was a nonstop for 68,400 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer. With Qantas Frequent Flyer, business class started at 68,400 points + $17.30, about 2.9 times the points of its lowest economy award (23,300 points + $17.30).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on PHX→KOA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad GuestLowest, mixed cabin | 59,000 pts + $47.30Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AA | 2 | 4 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent FlyerLowest observed | 68,400 pts + $17.30 | Nonstop | AA AS | 2 | 8 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 105,300 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 2 stops | AAAS | 4 | 24 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 177,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | AA | — | 7 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  UA | 5 | 3 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Virgin Australia Velocity 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 | 59,000 pts + $47.30Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 68,400 pts + $17.30 | 2 | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 89,400 pts + $17.30 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 220,000 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 264,500 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 490,000 pts + taxes not reported | 3 | 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 | 4 of 31 | 12% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 8 of 42 | 19% | |
| GOL Smiles | 24 of 27 | 88% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 of 52 | 13% | |
| United MileagePlus | 3 of 31 | 9% |
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 | 59,000 miles + $47.302 stops · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 4 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 68,400 points + $17.30Nonstop | 68,400 points + $17.30 | 1 of 8 |
| GOL Smiles | 105,300 miles + taxes not reported2 stops · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 24 |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 177,000 miles + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 7 |
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 miles + $5.602 stops · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 3 |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on PHX→KOA, 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 | 59,000 miles + $47.30Mixed cabin | 34,000 miles + $30.04 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 68,400 points + $17.30 | 23,300 points + $17.30 | 2.9× |
| GOL Smiles | 105,300 miles + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 44,500 miles + taxes not reported | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 177,000 miles + $5.60 | 22,500 miles + $5.60 | 7.9× |
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
Best months for business class from Phoenix (PHX) to Kona (KOA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68,400 pts + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 4 | |
| 59,000 pts + $47.30Mixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 220,000 pts + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 177,000 pts + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 280,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 60,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 3 | |
| 539,800 pts + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 1 | |
| 580,000 pts + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 5 |
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 | — | 59,000+ $47.30 · 1 date · Mixed cabin | — | — | — | 60,0003 dates | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 68,400+ $17.30 · 4 dates | 89,4002 dates | — | — | — | 68,4002 dates | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 527,0006 dates | 490,00010 dates | — | 650,7001 date | — | 105,3001 date · Mixed cabin | 539,8001 date | 580,0005 dates |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 264,500+ $5.60 · 1 date | 220,000+ $5.60 · 1 date | 177,000+ $5.60 · 3 dates | 280,5002 dates | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | 295,000+ $5.60 · 3 dates · Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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, GOL Smiles and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
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 Phoenix (PHX) and to Kona (KOA). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kona (KOA) to Phoenix (PHX)Return direction | 68,400 points + $17.30 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 10 |
| Phoenix (PHX) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from PHX | 57,500 miles + $733.50Nonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 311 |
| Phoenix (PHX) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from PHX | 57,500 miles + $25.00 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 321 |
| Phoenix (PHX) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from PHX | 110,500 miles + $99.56 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 66 |
| Phoenix (PHX) to Geneva (GVA)Also from PHX | 57,500 miles + $25.10 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 110 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Kona (KOA)Also to KOA | 43,000 Avios + taxes not reportedNonstop | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 7 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kona (KOA)Also to KOA | 62,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 66 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Kona (KOA)Also to KOA | 136,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 60 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 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 | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 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 Phoenix (PHX) to Kona (KOA)
How many points for business class from Phoenix (PHX) to Kona (KOA)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 68,400 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer (nonstop). Seen Nov 13, 2026, 01:50 UTC for a Nov 27, 2026 departure. Qantas Frequent Flyer showed business-class award space on 8 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 13, 2026, 01:50 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 59,000 miles + $47.30 with Etihad Guest. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Phoenix (PHX) to Kona (KOA)?
Etihad Guest (4 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (8 dates), GOL Smiles (24 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (7 dates) and United MileagePlus (3 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Phoenix (PHX) to Kona (KOA) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop business-class award space via Qantas Frequent Flyer.
How much are taxes and fees on business-class award flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Kona (KOA)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $5.60 with AAdvantage (177,000 miles + $5.60) to $47.30 with Etihad Guest (59,000 miles + $47.30 on a mixed-cabin itinerary). 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 Phoenix (PHX) to Kona (KOA) 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 Apr 2027 departures: 60,000 miles + taxes not reported with Etihad Guest (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.