First-class award flights from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 2 programs for PDX→CPT. Lowest: 255,000 points + $62.80 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed first-class award space on 12 dates. No nonstop first-class 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
- 255,000 points + $62.80
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 2 of 8
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 35 of 67
- dates checked · Delta SkyMiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on PDX→CPT, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 255,000 pts + $62.80 | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Condor (DE), Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 12 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 492,500 pts + $16.50 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 4 | 35 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and United MileagePlus.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $65.40 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 400,000 pts + $127.40 | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 499,900 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 499,900 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 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 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 | 12 of 43 | 27% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 35 of 67 | 52% |
Best months for first class from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 255,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 | |
| 400,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 492,500 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 4 | |
| 255,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 | |
| 255,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 | |
| 499,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 1 | |
| 255,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 |
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; taxes vary. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 255,000 | 400,000 | — | 255,000 | 255,000 | — | 255,000 |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 499,900 | 499,900 | 492,500 | 499,900 | 499,900 | 499,900 | 499,900 |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Condor (DE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Qatar Airways (QR): Alaska Atmos Rewards
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 Portland (PDX) and to Cape Town (CPT). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town (CPT) to Portland (PDX)Return direction | 255,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 15 |
| Portland (PDX) to Salt Lake City (SLC)Also from PDX | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 325 |
| Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from PDX | 20,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 323 |
| Portland (PDX) to Honolulu (HNL)Also from PDX | 40,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 325 |
| Portland (PDX) to Seattle (SEA)Also from PDX | 12,500 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 326 |
| Newark (EWR) to Cape Town (CPT)Also to CPT | 295,000 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 9 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Cape Town (CPT)Also to CPT | 400,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 52 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Cape Town (CPT)Also to CPT | 299,300 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 9 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)
What's the lowest first-class award from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)?
255,000 points + $62.80 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Sep 20, 2026, 17:45 UTC for a Nov 16, 2026 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed first-class award space on 12 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 12, 2026, 17:44 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (12 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (35 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest first-class award prices from Portland (PDX) to Cape Town (CPT)?
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 Apr 2027 departures: 255,000 points with Atmos (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.