Economy award flights from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 12 programs for PDX→KOA. Lowest: 15,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed economy award space on 329 dates. Nonstop economy space was seen via Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 13, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 15,000 points + $5.60
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 12 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 329 of 329
- dates checked · Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 15,000 points + taxes vary
In economy, the lowest award seen was 15,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, against 17,500 miles + $37.09 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, the next-lowest program. 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 economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on PDX→KOA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 15,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopNonstop from 15,000 pts + taxes vary |  AA AS | 9+ | 329 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 17,500 pts + $37.09 | 1 stop |  DL | 5 | 20 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 22,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopNonstop from 22,500 pts + taxes vary | AAAS | — | 55 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 22,500 pts + $58.00 | 1 stop |  UA | 9+ | 12 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 pts + $17.30 | 1 stopNonstop from 28,200 pts + taxes vary | AAAS | 2 | 29 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 23,500 pts + $13.57 | 1 stop | UA | 7 | 10 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | ASUA | 7 | 46 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 25,000 pts + $44.77 | 1 stop | UA | 9+ | 13 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 25,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | DL | 9+ | 48 | See dates | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 29,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | DL | 4 | 17 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 41,400 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | UA | 9+ | 135 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 61,800 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stopNonstop from 174,000 pts + taxes vary | AAAS | 7 | 44 | See dates |
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 economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 15,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 17,500 pts + $37.09 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 22,000 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 22,500 pts + $100.00 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 pts + $17.30 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 23,500 pts + $13.57 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 25,000 pts + $50.71 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 7 | 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 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 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 | 329 of 329 | 100% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 20 of 43 | 46% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 55 of 61 | 90% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 12 of 46 | 26% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 29 of 51 | 56% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 10 of 43 | 23% | |
| United MileagePlus | 46 of 46 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 13 of 46 | 28% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 48 of 48 | 100% | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 17 of 45 | 37% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 135 of 326 | 41% | |
| GOL Smiles | 44 of 44 | 100% |
Nonstop and connecting economy awards
Each program's lowest economy award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with economy space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 15,000 points + $5.601 stop | 15,000 points + taxes vary | 328 of 329 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 17,500 miles + $37.091 stop | Not seen | 0 of 20 |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 22,000 miles + $5.601 stop | 22,500 miles + taxes vary | 51 of 55 |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 22,500 miles + $58.001 stop | Not seen | 0 of 12 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 points + $17.301 stop | 28,200 points + taxes vary | 1 of 29 |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 23,500 points + $13.571 stop | Not seen | 0 of 10 |
| United MileagePlus | 25,000 miles + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 46 |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 25,000 points + $44.771 stop | Not seen | 0 of 13 |
| Delta SkyMiles | 25,500 miles + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 48 |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 29,500 points + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 17 |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 41,400 points + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 135 |
| GOL Smiles | 61,800 miles + taxes not reported1 stop | 174,000 miles + taxes vary | 38 of 44 |
Economy compared with business class, by program
Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on PDX→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 | Economy | Business | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 22,000 miles + $5.60 | 136,500 miles + $5.60 | 6.2× |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 points + $17.30 | 68,400 points + $17.30 | 2.9× |
| GOL Smiles | 61,800 miles + taxes not reported | 173,600 miles + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | — |
Best months for economy from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 18 | |
| 15,000 pts + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 15,000 pts + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 15,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 28 | |
| 15,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 15,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 17,500 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 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 economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy 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 economy space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 17,50018 dates | 15,000+ $5.60 · 31 dates | 15,000+ $5.60 · 31 dates | 15,00028 dates | 15,00031 dates | 15,00030 dates | 17,50031 dates | 17,50030 dates | 17,50031 dates | 17,50031 dates | 17,50030 dates | 17,5007 dates |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 17,500+ $37.09 · 7 dates | 17,500+ $37.09 · 3 dates | — | 20,0001 date | — | 17,5003 dates | — | — | 18,7506 dates | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 22,5008 dates | 22,000+ $5.60 · 10 dates | 22,5001 date | 22,5003 dates | 22,0003 dates | 22,5009 dates | 22,5003 dates | 22,5003 dates | 22,50014 dates | — | 22,0001 date | — |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | — | 22,500+ $100.00 · 2 dates | — | — | — | 22,5002 dates | — | — | 22,5007 dates | — | 22,5001 date | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 23,300+ $17.30 · 5 dates | 23,300+ $17.30 · 2 dates | — | — | — | 28,2003 dates | 28,2001 date | 28,2003 dates | 28,20014 dates | — | 23,3001 date | — |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | — | 23,500+ $13.57 · 1 date | — | — | — | 23,5002 dates | — | — | 23,5006 dates | — | 23,5001 date | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 33,900+ $5.60 · 10 dates | 25,000+ $5.60 · 9 dates | — | 25,0001 date | — | 25,0006 dates | 45,7002 dates | 46,2003 dates | 25,00014 dates | — | 25,0001 date | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | 25,000+ $45.11 · 2 dates | — | — | — | 25,0003 dates | — | — | 25,0007 dates | — | 25,0001 date | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 31,900+ $5.60 · 10 dates | 28,800+ $5.60 · 9 dates | — | 25,500+ $5.60 · 1 date | 29,9001 date | 34,1006 dates | 42,8002 dates | 38,1004 dates | 34,60014 dates | — | 36,8001 date | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | 29,500+ $5.60 · 6 dates | 29,5003 dates | — | 29,5001 date | — | 29,5002 dates | — | — | 29,5004 dates | — | 29,5001 date | — |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 41,400+ $5.60 · 4 dates | 41,40012 dates | 41,40028 dates | 41,40022 dates | 41,40012 dates | 41,40015 dates | 41,4006 dates | 41,4002 dates | 41,4007 dates | 41,40017 dates | 41,40010 dates | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 64,70010 dates | 67,5009 dates | — | — | — | 61,8006 dates | 90,6002 dates | 165,2003 dates | 165,20014 dates | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer, United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- United Airlines (UA): Avianca LifeMiles, Virgin Australia Velocity, United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and JetBlue TrueBlue
Economy on nearby routes
The lowest 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 Portland (PDX) 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 Portland (PDX)Return direction | 11,500 points + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 324 |
| Portland (PDX) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from PDX | 9,500 miles + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 170 |
| Portland (PDX) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from PDX | 17,578 miles + $134.20Nonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 315 |
| Portland (PDX) to Seoul Incheon (ICN)Also from PDX | 29,100 miles + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 235 |
| Portland (PDX) to Cancun (CUN)Also from PDX | 8,000 miles + $59.05 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 321 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Kona (KOA)Also to KOA | 12,500 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 329 |
| Denver (DEN) to Kona (KOA)Also to KOA | 17,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 323 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kona (KOA)Also to KOA | 17,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 328 |
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 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 Usually within 20 minutes; up to 48 hours | 5:3 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 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 | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 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 and Virgin Australia Velocity.
Questions about economy award flights from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)
How many points for economy from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)?
The lowest economy award AwardTool has seen was 15,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Nov 11, 2026, 15:31 UTC for a Jan 11, 2027 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed economy award space on 329 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 12, 2026, 18:34 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (329 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (20 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (55 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (12 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (29 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (10 dates), United MileagePlus (46 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (13 dates), Delta SkyMiles (48 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (17 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (135 dates) and GOL Smiles (44 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly economy nonstop from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop economy award space via Alaska Atmos Rewards, American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles. The lowest nonstop award was 15,000 points + taxes vary with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed nonstop economy space on 328 dates.
How much are taxes and fees on economy award flights from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $5.60 with Atmos (15,000 points + $5.60) to $58.00 with LifeMiles (22,500 miles + $58.00). 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 economy from Portland (PDX) 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 economy award AwardTool observed was for Dec 2026 departures: 15,000 points + $5.60 with Atmos (31 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.