First-class award flights from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 4 programs for PDX→KOA. Lowest: 40,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed first-class award space on 329 dates. Nonstop first-class space was seen via Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 13, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 40,000 points + $5.60
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 4 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 329 of 329
- dates checked · Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 64,000 miles + taxes vary
In first class, the lowest award seen was 40,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, against 55,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, the next-lowest program. With Alaska Atmos Rewards, first class started at 40,000 points + $5.60, about 2.7 times the points of its lowest economy award (15,000 points + $5.60).
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class 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 | 40,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopNonstop from 65,000 pts + taxes vary |  AA AS | 2 | 329 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 55,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopNonstop from 64,000 pts + taxes vary | AAAS | 3 | 55 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 74,900 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | AS UA | 9+ | 44 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 78,700 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 1 stop |  DL | 4 | 48 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, 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 first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 40,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 40,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 55,000 pts + $5.60 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 55,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 74,900 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 78,700 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 86,500 pts + $5.60 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 99,300 pts + $5.60 | 8 | 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 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 | 329 of 329 | 100% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 55 of 61 | 90% | |
| United MileagePlus | 44 of 46 | 95% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 48 of 48 | 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 | 40,000 points + $5.601 stop | 65,000 points + taxes vary | 324 of 329 |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 55,000 miles + $5.601 stop | 64,000 miles + taxes vary | 38 of 55 |
| United MileagePlus | 74,900 miles + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 44 |
| Delta SkyMiles | 78,700 miles + $5.601 stop · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 48 |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on PDX→KOA, 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 | 40,000 points + $5.60 | 15,000 points + $5.60 | 2.7× |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 55,000 miles + $5.60 | 22,000 miles + $5.60 | 2.5× |
| United MileagePlus | 74,900 miles + $5.60 | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | 3× |
| Delta SkyMiles | 78,700 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 25,500 miles + $5.60 | — |
Best months for first class from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40,000 pts + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 18 | |
| 40,000 pts + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 28 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 50,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 100,000 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 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 | 40,000+ $5.60 · 18 dates | 40,000+ $5.60 · 31 dates | 40,00031 dates | 40,00028 dates | 40,00031 dates | 40,00030 dates | 40,00031 dates | 40,00030 dates | 40,00031 dates | 40,00031 dates | 50,00030 dates | 100,0007 dates |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 55,000+ $5.60 · 8 dates | 55,000+ $5.60 · 10 dates | 93,0001 date | 55,0003 dates | 55,0003 dates | 55,0009 dates | 64,0003 dates | 64,0003 dates | 64,00014 dates | — | 55,0001 date | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 99,300+ $5.60 · 8 dates | 74,900+ $5.60 · 9 dates | — | 74,9001 date | — | 101,1006 dates | 131,6002 dates | 114,9003 dates | 101,70014 dates | — | 90,0001 date | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 86,500+ $5.60 · 10 dates | 78,700+ $5.60 · 9 dates · Mixed cabin | — | 78,7001 date · Mixed cabin | 142,3001 date | 114,5006 dates | 139,2002 dates | 112,5004 dates | 106,20014 dates | — | 105,1001 date | — |
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, American Airlines AAdvantage and United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- 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 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 | 40,000 points + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 324 |
| Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from PDX | 19,700 miles + $5.60Nonstop | Delta SkyMiles | 307 |
| Portland (PDX) to Salt Lake City (SLC)Also from PDX | 15,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 321 |
| Portland (PDX) to Honolulu (HNL)Also from PDX | 40,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 321 |
| Portland (PDX) to Seattle (SEA)Also from PDX | 12,500 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 321 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Kona (KOA)Also to KOA | 50,000 points + $25.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 329 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Kona (KOA)Also to KOA | 50,000 points + $25.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 330 |
| Denver (DEN) to Kona (KOA)Also to KOA | 50,000 points + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 320 |
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 | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)
How many points for first class from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 40,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Nov 11, 2026, 15:30 UTC for a Dec 8, 2026 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed first-class 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 first-class award space from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (329 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (55 dates), United MileagePlus (44 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (48 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly first class nonstop from Portland (PDX) to Kona (KOA) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop first-class award space via Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage. The lowest nonstop award was 64,000 miles + taxes vary with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed nonstop first-class space on 38 dates.
What's the best month to fly first class 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 first-class award AwardTool observed was for Dec 2026 departures: 40,000 points + $5.60 with Atmos (31 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.