First-class award flights from Portland (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 3 programs for PDX→LGB. Lowest: 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed first-class award space on 25 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Every airport: Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles 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 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 3 of 5
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 25 of 27
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In first class, the lowest award seen was 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage; Alaska Atmos Rewards needed the same points (25,000 points + $5.60). With American Airlines AAdvantage, first class started at 25,000 miles + $5.60, about 2 times the points of its lowest economy award (12,500 miles + $5.60).
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on PDX→LGB, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop |  AA AS | 3 | 25 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | AS | 3 | 6 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 45,400 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop |  DL | 1 | 8 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: GOL Smiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue.
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 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 35,000 pts + $5.60 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 42,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 45,400 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 49,600 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25 of 27 | 92% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 6 of 6 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 8 of 8 | 100% |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on PDX→LGB, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | 12,500 miles + $5.60 | 2× |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 25,000 points + $5.60 | 12,500 points + $5.60 | 2× |
| Delta SkyMiles | 45,400 miles + $5.60 | 9,100 miles + $5.60 | 5× |
Best months for first class from Portland (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,000 pts + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 9 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 25,000+ $5.60 · 6 dates | 25,0009 dates | 25,0002 dates | 25,0002 dates | 35,0002 dates | 35,0003 dates | 35,0001 date |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | 42,500+ $5.60 · 1 date | 25,000+ $5.60 · 2 dates | — | — | 42,5003 dates | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 88,200+ $5.60 · 1 date | 49,600+ $5.60 · 1 date | 45,400+ $5.60 · 2 dates | — | 48,7001 date | 47,1003 dates | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
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 Long Beach (LGB). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach (LGB) to Portland (PDX)Return direction | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 22 |
| Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX)Another Los Angeles airport | 19,700 miles + $5.60Nonstop | Delta SkyMiles | 308 |
| Portland (PDX) to Orange County (SNA)Another Los Angeles airport | 20,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 325 |
| Portland (PDX) to Burbank (BUR)Another Los Angeles airport | 19,000 miles + $11.20 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 70 |
| Portland (PDX) to Salt Lake City (SLC)Also from PDX | 15,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 322 |
| Portland (PDX) to Honolulu (HNL)Also from PDX | 40,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 322 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Long Beach (LGB)Also to LGB | 40,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 269 |
| Orlando (MCO) to Long Beach (LGB)Also to LGB | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 34 |
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Portland (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB)
How many points for first class from Portland (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Nov 9, 2026, 02:51 UTC for a Nov 15, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed first-class award space on 25 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 21:20 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Portland (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (25 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (6 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (8 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly first class nonstop from Portland (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB) on points?
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.
What's the best month to fly first class from Portland (PDX) to Long Beach (LGB) 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 (9 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.