First-class award flights from Portland (PDX) to Ontario, California (ONT)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 2 programs for PDX→ONT. Lowest: 18,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed first-class award space on 29 dates. Nonstop first-class space was seen via American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards.
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
- 18,500 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 2 of 4
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 330 of 330
- dates checked · Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 20,000 points + $5.60
In first class, the lowest award seen was 18,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, against 20,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, the next-lowest program. The lowest nonstop first-class award was 20,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards; the lowest award overall, 18,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, had 1 stop.
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on PDX→ONT, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 18,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopNonstop from 25,000 pts + taxes vary |  AA AS | — | 29 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 20,000 pts + $5.60 | Nonstop | AAAS | 1 | 330 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Qantas Frequent Flyer and Virgin Australia Velocity.
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 | 18,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 18,500 pts + $11.20 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 20,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 20,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 | Nonstop | 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 | 29 of 29 | 100% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 330 of 330 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 18,500 miles + $5.601 stop | 25,000 miles + taxes vary | 29 of 29 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 20,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | 20,000 points + $5.60 | 330 of 330 |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on PDX→ONT, 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 | 18,500 miles + $5.60 | 8,500 miles + $5.60 | 2.2× |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 20,000 points + $5.60 | 7,500 points + $5.60 | 2.7× |
Best months for first class from Portland (PDX) to Ontario, California (ONT)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 19 | |
| 18,500 pts + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 18,500 pts + $11.20 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 18,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 20,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 20,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 20,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 20,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 20,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 20,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 31 | |
| 20,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 30 | |
| 20,000 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 33,0006 dates | 18,500+ $5.60 · 8 dates | 18,500+ $11.20 · 3 dates | 18,5003 dates | 22,5004 dates | 26,0003 dates | 31,5002 dates | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 25,00019 dates | 20,000+ $5.60 · 31 dates | 20,00031 dates | 20,00028 dates | 20,00031 dates | 20,00030 dates | 20,00031 dates | 20,00030 dates | 20,00031 dates | 20,00031 dates | 20,00030 dates | 20,0007 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 and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage and 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 Ontario, California (ONT). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario (ONT) to Portland (PDX)Return direction | 18,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 32 |
| 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 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Ontario (ONT)Also to ONT | 18,500 miles + $11.20 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 56 |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) to Ontario (ONT)Also to ONT | 30,800 miles + $5.60Nonstop | Delta SkyMiles | 308 |
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 | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Portland (PDX) to Ontario, California (ONT)
How many points for first class from Portland (PDX) to Ontario, California (ONT)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 18,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 27, 2026, 05:36 UTC for a Jan 6, 2027 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed first-class award space on 29 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 12, 2026, 09:57 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Portland (PDX) to Ontario, California (ONT)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (29 dates) and Alaska Atmos Rewards (330 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly first class nonstop from Portland (PDX) to Ontario, California (ONT) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop first-class award space via American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards. The lowest nonstop award was 20,000 points + $5.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed nonstop first-class space on 330 dates.
What's the best month to fly first class from Portland (PDX) to Ontario, California (ONT) 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: 18,500 miles + $5.60 with AAdvantage (8 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.