Premium economy award flights from Queenstown (ZQN) to Los Angeles (LAX)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 4 programs for ZQN→LAX. Lowest: 77,000 miles + $70.03 with United MileagePlus, which showed premium economy award space on 32 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 77,000 miles + $70.03
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 4 of 6
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 32 of 36
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on ZQN→LAX, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 65,000 pts + $168.99 | 2 stops | Qantas (QF) | — | 1 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $70.03 | 3 stops | EVA Air (BR), Air New Zealand (NZ), United Airlines (UA), Virgin Australia (VA) | 2 | 32 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 111,300 pts + $223.35 | 1 stop | Qantas (QF) | 1 | 24 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 127,305 pts + $242.50 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Virgin Australia (VA) | 1 | 3 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: Alaska Atmos Rewards 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 premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 pts + $168.99 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $193.33 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $194.79 | 8 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 111,300 pts + $223.47 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 111,300 pts + $223.47 | 2 | 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 premium 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 premium economy 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 | 1 of 49 | 2% | |
| United MileagePlus | 32 of 36 | 88% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 24 of 37 | 64% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 3 of 37 | 8% |
Best months for premium economy from Queenstown (ZQN) to Los Angeles (LAX)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 6 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 13 | |
| 176,400 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 |
Lowest premium economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 65,000 | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 179,000 | 111,300 | 174,400 | 111,300 | 117,100 | 176,400 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | — | 132,604 | 127,305 | — | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- EVA Air (BR): United MileagePlus
- Air New Zealand (NZ): United MileagePlus
- Qantas (QF): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
- Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
Premium economy on nearby routes
The lowest premium 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 Queenstown (ZQN) and to Los Angeles (LAX). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Queenstown (ZQN)Return direction | 155,532 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 72 |
| Queenstown (ZQN) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from ZQN | 77,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 34 |
| Queenstown (ZQN) to Denver (DEN)Also from ZQN | 121,210 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 13 |
| Queenstown (ZQN) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from ZQN | 135,309 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 4 |
| Queenstown (ZQN) to Phoenix (PHX)Also from ZQN | 121,210 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 11 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 20,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 134 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 16,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 328 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 20,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 114 |
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 | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from Queenstown (ZQN) to Los Angeles (LAX)
What's the lowest premium economy award from Queenstown (ZQN) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
77,000 miles + $70.03 with United MileagePlus. Seen Oct 12, 2026, 20:42 UTC for a Dec 6, 2026 departure. United MileagePlus showed premium economy award space on 32 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 22:35 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Queenstown (ZQN) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (1 date), United MileagePlus (32 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (24 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (3 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from Queenstown (ZQN) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop premium economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest premium economy award prices from Queenstown (ZQN) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Mar 2027 departures: 77,000 miles with MileagePlus (13 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.