Business-class award flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Auckland (AKL)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for RDU→AKL. Lowest: 151,500 miles + $38.80 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 23 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 151,500 miles + $38.80
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 4 of 6
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 31 of 31
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on RDU→AKL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 151,500 pts + $38.80 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Fiji Airways (FJ) | — | 23 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $38.00 | 1 stop | JetBlue (B6), Air New Zealand (NZ), United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 31 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 484,991 pts + $84.01 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), United Airlines (UA) | 3 | 11 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 499,900 pts + $38.10Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 2 | See dates |
Not seen in business 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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 151,500 pts + $38.80 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 152,000 pts + $44.40 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $38.80 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $38.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 484,992 pts + $84.01 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 499,900 pts + $38.10Mixed cabin | 9+ | 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 business-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 business-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 | 23 of 30 | 76% | |
| United MileagePlus | 31 of 31 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 11 of 20 | 55% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 2 of 17 | 11% |
Best months for business class from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Auckland (AKL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 152,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 151,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 281,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 2 |
Lowest business class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 152,000 | 151,500 | 450,000 | 302,000 | 450,000 | 281,000 | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | — | 484,991 | 484,991 | 484,992 | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | 499,900Mixed cabin | — | 499,900Mixed cabin | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Fiji Airways (FJ): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air New Zealand (NZ): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
Business class on nearby routes
The lowest business-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 Raleigh/Durham (RDU) and to Auckland (AKL). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland (AKL) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)Return direction | 144,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 20 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from RDU | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 294 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ)Also from RDU | 18,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Australia Velocity | 284 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from RDU | 60,000 milesNonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 308 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from RDU | 43,600 pointsNonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 295 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Auckland (AKL)Also to AKL | 112,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 321 |
| New York JFK to Auckland (AKL)Also to AKL | 85,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 8 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Auckland (AKL)Also to AKL | 80,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 284 |
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 | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Auckland (AKL)
What's the lowest business-class award from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Auckland (AKL)?
151,500 miles + $38.80 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Sep 20, 2026, 17:46 UTC for a Nov 22, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 23 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 17, 2026, 23:59 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Auckland (AKL)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (23 dates), United MileagePlus (31 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (11 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (2 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Auckland (AKL)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Auckland (AKL)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest business-class award AwardTool observed was for Nov 2026 departures: 151,500 miles with AAdvantage (4 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.