Business-class award flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Honolulu (HNL)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 5 programs for RDU→HNL. Lowest: 82,100 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer, which showed business-class award space on 8 dates. No nonstop business-class 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
- 82,100 points + $17.30
- Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Programs with space
- 5 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 54 of 55
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- 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→HNL, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad GuestLowest, mixed cabin | 75,000 pts + $62.62Mixed cabin | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 1 | 1 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 pts + $17.30 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | 1 | 8 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 94,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | — | 54 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 151,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | Alaska Airlines (AS), United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 35 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 161,800 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | 1 | 7 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue 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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 75,000 pts + $62.62Mixed cabin | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 pts + $17.30 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 82,100 pts + $17.30 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 95,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 97,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 151,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 161,800 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 172,200 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guest | 1 of 24 | 4% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 8 of 31 | 25% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 54 of 55 | 98% | |
| United MileagePlus | 35 of 35 | 100% | |
| GOL Smiles | 7 of 8 | 87% |
Best months for business class from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Honolulu (HNL)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82,100 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 | |
| 95,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 75,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 1 | |
| 94,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 121,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 117,000 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 | |
| 184,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 177,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 153,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etihad Guestmiles | — | — | 75,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 82,100 | 98,400 | 95,900 | — | — | 117,000 | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 150,500 | 95,500 | 97,500 | 94,500 | 121,500 | 128,000 | 184,000 | 177,000 | 153,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 259,600 | 151,000 | 172,200 | 219,100 | 181,900 | 173,300 | — | 220,800 | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | 161,800Mixed cabin | — | 502,100 | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Etihad Guest, Qantas Frequent Flyer, American Airlines AAdvantage and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Qantas Frequent Flyer, United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
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 Honolulu (HNL). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu (HNL) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)Return direction | 81,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 40 |
| 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 Honolulu (HNL)Also to HNL | 43,000 AviosNonstop | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 62 |
| New York JFK to Honolulu (HNL)Also to HNL | 55,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 225 |
| Detroit (DTW) to Honolulu (HNL)Also to HNL | 60,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 324 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 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 business-class award flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Honolulu (HNL)
What's the lowest business-class award from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Honolulu (HNL)?
82,100 points + $17.30 with Qantas Frequent Flyer. Seen Sep 28, 2026, 18:16 UTC for an Oct 21, 2026 departure. Qantas Frequent Flyer showed business-class award space on 8 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 13, 2026, 23:10 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Honolulu (HNL)?
Etihad Guest (1 date), Qantas Frequent Flyer (8 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (54 dates), United MileagePlus (35 dates) and GOL Smiles (7 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Honolulu (HNL)?
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 Honolulu (HNL)?
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 Oct 2026 departures: 82,100 points with Qantas (2 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.