First-class award flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Vancouver (YVR)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 4 programs for RDU→YVR. Lowest: 35,000 points + $25.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed first-class award space on 17 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 35,000 points + $25.60
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Mixed cabin from
- 25,000 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 4 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 28 of 29
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on RDU→YVR, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 25,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | — | 28 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 35,000 pts + $25.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | 1 | 17 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 79,300 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 2 | 17 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), United Airlines (UA) | 8 | 19 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Aeromexico Club Premier, JetBlue TrueBlue, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, 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 | 25,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 45,000 pts + $25.60 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 45,000 pts + $25.60 | 8 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 77,000 pts + $11.20 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 90,800 pts + $5.60 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 90,800 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $5.60 | 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 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 | 28 of 29 | 96% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 17 of 17 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 17 of 17 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 19 of 19 | 100% |
Best months for first class from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Vancouver (YVR)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 59,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 59,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 59,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 7 | |
| 59,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 7 | |
| 59,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
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; taxes vary. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 77,000 | 25,000Mixed cabin | 59,500 | 65,000 | 25,000Mixed cabin | 59,500 | 59,500 | 59,500 | 59,500 | 59,500 | 59,500 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 45,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35,000 | — | 35,000 | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 90,800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85,700 | — | 79,300 | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 100,000 | — | 109,600 | — | — | 80,000 | — | 80,000 | — | 80,000 | — |
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
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
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 Raleigh/Durham (RDU) and to Vancouver (YVR). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver (YVR) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)Return direction | 45,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 5 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to New York JFKAlso from RDU | 9,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 289 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from RDU | 19,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 329 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Las Vegas (LAS)Also from RDU | 25,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 310 |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Seattle (SEA)Also from RDU | 25,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 321 |
| Denver (DEN) to Vancouver (YVR)Also to YVR | 35,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Vancouver (YVR)Also to YVR | 22,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 318 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Vancouver (YVR)Also to YVR | 37,500 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 323 |
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Vancouver (YVR)
What's the lowest first-class award from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Vancouver (YVR)?
35,000 points + $25.60 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed first-class award space on 17 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 17, 2026, 01:45 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Vancouver (YVR)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (28 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (17 dates), Delta SkyMiles (17 dates) and United MileagePlus (19 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Vancouver (YVR)?
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.
Which months had the lowest first-class award prices from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Vancouver (YVR)?
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 Jun 2027 departures: 35,000 points with Atmos (7 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.