Economy award flights from Rapid City (RAP) to Los Angeles (LAX)

The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on RAP→LAX, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
American Airlines AAdvantage	12,500 pts + $5.60	2 stops	AAAS	1	5	Oct 28, 2026, 07:07 UTC	See dates

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 economy award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Dec 28, 2026	American Airlines AAdvantage	57,500 pts + $11.20	—	2 stops	Oct 13, 2026, 17:58 UTC	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 economy award space showed up

Of the 5 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for American Airlines AAdvantage in the last 30 days, 5 (100%) showed economy award space. The latest departure with space was Jul 4, 2027.

Economy compared with business class, by program

Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on RAP→LAX, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-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.

Airlines seen in economy

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
• Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage

Economy on nearby routes

The lowest 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 Rapid City (RAP) and to Los Angeles (LAX). 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
Rapid City (RAP) to Minneapolis (MSP)Also from RAP	7,500 points + $5.60Nonstop	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	194
Rapid City (RAP) to Seoul Incheon (ICN)Also from RAP	32,500 miles + $11.20	American Airlines AAdvantage	327
Rapid City (RAP) to Denver (DEN)Also from RAP	8,500 points + $9.53Nonstop	Virgin Australia Velocity	166
Rapid City (RAP) to Charlotte (CLT)Also from RAP	7,500 points + $25.60Nonstop	Alaska Atmos Rewards	153
London Heathrow (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX	9,000 points + $352.36Nonstop	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	326
Amsterdam (AMS) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX	11,600 miles + taxes not reported	GOL Smiles	329
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX	12,300 miles + $368.59	Lufthansa Miles & More	300
Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX	12,197 miles + $409.19Nonstop	Lufthansa Miles & More	324

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
American Airlines AAdvantage	—	—	—	—	1:1 · Instant	—

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