Business-class award flights from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to New York JFK
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 2 programs for SDU→JFK. Lowest: 84,000 miles + $36.89 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 26 dates. Nonstop business-class space was seen via American Airlines AAdvantage.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 84,000 miles + $36.89
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 2 of 3
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 26 of 44
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 234,000 miles + taxes vary
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on SDU→JFK, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 84,000 pts + $36.89 | 1 stopNonstop from 234,000 pts | American Airlines (AA) | — | 26 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $39.29Mixed cabin | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD), Avianca (AV), JetBlue (B6) +2 more | 1 | 10 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: GOL Smiles.
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 | 84,000 pts + $36.89 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $39.29Mixed cabin | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $44.39Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 147,500 pts + $36.69 | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 26 of 44 | 59% | |
| United MileagePlus | 10 of 10 | 100% |
Nonstop business-class award space
- American Airlines AAdvantage: nonstop from 234,000 miles; nonstop space on 22 dates.
Best months for business class from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to New York JFK
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 84,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 181,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 213,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 156,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 224,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 247,000 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 147,500 | 84,000 | 181,500 | 213,000 | 156,000 | 224,500 | 247,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000Mixed cabin | 220,000 | — | 220,000 | — | — | — |
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): United MileagePlus
- Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD): United MileagePlus
- Avianca (AV): United MileagePlus
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- COPA Airlines (CM): United MileagePlus
- 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 Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) and to New York JFK. One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York JFK to Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU)Return direction | 82,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 32 |
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) to New York JFKAnother Rio de Janeiro airport | 50,000 miles | Avianca LifeMiles | 138 |
| Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Newark (EWR)Another New York airport | 71,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 12 |
| Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to New York LaGuardia (LGA)Another New York airport | 111,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 |
| Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Miami (MIA)Also from SDU | 213,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 |
| Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to Tampa (TPA)Also from SDU | 88,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 24 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to New York JFKAlso to JFK | 20,478 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 203 |
| Milan Malpensa (MXP) to New York JFKAlso to JFK | 49,837 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 155 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to New York JFK
What's the lowest business-class award from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to New York JFK?
84,000 miles + $36.89 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 13, 2026, 04:38 UTC for a Dec 13, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 26 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 01:10 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to New York JFK?
American Airlines AAdvantage (26 dates) and United MileagePlus (10 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to New York JFK?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop business-class award space via American Airlines AAdvantage. The lowest nonstop award was 234,000 miles with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed nonstop business-class space on 22 dates.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) to New York JFK?
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 Dec 2026 departures: 84,000 miles with AAdvantage (8 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.