Business-class award flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 4 programs for SMF→LIR. Lowest: 50,000 miles + $24.21 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 33 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
- 50,000 miles + $24.21
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 4 of 7
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 33 of 35
- 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 SMF→LIR, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 50,000 pts + $24.21 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | — | 33 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 72,100 pts + $24.21 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 15 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 100,689 pts + $102.42Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), United Airlines (UA) | 2 | 20 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 407,400 pts + taxes not reported | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | 1 | 13 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles and Delta SkyMiles.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 73,200 pts + $29.81 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 91,500 pts + $35.41 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 95,000 pts + $29.81 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 100,600 pts + $24.21 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 100,689 pts + $102.42Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 188,759 pts + $108.02 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 407,400 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 410,600 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 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 | 33 of 35 | 94% | |
| United MileagePlus | 15 of 17 | 88% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 20 of 20 | 100% | |
| GOL Smiles | 13 of 15 | 86% |
Best months for business class from Sacramento (SMF) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 73,200 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 77,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 72,100 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 50,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 64,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 |
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 | 95,000 | 91,500 | 77,500 | 94,000 | 50,000 | 64,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | 73,200 | 100,600 | 72,100 | — | 148,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 100,689Mixed cabin | 188,759 | 191,951 | — | 179,519 | 210,244 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | 407,400 | 502,600 | — | — | — |
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 and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): GOL Smiles
- 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 Sacramento (SMF) and to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia (LIR) to Sacramento (SMF)Return direction | 20,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 23 |
| Sacramento (SMF) to Vancouver (YVR)Also from SMF | 18,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 25 |
| Sacramento (SMF) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from SMF | 271,500 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 73 |
| Sacramento (SMF) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SMF | 246,937 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 73 |
| Sacramento (SMF) to Dublin (DUB)Also from SMF | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 84 |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Liberia (LIR)Also to LIR | 27,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 316 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Liberia (LIR)Also to LIR | 23,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 329 |
| New York JFK to Liberia (LIR)Also to LIR | 23,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 96 |
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 | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)
What's the lowest business-class award from Sacramento (SMF) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)?
50,000 miles + $24.21 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 33 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 18:16 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Sacramento (SMF) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (33 dates), United MileagePlus (15 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (20 dates) and GOL Smiles (13 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Sacramento (SMF) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)?
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 Sacramento (SMF) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)?
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 Feb 2027 departures: 50,000 miles with AAdvantage (8 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.