First-class award flights from San Diego (SAN) to Panama City (PTY)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 3 programs for SAN→PTY. Lowest: 55,600 miles + $12.45 with United MileagePlus, which showed first-class award space on 14 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 27,500 miles + $12.45 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
- 55,600 miles + $12.45
- United MileagePlus
- Mixed cabin from
- 27,500 miles + $12.45
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 3 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 44 of 46
- 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 SAN→PTY, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 27,500 pts + $12.45Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | — | 44 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 55,600 pts + $12.45 | 2 stops | Avianca (AV), COPA Airlines (CM), United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 14 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 107,400 pts + $6.85 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 4 | 15 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles 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 | 59,000 pts + $6.85 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 pts + $12.45 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $6.85 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 157,200 pts + $6.85 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 234,100 pts + $6.85 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 295,000 pts + $12.45 | 7 | 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 | 44 of 46 | 95% | |
| United MileagePlus | 14 of 26 | 53% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 15 of 15 | 100% |
Best months for first class from San Diego (SAN) to Panama City (PTY)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 115,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 45,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 11 | |
| 68,400 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 45,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 27,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 70,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 27,500 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | 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 | 59,000 | 115,000 | 45,000 | 98,500 | 45,500 | 27,500Mixed cabin | 70,000 | 55,000 | 27,500Mixed cabin |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 100,000 | 211,800 | — | 68,400 | 276,000 | 55,600 | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 157,200 | 234,100 | — | 157,200 | 107,400 | — | — | — | — |
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
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Avianca (AV): United MileagePlus
- COPA Airlines (CM): 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 San Diego (SAN) and to Panama City (PTY). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City (PTY) to San Diego (SAN)Return direction | 46,700 miles | United MileagePlus | 22 |
| San Diego (SAN) to Salt Lake City (SLC)Also from SAN | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 325 |
| San Diego (SAN) to Minneapolis (MSP)Also from SAN | 25,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 321 |
| San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from SAN | 12,500 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 326 |
| San Diego (SAN) to Phoenix (PHX)Also from SAN | 9,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 328 |
| New York JFK to Panama City (PTY)Also to PTY | 27,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 301 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Panama City (PTY)Also to PTY | 27,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 171 |
| Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Panama City (PTY)Also to PTY | 42,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 311 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 San Diego (SAN) to Panama City (PTY)
What's the lowest first-class award from San Diego (SAN) to Panama City (PTY)?
55,600 miles + $12.45 with United MileagePlus. United MileagePlus showed first-class award space on 14 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 15:57 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 27,500 miles + $12.45 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from San Diego (SAN) to Panama City (PTY)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (44 dates), United MileagePlus (14 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (15 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from San Diego (SAN) to Panama City (PTY)?
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 San Diego (SAN) to Panama City (PTY)?
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 Jan 2027 departures: 45,000 miles with AAdvantage (11 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for May 2027 departures from 27,500 miles with AAdvantage. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.