Economy award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Nuku'alofa (TBU)

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

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed	40,000 pts + $5.60	1 stop	AAASFJQF	—	21	Nov 10, 2026, 00:31 UTC	See dates
Alaska Atmos Rewards	42,500 pts + $35.20	1 stop	ASFJQF	6	18	Nov 10, 2026, 00:31 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 26, 2026	American Airlines AAdvantage	82,500 pts + $15.30	—	1 stop	Oct 23, 2026, 19:15 UTC	Check this date
Dec 27, 2026	American Airlines AAdvantage	82,500 pts + $15.30	—	1 stop	Oct 23, 2026, 19:15 UTC	Check this date
Dec 26, 2026	Alaska Atmos Rewards	100,000 pts + $40.90	5	2 stops	Oct 23, 2026, 19:15 UTC	Check this date
Dec 27, 2026	Alaska Atmos Rewards	100,000 pts + $35.30	5	2 stops	Oct 23, 2026, 19:15 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

Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had economy 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	21 of 26	80%	Jun 17, 2027
Alaska Atmos Rewards	18 of 26	69%	Jun 17, 2027

Economy compared with business class, by program

Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on SFO→TBU, 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.

Best months for economy from San Francisco (SFO) to Nuku'alofa (TBU)

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Month	Lowest observed	Program	Dates
Dec 2026	82,500 pts + $15.30	American Airlines AAdvantage	8
Apr 2027	40,000 pts + taxes not reported	American Airlines AAdvantage	4
May 2027	40,000 pts + taxes not reported	American Airlines AAdvantage	4
Jun 2027	40,000 pts + taxes not reported	American Airlines AAdvantage	5

A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.

Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no economy space that month.

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Program	Dec 2026	Apr 2027	May 2027	Jun 2027
American Airlines AAdvantagemiles	82,500+ $15.30 · 8 dates	40,0004 dates	40,0004 dates	40,0005 dates
Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints	100,000+ $35.30 · 4 dates	42,5005 dates	42,5005 dates	65,0004 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 and Alaska Atmos Rewards
• Fiji Airways (FJ): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
• Qantas (QF): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards

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 San Francisco (SFO) and to Nuku'alofa (TBU). 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
San Francisco (SFO) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SFO	9,000 points + $162.60Nonstop	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	325
San Francisco (SFO) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SFO	9,500 miles + taxes not reported	GOL Smiles	327
San Francisco (SFO) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from SFO	13,000 points + $184.50	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	164
San Francisco (SFO) to Madrid (MAD)Also from SFO	10,400 miles + taxes not reportedNonstop	GOL Smiles	216
San Francisco (SFO) to Barcelona (BCN)Also from SFO	15,000 points + $181.00	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	49
San Francisco (SFO) to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK)Also from SFO	36,000 points + $468.00	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	153
San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG)Also from SFO	23,000 miles + $5.60	Delta SkyMiles	330
San Francisco (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from SFO	15,000 points + $192.30	Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	106

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

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
Alaska Atmos Rewards	—	1:1 · ~1 day	—	—	—	—
American Airlines AAdvantage	—	—	—	—	1:1 · Instant	—

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