Premium economy award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Queenstown (ZQN)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 4 programs for SFO→ZQN. Lowest: 55,000 points + $53.80 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed premium economy award space on 2 dates. No nonstop premium economy 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
- 55,000 points + $53.80
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 4 of 8
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 95 of 104
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on SFO→ZQN, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 55,000 pts + $53.80 | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Qantas (QF) | 1 | 2 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 pts + $33.80 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), Qantas (QF) | — | 3 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $33.90 | 2 stops | Air New Zealand (NZ), Singapore Airlines (SQ), United Airlines (UA), Virgin Australia (VA) | 4 | 95 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 154,138 pts + $229.91 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), United Airlines (UA), Virgin Australia (VA) | 3 | 68 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: Avianca LifeMiles, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer.
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 premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 55,000 pts + $53.80 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 pts + $39.50 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 65,000 pts + $33.80 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $77.90 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 77,000 pts + $77.90 | 2 | 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 premium 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 premium economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 2 of 97 | 2% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 of 115 | 2% | |
| United MileagePlus | 95 of 104 | 91% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 68 of 97 | 70% |
Best months for premium economy from San Francisco (SFO) to Queenstown (ZQN)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 55,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 30 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 19 | |
| 77,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 |
Lowest premium economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 55,000 | — | — | 55,000 | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 65,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 | 77,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | — | 205,907 | 176,989 | 154,138 | 159,151 | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air New Zealand (NZ): United MileagePlus
- Qantas (QF): Alaska Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
Premium economy on nearby routes
The lowest premium 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 Queenstown (ZQN). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queenstown (ZQN) to San Francisco (SFO)Return direction | 77,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 34 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SFO | 20,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 60 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from SFO | 50,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 267 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Barcelona (BCN)Also from SFO | 30,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 285 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from SFO | 35,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 323 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Queenstown (ZQN)Also to ZQN | 155,532 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 72 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Queenstown (ZQN)Also to ZQN | 77,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 19 |
| Denver (DEN) to Queenstown (ZQN)Also to ZQN | 77,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 12 |
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 | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Queenstown (ZQN)
What's the lowest premium economy award from San Francisco (SFO) to Queenstown (ZQN)?
55,000 points + $53.80 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Oct 7, 2026, 23:34 UTC for a Nov 26, 2026 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed premium economy award space on 2 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 7, 2026, 23:34 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Queenstown (ZQN)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (2 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (3 dates), United MileagePlus (95 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (68 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Queenstown (ZQN)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop premium economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest premium economy award prices from San Francisco (SFO) to Queenstown (ZQN)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Nov 2026 departures: 65,000 miles with AAdvantage (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.