First-class award flights from Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Houston (IAH)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 4 programs for PVG→IAH. Lowest: 225,000 points + $64.53 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed first-class award space on 19 dates. No nonstop first-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
- 225,000 points + $64.53
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 4 of 16
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 127 of 130
- dates checked · Delta SkyMiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on PVG→IAH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 225,000 pts + $64.53 | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS), Japan Airlines (JL), Korean Air (KE) | 1 | 19 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 299,300 pts + $1,203.65 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 6 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 410,000 pts + $34.95 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 127 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 607,043 pts + $107.80Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), United Airlines (UA) | 1 | 4 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Turkish Miles & Smiles, United MileagePlus, Virgin Australia Velocity and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 225,000 pts + $64.53 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 225,000 pts + $64.99 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 299,300 pts + $1,203.65 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 299,300 pts + $1,203.65 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 410,000 pts + $34.95 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 410,000 pts + $34.95 | 8 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 607,043 pts + $107.80Mixed cabin | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 717,354 pts + $107.80 | 3 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 19 of 126 | 15% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 6 of 132 | 4% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 127 of 130 | 97% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 4 of 134 | 2% |
Best months for first class from Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Houston (IAH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410,000 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 14 | |
| 299,300 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 6 | |
| 225,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 | |
| 225,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 | |
| 225,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 225,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 7 | |
| 410,000 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 2 | |
| 410,000 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 3 | |
| 225,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 1 | |
| 300,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 4 |
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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | 225,000 | 225,000 | 225,000 | 225,000 | — | — | 225,000 | 300,000 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | 299,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 | 410,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 607,043Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Emirates (EK): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Japan Airlines (JL): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Korean Air (KE): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan
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 Shanghai Pudong (PVG) and to Houston (IAH). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston (IAH) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Return direction | 225,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 42 |
| Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Houston (IAH)Another Shanghai airport | 410,000 miles | Delta SkyMiles | 24 |
| Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to New York JFKAlso from PVG | 225,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 68 |
| Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)Also from PVG | 31,500 milesNonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 95 |
| Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from PVG | 299,300 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 7 |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 20,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 326 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 323 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 25,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
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 | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Houston (IAH)
What's the lowest first-class award from Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Houston (IAH)?
225,000 points + $64.53 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Oct 1, 2026, 19:16 UTC for a Dec 10, 2026 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed first-class award space on 19 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 12:52 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Houston (IAH)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (19 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (6 dates), Delta SkyMiles (127 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (4 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Houston (IAH)?
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 Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Houston (IAH)?
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 Mar 2027 departures: 225,000 points with Atmos (7 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.