Business-class award flights from Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Houston (HOU)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 3 programs for SHA→HOU. Lowest: 179,000 miles + $37.69 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 24 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Every airport: Shanghai to Houston award flights.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 179,000 miles + $37.69
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 3 of 5
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 24 of 24
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In business class, the lowest award seen was 179,000 miles + $37.69 with American Airlines AAdvantage on American Airlines flights, against 232,500 miles + $743.99 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, the next-lowest program. With American Airlines AAdvantage, business class started at 179,000 miles + $37.69, about 5.1 times the points of its lowest economy award (35,000 miles + $37.59).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on SHA→HOU, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 179,000 pts + $37.69 | 1 stop |  AA | — | 24 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 232,500 pts + $743.99 | 1 stop |  AF | 9+ | 21 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 235,302 pts + $108.10Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AC CA EK NH+1 | 9+ | 21 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Delta SkyMiles 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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 179,000 pts + $37.69 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 235,302 pts + $108.10Mixed cabin | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 241,915 pts + $108.10 | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 283,500 pts + $43.29 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 342,500 pts + $744.19 | 6 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 343,500 pts + $740.89 | 1 | 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 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 | 24 of 24 | 100% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 21 of 22 | 95% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 21 of 21 | 100% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on SHA→HOU, 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.
| Program | Business | Economy | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 179,000 miles + $37.69 | 35,000 miles + $37.59 | 5.1× |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 232,500 miles + $743.99 | 55,000 miles + $65.59 | 4.2× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 235,302 points + $108.10Mixed cabin | 55,687 points + $108.20 | — |
Best months for business class from Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Houston (HOU)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 179,000 pts + $37.69 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 12 | |
| 235,302 pts + $108.10Mixed cabin | Air Canada Aeroplan | 2 | |
| 391,528 pts + taxes not reported | Air Canada Aeroplan | 2 | |
| 278,337 pts + taxes not reported | Air Canada Aeroplan | 2 | |
| 232,500 pts + $743.99 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 4 | |
| 313,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
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.
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, 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 business-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 179,000+ $37.69 · 12 dates | 283,500+ $43.29 · 2 dates | 450,0002 dates | 450,0002 dates | 250,0005 dates | 313,0001 date |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 343,500+ $740.89 · 11 dates | 342,500+ $744.19 · 2 dates | 700,0002 dates | 700,0002 dates | 232,500+ $743.99 · 4 dates | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 322,608+ $108.30 · 12 dates | 235,302+ $108.10 · 2 dates · Mixed cabin | 391,5282 dates | 278,3372 dates | 292,2453 dates | — |
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
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Air China (CA): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan
- ANA (NH): Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): 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 Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) and to Houston (HOU). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Houston (IAH)Another Houston airport | 110,000 miles + $47.09 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 52 |
| Shanghai Pudong (PVG) to Houston (HOU)Another Shanghai airport | 164,000 miles + $37.69 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 18 |
| Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)Also from SHA | 22,500 miles + $13.40Nonstop | Avianca LifeMiles | 85 |
| Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Hong Kong (HKG)Also from SHA | 18,000 miles + $28.90Nonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 246 |
| Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Taipei Songshan (TSA)Also from SHA | 20,000 points + $41.10Nonstop | Air Canada Aeroplan | 5 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Houston (HOU)Also to HOU | 57,500 miles + $853.79Nonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 102 |
| New Delhi (DEL) to Houston (HOU)Also to HOU | 70,000 miles + $817.95 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 84 |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Houston (HOU)Also to HOU | 60,000 miles + $541.99 | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 77 |
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 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Houston (HOU)
How many points for business class from Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Houston (HOU)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 179,000 miles + $37.69 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Nov 7, 2026, 23:18 UTC for a Nov 26, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 24 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 10, 2026, 16:48 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Houston (HOU)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (24 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (21 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (21 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Houston (HOU) on points?
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.
How much are taxes and fees on business-class award flights from Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Houston (HOU)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $37.69 with AAdvantage (179,000 miles + $37.69) to $743.99 with Flying Blue (232,500 miles + $743.99). Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly business class from Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Houston (HOU) on points?
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 Nov 2026 departures: 179,000 miles + $37.69 with AAdvantage (12 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.