Economy award flights from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 11 programs for YVR→JFK. Lowest: 11,200 points + $56.41 with JetBlue TrueBlue, which showed economy award space on 321 dates. Nonstop economy space was seen via JetBlue TrueBlue, United MileagePlus, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Etihad Guest.
Every airport: Vancouver (YVR) to New York award flights.
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Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 11,200 points + $56.41
- JetBlue TrueBlue
- Programs with space
- 11 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 321 of 329
- dates checked · JetBlue TrueBlue
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 11,200 points + $56.41
In economy, the lowest award seen was a nonstop on JetBlue for 11,200 points + $56.41 with JetBlue TrueBlue, against 12,500 miles + $54.46 with American Airlines AAdvantage, the next-lowest program. With Etihad Guest, business class started at 50,000 miles + $105.72, about 1.8 times the points of its lowest economy award (28,000 miles + $80.97).
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on YVR→JFK, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue TrueBlueLowest observed | 11,200 pts + $56.41 | Nonstop |  B6 | 2 | 321 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 12,500 pts + $54.46 | 1 stop |  AA AS | — | 67 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 15,000 pts + $49.47 | 1 stopNonstop from 22,500 pts + taxes vary |  ACB6 UA | 6 | 27 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 15,500 pts + $56.04 | 1 stop |  DL | 9+ | 35 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 15,750 pts + $74.65 | 1 stop | DL WS | 8 | 37 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 17,500 pts + $54.56 | 1 stop | AAAS | 9+ | 23 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 18,500 pts + taxes not reported | Nonstop | B6 | 7 | 10 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 pts + $79.75 | 1 stop | AAASWS | 2 | 20 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 28,000 pts + $80.97 | Nonstop | AAB6 | 7 | 108 | See dates | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 29,500 pts + $55.96 | 1 stop | DL | 1 | 20 | See dates | |
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 41,100 pts + $151.46 | 1 stop |  AM | 4 | 21 | 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
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 11,200 pts + $56.41 | 9+ | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 12,500 pts + $54.56 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 15,000 pts + $54.97 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 15,500 pts + $56.04 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 15,750 pts + $74.65 | 8 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 18,500 pts + taxes not reported | 7 | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 20,000 pts + $54.97 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 pts + $80.19 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 321 of 329 | 97% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 67 of 68 | 98% | |
| United MileagePlus | 27 of 27 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 35 of 35 | 100% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 37 of 41 | 90% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 23 of 23 | 100% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 10 of 25 | 40% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 20 of 27 | 74% | |
| Etihad Guest | 108 of 328 | 32% | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 20 of 38 | 52% | |
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 21 of 21 | 100% |
Nonstop and connecting economy awards
Each program's lowest economy award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with economy space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 11,200 points + $56.41Nonstop | 11,200 points + $56.41 | 321 of 321 |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 12,500 miles + $54.461 stop | Not seen | 0 of 67 |
| United MileagePlus | 15,000 miles + $49.471 stop | 22,500 miles + taxes vary | 6 of 27 |
| Delta SkyMiles | 15,500 miles + $56.041 stop | Not seen | 0 of 35 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 15,750 miles + $74.651 stop | Not seen | 0 of 37 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 17,500 points + $54.561 stop | Not seen | 0 of 23 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 18,500 Avios + taxes not reportedNonstop | 18,500 Avios + taxes not reported | 10 of 10 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 points + $79.751 stop | Not seen | 0 of 20 |
| Etihad Guest | 28,000 miles + $80.97Nonstop | 28,000 miles + $80.97 | 93 of 108 |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 29,500 points + $55.961 stop | Not seen | 0 of 20 |
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 41,100 points + $151.461 stop | Not seen | 0 of 21 |
Economy compared with business class, by program
Each program's lowest one-way economy and business-class awards on YVR→JFK, 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 | Economy | Business | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 12,500 miles + $54.46 | 25,000 miles + $55.07Mixed cabin | — |
| United MileagePlus | 15,000 miles + $49.47 | 30,000 miles + $55.07Mixed cabin | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 15,750 miles + $74.65 | 68,000 miles + $99.56 | 4.3× |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 18,500 Avios + taxes not reported | 148,000 Avios + taxes not reported | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 points + $79.75 | 55,100 points + $60.87Mixed cabin | — |
| Etihad Guest | 28,000 miles + $80.97 | 50,000 miles + $105.72 | 1.8× |
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 41,100 points + $151.46 | 104,000 points + $151.46 | 2.5× |
Best months for economy from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 10 | |
| 11,200 pts + $56.41 | JetBlue TrueBlue | 29 | |
| 12,100 pts + taxes not reported | JetBlue TrueBlue | 31 | |
| 12,100 pts + taxes not reported | JetBlue TrueBlue | 28 | |
| 12,200 pts + taxes not reported | JetBlue TrueBlue | 31 | |
| 12,200 pts + taxes not reported | JetBlue TrueBlue | 27 | |
| 12,200 pts + taxes not reported | JetBlue TrueBlue | 31 | |
| 12,200 pts + taxes not reported | JetBlue TrueBlue | 30 | |
| 14,100 pts + taxes not reported | JetBlue TrueBlue | 31 | |
| 14,100 pts + taxes not reported | JetBlue TrueBlue | 31 | |
| 15,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 | |
| 15,000 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 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 economy award by month and program
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.
| Program | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 14,40016 dates | 11,200+ $56.41 · 29 dates | 12,10031 dates | 12,10028 dates | 12,20031 dates | 12,20027 dates | 12,20031 dates | 12,20030 dates | 14,10031 dates | 14,10031 dates | 15,60030 dates | 15,6006 dates |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 12,50010 dates | 12,500+ $54.46 · 15 dates | 12,5008 dates | 12,5005 dates | 17,0007 dates | — | 12,50010 dates | — | 15,5004 dates | 15,5001 date | 15,5006 dates | 15,5001 date |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 15,000+ $54.97 · 3 dates | 22,800+ $54.97 · 2 dates | 15,0004 dates | — | 57,6001 date | — | 15,00012 dates | — | 60,0001 date | — | 20,8003 dates | 15,0001 date |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 15,500+ $56.04 · 10 dates | 20,5003 dates | 20,5007 dates | 20,5001 date | 28,0003 dates | — | 21,0009 dates | — | 40,0002 dates | — | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 15,750+ $74.65 · 4 dates | 24,5002 dates | 16,18711 dates | 18,5001 date | 24,5003 dates | — | 18,00011 dates | — | 38,5001 date | — | 24,5003 dates | 18,0001 date |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 20,000+ $54.97 · 3 dates | 22,500+ $74.97 · 2 dates | — | — | 20,0001 date | — | 17,50012 dates | — | 22,5001 date | — | 17,5003 dates | 22,5001 date |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | 18,5002 dates | 18,5002 dates | 18,5003 dates | 18,5001 date | 18,5001 date | — | 18,5001 date | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 28,200+ $74.22 · 2 dates | 23,300+ $80.19 · 2 dates | 23,3004 dates | — | — | — | 23,30011 dates | — | — | — | 28,2001 date | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 28,000+ $80.97 · 10 dates | 28,00011 dates | 28,00011 dates | 28,00018 dates | 28,00014 dates | 28,00022 dates | 28,0009 dates | 28,0008 dates | 38,0002 dates | — | 38,0002 dates | 38,0001 date |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | 29,500+ $56.11 · 1 date | — | 29,500+ $56.18 · 10 dates | 29,5001 date | — | — | 29,5008 dates | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aeromexico Club Premierpoints | 170,800+ $151.23 · 3 dates | 187,200+ $151.23 · 2 dates | 42,0003 dates | — | 66,5001 date | — | 46,3007 dates | — | 41,7001 date | — | 41,100+ $151.46 · 3 dates | 121,1001 date |
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 Atmos Rewards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Etihad Guest
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus
- Aeromexico (AM): Aeromexico Club Premier
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- JetBlue (B6): JetBlue TrueBlue, United MileagePlus, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Etihad Guest
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
- WestJet (WS): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
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 Vancouver (YVR) and to New York JFK. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York JFK to Vancouver (YVR)Return direction | 12,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 104 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Newark (EWR)Another New York airport | 12,500 points + $54.76 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 330 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to New York LaGuardia (LGA)Another New York airport | 12,500 miles + $54.46 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 48 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from YVR | 18,750 miles + $143.70Nonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 234 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from YVR | 9,500 miles + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 327 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Seattle (SEA)Also from YVR | 5,000 miles + $50.54Nonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 307 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to New York JFKAlso to JFK | 6,000 points + $345.90Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 331 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to New York JFKAlso to JFK | 9,500 miles + taxes not reported | GOL Smiles | 320 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 1:1.6 · ~2 days | — | 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 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 Usually within 20 minutes; up to 48 hours | 5:3 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
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Questions about economy award flights from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK
How many points for economy from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK?
The lowest economy award AwardTool has seen was 11,200 points + $56.41 with JetBlue TrueBlue. Seen Nov 10, 2026, 09:37 UTC for a Dec 8, 2026 departure. JetBlue TrueBlue showed economy award space on 321 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 10, 2026, 09:41 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK?
JetBlue TrueBlue (321 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (67 dates), United MileagePlus (27 dates), Delta SkyMiles (35 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (37 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (23 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (10 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (20 dates), Etihad Guest (108 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (20 dates) and Aeromexico Club Premier (21 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly economy nonstop from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop economy award space via JetBlue TrueBlue, United MileagePlus, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Etihad Guest. The lowest nonstop award was 11,200 points + $56.41 with JetBlue TrueBlue, which showed nonstop economy space on 321 dates.
How much are taxes and fees on economy award flights from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $49.47 with MileagePlus (15,000 miles + $49.47) to $151.46 with Club Premier (41,100 points + $151.46). Qatar Airways Privilege Club did not report taxes for its lowest award. Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly economy from Vancouver (YVR) to New York JFK 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 economy award AwardTool observed was for Dec 2026 departures: 11,200 points + $56.41 with TrueBlue (29 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.