First-class award flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 5 programs for YVR→RDU. Lowest: 45,000 points + $74.46 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed first-class award space on 5 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 25,000 miles + $54.56 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 45,000 points + $74.46
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Mixed cabin from
- 25,000 miles + $54.56
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 5 of 10
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 15 of 16
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on YVR→RDU, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 25,000 pts + $54.56Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | — | 15 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 45,000 pts + $74.46 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | 5 | 5 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 72,700 pts + $54.46 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 7 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 73,000 pts + $56.25 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 6 | 5 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 93,096 pts + $125.74 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), United Airlines (UA) | 2 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Avianca LifeMiles, Etihad Guest, 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 first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 pts + $54.56Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 45,000 pts + $74.46 | 5 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 45,000 pts + $74.46 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 59,500 pts + $60.06 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 72,700 pts + $54.46 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 73,000 pts + $56.25 | 6 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 80,000 pts + $56.47 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 93,096 pts + $125.74 | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 15 of 16 | 93% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 5 of 5 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 7 of 7 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 5 of 5 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 of 6 | 16% |
Best months for first class from Vancouver (YVR) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45,000 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 3 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 59,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 65,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 59,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 59,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 77,000 | 85,000 | 25,000Mixed cabin | 59,500 | 65,000 | 59,500 | 59,500 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 45,000 | — | 45,000 | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 100,000 | — | 72,700 | — | — | 100,000 | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 80,000 | — | 73,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 93,096 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and 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 Vancouver (YVR) and to Raleigh/Durham (RDU). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Vancouver (YVR)Return direction | 35,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 17 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Minneapolis (MSP)Also from YVR | 28,826 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 13 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Detroit (DTW)Also from YVR | 35,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 322 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from YVR | 37,500 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 329 |
| Vancouver (YVR) to Honolulu (HNL)Also from YVR | 40,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 331 |
| Minneapolis (MSP) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)Also to RDU | 19,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 326 |
| New York JFK to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)Also to RDU | 9,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 251 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)Also to RDU | 19,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 325 |
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 | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
What's the lowest first-class award from Vancouver (YVR) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
45,000 points + $74.46 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Oct 17, 2026, 01:48 UTC for an Oct 25, 2026 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed first-class award space on 5 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 17, 2026, 01:48 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 25,000 miles + $54.56 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Vancouver (YVR) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (15 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (5 dates), United MileagePlus (7 dates), Delta SkyMiles (5 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Vancouver (YVR) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
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 Vancouver (YVR) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
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 Oct 2026 departures: 45,000 points with Atmos (3 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Dec 2026 departures from 25,000 miles with AAdvantage. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.