Business-class award flights from Wilmington (ILM) to Los Angeles (LAX)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 2 programs for ILM→LAX. Lowest: 40,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin), which showed business-class award space on 6 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed (mixed cabin)
- 40,000 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 2 of 2
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 6 of 6
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on ILM→LAX, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 40,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AA | — | 6 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 75,600 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  UA | 8 | 5 | 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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 40,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 59,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 75,600 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 8 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 120,000 pts + $5.60 | 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 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 | 6 of 6 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 5 of 5 | 100% |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on ILM→LAX, 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 | 40,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 10,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
| United MileagePlus | 75,600 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 29,600 miles + $5.60 | — |
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 | 40,000+ $5.60 · 4 dates · Mixed cabin | 129,0001 date | 150,0001 date |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 75,600+ $5.60 · 3 dates · Mixed cabin | 80,0001 date | 80,0001 date |
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
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
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 Wilmington (ILM) and to Los Angeles (LAX). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington (ILM) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from ILM | 82,100 points + $1,504.00 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 4 |
| Wilmington (ILM) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from ILM | 57,500 miles + $738.00 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 21 |
| Wilmington (ILM) to New York LaGuardia (LGA)Also from ILM | 19,300 points + $5.60Nonstop | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 40 |
| Wilmington (ILM) to Orlando (MCO)Also from ILM | 25,000 miles + $42.08 | Etihad Guest | 8 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 41,000 points + $1,006.77Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 325 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 49,000 points + $781.10 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 25 |
| Madrid (MAD) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 29,896 miles + $942.09 | Lufthansa Miles & More | 236 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 49,000 points + $819.86 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 13 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Wilmington (ILM) to Los Angeles (LAX)
How many points for business class from Wilmington (ILM) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 40,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage on a mixed-cabin itinerary (part of the trip in a lower cabin). Seen Nov 8, 2026, 03:44 UTC for a Nov 21, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 6 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 8, 2026, 03:44 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Wilmington (ILM) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (6 dates) and United MileagePlus (5 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Wilmington (ILM) to Los Angeles (LAX) 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.