First-class award flights from Wilmington (ILM) to Los Angeles (LAX)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 2 programs for ILM→LAX. Lowest: 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed first-class award space on 6 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 25,000 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- 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
In first class, the lowest award seen was 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, against 80,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus, the next-lowest program. With American Airlines AAdvantage, first class started at 25,000 miles + $5.60, about 2.5 times the points of its lowest economy award (10,000 miles + $5.60).
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-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 observed | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops |  AA AS | 1 | 6 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 pts + $5.60 | 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 first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 29,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 117,000 pts + $5.60 | 6 | 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 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 | 6 of 6 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 5 of 5 | 100% |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on ILM→LAX, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the first-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 | First | Economy | First ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | 10,000 miles + $5.60 | 2.5× |
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 miles + $5.60 | 29,600 miles + $5.60 | 2.7× |
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, 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 first-class space that month.
| Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 25,000+ $5.60 · 4 dates | 32,5001 date | 32,5001 date |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 117,000+ $5.60 · 3 dates | 80,000+ $5.60 · 1 date | 100,0001 date |
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
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
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 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 New York LaGuardia (LGA)Also from ILM | 9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 273 |
| Wilmington (ILM) to Atlanta (ATL)Also from ILM | 25,800 miles + $5.60Nonstop | Delta SkyMiles | 328 |
| Wilmington (ILM) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from ILM | 15,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 292 |
| Wilmington (ILM) to Charlotte (CLT)Also from ILM | 9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 291 |
| Portland (PDX) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 19,700 miles + $5.60Nonstop | Delta SkyMiles | 308 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 20,000 points + $5.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 9,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 323 |
| Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also to LAX | 15,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 321 |
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 first-class award flights from Wilmington (ILM) to Los Angeles (LAX)
How many points for first class from Wilmington (ILM) to Los Angeles (LAX)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Nov 8, 2026, 03:44 UTC for a Nov 21, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed first-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 first-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 first class nonstop from Wilmington (ILM) to Los Angeles (LAX) on points?
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.