Alaska Atmos Rewards vs Emirates Skywards: award prices compared
Alaska Atmos Rewards and Emirates Skywards both showed award space in the same cabin on 432 routes in the last 30 days. In economy, Skywards needed fewer points or miles on 231 of 432 shared routes; in business class, Atmos on 240 of 352.
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- Routes with both programs
- 432
- Cabin comparisons
- 1,013
- Atmos routes
- 4,258
- Skywards routes
- 683
Atmos or Skywards: fewer points or miles by cabin
On each route where both programs showed award space in a cabin, the one whose lowest observed one-way award needed fewer points or miles. Points and miles are compared one to one; taxes are compared separately.
| Cabin | Shared routes | Fewer with Atmos | Fewer with Skywards | Same number | Median difference | Median taxes and fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | 432 | 132 | 231 | 69 | 2,500 fewer points or miles with Skywards | Atmos $67.80, Skywards $311.00 |
| Premium Economy | 229 | 228 | 1 | 0 | 43,000 fewer points or miles with Atmos | Atmos $82.89, Skywards $311.00 |
| Business Class | 352 | 240 | 110 | 2 | 11,000 fewer points or miles with Atmos | Atmos $78.25, Skywards $1,233.47 |
When Atmos or Skywards came out ahead
What the last 30 days of observations show; award space changes daily.
- Fewer points or miles needed more often: Atmos in business class and premium economy; Skywards in economy.
- Economy: Skywards needed fewer points or miles on 231 of 432 shared economy routes; the median difference was 2,500 points or miles in favor of Skywards.
- Business class: Atmos needed fewer points or miles on 240 of 352 shared business-class routes; the median difference was 11,000 points or miles in favor of Atmos.
- Premium economy: Atmos needed fewer points or miles on 228 of 229 shared premium economy routes; the median difference was 43,000 points or miles in favor of Atmos.
- Open dates: Skywards showed economy award space on more departure dates on 239 of 432 shared routes.
- Taxes and fees: on shared economy routes the median was $67.80 with Atmos and $311.00 with Skywards.
- Coverage: Atmos showed award space on 2 or more dates on 4,258 routes and Skywards on 683 routes; 432 routes had both.
- Booking window: AwardTool saw Atmos award space up to 330 days ahead (Sep 11, 2027) and Skywards up to 361 days ahead (Oct 12, 2027).
- Bank transfers: Bilt transfers to both; Amex, Capital One and Citi transfer to Skywards only.
Shared routes: Atmos and Skywards side by side
Each program's lowest observed one-way award on the route in that cabin, plus taxes, with its open departure dates and newest observation.
Economy: 432 shared routes
The 67 of 432 routes with the most open dates.
| Route | Atmos (points) | Skywards (miles) | Fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 37,500 + $25.60327 dates · | 42,500 + $311.00351 dates · | Atmos |
| Singapore (SIN) to New York JFK | 42,500 + $104.69329 dates · | 37,500 + $375.07349 dates · | Skywards |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Istanbul (IST) | 40,000 + $66.80326 dates · | 35,000 + $294.00349 dates · | Skywards |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to New York JFK | 42,500 + $92.79329 dates · | 37,500 + $378.35340 dates · | Skywards |
| New York JFK to Hong Kong (HKG) | 42,500 + $25.60321 dates · | 37,500 + $311.00348 dates · | Skywards |
| New York JFK to Singapore (SIN) | 42,500 + $42.80327 dates · | 37,500 + $311.00342 dates · | Skywards |
| New York JFK to Istanbul (IST) | 35,000 + $66.80326 dates · | 35,000 + $294.00342 dates · | Same |
| New York JFK to Manila (MNL) | 42,500 + $25.60330 dates · | 37,500 + $311.00338 dates · | Skywards |
| Singapore (SIN) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 42,500 + $118.09329 dates · | 37,500 + $374.29339 dates · | Skywards |
| Brussels (BRU) to Dubai (DXB) | 22,500 + $83.40326 dates · | 17,500 + $128.25341 dates · | Skywards |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Hanoi (HAN) | 42,500 + $37.80322 dates · | 42,500 + $311.00345 dates · | Same |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Seattle (SEA) | 42,500 + $85.79326 dates · | 42,500 + $375.74340 dates · | Same |
| Houston (IAH) to Singapore (SIN) | 65,000 + $37.80329 dates · | 42,500 + $311.00337 dates · | Skywards |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 37,500 + $98.39329 dates · | 42,500 + $371.47336 dates · | Atmos |
| Houston (IAH) to Istanbul (IST) | 35,000 + $395.20330 dates · | 35,000 + $294.00335 dates · | Same |
| Seattle (SEA) to Bangkok (BKK) | 42,500 + $35.20327 dates · | 42,500 + $312.70338 dates · | Same |
| Singapore (SIN) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 42,500 + $104.69326 dates · | 42,500 + $374.29338 dates · | Same |
| New York JFK to Mumbai (BOM) | 42,500 + $40.80324 dates · | 32,500 + $271.20339 dates · | Skywards |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Dubai (DXB) | 35,000 + $39.00325 dates · | 30,000 + $203.40335 dates · | Skywards |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Singapore (SIN) | 42,500 + $40.70315 dates · | 42,500 + $311.00345 dates · | Same |
| New York JFK to Tokyo Narita (NRT) | 40,000 + $5.60331 dates · | 40,000 + $311.00328 dates · | Same |
| New York JFK to Bangkok (BKK) | 42,500 + $35.20326 dates · | 37,500 + $312.70332 dates · | Skywards |
| New York JFK to Tokyo Haneda (HND) | 37,500 + $25.60331 dates · | 40,000 + $311.00327 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Cairo (CAI) | 35,000 + $39.59327 dates · | 32,500 + $269.99330 dates · | Skywards |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 37,500 + $25.60326 dates · | 42,500 + $311.00331 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Vienna (VIE) | 35,000 + $33.50327 dates · | 37,500 + $294.00330 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 37,500 + $25.60326 dates · | 42,500 + $311.00331 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Nairobi (NBO) | 42,500 + $463.15330 dates · | 35,000 + $303.95326 dates · | Skywards |
| New York JFK to Vienna (VIE) | 27,500 + $29.00328 dates · | 35,000 + $294.00328 dates · | Atmos |
| Mumbai (BOM) to New York JFK | 42,500 + $72.25325 dates · | 32,500 + $357.29330 dates · | Skywards |
| Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 42,500 + $94.69324 dates · | 52,500 + $438.55331 dates · | Atmos |
| Amman (AMM) to Dubai (DXB) | 7,500 + $103.60327 dates · | 10,000 + $134.61327 dates · | Atmos |
| Dubai (DXB) to Amman (AMM) | 7,500 + $59.30324 dates · | 10,000 + $91.22330 dates · | Atmos |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Dubai (DXB) | 30,000 + $75.60325 dates · | 20,000 + $149.56329 dates · | Skywards |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Istanbul (IST) | 35,000 + $395.20319 dates · | 35,000 + $294.00335 dates · | Same |
| Dubai (DXB) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 30,000 + $56.80324 dates · | 20,000 + $132.06329 dates · | Skywards |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Bangkok (BKK) | 30,000 + $162.40313 dates · | 30,000 + $331.43340 dates · | Same |
| New York JFK to Brussels (BRU) | 22,500 + $29.30330 dates · | 35,000 + $294.30323 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Milan Malpensa (MXP) | 27,500 + $25.60329 dates · | 17,500 + $123.00324 dates · | Skywards |
| Singapore (SIN) to Dubai (DXB) | 30,000 + $72.20326 dates · | 20,000 + $146.04327 dates · | Skywards |
| Dubai (DXB) to the Maldives (MLE) | 25,000 + $56.80323 dates · | 15,000 + $88.50329 dates · | Skywards |
| New York JFK to Dubai (DXB) | 35,000 + $39.00323 dates · | 30,000 + $203.40329 dates · | Skywards |
| Miami (MIA) to Istanbul (IST) | 35,000 + $395.20322 dates · | 35,000 + $294.00330 dates · | Same |
| Seattle (SEA) to Singapore (SIN) | 42,500 + $37.80320 dates · | 42,500 + $311.00332 dates · | Same |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to San Francisco (SFO) | 37,500 + $92.79325 dates · | 42,500 + $371.47326 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Cape Town (CPT) | 55,000 + $62.80329 dates · | 37,500 + $299.00322 dates · | Skywards |
| Seattle (SEA) to Istanbul (IST) | 35,000 + $395.20312 dates · | 35,000 + $294.00339 dates · | Same |
| Dubai (DXB) to Casablanca (CMN) | 22,500 + $68.80325 dates · | 20,000 + $115.72325 dates · | Skywards |
| Dubai (DXB) to Prague (PRG) | 22,500 + $94.00327 dates · | 17,500 + $115.72323 dates · | Skywards |
| Dubai (DXB) to Singapore (SIN) | 30,000 + $56.80323 dates · | 20,000 + $132.06327 dates · | Skywards |
| Hanoi (HAN) to Dubai (DXB) | 30,000 + $77.10323 dates · | 20,000 + $121.82327 dates · | Skywards |
| New York JFK to Bangalore (BLR) | 42,500 + $68.00328 dates · | 35,000 + $273.20322 dates · | Skywards |
| Seattle (SEA) to Hyderabad (HYD) | 42,500 + $59.80330 dates · | 35,000 + $273.40320 dates · | Skywards |
| Singapore (SIN) to the Maldives (MLE) | 25,000 + $71.00309 dates · | 30,000 + $210.95341 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Frankfurt (FRA) | 30,000 + $65.90325 dates · | 30,000 + $231.20324 dates · | Same |
| New York JFK to Warsaw (WAW) | 27,500 + $29.00322 dates · | 35,000 + $294.00327 dates · | Atmos |
| Milan Malpensa (MXP) to New York JFK | 27,500 + $67.99323 dates · | 17,500 + $172.70326 dates · | Skywards |
| Singapore (SIN) to Houston (IAH) | 65,000 + $107.19331 dates · | 42,500 + $374.29318 dates · | Skywards |
| Colombo (CMB) to Dubai (DXB) | 25,000 + $141.40324 dates · | 15,000 + $125.51324 dates · | Skywards |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Cape Town (CPT) | 55,000 + $62.80314 dates · | 37,500 + $299.00334 dates · | Skywards |
| Dubai (DXB) to New York JFK | 35,000 + $87.39329 dates · | 30,000 + $257.32318 dates · | Skywards |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Cairo (CAI) | 35,000 + $64.79327 dates · | 32,500 + $269.99320 dates · | Skywards |
| Seattle (SEA) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG) | 37,500 + $45.50312 dates · | 42,500 + $311.00335 dates · | Atmos |
| Singapore (SIN) to Johannesburg (JNB) | 42,500 + $99.50326 dates · | 30,000 + $241.50321 dates · | Skywards |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 42,500 + $79.79325 dates · | 42,500 + $375.74321 dates · | Same |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Bangkok (BKK) | 42,500 + $33.50322 dates · | 42,500 + $312.70324 dates · | Same |
| Dubai (DXB) to Bali (DPS) | 30,000 + $94.00328 dates · | 20,000 + $132.06317 dates · | Skywards |
Premium Economy: 229 shared routes
The 66 of 229 routes with the most open dates.
| Route | Atmos (points) | Skywards (miles) | Fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Dubai (DXB) | 40,000 + $75.60155 dates · | 62,000 + $149.56298 dates · | Atmos |
| Dubai (DXB) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 40,000 + $56.80151 dates · | 62,000 + $132.06296 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Vienna (VIE) | 35,000 + $118.00306 dates · | 89,000 + $294.00134 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 50,000 + $49.00251 dates · | 104,000 + $311.00172 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Singapore (SIN) | 55,000 + $49.00246 dates · | 104,000 + $311.00163 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Brussels (BRU) | 30,000 + $568.50271 dates · | 89,000 + $294.30126 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Milan Malpensa (MXP) | 35,000 + $25.60312 dates · | 53,000 + $123.0079 dates · | Atmos |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 50,000 + $107.29271 dates · | 104,000 + $378.35115 dates · | Atmos |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Zurich (ZRH) | 50,000 + $74.20141 dates · | 75,000 + $240.26242 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Singapore (SIN) | 55,000 + $37.80204 dates · | 104,000 + $311.00170 dates · | Atmos |
| Houston (IAH) to Singapore (SIN) | 85,000 + $37.80176 dates · | 104,000 + $311.00194 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Vienna (VIE) | 45,000 + $118.00256 dates · | 98,000 + $294.00113 dates · | Atmos |
| Zurich (ZRH) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 50,000 + $56.50129 dates · | 75,000 + $229.90227 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Bangkok (BKK) | 55,000 + $39.50263 dates · | 104,000 + $312.7090 dates · | Atmos |
| Brussels (BRU) to New York JFK | 30,000 + $357.79281 dates · | 89,000 + $366.4369 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 50,000 + $25.60272 dates · | 104,000 + $311.0068 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Vienna (VIE) | 45,000 + $118.00283 dates · | 98,000 + $294.0055 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Hanoi (HAN) | 55,000 + $37.80213 dates · | 104,000 + $311.00123 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Bangkok (BKK) | 55,000 + $36.60229 dates · | 95,000 + $312.70104 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Bangkok (BKK) | 55,000 + $33.50254 dates · | 104,000 + $312.7079 dates · | Atmos |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Bangkok (BKK) | 50,000 + $164.30274 dates · | 75,000 + $309.8156 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Seattle (SEA) | 55,000 + $85.79290 dates · | 104,000 + $375.7439 dates · | Atmos |
| Milan Malpensa (MXP) to New York JFK | 35,000 + $67.99303 dates · | 53,000 + $172.7024 dates · | Atmos |
| Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 50,000 + $61.89286 dates · | 104,000 + $373.5639 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 50,000 + $25.60259 dates · | 104,000 + $311.0065 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 55,000 + $79.79261 dates · | 104,000 + $375.7459 dates · | Atmos |
| Singapore (SIN) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 55,000 + $112.99251 dates · | 104,000 + $374.2967 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Frankfurt (FRA) | 50,000 + $71.80266 dates · | 75,000 + $231.2049 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to New York JFK | 85,000 + $91.49264 dates · | 95,000 + $375.7444 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) | 55,000 + $34.90229 dates · | 104,000 + $311.0079 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Cape Town (CPT) | 72,500 + $69.40141 dates · | 95,000 + $299.00165 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) | 55,000 + $49.00192 dates · | 104,000 + $311.00113 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 50,000 + $25.60259 dates · | 104,000 + $311.0043 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Singapore (SIN) | 55,000 + $49.00205 dates · | 104,000 + $311.0088 dates · | Atmos |
| Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) to San Francisco (SFO) | 50,000 + $61.99290 dates · | 104,000 + $371.492 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Bangkok (BKK) | 55,000 + $36.60254 dates · | 104,000 + $312.7037 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 55,000 + $25.60224 dates · | 95,000 + $311.0062 dates · | Atmos |
| Houston (IAH) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 62,500 + $25.60198 dates · | 104,000 + $311.0087 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Hong Kong (HKG) | 85,000 + $537.20104 dates · | 95,000 + $311.00181 dates · | Atmos |
| Osaka Kansai (KIX) to San Francisco (SFO) | 50,000 + $76.19275 dates · | 109,000 + $404.0810 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Istanbul (IST) | 45,000 + $590.20138 dates · | 98,000 + $294.00146 dates · | Atmos |
| Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) to San Francisco (SFO) | 55,000 + $69.89262 dates · | 104,000 + $344.2319 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to San Francisco (SFO) | 55,000 + $82.89262 dates · | 104,000 + $375.7416 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Istanbul (IST) | 45,000 + $590.20124 dates · | 86,000 + $294.00154 dates · | Atmos |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Madrid (MAD) | 50,000 + $74.20106 dates · | 75,000 + $240.26171 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 50,000 + $49.00196 dates · | 104,000 + $311.0080 dates · | Atmos |
| Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 50,000 + $77.39262 dates · | 109,000 + $400.5611 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) | 50,000 + $124.10247 dates · | 75,000 + $231.2024 dates · | Atmos |
| Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) to Houston (IAH) | 55,000 + $79.89235 dates · | 104,000 + $371.4935 dates · | Atmos |
| Vienna (VIE) to San Francisco (SFO) | 45,000 + $169.09252 dates · | 98,000 + $372.9918 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Tokyo Narita (NRT) | 50,000 + $25.60255 dates · | 109,000 + $311.0014 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Tokyo Narita (NRT) | 55,000 + $25.60241 dates · | 99,000 + $311.0025 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Osaka Kansai (KIX) | 50,000 + $25.60253 dates · | 109,000 + $311.0013 dates · | Atmos |
| Newark (EWR) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 62,500 + $37.80250 dates · | 95,000 + $311.0014 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Osaka Kansai (KIX) | 50,000 + $25.60235 dates · | 109,000 + $311.0029 dates · | Atmos |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Bangkok (BKK) | 50,000 + $168.30217 dates · | 75,000 + $331.4346 dates · | Atmos |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 50,000 + $421.40190 dates · | 75,000 + $598.2472 dates · | Atmos |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 55,000 + $25.60233 dates · | 95,000 + $311.0027 dates · | Atmos |
| Houston (IAH) to Istanbul (IST) | 45,000 + $590.2093 dates · | 98,000 + $294.00165 dates · | Atmos |
| Manchester (MAN) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 50,000 + $391.70169 dates · | 75,000 + $566.9388 dates · | Atmos |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Melbourne (MEL) | 40,000 + $97.70144 dates · | 157,000 + $342.68112 dates · | Atmos |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Singapore (SIN) | 85,000 + $34.90200 dates · | 95,000 + $311.0056 dates · | Atmos |
| Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) to New York JFK | 55,000 + $67.69243 dates · | 95,000 + $371.4513 dates · | Atmos |
| Boston (BOS) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 55,000 + $37.8095 dates · | 95,000 + $311.00158 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo Narita (NRT) | 50,000 + $25.60237 dates · | 109,000 + $311.0010 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Mumbai (BOM) | 55,000 + $428.30172 dates · | 98,000 + $271.2073 dates · | Atmos |
Business Class: 352 shared routes
The 67 of 352 routes with the most open dates.
| Route | Atmos (points) | Skywards (miles) | Fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai (DXB) to Amman (AMM) | 15,000 + $59.30324 dates · | 36,000 + $268.21330 dates · | Atmos |
| Frankfurt (FRA) to Bangkok (BKK) | 60,000 + $162.40318 dates · | 83,000 + $998.31335 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Frankfurt (FRA) | 60,000 + $65.90324 dates · | 83,000 + $899.11328 dates · | Atmos |
| New Delhi (DEL) to Dubai (DXB) | 50,000 + $56.46327 dates · | 36,000 + $378.57320 dates · | Skywards |
| Amman (AMM) to Dubai (DXB) | 15,000 + $103.60315 dates · | 36,000 + $310.57328 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) | 75,000 + $66.00323 dates · | 83,000 + $899.11319 dates · | Atmos |
| Mumbai (BOM) to Riyadh (RUH) | 15,000 + $55.69321 dates · | 39,000 + $405.85318 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Munich (MUC) | 60,000 + $66.00323 dates · | 83,000 + $899.11315 dates · | Atmos |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Bangkok (BKK) | 75,000 + $204.90320 dates · | 83,000 + $1,070.85314 dates · | Atmos |
| Vienna (VIE) to Cairo (CAI) | 45,000 + $84.29315 dates · | 61,000 + $728.86313 dates · | Atmos |
| Brussels (BRU) to New York JFK | 45,000 + $1,064.49309 dates · | 99,000 + $1,373.52303 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 75,000 + $25.60295 dates · | 116,000 + $1,254.00316 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Seattle (SEA) | 85,000 + $88.69272 dates · | 116,000 + $1,361.51338 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to the Maldives (MLE) | 50,000 + $55.00309 dates · | 83,000 + $710.00300 dates · | Atmos |
| Colombo (CMB) to Dubai (DXB) | 50,000 + $141.40279 dates · | 50,000 + $318.75328 dates · | Same |
| New York JFK to Vienna (VIE) | 55,000 + $44.80311 dates · | 99,000 + $1,254.00296 dates · | Atmos |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 75,000 + $116.19287 dates · | 116,000 + $1,323.70319 dates · | Atmos |
| Singapore (SIN) to Dubai (DXB) | 60,000 + $72.20300 dates · | 69,000 + $456.35305 dates · | Atmos |
| Singapore (SIN) to the Maldives (MLE) | 50,000 + $71.00291 dates · | 83,000 + $694.96310 dates · | Atmos |
| Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 75,000 + $62.09294 dates · | 116,000 + $1,387.58304 dates · | Atmos |
| Dubai (DXB) to Singapore (SIN) | 60,000 + $56.80280 dates · | 69,000 + $442.48317 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Bangkok (BKK) | 85,000 + $50.80278 dates · | 116,000 + $1,255.70316 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 175,000 + $49.00276 dates · | 116,000 + $1,254.00317 dates · | Skywards |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 75,000 + $25.60290 dates · | 116,000 + $1,254.00303 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Warsaw (WAW) | 55,000 + $44.80296 dates · | 99,000 + $1,254.00295 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Brussels (BRU) | 45,000 + $1,023.50305 dates · | 99,000 + $1,254.30284 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Mumbai (BOM) | 50,000 + $58.90275 dates · | 72,000 + $714.03312 dates · | Atmos |
| Bangkok (BKK) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 85,000 + $88.69270 dates · | 116,000 + $1,361.51316 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Melbourne (MEL) | 400,000 + $61.80271 dates · | 165,000 + $1,615.50314 dates · | Skywards |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Auckland (AKL) | 400,000 + $58.00283 dates · | 165,000 + $1,621.40301 dates · | Skywards |
| Seattle (SEA) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG) | 95,000 + $45.60271 dates · | 116,000 + $1,254.00313 dates · | Atmos |
| Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 85,000 + $116.59269 dates · | 165,000 + $1,577.61315 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Tokyo Narita (NRT) | 95,000 + $5.60330 dates · | 121,000 + $1,254.00253 dates · | Atmos |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to San Francisco (SFO) | 75,000 + $107.49273 dates · · Mixed cabin | 193,000 + $1,323.07306 dates · | Atmos |
| Brussels (BRU) to Dubai (DXB) | 45,000 + $77.80234 dates · | 59,000 + $477.16343 dates · | Atmos |
| Maldives (MLE) to Singapore (SIN) | 50,000 + $260.00306 dates · | 83,000 + $884.00271 dates · | Atmos |
| Singapore (SIN) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 85,000 + $111.59256 dates · | 116,000 + $1,315.04320 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Bangkok (BKK) | 130,000 + $39.30273 dates · | 105,000 + $1,255.70302 dates · | Skywards |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Singapore (SIN) | 85,000 + $49.10264 dates · | 116,000 + $1,254.00311 dates · | Atmos |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 85,000 + $112.79254 dates · | 165,000 + $1,574.31321 dates · | Atmos |
| Riyadh (RUH) to London Heathrow (LHR) | 45,000 + $82.93265 dates · | 59,000 + $718.83308 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Istanbul (IST) | 70,000 + $1,045.20249 dates · · Mixed cabin | 109,000 + $1,254.00324 dates · | Atmos |
| Seattle (SEA) to Singapore (SIN) | 200,000 + $33.10260 dates · | 116,000 + $1,254.00313 dates · | Skywards |
| Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) to New York JFK | 85,000 + $67.69273 dates · · Mixed cabin | 105,000 + $1,379.35300 dates · | Atmos |
| Dubai (DXB) to Phuket (HKT) | 50,000 + $69.40259 dates · | 69,000 + $447.92313 dates · | Atmos |
| New Delhi (DEL) to Singapore (SIN) | 50,000 + $54.36252 dates · | 72,000 + $976.31319 dates · | Atmos |
| Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) to San Francisco (SFO) | 75,000 + $62.09286 dates · | 193,000 + $1,369.79285 dates · | Atmos |
| Dubai (DXB) to Casablanca (CMN) | 45,000 + $68.80252 dates · | 63,000 + $442.48317 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Bangkok (BKK) | 85,000 + $42.40274 dates · | 116,000 + $1,255.70294 dates · | Atmos |
| Dubai (DXB) to Hong Kong (HKG) | 60,000 + $56.80249 dates · | 69,000 + $442.48317 dates · | Atmos |
| New Delhi (DEL) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) | 60,000 + $54.96245 dates · | 61,000 + $956.93318 dates · | Atmos |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Hanoi (HAN) | 85,000 + $49.10243 dates · · Mixed cabin | 116,000 + $1,254.00320 dates · | Atmos |
| Mumbai (BOM) to Frankfurt (FRA) | 60,000 + $53.66251 dates · | 61,000 + $956.72311 dates · | Atmos |
| Singapore (SIN) to Johannesburg (JNB) | 85,000 + $108.00257 dates · | 83,000 + $845.05305 dates · | Skywards |
| Dubai (DXB) to the Maldives (MLE) | 50,000 + $56.80262 dates · | 50,000 + $262.76299 dates · | Same |
| New Delhi (DEL) to Amsterdam (AMS) | 60,000 + $55.06234 dates · | 61,000 + $956.93325 dates · | Atmos |
| Brussels (BRU) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) | 55,000 + $1,066.09296 dates · | 99,000 + $1,373.64262 dates · | Atmos |
| Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Seattle (SEA) | 95,000 + $57.49326 dates · | 121,000 + $1,412.77227 dates · | Atmos |
| Manila (MNL) to Dubai (DXB) | 60,000 + $47.50235 dates · | 69,000 + $447.30317 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) | 75,000 + $25.60273 dates · | 116,000 + $1,254.00278 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Cairo (CAI) | 70,000 + $39.59254 dates · | 96,000 + $1,077.99294 dates · | Atmos |
| Athens (ATH) to Dubai (DXB) | 15,000 + $67.90283 dates · | 50,000 + $459.40261 dates · | Atmos |
| Manila (MNL) to San Francisco (SFO) | 75,000 + $53.69284 dates · | 193,000 + $1,307.89260 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Manila (MNL) | 75,000 + $25.60268 dates · | 116,000 + $1,254.00276 dates · | Atmos |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) | 200,000 + $33.10268 dates · · Mixed cabin | 116,000 + $1,254.00276 dates · | Skywards |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Dubai (DXB) | 60,000 + $78.10227 dates · | 69,000 + $463.06314 dates · | Atmos |
| New York JFK to Manila (MNL) | 85,000 + $25.60233 dates · | 105,000 + $1,254.00308 dates · | Atmos |
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.
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.
Transfer partners of Atmos and Skywards
Bank points to each program: ratio and typical transfer time as listed when AwardTool last reviewed them, Aug 27, 2026.
| Bank | Alaska Atmos Rewards | Emirates Skywards |
|---|---|---|
| American Express Membership Rewards | — | 5:4 · Instant |
| Bilt Rewards | 1:1 · ~1 day | 1:1 · Instant |
| Capital One Miles | — | 1:0.75 · Instant |
| Citi ThankYou Points | — | 1:0.8 · Instant |
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Atmos and Skywards booking windows: published and observed
| Program | Published booking window | Furthest departure observed | Routes with award space on 2+ dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 330 days | 330 days after Oct 16, 2026 | 4,258 |
| Emirates Skywards | 360 days | 361 days after Oct 16, 2026 | 683 |
AwardTool scans departures up to 365 days ahead, so a longer published window can't be observed in full. Observations are a record, not a forecast. Compare booking windows across programs.
Airlines seen on Atmos and Skywards awards on shared routes
Shared routes where an airline appeared on each program's award itineraries in the shared cabins.
| Airline | Atmos routes | Skywards routes |
|---|---|---|
| Emirates (EK) | 0 | 432 |
| Cathay Pacific (CX) | 290 | 0 |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 219 | 0 |
| British Airways (BA) | 216 | 0 |
| Qatar Airways (QR) | 177 | 0 |
| Japan Airlines (JL) | 168 | 0 |
| American Airlines (AA) | 144 | 0 |
| Finnair (AY) | 135 | 0 |
| Hainan Airlines (HU) | 106 | 0 |
| Philippine Airlines (PR) | 99 | 0 |
| Royal Jordanian (RJ) | 72 | 0 |
| Korean Air (KE) | 64 | 0 |
| Qantas (QF) | 63 | 0 |
| STARLUX Airlines (JX) | 61 | 0 |
| SriLankan Airlines (UL) | 49 | 0 |
| Malaysia Airlines (MH) | 48 | 0 |
| Oman Air (WY) | 41 | 0 |
| Royal Air Maroc (AT) | 37 | 0 |
| Condor (DE) | 29 | 0 |
| IBERIA (IB) | 26 | 0 |
| Fiji Airways (FJ) | 23 | 0 |
| Aer Lingus (EI) | 20 | 0 |
| Air Tahiti Nui (TN) | 14 | 0 |
| Icelandair (FI) | 6 | 0 |
An airline appears here when it was part of an award itinerary the program showed. It isn't always the airline of the lowest award.
Questions about Atmos vs Skywards
Which needs fewer points or miles for economy awards, Atmos or Skywards?
On the 432 routes where both showed economy award space in the last 30 days, Atmos needed fewer points or miles on 132 and Skywards on 231, with the same price on 69 routes. The median difference was 2,500 points or miles in favor of Skywards. Points and miles are compared one to one, although their value differs.
Which needs fewer points or miles for business-class awards, Atmos or Skywards?
On the 352 routes where both showed business-class award space in the last 30 days, Atmos needed fewer points or miles on 240 and Skywards on 110, with the same price on 2 routes. The median difference was 11,000 points or miles in favor of Atmos. Points and miles are compared one to one, although their value differs.
Which banks transfer to both Alaska Atmos Rewards and Emirates Skywards?
Bilt transfers to both. Amex, Capital One and Citi transfer to Skywards only. Ratios as of AwardTool's review on Aug 27, 2026. Most transfers can't be reversed.
How far ahead did AwardTool see Atmos and Skywards award space?
Atmos: up to 330 days ahead (Sep 11, 2027). Skywards: up to 361 days ahead (Oct 12, 2027). AwardTool scans departures up to 365 days ahead from Oct 16, 2026, so this is a record, not a forecast.
Where did Atmos and Skywards both show the most award space?
Los Angeles (LAX) to Hong Kong (HKG) in economy (Atmos on 327 dates, Skywards on 351 dates); Singapore (SIN) to New York JFK in economy (Atmos on 329 dates, Skywards on 349 dates); Los Angeles (LAX) to Istanbul (IST) in economy (Atmos on 326 dates, Skywards on 349 dates), counting departure dates with an open award in the last 30 days.