# Houston (IAH) to Los Angeles (LAX) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/iah-lax
Data updated: 2026-10-22T00:41:27.953Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 37,800 miles plus $6 on Delta Air Lines through Delta SkyMiles, departing 2026-11-19.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 30,000 miles | $6 | via SFO | 2026-11-04 | 10 Oct 2026, 13:52 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Delta SkyMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/delta-skymiles) | 37,800 miles | $6 | via MSP | 2026-11-19 | 22 Oct 2026, 00:22 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 38,000 miles | $10 | Nonstop | 2026-11-19 | 22 Oct 2026, 00:41 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Houston to Los Angeles on 50 of the 50 departure days we have checked so far (10 days are not checked yet), through 3 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 50 of 50 checked | 30,000 miles | 46,300 miles | $6 |
| [Delta SkyMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/delta-skymiles) | 1 of 50 checked | 37,800 miles | 37,800 miles | $6 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 1 of 50 checked | 38,000 miles | 38,000 miles | $10 |

Nonstop seats on Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) books on united.com: sign in there, search IAH to LAX in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).
2. [Delta SkyMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/delta-skymiles) books on delta.com: sign in there, search IAH to LAX in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).
3. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search IAH to LAX in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $10).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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