# Chicago (ORD) to Birmingham (BHX) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/ord-bhx
Data updated: 2026-10-12T08:13:42.368Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 60,000 miles plus $355 on Air France through Air France-KLM Flying Blue, departing 2026-10-24.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aer Lingus | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 250,000 Atmos points | $29 | via DUB | 2026-11-01 | 12 Oct 2026, 08:13 UTC |
| SAS | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 101,600 miles | $53 | via CPH | 2026-10-25 | 11 Oct 2026, 20:54 UTC |
| Air France | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Light fare) | 60,000 miles | $355 | via CDG | 2026-10-24 | 11 Oct 2026, 20:54 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 190,000 miles | $360 | via JFK, CDG | 2026-11-27 | 11 Oct 2026, 01:53 UTC |
| KLM | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 189,000 miles | $366 | via AMS | 2026-11-05 | 11 Oct 2026, 01:51 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Chicago to Birmingham on 60 of the 60 departure days, through 2 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 60 of 60 | 60,000 miles | 189,000 miles | $355 to $370 |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 24 of 60 | 250,000 Atmos points | 250,000 Atmos points | $29 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on Aer Lingus, Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM and SAS.

## How to book it

1. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search ORD to BHX in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $355).
2. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search ORD to BHX in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $29).

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

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- [Dublin (DUB)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-dub)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-edi)
- [Rome (FCO)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-fco)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-fra)
- [Madrid (MAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-mad)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-man)
- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-muc)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-lgw)
- [Barcelona (BCN)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-bcn)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-doh)

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- [Casablanca (CMN)](https://miles.zone/routes/cmn-bhx)
- [Tunis (TUN)](https://miles.zone/routes/tun-bhx)
- [Denver (DEN)](https://miles.zone/routes/den-bhx)
- [Boston (BOS)](https://miles.zone/routes/bos-bhx)
- [Washington (IAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-bhx)
- [Mexico City (MEX)](https://miles.zone/routes/mex-bhx)
- [Xiamen (XMN)](https://miles.zone/routes/xmn-bhx)
- [Oran (ORN)](https://miles.zone/routes/orn-bhx)
- [Kolkata (CCU)](https://miles.zone/routes/ccu-bhx)