Compare 3 loyalty programs for New York to Los Angeles award flights, with economy seats from 12,500 points.
New York to Los Angeles is a transcontinental domestic route, and nonstop award space shows up on JetBlue and Delta. Only three programs price it, and the cheapest economy award is 12,500 points with American AAdvantage. With options this thin, flexible dates move the price more than switching programs does. This page compares all three programs on JFK–LAX side by side.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy |
|---|---|
 American AirlinesAA | 12,500Lowest |
 Alaska AirlinesAS | 12,500Lowest |
 JetBlueB6 | 14,200pts |
 DeltaDL | 16,600pts |
When award seats between New York and Los Angeles price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 12,500 |
| Dec 2026 | 13,500 |
| Jan 2027 | 17,500 |
| Feb 2027 | No award data |
| Mar 2027 | No award data |
| Apr 2027 | 13,500 |
| May 2027 | No award data |
| Jun 2027 | No award data |
| Jul 2027 | No award data |
6 airlines with award seats between New York and Los Angeles, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAA
Air CanadaACAlaska AirlinesASJetBlueB6DeltaDL
United AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking New York to Los Angeles with points.
~2,470 miles; ~5h30 nonstop (approximate). Los Angeles is 3 hours behind New York. Award data window: November 2026–July 2027. Only four months carry calendar prices so far: November 2026 is the cheapest at 12,500 points, ahead of December 2026, January 2027, and April 2027 (13,500–17,500).
New York to Los Angeles is served by American Airlines, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines and 3 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 3 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 12,500 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
Flying New York to Los Angeles covers about 2,470 miles, linking John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with Los Angeles International Airport (LAX); a nonstop takes roughly 5h30, with winds moving it either way. The nonstop award space in the data is split between JetBlue and Delta. The Airbus A330-300 appears on some of those nonstop award segments. About 25% of the award options in the data are nonstop.
For New York–Los Angeles, the cash fare is the benchmark an award has to beat. The economy floor connects once; an economy nonstop on either carrier costs more. The cheapest economy seat adds about $11 in taxes and fees, in line with the route's typical economy taxes. Run the miles-or-cash math each time: a cheap fare usually beats spending points. Hold off on converting flexible points until the seat is confirmed bookable; there's no undoing a transfer.
American AAdvantage is cheapest in economy at 12,500 points. Also in the mix: JetBlue TrueBlue and Delta SkyMiles. Even with American AAdvantage on top, a last cross-check before transferring is cheap insurance.
Two airlines show nonstop award space between New York and Los Angeles: JetBlue and Delta. As a SkyTeam member, Delta also sells its nonstop through alliance partners, not only Delta SkyMiles. Beyond the nonstop, the cheaper connecting awards in the data change planes in San Francisco, Cleveland, and Chicago. No partner program undercuts the airlines here at last check: each cabin floor books through the carrier's own currency.
Leaving New York, LaGuardia (LGA) has priced economy from 7,000 points across the tracked dates, under JFK's low for the same stretch; Newark (EWR) prices from 9,500. On the Los Angeles side, Ontario (ONT) has priced economy from 16,600 points across the tracked dates, above LAX, so it's a backup for when LAX space is gone. Newark has nonstop flights to Los Angeles in the data too.
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Common questions travelers ask about the New York to Los Angeles route.
