American Airlines Award Sale: Winter Flights From 7,000 Miles

American Airlines has a new AAdvantage award sale, and this time it’s short. It covers travel between January 11 and February 28, 2027, and it ends tonight, Wednesday, November 11, at 11:59 p.m. CT.

We covered the summer sale in June and last November’s sale, and the prices moved. Europe was 21,000 in June and 17,500 a year ago, and domestic was 6,000 last winter. This sale is still good value, but it’s less generous than the last two, and the booking window is much shorter.

The Best Deals in the Sale

U.S. Domestic

Coast to Coast From 7,000 Miles

A coast-to-coast flight costs the same as a short one in this sale. In our searches, Chicago to Los Angeles was 7,000 miles on many January 11 flights, including the AA711 and AA621 nonstops.

Example routes:

• Chicago (ORD) to Los Angeles (LAX)
• Chicago (ORD) to Phoenix (PHX)
• Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK)
• Dallas (DFW) to New York (LGA)

Mexico, Caribbean and Central America

Beaches From 8,000 Miles

Cancún, Turks and Caicos, Montego Bay and Costa Rica start at 8,000 miles, in the region’s high season. Miami to Cancún had Economy seats on every date in the window, and 8,000-mile nonstops on January 11 and 12.

Example routes:

• Miami (MIA) to Cancún (CUN)
• Washington (DCA) to Providenciales (PLS)
• Charlotte (CLT) to Montego Bay (MBJ)
• Dallas (DFW) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)

South America

South America From 12,000 Miles

This region wasn’t part of the last two sales we covered. Miami to Lima had 12,000-mile nonstops on most dates from January 12 to 19. Bogotá started at 13,000 and Buenos Aires at 21,000, so search your city before you transfer miles.

Example routes:

• Miami (MIA) to Lima (LIM)
• Miami (MIA) to Bogotá (BOG)
• Dallas (DFW) to São Paulo (GRU)
• Miami (MIA) to Buenos Aires (EZE)

Europe, Middle East and India

Europe From 22,500 Miles

The flight has to be on American, so taxes stay low. American’s deals page shows $6 to $12 on one-way Economy awards from the U.S. to Europe. New York to London had Economy seats on every date from January 11 to February 25, starting at 22,500 miles.

Example routes:

• New York (JFK) to London (LHR)
• Dallas (DFW) to London (LHR)
• Miami (MIA) to Madrid (MAD)
• New York (JFK) to Delhi (DEL)

Asia and South Pacific

Tokyo and Sydney From 25,000 Miles

Los Angeles to Tokyo Haneda had 25,000-mile nonstops on the 787-9 on several January dates. That’s almost 12 hours in the air.

Example routes:

• Los Angeles (LAX) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)
• Dallas (DFW) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)
• Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD)
• Dallas (DFW) to Seoul (ICN)

Check who operates the flight. A result with a partner on the long leg isn’t part of the sale. Our search results and filters guide shows how to check.

How to Find the Sale Dates in AwardFares

American prices awards dynamically, so 8,000 and 22,500 are starting prices, not the price on every date. On aa.com you check one day at a time. Here’s how to look at the whole travel window at once.

1. Choose AAdvantage as Your Loyalty Program

On the search page, open Loyalty Program and select American Airlines AAdvantage. Prices in your results will be in AAdvantage miles.

2. Use Timeline View to See Which Dates Have Seats

Enter your route and open Timeline View. It shows award availability by date and cabin across January and February, so you can see quickly which days have Main Cabin seats. Then open a date in the result list to see the price.

3. Set a Price Limit

Open Price and set a maximum, for example 8K for a domestic or Caribbean search, 12K for South America, 23K for Europe, or 25K for Asia. Anything above the sale level disappears, and what’s left is what you want to book.

4. Set a Live Alert if Nothing Shows

If your route doesn’t show a sale price, set a Live Alert for your dates, cabin and price limit. We’ll notify you when a matching seat opens.