Economy award flights from Chicago Midway (MDW) to Sydney (SYD)

The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on MDW→SYD, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
Delta SkyMiles	109,000 pts + $36.80	2 stops	DL	9+	5	Oct 28, 2026, 03:01 UTC	See dates

Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. 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. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.

Observed economy award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Dec 13, 2026	Delta SkyMiles	180,500 pts + $36.60	9+	2 stops	Oct 16, 2026, 23:17 UTC	Check this date
Dec 14, 2026	Delta SkyMiles	185,700 pts + $36.60	9+	2 stops	Oct 16, 2026, 23:17 UTC	Check this date
Dec 15, 2026	Delta SkyMiles	185,700 pts + $36.60	9+	2 stops	Oct 16, 2026, 23:17 UTC	Check this date

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.

How often economy award space showed up

Of the 6 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for Delta SkyMiles in the last 30 days, 5 (83%) showed economy award space. The latest departure with space was Feb 5, 2027.

Economy compared with premium economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way economy and premium economy awards on MDW→SYD, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the premium economy award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.

Airlines seen in economy

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles

Economy on nearby routes

The lowest economy award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Chicago Midway (MDW) and to Sydney (SYD). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.

Route	Lowest observed	Program	Dates seen
Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Sydney (SYD)Another Chicago airport	25,000 miles + $27.10	American Airlines AAdvantage	176
Chicago Midway (MDW) to Detroit (DTW)Also from MDW	6,900 miles + $5.60Nonstop	Delta SkyMiles	319
Chicago Midway (MDW) to Atlanta (ATL)Also from MDW	5,500 miles + $5.60Nonstop	Delta SkyMiles	310
Chicago Midway (MDW) to Minneapolis (MSP)Also from MDW	3,600 miles + $5.60Nonstop	Delta SkyMiles	310
Chicago Midway (MDW) to Calgary (YYC)Also from MDW	10,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	63
London Heathrow (LHR) to Sydney (SYD)Also to SYD	35,000 miles + $494.28	Emirates Skywards	342
Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD)Also to SYD	25,000 miles + $27.10Nonstop	American Airlines AAdvantage	314
San Francisco (SFO) to Sydney (SYD)Also to SYD	25,000 miles + $27.10	American Airlines AAdvantage	320

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
Delta SkyMiles	1:1 · Instant	—	—	—	—	—

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