Business-class award flights from Nairobi (NBO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 12 programs for NBO→IAD. Lowest: 88,000 miles + $76.18 with United MileagePlus, which showed business-class award space on 120 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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- Lowest observed
- 88,000 miles + $76.18
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 12 of 14
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 143 of 145
- dates checked · Etihad Guest
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on NBO→IAD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest observed | 88,000 pts + $76.18 | 2 stops | Airlink (4Z), Air Canada (AC), ITA Airways (AZ), Air Dolomiti (EN) +9 more | 2 | 120 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 96,000 pts + $1,307.47 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 3 | 119 | See dates | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 97,000 pts + $554.58 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), KLM (KL), Kenya Airways (KQ), Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) | 1 | 3 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 98,000 pts + $274.63Mixed cabin | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), Ethiopian Airlines (ET), Etihad Airways (EY) +3 more | 2 | 143 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 110,000 pts + $151.47 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), Lufthansa (LH), Egyptair (MS) +3 more | 2 | 54 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 112,600 pts + $110.74 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 1 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 115,000 pts + $774.94 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), Kenya Airways (KQ) +2 more | 2 | 142 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 125,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 2 | 122 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 157,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 14 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 255,000 pts + $130.38 | 1 stop | Alaska Airlines (AS), Qatar Airways (QR) | 6 | 18 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 270,000 pts + $96.80 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), KLM (KL), Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV), Virgin Atlantic (VS) | 1 | 3 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 566,200 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), Qatar Airways (QR), Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 12 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: American Airlines AAdvantage and Avianca LifeMiles.
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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $76.18 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 88,000 pts + $76.18 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 98,000 pts + $284.99Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 98,000 pts + $274.63Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 110,000 pts + $208.95 | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 115,000 pts + $791.78 | 6 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 159,000 pts + $1,307.35 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 245,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | 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 business-class award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had business-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 120 of 146 | 82% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 119 of 149 | 79% | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 3 of 143 | 2% | |
| Etihad Guest | 143 of 145 | 98% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 54 of 152 | 35% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 1 of 129 | under 1% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 142 of 152 | 93% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 122 of 149 | 81% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 14 of 93 | 15% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 18 of 133 | 13% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 3 of 146 | 2% | |
| GOL Smiles | 12 of 53 | 22% |
Best months for business class from Nairobi (NBO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 8 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 19 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 21 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 13 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 21 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 96,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 6 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 5 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 9 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 14 | |
| 88,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 151,000 pts + taxes vary | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 2 |
Lowest business class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusmiles | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | — | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | — |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | — | 159,000 | 159,000 | 159,000 | 159,000 | 96,000 | 96,000 | 96,000 | 96,000 | 96,000 | 159,000 | 159,000 | 159,000 |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | — | — | — | 97,000 | — | — | 108,500 | — | — | — | — | 135,000 | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 98,000Mixed cabin | 100,000 | 98,000Mixed cabin | 100,000 | 98,000Mixed cabin | 98,000Mixed cabin | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 98,000Mixed cabin | 98,000Mixed cabin | 100,000 | 400,125 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 164,727 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 181,988 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | — |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | — | — | — | 112,600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 115,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 146,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 115,000 | 146,500 | 115,000 | 136,875 | 150,000 | 151,000 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 245,000 | 245,000 | 125,000 | 125,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | 245,000 | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157,500Mixed cabin | 157,500Mixed cabin | 160,000 | — | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | — | — | — | — | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | 255,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | — | — | 270,000 | — | — | 270,000 | — | — | — | — | 270,000 | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | — | 583,000 | — | 584,800 | 736,700 | 572,000 | — | 735,600 | 594,700 | 566,200 | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Airlink (4Z): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus, Etihad Guest and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
- Ethiopian Airlines (ET): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Gulf Air (GF): Etihad Guest
- KLM (KL): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Kenya Airways (KQ): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Egyptair (MS): Etihad Guest and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Austrian (OS): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Qatar Airways (QR): JetBlue TrueBlue, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Alaska Atmos Rewards and GOL Smiles
- South African Airways (SA): United MileagePlus
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Etihad Guest, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus, Turkish Miles & Smiles and GOL Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): United MileagePlus
- Virgin Atlantic (VS): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
Business class on nearby routes
The lowest business-class 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 Nairobi (NBO) and to Washington Dulles (IAD). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Nairobi (NBO)Return direction | 96,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 80 |
| Nairobi (NBO) to Washington National (DCA)Another Washington airport | 100,000 milesMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 15 |
| Nairobi (NBO) to Dubai (DXB)Also from NBO | 35,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 297 |
| Nairobi (NBO) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)Also from NBO | 35,000 miles | Avianca LifeMiles | 88 |
| Nairobi (NBO) to New York JFKAlso from NBO | 88,000 miles | United MileagePlus | 98 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD | 29,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 308 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD | 37,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 12 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD | 37,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 11 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 5:4 · Instant | — | 1:0.6 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
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Questions about business-class award flights from Nairobi (NBO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)
What's the lowest business-class award from Nairobi (NBO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)?
88,000 miles + $76.18 with United MileagePlus. Seen Oct 11, 2026, 13:45 UTC for an Oct 24, 2026 departure. United MileagePlus showed business-class award space on 120 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 22:07 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Nairobi (NBO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)?
United MileagePlus (120 dates), Emirates Skywards (119 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (3 dates), Etihad Guest (143 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (54 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (1 date), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (142 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (122 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (14 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (18 dates), Delta SkyMiles (3 dates) and GOL Smiles (12 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Nairobi (NBO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Nairobi (NBO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest business-class award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 88,000 miles with MileagePlus (21 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.