First-class award flights from Orange County (SNA) to Washington Dulles (IAD)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 3 programs for SNA→IAD. Lowest: 60,000 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles, which showed first-class award space on 17 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
Every airport: Los Angeles to Washington award flights.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 60,000 miles + $5.60
- Delta SkyMiles
- Mixed cabin from
- 25,000 miles + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 3 of 4
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 30 of 31
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Seen
- from 100,000 miles + taxes vary
In first class, the lowest award seen was 60,000 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles on Delta Air Lines flights. With Delta SkyMiles, first class started at 60,000 miles + $5.60, about 3.3 times the points of its lowest economy award (18,000 miles + $5.60).
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on SNA→IAD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 25,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 stops |  AA AS | 2 | 30 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 1 stopNonstop from 100,000 pts + taxes vary |  UA | 2 | 15 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMilesLowest observed | 60,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop |  DL | 3 | 17 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Virgin Australia Velocity.
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 first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 3 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 60,000 pts + $5.60 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 74,300 pts + $5.60 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 79,200 pts + $5.60 | 7 | 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 first-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 first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 of 31 | 96% | |
| United MileagePlus | 15 of 15 | 100% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 17 of 17 | 100% |
Nonstop and connecting first-class awards
Each program's lowest first-class award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with first-class space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 miles + $5.602 stops · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 30 |
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 miles + $5.601 stop · Mixed cabin | 100,000 miles + taxes vary | 13 of 15 |
| Delta SkyMiles | 60,000 miles + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 17 |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on SNA→IAD, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the first-class 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.
| Program | First | Economy | First ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 25,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 10,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 15,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 60,000 miles + $5.60 | 18,000 miles + $5.60 | 3.3× |
Best months for first class from Orange County (SNA) to Washington Dulles (IAD)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 12 | |
| 25,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 | |
| 32,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 25,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 29,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 |
A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.
Lowest first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 25,000+ $5.60 · 12 dates · Mixed cabin | 25,000+ $5.60 · 6 dates · Mixed cabin | 32,5001 date | 25,0004 dates · Mixed cabin | 25,0003 dates · Mixed cabin | 29,5004 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 30,000+ $5.60 · 10 dates · Mixed cabin | 100,1001 date | — | — | — | 97,8004 dates |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 60,000+ $5.60 · 11 dates | 107,8002 dates | — | — | — | 93,8004 dates |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
First class on nearby routes
The lowest first-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 Orange County (SNA) and to Washington Dulles (IAD). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Orange County (SNA)Return direction | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 24 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Another Los Angeles airport | 21,000 miles + $5.60Nonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 322 |
| Orange County (SNA) to Washington National (DCA)Another Washington airport | 25,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 40 |
| Orange County (SNA) to Baltimore (BWI)Another Washington airport | 25,000 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 15 |
| Orange County (SNA) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from SNA | 25,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
| Orange County (SNA) to Newark (EWR)Also from SNA | 35,000 points + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 329 |
| New York JFK to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD | 14,800 miles + $5.60Nonstop | Delta SkyMiles | 309 |
| Austin (AUS) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Also to IAD | 25,000 points + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Orange County (SNA) to Washington Dulles (IAD)
How many points for first class from Orange County (SNA) to Washington Dulles (IAD)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 60,000 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles. Seen Nov 5, 2026, 11:48 UTC for a Nov 26, 2026 departure. Delta SkyMiles showed first-class award space on 17 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 22:24 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 25,000 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Orange County (SNA) to Washington Dulles (IAD)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (30 dates), United MileagePlus (15 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (17 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly first class nonstop from Orange County (SNA) to Washington Dulles (IAD) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop first-class award space via United MileagePlus. The lowest nonstop award was 100,000 miles with United MileagePlus, which showed nonstop first-class space on 13 dates.
What's the best month to fly first class from Orange County (SNA) to Washington Dulles (IAD) on points?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for Jun 2027 departures: 29,500 miles + taxes not reported with AAdvantage (4 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Nov 2026 departures from 25,000 miles + $5.60 with AAdvantage. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.