Business-class award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 6 programs for SFO→DCA. Lowest: 29,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed business-class award space on 304 dates. Nonstop business-class space was seen via Qantas Frequent Flyer.
Data as of
Award prices last changed . AwardTool checks these routes daily; seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 29,500 pts + $5.60
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 6 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 304
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Seen
- via 1 program
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on SFO→DCA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 29,500 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | — | 304 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 45,000 pts + $55.58 | 1 stopMixed cabin | American Airlines (AA), JetBlue (B6) | 4 | 262 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 52,800 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopNonstop from 73,400 pts · Mixed cabin | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS) | 1 | 301 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 68,500 pts + $52.33 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 4 | 3 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopMixed cabin | JetBlue (B6), United Airlines (UA) | 1 | 243 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 161,200 pts + $5.60 | 1 stopMixed cabin | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Virgin Australia Velocity and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 29,500 pts + $5.60 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 29,500 pts + $11.20 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 48,000 pts + $57.60 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 48,000 pts + $57.60 | 6 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 52,800 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 52,800 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 68,500 pts + $52.33 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 80,000 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 at the time shown. 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.
Nonstop business-class award space
- Qantas Frequent Flyer: nonstop from 73,400 points; nonstop space on 1 date.
Best months for business class from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 14 | |
| 29,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 29 | |
| 29,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 29 | |
| 29,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 27 | |
| 29,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 27 | |
| 29,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 | |
| 48,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 14 | |
| 45,000 pts + taxes not reported | Etihad Guest | 25 | |
| 29,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 30 | |
| 29,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 31 | |
| 34,000 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 28 | |
| 29,500 pts + taxes not reported | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- JetBlue (B6): Etihad Guest and United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about business-class award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)
What's the lowest business-class award from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)?
29,500 miles + $5.60 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed business-class award space on 304 departure dates (newest observation Oct 16, 2026, 05:57 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (304 dates), Etihad Guest (262 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (301 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (3 dates), United MileagePlus (243 dates) and Delta SkyMiles (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop business-class award space via Qantas Frequent Flyer.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)?
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 Jul 2027 departures: 29,500 miles with AAdvantage (31 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.