Premium economy award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 3 programs for SFO→DCA. Lowest: 59,800 points + $5.60 with Qantas Frequent Flyer, which showed premium economy award space on 50 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Oct 16, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 59,800 points + $5.60
- Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Programs with space
- 3 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 320 of 320
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on SFO→DCA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent FlyerLowest observed | 59,800 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 1 | 50 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 70,900 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 208 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 320 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Etihad Guest, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, 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 premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 70,900 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 70,900 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 100,000 pts + $5.60 | 8 | 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 premium economy 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 premium economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 50 of 327 | 15% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 208 of 316 | 65% | |
| United MileagePlus | 320 of 320 | 100% |
Best months for premium economy from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 11 | |
| 70,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 27 | |
| 70,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 25 | |
| 69,900 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 11 | |
| 69,900 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 17 | |
| 59,800 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 15 | |
| 69,900 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 6 | |
| 69,900 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 | |
| 82,600 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 13 | |
| 79,300 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 14 | |
| 74,600 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 8 |
Lowest premium economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | — | 69,900 | 69,900 | 59,800 | 69,900 | 69,900 | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 70,900 | 70,900 | 70,900 | 70,900 | 70,900 | 70,900 | 82,200 | 77,500 | 82,600 | 79,300 | 74,600 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
Premium economy on nearby routes
The lowest premium 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 San Francisco (SFO) and to Washington National (DCA). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington National (DCA) to San Francisco (SFO)Return direction | 69,900 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 4 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Another Washington airport | 59,800 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 50 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SFO | 20,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 58 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SFO | 16,500 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 317 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Madrid (MAD)Also from SFO | 39,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 6 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from SFO | 50,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 287 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Washington National (DCA)Also to DCA | 59,800 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 5 |
| Boston (BOS) to Washington National (DCA)Also to DCA | 484,100 miles | GOL Smiles | 7 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 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 premium economy award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)
What's the lowest premium economy award from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)?
59,800 points + $5.60 with Qantas Frequent Flyer. Qantas Frequent Flyer showed premium economy award space on 50 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 15, 2026, 20:34 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)?
Qantas Frequent Flyer (50 dates), Delta SkyMiles (208 dates) and United MileagePlus (320 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington National (DCA)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop premium economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest premium economy 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 premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Mar 2027 departures: 59,800 points with Qantas (15 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.