Economy award flights from Washington National (DCA) to Lisbon (LIS)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 12 programs for DCA→LIS. Lowest: 22,500 miles + $24.80 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed economy award space on 89 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 22,500 miles + $24.80
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 12 of 12
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 89 of 98
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on DCA→LIS, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 22,500 pts + $24.80 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA) | — | 89 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 22,500 pts + $25.60 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 9+ | 12 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 pts + $349.00 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), Royal Air Maroc (AT), British Airways (BA) +2 more | 1 | 43 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 23,500 pts + $9.53 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 4 | 8 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 7 | 72 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 28,000 pts + $38.00 | 1 stop | Air France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL) | 9+ | 18 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 35,000 pts + $28.50 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), TAP Portugal (TP), United Airlines (UA) | 6 | 19 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 40,000 pts + $75.71 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Lufthansa (LH), TAP Portugal (TP), United Airlines (UA) | 4 | 84 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 40,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), Aer Lingus (EI), Eurowings (EW) +5 more | 8 | 84 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 45,000 pts + $38.00 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA) | 7 | 8 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 50,000 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 7 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 55,600 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), Air France (AF), British Airways (BA) +5 more | 2 | 66 | 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
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 22,500 pts + $25.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 22,500 pts + $24.80 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 23,300 pts + $349.00 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 23,500 pts + $9.53 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 25,000 pts + $5.60 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 28,000 pts + $38.00 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 35,000 pts + $30.23 | 8 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 40,000 pts + $75.71 | 9+ | 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 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 economy 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 | 89 of 98 | 90% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 12 of 71 | 16% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 43 of 85 | 50% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 8 of 70 | 11% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 72 of 78 | 92% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 18 of 73 | 24% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 19 of 84 | 22% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 84 of 84 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 84 of 84 | 100% | |
| Etihad Guest | 8 of 77 | 10% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 7 of 71 | 9% | |
| GOL Smiles | 66 of 66 | 100% |
Best months for economy from Washington National (DCA) to Lisbon (LIS)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22,500 pts + taxes vary | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 7 | |
| 22,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 12 | |
| 22,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 13 | |
| 79,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 30,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 22,500 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 23,500 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Australia Velocity | 1 | |
| 74,287 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 51,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 16 | |
| 23,500 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Australia Velocity | 1 | |
| 34,700 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 3 | |
| 23,500 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Australia Velocity | 1 | |
| 34,700 pts + taxes vary | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 6 |
Lowest economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 30,000 | 22,500 | 22,500 | 79,000 | 30,000 | 22,500 | 28,000 | 108,500 | 51,000 | 24,500 | 68,500 | 40,000 | — |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 22,500 | 22,500 | 22,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 23,300 | 23,300 | 23,300 | — | — | 34,700 | 34,700 | — | — | — | 34,700 | 34,700 | 34,700 |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 23,500 | 23,500 | — | — | — | — | 23,500 | — | — | 23,500 | — | 23,500 | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | — | — | 97,200 | 82,000 | 95,400 | 116,500 | 129,500 | — | 129,500 | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 101,000 | 28,000 | 103,000 | — | — | — | 37,500 | — | — | — | — | 50,500 | — |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | 35,000 | 35,000 | — | — | — | 35,000 | 35,000 | — | — | 35,000 | — | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | 74,287 | 72,682 | 40,000 | — | 40,000 | 46,317 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | 101,400 | 74,700 | 40,000 | — | 40,000 | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 45,000 | 45,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 50,000 | 50,000 | — | — | — | — | 50,000 | — | — | 50,000 | — | 50,000 | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 57,500 | 57,500 | 55,600 | — | — | 207,100 | 65,200 | 197,100 | 148,900 | 112,100 | — | 154,200 | — |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): Avianca LifeMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan, United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
- Air France (AF): Qantas Frequent Flyer, Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and GOL Smiles
- Royal Air Maroc (AT): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Aer Lingus (EI): United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
- Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
- IBERIA (IB): Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- KLM (KL): Qantas Frequent Flyer, Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and GOL Smiles
- Lufthansa (LH): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus
- TAP Portugal (TP): Avianca LifeMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan, United MileagePlus and GOL Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): Virgin Australia Velocity, Avianca LifeMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan, United MileagePlus and JetBlue TrueBlue
- Air Europa (UX): GOL Smiles
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 Washington National (DCA) and to Lisbon (LIS). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon (LIS) to Washington National (DCA)Return direction | 21,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 55 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Lisbon (LIS)Another Washington airport | 12,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 77 |
| Baltimore (BWI) to Lisbon (LIS)Another Washington airport | 21,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 86 |
| Washington National (DCA) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from DCA | 4,500 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 309 |
| Washington National (DCA) to Miami (MIA)Also from DCA | 7,500 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 317 |
| Washington National (DCA) to Newark (EWR)Also from DCA | 8,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 318 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Lisbon (LIS)Also to LIS | 15,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 48 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Lisbon (LIS)Also to LIS | 9,500 miles | GOL Smiles | 324 |
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 | — | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · 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 |
| 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 economy award flights from Washington National (DCA) to Lisbon (LIS)
What's the lowest economy award from Washington National (DCA) to Lisbon (LIS)?
22,500 miles + $24.80 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 18, 2026, 20:20 UTC for a Nov 10, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed economy award space on 89 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 02:54 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Washington National (DCA) to Lisbon (LIS)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (89 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (12 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (43 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (8 dates), Delta SkyMiles (72 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (18 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (19 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (84 dates), United MileagePlus (84 dates), Etihad Guest (8 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (7 dates) and GOL Smiles (66 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop economy award space from Washington National (DCA) to Lisbon (LIS)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest economy award prices from Washington National (DCA) to Lisbon (LIS)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest economy award AwardTool observed was for Dec 2026 departures: 22,500 miles with AAdvantage (13 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.