Premium economy award flights from Washington National (DCA) to Orange County (SNA)

The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on DCA→SNA, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
United MileagePlus	100,000 pts + $5.60	2 stops	UA	9+	2	Oct 28, 2026, 21:41 UTC	See dates

Not seen in premium economy: American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Delta SkyMiles, GOL Smiles and 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 premium economy award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Dec 19, 2026	United MileagePlus	100,000 pts + $5.60	9+	2 stops	Oct 25, 2026, 00:28 UTC	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

Of the 5 departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for United MileagePlus in the last 30 days, 2 (40%) showed premium economy award space. The latest departure with space was Feb 2, 2027.

Premium economy compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way premium economy and economy awards on DCA→SNA, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the premium economy 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.

Airlines seen in premium economy

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• 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 Washington National (DCA) and to Orange County (SNA). 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 National (DCA) to Los Angeles (LAX)Another Los Angeles airport	69,500 miles + $5.60	Delta SkyMiles	297
Washington National (DCA) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from DCA	50,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	185
Washington National (DCA) to Tokyo Haneda (HND)Also from DCA	50,000 miles + $5.60	American Airlines AAdvantage	192
Washington National (DCA) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from DCA	30,000 points + $25.60	Alaska Atmos Rewards	2
Washington National (DCA) to New Delhi (DEL)Also from DCA	60,500 miles + $25.80	United MileagePlus	98
Newark (EWR) to Orange County (SNA)Also to SNA	100,000 miles + $5.60	United MileagePlus	320
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Orange County (SNA)Also to SNA	40,000 miles + $132.19	American Airlines AAdvantage	29
Dublin (DUB) to Orange County (SNA)Also to SNA	40,000 miles + $54.59	American Airlines AAdvantage	22

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
United MileagePlus	—	1:1 · Instant	—	1:1 · Instant	—	—

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