Premium economy award flights from Washington National (DCA) to Qingdao (TAO)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 4 programs for DCA→TAO. Lowest: 71,500 miles + $18.70 with United MileagePlus, which showed premium economy award space on 45 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
Every airport: Washington to Qingdao (TAO) 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
- 71,500 miles + $18.70
- United MileagePlus
- Programs with space
- 4 of 9
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 45 of 48
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In premium economy, the lowest award seen was 71,500 miles + $18.70 with United MileagePlus, against 121,209 points + $98.11 with Air Canada Aeroplan, the next-lowest program. With United MileagePlus, premium economy started at 71,500 miles + $18.70, about 1.2 times the points of its lowest economy award (60,500 miles + $14.90).
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on DCA→TAO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest observed | 71,500 pts + $18.70 | 2 stops |  CA NH UA | 4 | 45 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 121,209 pts + $98.11 | 2 stops |  ACCANHUA | 1 | 44 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 174,700 pts + $13.10 | 2 stops |  DL KE | 2 | 29 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 569,800 pts + taxes not reported | 2 stops | ACNH | 1 | 4 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer 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 | 309,800 pts + $13.20 | 2 | 2 stops | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 45 of 48 | 93% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 44 of 50 | 88% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 29 of 57 | 50% | |
| GOL Smiles | 4 of 47 | 8% |
Premium economy compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy and economy awards on DCA→TAO, 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.
| Program | Premium Economy | Economy | Premium Economy ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 71,500 miles + $18.70 | 60,500 miles + $14.90 | 1.2× |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 121,209 points + $98.11 | 55,838 points + $106.21 | 2.2× |
| Delta SkyMiles | 174,700 miles + $13.10 | 105,900 miles + $13.10 | 1.6× |
| GOL Smiles | 569,800 miles + taxes not reported | 571,600 miles + taxes not reported | 1× |
Best months for premium economy from Washington National (DCA) to Qingdao (TAO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 309,800 pts + $13.20 | Delta SkyMiles | 1 | |
| 127,174 pts + taxes not reported | Air Canada Aeroplan | 3 | |
| 309,800 pts + taxes not reported | Delta SkyMiles | 1 | |
| 71,500 pts + $18.70 | United MileagePlus | 18 | |
| 121,209 pts + taxes not reported | Air Canada Aeroplan | 16 | |
| 358,793 pts + taxes not reported | Air Canada Aeroplan | 6 |
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 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, 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 premium economy space that month.
| Program | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | 200,0006 dates | — | 71,500+ $18.70 · 18 dates | 200,00021 dates | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | 127,1743 dates | 414,9341 date | 121,20918 dates | 121,20916 dates | 358,7936 dates |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 309,800+ $13.20 · 1 date | 294,2004 dates | 309,8001 date | 182,60012 dates | 174,700+ $13.10 · 11 dates | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | — | — | — | 569,8004 dates | — | — |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
- Air China (CA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- Korean Air (KE): Delta SkyMiles
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
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 Qingdao (TAO). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qingdao (TAO) to Washington National (DCA)Return direction | 209,729 points + $130.50 | Air Canada Aeroplan | 22 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Qingdao (TAO)Another Washington airport | 71,500 miles + $13.10 | United MileagePlus | 110 |
| 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 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Qingdao (TAO)Also to TAO | 71,500 miles + $13.10 | United MileagePlus | 40 |
| Perth (PER) to Qingdao (TAO)Also to TAO | 86,900 points + $264.05 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 48 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Qingdao (TAO)Also to TAO | 121,210 points + $98.01 | Air Canada Aeroplan | 14 |
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 | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. AwardTool's list has no transfers from these US card programs to GOL Smiles.
Questions about premium economy award flights from Washington National (DCA) to Qingdao (TAO)
How many points for premium economy from Washington National (DCA) to Qingdao (TAO)?
The lowest premium economy award AwardTool has seen was 71,500 miles + $18.70 with United MileagePlus. United MileagePlus showed premium economy award space on 45 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 8, 2026, 02:37 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from Washington National (DCA) to Qingdao (TAO)?
United MileagePlus (45 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (44 dates), Delta SkyMiles (29 dates) and GOL Smiles (4 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly premium economy nonstop from Washington National (DCA) to Qingdao (TAO) on points?
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.
How much are taxes and fees on premium economy award flights from Washington National (DCA) to Qingdao (TAO)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $13.10 with SkyMiles (174,700 miles + $13.10) to $98.11 with Aeroplan (121,209 points + $98.11). GOL Smiles did not report taxes for its lowest award. Amounts are one way per traveler in USD and can differ on other dates and routings.
What's the best month to fly premium economy from Washington National (DCA) to Qingdao (TAO) 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 premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Aug 2027 departures: 71,500 miles + $18.70 with MileagePlus (18 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.