Business-class award flights from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Las Vegas (LAS)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 7 programs for IAD→LAS. Lowest: 43,600 points + $5.60 with Qantas Frequent Flyer, which showed business-class award space on 26 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 30,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus.
Every airport: Washington to Las Vegas (LAS) 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
- 43,600 points + $5.60
- Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Programs with space
- 7 of 13
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 26 of 34
- dates checked · Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Nonstop
- Seen
- via 1 program
In business class, the lowest award seen was 43,600 points + $5.60 with Qantas Frequent Flyer, against 60,000 miles + $48.30 with Air France/KLM Flying Blue, the next-lowest program. With Qantas Frequent Flyer, business class started at 43,600 points + $5.60, about 2.1 times the points of its lowest economy award (20,700 points + $5.60).
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on IAD→LAS, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusLowest, mixed cabin | 30,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 1 stop |  UA | 1 | 22 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 30,000 pts + $5.60 | Nonstop | UA | 3 | 1 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 43,000 pts + $54.23Mixed cabin | 1 stop |  AA | 4 | 17 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent FlyerLowest observed | 43,600 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | AA AS | 1 | 26 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 pts + $48.30 | 1 stop |  DL | 2 | 3 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 75,000 pts + $5.60 | 2 stops | AA | — | 1 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 89,900 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | AAAS | 1 | 11 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles, 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avianca LifeMiles | 30,000 pts + $5.60 | 3 | Nonstop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 43,600 pts + $5.60 | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 50,000 pts + $58.95 | 3 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 pts + $48.30 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 75,000 pts + $5.60 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 89,900 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 | 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 business-class 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 business-class 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 | 22 of 324 | 6% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1 of 69 | 1% | |
| Etihad Guest | 17 of 33 | 51% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 26 of 34 | 76% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 3 of 40 | 7% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 of 85 | 1% | |
| GOL Smiles | 11 of 16 | 68% |
Nonstop and connecting business-class awards
Each program's lowest business-class award with its stops, its lowest nonstop award, and on how many of its departure dates with business-class space a nonstop award was open.
| Program | Lowest award | Lowest nonstop award | Dates with nonstop space |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 miles + $5.601 stop · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 22 |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 30,000 miles + $5.60Nonstop | 30,000 miles + $5.60 | 1 of 1 |
| Etihad Guest | 43,000 miles + $54.231 stop · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 17 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 43,600 points + $5.601 stop | Not seen | 0 of 26 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 miles + $48.301 stop | Not seen | 0 of 3 |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 75,000 miles + $5.602 stops | Not seen | 0 of 1 |
| GOL Smiles | 89,900 miles + taxes not reported1 stop · Mixed cabin | Not seen | 0 of 11 |
Business class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class and economy awards on IAD→LAS, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the business-class 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 | Business | Economy | Business ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlus | 30,000 miles + $5.60Mixed cabin | 15,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 30,000 miles + $5.60 | 15,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
| Etihad Guest | 43,000 miles + $54.23Mixed cabin | 28,000 miles + $44.10 | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 43,600 points + $5.60 | 20,700 points + $5.60 | 2.1× |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 60,000 miles + $48.30 | 18,500 miles + $19.48 | 3.2× |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 75,000 miles + $5.60 | 8,000 miles + $5.60 | — |
| GOL Smiles | 89,900 miles + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 44,500 miles + taxes not reported | — |
Best months for business class from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Las Vegas (LAS)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 14 | |
| 30,000 pts + $5.60Mixed cabin | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 43,600 pts + taxes not reported | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 2 | |
| 63,500 pts + taxes not reported | United MileagePlus | 2 | |
| 43,000 pts + $54.23Mixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 2 |
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 business class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class 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 business-class space that month.
| Program | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United MileagePlusmiles | 30,000+ $5.60 · 14 dates · Mixed cabin | 30,000+ $5.60 · 2 dates · Mixed cabin | 68,6004 dates | 63,5002 dates | — |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | 30,000+ $5.60 · 1 date | — | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 50,000+ $58.95 · 6 dates | 50,0008 dates | 50,0001 date | — | 43,000+ $54.23 · 2 dates · Mixed cabin |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 43,600+ $5.60 · 10 dates | 43,6009 dates | 43,6002 dates | — | 43,6005 dates |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | — | 60,000+ $48.30 · 3 dates | — | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | — | 75,000+ $5.60 · 1 date | — | — |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 572,3003 dates | 89,9008 dates · Mixed cabin | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Etihad Guest, Qantas Frequent Flyer, American Airlines AAdvantage and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Avianca LifeMiles
Business class on nearby routes
The lowest business-class 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 Dulles (IAD) and to Las Vegas (LAS). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas (LAS) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Return direction | 43,600 points + $5.60 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 12 |
| Washington National (DCA) to Las Vegas (LAS)Another Washington airport | 32,500 miles + $5.60 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 54 |
| Baltimore (BWI) to Las Vegas (LAS)Another Washington airport | 43,600 points + $5.60 | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 9 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from IAD | 55,000 points + taxes not reportedNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 151 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Madrid (MAD)Also from IAD | 55,000 points + $25.60Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 275 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Amsterdam (AMS)Also from IAD | 57,500 miles + $25.00 | American Airlines AAdvantage | 303 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Las Vegas (LAS)Also to LAS | 41,000 points + $1,006.77Nonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 309 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Las Vegas (LAS)Also to LAS | 49,000 points + $783.72 | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 12 |
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 | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | 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 | — | — |
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 business-class award flights from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Las Vegas (LAS)
How many points for business class from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Las Vegas (LAS)?
The lowest business-class award AwardTool has seen was 43,600 points + $5.60 with Qantas Frequent Flyer. Seen Oct 29, 2026, 14:01 UTC for a Nov 13, 2026 departure. Qantas Frequent Flyer showed business-class award space on 26 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 22:54 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 30,000 miles + $5.60 with United MileagePlus. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Las Vegas (LAS)?
United MileagePlus (22 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (1 date), Etihad Guest (17 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (26 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (3 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (1 date) and GOL Smiles (11 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly business class nonstop from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Las Vegas (LAS) on points?
Yes. AwardTool observed nonstop business-class award space via Avianca LifeMiles.
How much are taxes and fees on business-class award flights from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Las Vegas (LAS)?
Taxes and fees on each program's lowest award ranged from $5.60 with MileagePlus (30,000 miles + $5.60 on a mixed-cabin itinerary) to $54.23 with Etihad Guest (43,000 miles + $54.23 on a mixed-cabin itinerary). 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 business class from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Las Vegas (LAS) 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 business-class award AwardTool observed was for Nov 2026 departures: 43,600 points + $5.60 with Qantas (10 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Nov 2026 departures from 30,000 miles + $5.60 with MileagePlus. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.