First-class award flights from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 2 programs for IAD→SHA. Lowest: 486,300 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles, which showed first-class award space on 41 dates. No nonstop first-class 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
- 486,300 miles + $5.60
- Delta SkyMiles
- Programs with space
- 2 of 9
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 41 of 43
- dates checked · Delta SkyMiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on IAD→SHA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMilesLowest observed | 486,300 pts + $5.60 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 41 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1,401,169 pts + $83.81Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), United Airlines (UA) | 2 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer, United MileagePlus 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 first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 499,900 pts + $5.60 | 6 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 499,900 pts + $5.60 | 8 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1,401,169 pts + $83.81Mixed cabin | 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 first-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 first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMiles | 41 of 43 | 95% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 of 43 | 2% |
Best months for first class from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 499,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 3 | |
| 499,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 8 | |
| 499,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 2 | |
| 486,300 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 12 | |
| 499,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 8 | |
| 499,900 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 2 | |
| 486,300 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 5 | |
| 486,300 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 1 |
Lowest first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 499,900 | 499,900 | 499,900 | 486,300 | 499,900 | 499,900 | 486,300 | 486,300 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 1,401,169Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan
First class on nearby routes
The lowest first-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 Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Return direction | 410,000 miles | Delta SkyMiles | 52 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Another Shanghai airport | 225,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 172 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Salt Lake City (SLC)Also from IAD | 25,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 324 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Honolulu (HNL)Also from IAD | 50,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 323 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Seattle (SEA)Also from IAD | 25,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 311 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA | 299,300 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 6 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA | 299,300 points | Qantas Frequent Flyer | 3 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA | 499,900 miles | Delta SkyMiles | 137 |
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)
What's the lowest first-class award from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)?
486,300 miles + $5.60 with Delta SkyMiles. Delta SkyMiles showed first-class award space on 41 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 06:29 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)?
Delta SkyMiles (41 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest first-class award prices from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 486,300 miles with SkyMiles (12 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.