# Colombo (CMB) to Washington (IAD) economy award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/cmb-iad
Data updated: 2026-10-22T06:31:23.778Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 42,500 Atmos points plus $196 on Qatar Airways through Atmos Rewards, departing 2026-11-13.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Qatar Airways | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 42,500 Atmos points | $196 | via DOH | 2026-11-13 | 22 Oct 2026, 06:31 UTC |
| Etihad Airways | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 59,500 miles | $292 | via AUH | 2026-11-13 | 22 Oct 2026, 06:30 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold economy seats from Colombo to Washington on 4 of the 4 departure days we have checked so far (56 days are not checked yet), through 2 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 4 of 4 checked | 42,500 Atmos points | 42,500 Atmos points | $196 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 4 of 4 checked | 59,500 miles | 59,500 miles | $292 |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways.

## How to book it

1. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search CMB to IAD in economy on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $196).
2. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search CMB to IAD in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $292).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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- [Shanghai (PVG)](https://miles.zone/routes/cmb-pvg)
- [Taipei (TPE)](https://miles.zone/routes/cmb-tpe)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/cmb-doh)
- [Singapore (SIN)](https://miles.zone/routes/cmb-sin)
- [Cardiff (CWL)](https://miles.zone/routes/cmb-cwl)
- [Exeter (EXT)](https://miles.zone/routes/cmb-ext)

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- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/lhr-iad)
- [Dublin (DUB)](https://miles.zone/routes/dub-iad)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-iad)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/man-iad)
- [Amsterdam (AMS)](https://miles.zone/routes/ams-iad)
- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/cdg-iad)
- [Madrid (MAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/mad-iad)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/lgw-iad)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/doh-iad)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/fra-iad)
- [Zurich (ZRH)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-iad)
- [Rome (FCO)](https://miles.zone/routes/fco-iad)