# Denver (DEN) to Washington (DCA) economy award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/den-dca
Data updated: 2026-10-21T01:41:24.710Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 13,500 miles plus $6 on United Airlines through LifeMiles, departing 2026-10-22.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 13,500 miles | $6 | via ORD | 2026-10-22 | 21 Oct 2026, 01:41 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 17,500 miles | $15 | via JFK | 2026-12-01 | 19 Oct 2026, 21:51 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold economy seats from Denver to Washington on 55 of the 55 departure days we have checked so far (5 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 54 of 55 checked | 13,500 miles | 13,500 miles | $6 to $58 |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 34 of 55 checked | 17,500 miles | 17,500 miles | $15 to $20 |

Nonstop seats on United Airlines.
With a connection on Delta Air Lines.

## How to book it

1. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search DEN to DCA in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).
2. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search DEN to DCA in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $15).

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

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