# San Diego (SAN) to Washington (IAD) economy award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/san-iad
Data updated: 2026-10-19T20:19:12.920Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 12,500 Atmos points plus $6 on Alaska Airlines through Atmos Rewards, departing 2026-11-07.

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

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 12,500 Atmos points | $6 | Nonstop | 2026-11-07 | 19 Oct 2026, 20:19 UTC |
| American Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 17,500 Atmos points | $26 | via DFW | 2026-11-01 | 19 Oct 2026, 20:19 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold economy seats from San Diego to Washington on 60 of the 60 departure days, through 1 program. 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) | 60 of 60 | 12,500 Atmos points | 17,500 Atmos points | $6 to $26 |

Nonstop seats on Alaska Airlines.
With a connection on American Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search SAN to IAD in economy on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $6).

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

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- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/doh-iad)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/fra-iad)
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