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I just got a roundtrip in F on Virgin America, SFO-DCA, using 120,000 Alaska miles. Award availability was very good.
That's a lot of miles, but this route 1) is very long, 2) is so nice in VX F (while it lasts) and 3) is not very competitive -- this itinerary would have cost about $3,700.* There are only two SFO-DCA nonstops each day, one on VX and the other on UA. DCA is vastly better than IAD if the District is your destination.
* I have no status on VX, so the $399 upgrade option six hours before departure is unlikely to be an option for me (elites get first dibs 24 hours prior).