Originally Posted by pinniped
Depends on the market. I use 15k UA for MCI-DEN on occasion, and 25k NW for MCI-DTW. Those are short, but expensive, trips. Oddly enough, award seats are usually available on those, even when the airfare is $400+
This is an excellent point. Other viable domestic redemptions are small airports - particularly in the west/northwest. For example, a $250 to DEN will become $500+ going into ASE.