What dates are you looking at?
Also this is why most people suggest accumulating points in a transferable currency such as Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, etc. Maybe you are a United Frequent Flier for business so that is why you have that stash. But with flexible points you can transfer to various airlines within different alliances to maximize your odds of finding flights. I was just in the United website so I took a quick peak and I saw 40k flights during the month of April and May, not sure of your dates. I was having issues clicking on the dates so wondering if they are phantom or not but you can always call to inquire.
The yearly fee on the United card is not awful because you get the free checked bag and 2 club passes, but there are other ways to get those perks too, all depends on how often you fly United specifically vs how often you fly in general and are not tied to a specific airline. With how programs are going these days (devalue) chasing status on an airline is having diminishing returns in my opinion.
I've booked a lot of trips on miles and points all over the world, feel free to ask for advice!
Looks like domestic flights might be the only use from now on... Thanks for feedback.
