Trying to figure out how many airline miles (or points) you’ll earn from a paid flight? This hub is a directory of our airline earning calculators—choose your program below to estimate rewards based on eligible airfare, elite status, and any credit card bonuses you want to include.
If you prefer a simple list, here are the current airline calculators:
- American Airlines miles calculator
- Alaska Airlines miles calculator
- Delta SkyMiles calculator
- Southwest points calculator
- United Airlines miles calculator
Start here if you’re not sure what number to enter
Most “my miles don’t match” issues come down to using the wrong dollar amount.
For airline earning, you generally want the ticket price excluding taxes and fees (often the base fare in your receipt). That’s the number airlines typically use to calculate flight earnings. The “total charged” number can be helpful for estimating credit card points, but it often includes taxes and fees that don’t count for airline earning.
If you want a quick walkthrough of eligible spend, common exceptions, and why some fares earn differently, see How points and miles work.
A simple workflow we recommend
First, estimate what you’ll earn on the paid ticket using the airline’s calculator above. Then, if you’re considering booking the same trip with points, run the cash price vs. points required through our Points Value (CPP) Calculator. That gives you a clean “cents per point” number so you can decide whether to pay cash or use points.
Airlines we cover (guides and policies)
We’re continuing to expand the airline earning calculators. In the meantime, these airline hub pages are the best place to start for program rules and planning topics:
For broader airline planning topics, these guides pair well with the calculators:
Frequently Asked Questions
Usually not. Most airline programs calculate earnings on the eligible fare portion of the ticket, not government taxes and fees.
Partner and special fares can follow different earning rules (sometimes distance-based charts). If your receipt shows a fare class and the calculator asks for it, use that for the best planning estimate.
Flights booked fully with miles/points generally do not earn additional flight miles/points.
Yes. “Total charged” is useful when you want to estimate credit card points on the purchase, because that’s the amount your card issuer typically uses.