For every dollar you spend with the airline — or one of its partners — you'll get 5 miles. Elite status members earn anywhere from 7 to 11 miles per dollar spent with American, depending on their status tier.
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An AA mile's value typically varies from 1.5 to 1.7 cents when redeemed for a flight. You usually get the best value for your AA miles if you use them for business-class seats, and you may even get upward of 10 cents per mile in some cases.
50,000 American Airlines miles are worth about $645, which is the equivalent of at least one round-trip flight between New York and Los Angeles on American Airlines. AA miles are worth about 1.18 cents per mile, slightly less than average for a major airline.
We estimate that American Airlines miles are worth on average 1.8 cents per mile. This is the highest value of the five major domestic airlines, though a lot of that will depend on how you choose to redeem your miles.
AAdvantage miles expire after 24 months of account inactivity, but you don't have to fly to remain active. American Way, Hemispheres, CultureMap, JohnnyJet, and more.
A single sign-up bonus, such as the 80,000 miles earned from the AAdvantage Aviator World Elite Business Card, could be redeemed for a one-way flight in business or first class from the continental US to Hawaii.
We sampled flight awards available with U.S. carriers and found that consumers need between about 8,000 and 57,000 miles to get a free one-way coach flight. Free flights in business or first class start at around 25,000 miles and climb to well over 150,000 miles one-way.
The exact process may vary slightly from Partner to Partner. Typically, while at checkout, show the cashier your AIR MILES Card and let them know you would like to use Cash Miles towards your purchase. You need to spend a minimum of $10 before tax; then every 95 Cash Miles will get you $10 off your purchase.