How many AIR MILES do you need to fly?

For example, a journey of up to 1,500 miles will require 30,000 air miles (economy), 60,000 air miles (business class), and 80,000 air miles (first class). A trip that is between 1,501 and 4,000 miles will need 35,000, 75,000, and 100,000 air miles for economy, business, and first class.



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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.

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100,000 United miles are worth about $1,200.

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With 80,000 United miles in your MileagePlus account from the United Club Infinite Card, you could fly yourself from the US to Europe on a round-trip ticket and just pay the taxes and fees out of pocket.

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You can see the world with 500,000 miles or use them for over 20 domestic round-trip flights (Estimated Value: $8K).

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Here's the catch. Air Miles themselves do not expire. But, if your account “expires” by being “dormant” (or inactive) for 24 consecutive months, then the points on it will disappear. An account is considered inactive if there are no points transactions within that period.

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editorial guidelines here . Citi is an advertising partner. We found the average airline mile to be worth around $0.014, with AAdvantage offering the highest value and Southwest and United offering the most user-friendly rewards. The average airline mile across major U.S. companies is worth $0.014.

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Use 95 AIR MILES® Cash Miles to get $10 towards your purchases instantly in-store or get eVouchers online, good any time!

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Anticipate 20,000 United miles to be worth from $220 to $260 on most fares with a redemption value of 1.1 to 1.3 cents each. In most cases, domestic flights will be your only option as one-way domestic flights start at 10,000 miles but are lower at times.

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All members who have one million lifetime flight miles or more earn annual status benefits for themselves, as well as the option to extend their current Premier status to a companion (defined as a spouse, significant other or individual who resides at the same home address, based on MileagePlus profile information) on ...

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Tom Stuker recently hit 23 million miles with United Airlines. While we all like to fly and might think that we are well-traveled, what most of us have achieved in air miles is nothing compared to 69-year-old New Jersey car dealership consultant Tom Stuker.

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Tom Stuker recently hit 23 million miles with United Airlines. While we all like to fly and might think that we are well-traveled, what most of us have achieved in air miles is nothing compared to 69-year-old New Jersey car dealership consultant Tom Stuker.

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Currently, the bragging rights for the longest flight in the world belong to Singapore Airlines' New York City to Singapore route. Its longest flight path, which connects Singapore's Changi Airport with New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, 9,585 miles away, takes 18 hours and 40 minutes.

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