American AAdvantage Calculator

Unofficial. See the miles and Loyalty Points an American Airlines ticket earns. Rules as published by American, checked October 2026.

American pays 5 base miles per $1, and none on Basic Economy bought from Dec 17, 2025. Status adds 40% (Gold) to 120% (Executive Platinum), and AAdvantage cards add 2 to 4 miles per $1. Status needs 40,000 (Gold), 75,000 (Platinum), 125,000 (Platinum Pro) or 200,000 (Executive Platinum) Loyalty Points.

How this calculator works

Enter the ticket price, then pick the fare type, your AAdvantage status and the AAdvantage card you pay with. The calculator works out the base miles, adds your status bonus and your card's bonus, and totals the Loyalty Points that count toward status. The result updates as you change an answer.

What the inputs mean

  • Ticket price: the base fare plus carrier-imposed fees, without government taxes.
  • Fare type: Standard covers Main Cabin and every cabin above it. Basic Economy is the B fare.
  • AAdvantage status: Gold, Platinum, Platinum Pro or Executive Platinum, or none.
  • AAdvantage card: MileUp, Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select, Globe or Executive.

How AAdvantage miles and Loyalty Points are earned

On flights marketed by American every member earns 5 base miles per $1. Status adds a share of the base miles: 40% for Gold, 60% for Platinum, 80% for Platinum Pro and 120% for Executive Platinum. Basic Economy tickets bought from Dec 17, 2025 earn no miles or Loyalty Points; tickets bought earlier earned 2 per $1. An AAdvantage card adds 2 miles per $1 (MileUp or Platinum Select), 3 (Globe) or 4 (Executive) on American purchases.

Flying earns 1 Loyalty Point per eligible mile, so base miles and status bonus miles both count. The card's bonus miles are not Loyalty Points, but the card earns 1 Loyalty Point per $1 spent. Status needs 40,000 Loyalty Points for Gold, 75,000 for Platinum, 125,000 for Platinum Pro and 200,000 for Executive Platinum, earned in the 12 months starting March 1.

Example

A $600 ticket for a Platinum member paying with a Globe card earns 3,000 base miles, 1,800 Platinum bonus miles and 1,800 card miles: 6,600 miles. Loyalty Points are 4,800 from the flight plus 600 from the card: 5,400.

What it does not cover

Special fares, such as bulk, cruise, consolidator and tour package tickets, earn a percentage of the distance flown, set by the fare class. Award tickets earn no miles. The American Airlines fare class chart lists the special-fare rates and the cabin for every booking code.

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