United MileagePlus Calculator

Unofficial. See the miles, Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) and Premier Qualifying Flights (PQF) a United ticket earns. Rules as published by United, checked October 2026.

United pays 3 to 9 miles per $1 on standard fares by MileagePlus status (0 to 6 on Basic Economy), and cards add 3 to 8. PQP are $1 per $1 of ticket price. Premier Silver needs 5,000 PQP plus 15 PQF, Gold 10,000 plus 30, Platinum 15,000 plus 45 and 1K 22,000 plus 60. Miles are capped at 75,000 per ticket.

How this calculator works

Enter the ticket price and the number of flights on the ticket, then pick the fare type, your MileagePlus status and your United card. The calculator multiplies the price by your miles-per-dollar rate, adds the card rate, applies United's cap, and counts the PQP and PQF the ticket adds toward Premier status. The result updates as you change an answer.

What the inputs mean

  • Ticket price: the fare plus carrier-imposed surcharges, without government taxes. Your receipt shows it.
  • Flights on this ticket: each flight (segment) earns 1 PQF. Basic Economy earns none.
  • Fare type: Standard covers Economy and above. Basic Economy shows as fare class N on united.com.
  • United card: pick Cardmember if you hold a United card but are not paying with it.

How MileagePlus miles and PQP are earned

Tickets issued by United on or after April 2, 2026 earn miles per $1, set by your status: 3 for a general member, 5 for Silver, 6 for Gold, 7 for Platinum and 9 for 1K. Basic Economy earns 0, 2, 3, 4 or 6. A United card adds 3 (Cardmember), 4 (Gateway Debit), 5 (Gateway), 6 (Explorer), 7 (Quest) or 8 (Club) miles per $1. United publishes only the Cardmember rate for Basic Economy, so on Basic the calculator adds 3 for any card. Gateway and Gateway Debit need $10,000 of card spend in a calendar year to unlock their rates. Miles are capped at 75,000 per ticket.

PQP are $1 per $1 of ticket price. Premier Silver needs 5,000 PQP plus 15 PQF or 6,000 PQP alone, Gold 10,000 plus 30 or 12,000, Platinum 15,000 plus 45 or 18,000, and 1K 22,000 plus 60 or 28,000. Every level also needs at least 4 flights on United or United Express.

Example

An $800 standard ticket with 2 flights, for a Premier Gold member paying with an Explorer card, earns 4,800 miles from status and 4,800 from the card: 9,600 miles. It adds 800 PQP and 2 PQF.

What it does not cover

Specialty tickets, such as unpublished, bulk, group, tour and opaque fares, earn a share of the flight distance set by the fare class. Star Alliance tickets issued by partner airlines earn by distance and fare class on each partner's chart. The United fare class chart lists the specialty-ticket rates and PlusPoints upgrade prices by letter.

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