China Airlines Fare Classes: Dynasty Flyer Miles and Status Points

• Miles are the flight distance times the percentage. A connection is two flights, each counted on its own flight number. The distance is the IATA ticketed point mileage, which can differ a little from the great-circle distance the calculator uses.
• Incentive miles: Gold members receive 15%, Emerald 25% and Paragon 30% incentive miles on flights marketed and operated by China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines. China Airlines does not say whether the percentage applies to the flown miles or to the class miles, so the calculator shows it as a note and does not add it. Dynasty (base) members receive none.
• Birthday miles: Gold 2,000, Emerald 5,000 and Paragon 10,000 miles for a revenue ticket on a China Airlines or Mandarin Airlines international flight in the birthday month (not in G class).
• No miles: tickets sold at a discount of 50% or more, free, award tickets in X, Z or O, infant, group tickets in G, promotional tickets in S, L or X, and labor, barter, charter, excess-baggage and airline or travel-industry discount tickets.
• Validity: miles are valid 36 months from the flight date and expire at 00:00 on the first day of the month.
• SkyTeam partner flights: miles are credited on SkyTeam-operated and code-shared flights among SkyTeam members, by the marketing carrier's rules, but not on code-shared flights jointly operated by a SkyTeam airline and a non-member. Partner flights earn 5 Status Points up to 1,000 credited miles, 10 up to 3,000, 20 up to 5,000 and 30 above 5,001.

• Dynasty is the entry tier. You are upgraded at once when you reach the Status Points within any rolling 12 months during your current tier, and Gold, Emerald and Paragon are valid for 2 years. If you do not renew, Gold returns to Dynasty, Emerald to Gold and Paragon to Emerald; the card number stays the same.
• Status Points come from scheduled international flights operated by China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines and the applicable SkyTeam partner flights. China Airlines does not publish a table of the Status Points a China Airlines or Mandarin Airlines flight earns (use its Mileage and Status Points Calculator), so this site does not compute them. Points above an upgrade requirement carry over toward the next upgrade for 12 months, and rollover points do not count toward the China Airlines or Mandarin Airlines minimum.
• China Airlines announced the Status Points system on 4 September 2025 for the end of 2025, and said that for the following two years (until 2027) members would only be eligible for upgrades, with no risk of downgrades.
• Benefits: Gold has a priority waitlist, an exclusive check-in counter, 1 extra baggage piece and VIP lounge access on the day of a China Airlines or Mandarin Airlines international flight. Emerald adds a lounge companion and a companion cabin upgrade at the airport. Paragon has 2 extra pieces, lounge access with 2 companions and children under 12 in China Airlines lounges, and a Complimentary Gold card for one nominee.
• Paragon milestones: 2,540 to 2,839 Status Points earns 20,000 bonus miles, 2,840 to 3,139 two transferable cabin upgrade vouchers, and 3,140 or more a Complimentary Gold card for 2 years. Upgrading to Paragon gives 10,000 miles and 4 cabin upgrade vouchers; renewing gives 60,000 miles and 4 vouchers.

How many miles does a China Airlines flight earn?

The distance flown (IATA ticketed point mileage) times the percentage for the booking class: J 175%, C 150%, D 125%, W and U 125%, A 115%, E 100%, Y, B and M 100%, K, V and T 80%, R, Q, H and N 50%, and L 0%. The result is rounded to the nearest mile. China Airlines' example for Taipei to Los Angeles (6,781 miles) gives 11,867 miles in J, 10,172 in C and 6,781 in Y.

Which China Airlines booking classes earn no miles?

L (Economy Discount) earns 0%. China Airlines also says tickets booked in O, Z, L, X, G and S earn no miles. Tickets sold at a discount of 50% or more, free, infant, charter and some other tickets are excluded as well.

What are Status Points on China Airlines?

Status Points decide your Dynasty Flyer tier. You are upgraded to Gold with 360 Status Points, Emerald with 720 and Paragon with 1,400 within any rolling 12 months of your current tier, at least half of them from China Airlines or Mandarin Airlines flights. Gold, Emerald and Paragon are valid for 2 years and are renewed with 580, 1,150 and 2,240 Status Points.

Do Gold, Emerald and Paragon members earn extra miles on China Airlines?

Yes. Gold members receive 15% incentive miles on flights marketed and operated by China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines, Emerald 25% and Paragon 30%. The pages do not say whether the percentage applies to the flown miles or to the class miles.

Is there a minimum number of miles per China Airlines flight?

China Airlines states no minimum. Miles are the distance times the class percentage, so a short flight in a discounted class earns very little.

Source: China Airlines. Dynasty Flyer flight miles earning | Member tiers | Gold benefits | Paragon benefits | Economy fare family | Status Points announcement | Official Mileage and Status Points Calculator