How to Calculate a Flight's Mileage

A number of rewards credit cards and frequent flyer programs are based on mileage accumulation. Every flight you take adds to your total and can get you closer to rewards goals like merchandise, events tickets and free flights. Keeping track of your miles involves calculating flight mileage every time you fly and making sure the proper amount of credit is issued. There are easy ways to calculate your mileage with every flight if you know how.

Instructions

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      Select a flight using an online travel agent website. All available routes including non-stop and connecting flights will be displayed as will all available gateway airports. If you prefer a particular airline for mileage points use this method to find any available flights with your carrier.

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      Visit the online route map for your chosen carrier. Interactive route maps provide information on all flights to and from every gateway served by a given airline. Click on the departure or arrival gateway to reveal charted paths to every possible flight route. Select your route and the automated system will provide the airport codes, flight details and total mileage.

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      Visit an online flight mileage calculator. See Resources for information on these websites. Plug in your flight details including departure and arrival airport code. Your approximated flight mileage will be provided based on normal flight patterns.

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