How to Calculate Air Miles vs. Road Miles

Various websites can calculate the distance traveled by a plane between two destinations. This is particularly handy when you need to know how many frequent flier miles you can earn by flying between two cities. Google Maps can calculate the road distance between two cities using the shortest route by default or any route you choose.

Instructions

  1. Calculate Air Miles

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      Go to Webflyer.com, and scroll to the middle of the page to the box that says "Mile Marker," and click on "More Options."

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      Enter your departure location and your arrival location and any third or fourth destination if applicable.

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      Click "How Far?" and you will find the total mileage between all the cities you entered.

    Calculate Road Miles

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      Go to Google.com and click on "Maps" in the upper left corner.

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      Click "Get Directions" under the Google icon in the upper left corner. You will see blank fields to enter your departure destination and arrival destination.

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      Enter the two addresses that you want to calculate the distance between and click "get directions." If you do not have exact addresses, you can just enter the city and state or country.

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      Select an alternative route between two cities if Google Maps did not calculate the distance on the route you will be taking. Google maps will automatically highlight the shortest route between two cities in purple. All other roads are highlighted in yellow. Click on the purple line and drag it to a road in yellow. Google Maps will automatically recalculate the distance between the two cities on the new highlighted route.

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