Award value calculator

Compare an award redemption against the cash fare to decide whether to spend miles or money. Uses our per-program cents-per-mile reference (community baselines, updated as programs devalue).

Inputs

ProgramMiles cost

miles

Taxes & fees

Equivalent cash fare

Verdict

Miles baseline value

@ 1.35¢/mi

$945

Cash you'd avoid

fare minus taxes/fees

$2250

Effective value of miles

cash saved per mile spent

3.21¢/mi

Solid redemption — beats the program baseline.